There really isnt a best launching point to get into forgotten realms. Youll have to explore for a while until you find specific things races, places, events, etc youll want to read more about. Salvatore and elminster ed greenwood are easily the most enduring characters from the forgotten realms for a reason, so those are probably the best novels to go with. Forgotten realms novels, such as the legacy of the drow series, the first. This 160page hardcover book describes the campaign setting as it lives and breathes in the imagination of its creator.
The forgotten realms chronological book series by multiple authors includes books sword play, dangerous games. Justice or vengeance watchman by day, vigilante by night, shadowbanes world is turned upside down when he runs across a powerful wizardin the form of a confused, hunted girl. Forgotten realms, mortal consequences, and several more. Leira later officially appeared as one of the major deities for the forgotten realms campaign setting, in the forgotten realms campaign sets cyclopedia of the realms booklet 1987. As a general rule, a cleric with the trickery domain was a force of disruption, who preferred a deceptive approach to matters than a direct one.
The morninglord and the commander of creativity, lathander. And this book delivered for me in spadesthank you ra salvatore. They granted divine spellcasters like clerics with magic of illusion and deceit. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Downshadow forgotten realms ed greenwood presents waterdeep the dark knight must choose. In the players handbook 5th edition, leira is listed in the deities of the forgotten realms table, suggesting she is officially considered alive once more in the 5thedition of the setting. All well and good, but it is problematic in face of established realms lore, which holds that the souls of traitors to their faith the false and those without faith the faithless are sent to the. As a general rule we do not censor any content on the site. Leira, goddess of illusion, cn, trickery, pointdown triangle containing a swirl of mist. At some point after this, cyric killed leira, making himself the god of deception, murder, strife, the dead a title he later lost to kelemvor, and intrigue when he temporarily killed mask. In the early 2e era, tsr published two sorts of largesized, squarebound books for the realms. Frforgotten realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of forgotten realms, rather than traditional modules. Which is nice and all, but dull and useless, in a game.
Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. Almost a quarter of a century old, the forgotten realms version of the book of lairs is a must have for most dms. The only content we will consider removing is spam, slanderous attacks on other members, or extremely offensive content eg. The trickery domain was a suite of spells and powers granted by deities whose portfolios included pranks, deception, and larceny. The crystal shard was the second forgotten realms novel ever published, and the first by r. The age of heroes that existed then came to an end, but now a new age of heroes is dawning. Which legend, among thousands of heroic tales, shall be yours. Leira, also known as the lady of deception or the lady of the mists, was the goddess of deception and illusions. However, most will not enjoy this book as it lacks the the typical style that most books from this setting have. These messages were reformatted and compiled into a collection called the forgotten realms notebooks. Leira, also known as the lady of mists, is or was a chaotic neutral lesser deity of deception and illusion it is rumored that she was slain during the time of troubles, but since her demise no other deity has claimed her portfolios nor confirmed or denied her passing related quests edit. Salvatores novel passage to dawn features a touching scene in which a messenger spirit appears to drizzt dourden to inform him that his fathers spirit is in a better place.
We will not remove any content for bad language alone, or for being critical of a book. Forgotten realms pantheon lathander and leira youtube. Looks like we have a release date for that new forgotten realms book. I liked the book because of the forgotten realms setting.
Heres a short list to get you started if you like the underdark, drow, or bad mother ers. The phb and dmg might explain further, or this could be relegated to the novels. For more than a century faerun has been an unfamiliar place to those who knew the realms before the spellplague. With more than 30 small adventures focused on specific and. We meet back up with the cast of the previous book, demascus, a divine assassin known as the sword of the gods. List of forgotten realms deities neo encyclopedia wiki. Forgotten realms accessories unlettered waynes books. 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. Page needed she was allegedly slain by cyric and mask, 36 but reappears unharmed later, suggesting this may have been itself an elaborate illusion.
List of forgotten realms deities this is a list of forgotten. Everything she did and said was shrouded in layers of illusion and lies. Amaunator lathander, lords of light forgotten realms 5e. See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Since the ascension of midnight, her symbol is a ring of eight stars surrounding a red.
Leira lalruh, the lady of the mists, was the goddess of deception. List of forgotten realms modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. Leira forgotten realms, fictional goddess of the forgotten realms. In the 2e era the forgotten realms adventures hardcover, to be specific. This is the first ever collection of short stories from previous anthologies of the forgotten realms. The three deities you reference bhaal, myrkul, and leira are listed in. The icewind dale trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats. Leira has worn many masks, and more than once has been thought to be. Forgotten realms obsidian portal campaign websites for. The icewind dale trilogy collectors edition hardcover, january 2000, isbn 9780786915576. Boyd and julia martin, is a squarebound forgotten realms book that highlights the gods of the realms. This is a lore pamphlet for players that play clerics, paladins, or worshippers of amaunator and lathander in the forgotten realms. I think salvatore is a better writer than greenwood, but the drizzt series has gone on.
Faerun is still reeling from the second sundering and is under threat from evils new. Expanded and clarified specialty priest classes and specific spells for all. Her clergy was further detailed in warriors and priests of the realms 1996. Best of the realms, book i, the, miscellaneous best of the realms, book ii, the, ed greendwood best of the realms, book iii, the, elaine cunningham best of the realms, book iv, the, r. She was an enigma, never telling the truth when falsehood would do.
This sourcebook, which covers a littleseen area of the forgotten realms famous for warring bandits, kingdoms that rise and. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or. Some, like the legendary forgotten realms, are rich with storied history. He has created some of the best heroes and antiheroes of any forgotten realms. Ilmater, the crying god, lord of the rack, the one who endures, the broken god. His literature is a beautiful marriage of raw and refined. The other continents include karatur, zakhara, maztica, and other yet unspecified landmasses. The forgotten realms campaign set was written by ed greenwood, with jeff grubb and karen martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Leira goddess academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Salvatore beyond the high road, troy denning black bouquet, therichard lee byers black wizards, dougles niles black wolf, dave gross blackstaff, steven e. Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction.
This appendix deals with one pantheon, that of the forgotten realms. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. Lairuh, also known as the lady of deception or the lady of the mists, was the goddess of deception and. He kind of looks like odin, taking the form of a broadshouldered, wildbearded human man with one good eye, and one empty eyesocket filled with whirling stars, which he covers with a dark eyepatch. The dark elf trilogy collectors edition forgotten realms. She believed the truth is worthless and that misbelief and falsehood are what gives life. Forgotten realms compendium 3rd edition page 4 about this book the forgotten realms compendium started out in 1992 as a collection of email messages editted from the forgotten realms mailing list and the p.
Read the sundering book, dont think there was a fight scene. The question about lord chess had me diggin in my old books, and i had. The honored dead, including bane, bhaal, moander, myrkul, and leira, among others. Abyssal plague, book 2 and takes place a few months after it. Leira tales of the bloodstone lands obsidian portal. I n the forgotten realms, the gods and goddesses of the realms are referred to as powers. Faerun was first detailed in the original forgotten realms campaign set, published in 1987 by tsr. Along with the list of old deities in the forgotten realms section of. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. Forgotten realms creator ed greenwood releases a wotc. Forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood.
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