Although much less numerous than werewolves, a lot of lythari are sponsored by the church of selune. And were it not for me having gone on a forgotten realms wikiwalk a few times since starting this i would likely have no idea what the tree was as at least it has a page and explanation on the wiki for me to find. Miyeritar was formed by sy telquessir political dissidents from aryvandaar and ssritelquessir colonists. A short players guide to the forgotten realms this short guide highlights only a few of the unique aspects of the world of toril.
Races of faerun is the better of the two products from wotc this month the other being the arms and equipment guide. Forgotten realms er det officielle spilunivers for rollespillet dungeons and dragons og er befolket af et utal af forskellige racer. Dictionary forgotten realms free download pdf ebook. Races of the forgotten realms a brief rundown of the races found in faurun. Of the various elven subraces, none are more notorious than the drow. Forgotten realms cormyr uses the forgotten realms campaign setting though so greyhawk information doesnt really apply. This information was compiled from a grand tour of the realms and demihuman deities. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. Abyssal plague, book 2 and takes place a few months after it.
Clerics in the forgotten realms pray to the wide pantheon of deities see pages 21 24 of the sword coast adventurers guide for more details. The star elf is not an entry in races of faerun but instead is in unapproachable east, and therefore is not quite as in depth. On a serperate but related note, elven names for things just tend to go inoneear and outtheother, but thats more a personal. Descended from the original darkskinned elven subrace called the ssritelquessir, the drow were cursed into their present appearance by the good elven deities for following the goddess lolth.
Halfelves, as usually defined, are humanoids born through the union of an elf and a human. Each of the main character races has their own chapter, where they are broken down into the sub races and given a good amount of. Perhaps one of the oldest languages in the realms, espruar, the elegant tongue of the telquessir, still lends its alphabet to many commonly spoken realms languages, including aglarondan, dambrathan, and the common language of the realms below, known to surface realm scholars as undercommon. Salvatores first published forgotten realms book back in the late 80s, and it is the book that introduced readers to drizzt and his companions for the first time. The various elven subraces are more prominent in the forgotten realms campaign setting, and faerun boasts several major subraces. Some, like the legendary forgotten realms, are rich with storied history. Although the telquessir can claim the primal war between corellon and gruumsh for their heritage and the dwarves claim to have been forged from the rocks of abeirtoril itself, humans have no unifying creation myth. To a tethyrian, freedom is the most precious gift, and the enslavement of another is the greatest sin. Becoming physically mature by the age of 25 and emotionally mature at around 125, 1 they are also famously longlived, capable of living.
Refer to the forgotten realms campaign setting entry for drow racial abilities. I wasnt even halfway through available supplements at that point. A small number live quietly among the people of aglarond, and choose that region. A short story that i am writing based on the forgotten realms books. Humankind in faerun comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Elves in forgotten realms and 5e what is the official. It seems unlikely a dwarf or halfling would refer to himself by a human word which means being undersized, i would think the other races have words for themselves in their languages. An moon elf male, for example, would be 410 plus 2d10 inches. Elven dictionary, espruar, the alphabet of the moon elves, hamarfae, the script used to write the seldruin language, seldruin, the language of elven high magic. Descended from the original darkskinned elven subrace called the ssritelquessir, the drow were cursed into their present appearance by the good elven deities for following the goddess lolth down the path to. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow.
The grand history of the realms chronicles the rich history of the forgotten realms campaign setting, presenting a detailed timeline accompanied by essays from elminster of shadowdale and other realmslore experts. James, ed greenwood the definitive timeline of the forgotten realmsr campaign. The runes on the forgotten realms logo spell out the phrase. Chaos grips faern as vainglory, prophecy, and ancient forces comingle in the shadows cast by war. Elven commonly called elvish and sometimes referred to as the true tongue is the language or language family of the telquessir e. Several elven races were detailed as player character races in the complete book of elves 1992. Telquessir seeking to explore transcendental mysteries, awaiting passage to evermeet or arvandor, or undergoing physical or spiritual journeys pray to the goddess of moonlight, as do mystics, seers, diviners, and weavers of illusions.
