Forgotten realms cormyr community general discussion. Jul 26, 2015 forgotten realms alphabet dethek dwarven, espruar moon elf, thorass common stay safe and healthy. Realms of the elves anthology realms of the elves is edited by philip athans. Jun 22, 2017 there were five major conflicts during this era. Forgotten realms alphabet dethek dwarven, espruar moon. Whenever salvatore features nondrow elves, he never describes them as moon elves or sunrise elves or makes mention of their oddly long fingers. Legacy of the drow was later reprinted in several different formats. Apr 15, 2018 four dark elves struggle against different enemies book 1dungeons fantasy audiobook p1. The other type including the high elves of greyhawk, the qualinesti of dragonlance, and the moon elves of the forgotten realms are more common and more friendly, and often encountered among humans and other races. It covers all manner of fr subjects, including articles about the naming of years, the calendar of harptos, years by name, and coverage of nearly every single year my completely insane list of notable years in the fr timeline. As it turns out, theyre largely similar to the gray, high, and wild elves of other worlds. Faiths of the forgotten realms 2 dungeon masters guild. Moon elven domains can be found in the woodlands of the dalelands in cormanthor, evermeet, the high forest, the north, silverymoon, and the western heartlands. All of the stories characters are pretty unique and fun to read.
List of forgotten realms deities card game database wiki. They are the elven subrace most tolerant of humankind, and most halfelves are descended from moon elves. From an early age they also learned to defend themselves, particularly with swords. In some worlds, these subraces are divided still further such as the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms, so if you wish, you can choose a. The realms of the elves anthology ties into richard bakers the last mythal trilogy. Also called silver elves, moon elves were one of the most common subraces. Moon elves are just one of several elven subraces on toril. If a publication appears on this list, its likely to be a valid source for this wiki and a good candidate for a new article. Many moon elves are skilled warriors and have at least some levels in the fighter class, as they have long made up the bulk of the elven armies. One last excellent resource is the forgotten realms wiki. Dec 23, 2019 lost empires of faerun forgotten realms in the decades following the tragic claiming ceremony, the city of song and indeed, all cormanthyr split into numerous political factions, forming an intricate and deadly web of intrigue that rivaled any drow court.
As part of their culture, moon elves often tattoo their face with simple patterns, and pierce their ears with intricate silver jewelry. The players handbook connects the high elves to the gray elves and valley elves of the greyhawk setting, the silvanesti and qualinesti of the dragonlance setting, and the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms setting. May 30, 2003 moon elves are just one of several elven subraces on toril. Races of faerun denotes them the ssritelquessir, and the came to faerun around the same time as the artelquessir sun elves and teutelquessir moon elves. Occasionally the term noble eladrin was used to denote more. Moon elves sometimes wear body paint or tattoos in mystic patterns, although not to extent the wild elves do.
Moon elves have all the elven racial traits given in chapter 2 of the players handbook pp. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as the realms, it was created by game designer ed greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Salvatore not bothering to adhere to forgotten realms. The moon elf is a subrace of eladrin in forgotten realms, and introduced as a subrace in the neverwinter campaign setting. See more ideas about dark elf, dungeons and dragons and drizzt do urden. They also connect the wood elves to the wild elves of greyhawk and the kagonesti of dragonlance. Books with elven characters, not faerie characters for those who realize there is a huge difference between elves and faeries. Legacy of the drow collectors edition hardcover, january 2001, isbn 9780786918003. The next was between the dark elves and moon elves, which led to the creation of the word that would eventually become drow and their servitude to lolth. They are the elven subrace most tolerant of humankind, and most half elves are descended from moon elves. This book explores the origins of lolth, and the fall of the dark elves, why orcs and elves hate each other and the connection between elves and dragons. This book spans thousands of years and tells the story of the elves, from their myths about gods, to the legends about when they arrived on the planet of abertoril, all the way to the most currant history about the elven isle of evermeet. Jul 17, 2016 moon elves do not possess the depth of reverence for the seldarine the sun elves do, nor the bond with nature of the wood elves, but clerics and druids are not uncommon among the subrace.
I thought it was unique that most of the elves that remain in faerun moon elves are pale with bluetinged skin, but youd never know that from reading salvatores first 11 realms novels. This anthology is based on the forgotten realms setting of dungeons and dragons. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This book include full stats for the insular gold elves, the exuberant silvermoon elves, and the wild green elves of the realms. Drizzt dourden fighting a mind flayer drizzt do urden, moon elf, mind. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Wood elves tended to dress in simple clothes, similar to those of the moon elves but with fewer bold colors and a greater number of earth tones. Moon elves returned in far greater numbers than the sun elves.