For more information there is an official players guide to the forgotten realms available from tsr. We meet back up with the cast of the previous book, demascus, a divine assassin known as the sword of the gods, riltana, a wise cracking windsoul genasi who steals from the wealth of airspur. The forgotten realms campaign settings elves or telquessir as they call themselves differ still, replacing the high elves and gray elves with moon or silver elves and sun or gold elves, and adding wild or green elves, star or mithral elves and avariel winged elves to the aquatic sea elves, wood copper elves, drow dark elves, and. Forgotten realms telquessir the people aquatic elf alutelquessir,two cultures. The elvish of the realms is an interesting and complicated language. The forgotten realms has an absurd number of truly powerful wizards, i actually decided to count all the wizards and sorcerers i could find specifically featured in all the 3. However, they are certainly an ancient race, having originated since before written records exist and they are frequently.
Sadly this golden age of the elves was not to last. Lythari differ from werewolves in that they have no hybrid form and are friendly and companionable when in lupine form. Individuals sometimes show the height of the halflings, the stockiness of the dwarf, or the slenderness of the elf, yet remain completely human. In the fictional forgotten realms setting, the intelligent species are classified into groups known as races, which, in this context, generally refers to an intelligent species, such as humanity, elves or goblins. This book has a host of good ideas to flesh out your player character from the forgotten realms. Great sea and sea of fallen stars avariel aka winged elves, ariltelquessir, see races of faerun drow aka dark elves feyri aka elven tiefings. I started as a casual editor on the pixel gun wiki, then i spread my contributions to various communities. Tethyrian hair and eye color varies widely, with brown hair and blue eyes being most common. The new age introduces an even greater element of the incredible to this vibrant. Becoming physically mature by the age of 25 and emotionally mature at around 125, they are also famously longlived, capable of living more than half a millennium.
The primary teutelquessir kingdom was known as orishaar. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Tethyrians view life as a struggle to be survived through ties to family, clan, and tribe. Sword coast adventurers guide scag revised gm binder. Originally icewind dale didnt exist in the forgotten realms, salvatore made it so that he could get started writing the crystal shard. Becoming physically mature by the age of 25 and emotionally mature at around 125. Race star elf mithral elf, daointelquessir regions. A list of all playable races in the forgotten realms universe. Whether a halfelf is raised by their human parent or their elven parent, they feel isolated and alone. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Because they take around eighty years to reach adulthood, they mature quickly when raised by elves who think they look like humans, making them feel like an outsider in either place. This is when the ariltelquessir avariel, along with the sytelquessir green elves, and the lytelquessir lythari, first came to aber toril as immigrants from the realm of faerie, passing through the fey crossroads and backroads.
Wood elves, also known as copper elves, or ortelquessir were the most populous of the elven races. Lythari originally lytelquessir are goodaligned elven lycanthropic wolves, similar in appearance to werewolves and often mistaken as such. Here they call themselves telquessir, which means the. Within the setting, many of these races are traditionally grouped into one of two categories. However, there is another divine domain which was forgotten, the darkness domain. Artelquessir a gold elf, lost and alone, traveling through the perilous caverns of the underdark. Teutelquessir, moon elves, silver elves, gray elves. Moreover, the more time i spent on fandom, the more i learned. Salvatore, ed greenwood, the creator of the forgotten realms, further chronicles the exploits of elminster as he fights for the future of faern.
Races of faerun morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news. Driven deeper and deeper into the black abyss with each passing day, searching, hunting for the evil race of elves, kin to her own but damned to. Lichdrow dyrr 1 dr 10 dr 100 dr 1007 dr 101 dr 1010 dr 1018 dr 1021 dr 1022 dr 1024. This list is not meant to be inclusive and excludes many of the monster races and societies found in the realms. From the bitter, windswept steppes of the endless waste to the stormlashed cliffs of the sword coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and. In the sixth and final book of the multiauthor sundering series, launched by new york times bestselling author r. In addition to the divine domain options within the players handbook, the book added the arcana domain. All my campaigns set in the forgotten realms are based mostly on the first forgotten realms boxed set from 1987. The most populous and strongest of the major races of the forgotten realms, humans are considered the dominant race in faerun. Humankind humans are the dominant race in the realms. Here they call themselves telquessir, which means the people in the elven language.