Dark elves and drow in the 4th ed forgotten realms morrus. She is a native of the extradimensional plane of pandemonium. Elves were detailed for the forgotten realms setting in races of faerun 2003. Moon elves, like their drow cousins, typically live in a matriarchal society, with women commonly serving as soldiers, while men typically take up druidcraft, and serve as spiritual leaders. Wood elves saw themselves as guardians of the telquessir forest homes that were largely abandoned after the crown wars and before the retreat, but unlike most elves they did not view themselves as a people apart from the rest of faerun. More tolerant of humans than other elves, moon elves were the ancestors of most half elves. This might be from the complete book of elves which i highly recommend as a read to any elf player so long as they remember that standard dnd elves and faerunian elves share different height and weight tables fr elves being as tall as humans typically rather than short, with the exception of drow.
They slowly formed for centuries from some of the other elven subraces after the last crown war. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. This is the history of the elves on toril, the fictional world of of the forgotten realms. The sun elves of faerun also called gold elves or sunrise elves have bronze skin and hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Wood elves, also known as copper elves, or ortelquessir were the most populous of the elven races. They were considered high elves and among the eladrin. Lolth, the principal deity of the drow in the forgotten realms, is specifically described.
God of hatred of the drow, loss, crusades, vengeance. Auril is most powerful in those regions that are affected by deep winters or crouch at the edges of the great glacier. Dozens of new races, feats, and prestige classes for your characters. According to races of faerun which was published in march 2003 and only mentions aquatic elves, avariel, drow, lythari, moon elves, sun elves, wood elves, and wild elves, wood elves are the only elven subrace that is native to toril. This might be from the complete book of elves which i highly recommend as a read to any elf player so. Moon elves returned in far greater numbers than the sun elves, many of whom thought themselves above the concerns of faerun, and as a result moon elves are now far more common. Commonly referred to as simply the realms, it began as his own personal campaign. Mind flayer the forgotten realms wiki books, races, classes, and dark. Son of a rare union of sun elf father and moon elf mother. The best source for the fr timeline is the incredible hardback tome, the grand. Realms of the elves forgotten realms book by philip. Like most of the other anthologies wotc releases there is a central theme to this one, and that is elves. Four dark elves struggle against different enemies book 1. Full of magic and adventure all in the capable hands of elaine cunningham.
Wood elven hair was usually black or brown, although hues such as blond or copper red were also found. Wood elves were easily identifiable by their coppery. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its. Realms of the elves forgotten realms book by philip athans. Moon elven domains outside evermeet can be found in the forest of cormanthor, the high forest, the forests of the north, silverymoon, and the western heartlands. Like all elves, the teutelquessir were tall, close to humans in height, but more slender and beautiful. This anthology is supposed to drum up more interest for the final installment of richard bakers last mythal trilogy. After making numerous appearances in articles written by greenwood for tsrs dragon magazine in the 1970s and 1980s, it was acquired with conditions by tsr and turned. High elves, also known as eladrin, were graceful warriors and wizards who originated from the realm of faerie, also known as the feywild. The complete list includes avariel winged elves, moon or silver elves, sun or gold elves, wood or copper elves, wild or green elves, aquarian or sea elves, and drow or dark elves.
Four dark elves struggle against different enemies book 1dungeons fantasy audiobook p1. The forgotten realms campaign setting presents the most comprehensive fantasy world ever described. The first book containing monsters to be published was the monster manual, released. Moon elves, also known as teutelquessir in the elven language or as silver elves, were the most common of all the elven subraces. Jul 07, 2008 races of faerun denotes them the ssritelquessir, and the came to faerun around the same time as the artelquessir sun elves and teutelquessir moon elves. The first war was between the kingdom of the sun elves and the kingdom of wood and dark elves. The stories of ed greenwood the best of the realms, book iii. Evereska, on the western edges of anauroch, is the strongest elven. Elaine cunningham back to main page publication list wizards of the coast novels. They were magical in nature and shared an interest in the arcane arts. It was released in february 2006 and was published by wizards of the coast, inc. A sun elf top and a wood elf shooting archery together wood elves were easily identifiable by their coppery skin and green, brown, or hazel eyes. Elves, much like their living ancestors, the eladrin, who were also commonly called elves, were a longlived race of the telquessir found most commonly in forests, shrublands, and other wildernesses.
Realms of the elves is the latest anthology released by wizards of the coast and is set in the forgotten realms. They are all deities that appear in the fictional forgotten realms campaign setting of the dungeons dragons role playing game. This book spans thousands of years and tells the story of the elves, from their myths about gods, to the legends about when they arrived on the planet of abertoril. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. They dont really describe what they looked like, but the curse of the seldarine describes them being cursed and transformed, so its likely they didnt have the white hair and black. They are the most numerous of the eladrin cousins, being of fair complexion and appearing blue in certain light. Shadarkai are beings that hail from the shadowfell, part of the inner planes, and shadow elves are located beneath the first layer of ysgard, called alfheim, which is located in the outer planes, and part of the upper planes of chaos. Unlike statet in the players handbook, characters in the forgotten realms almost always have a patron deity.
The elves of the elven court made their first contact with the dwarves during this time, and after a few brief skirmishes over logging rights. Empire of the elves, download of an adobe reader document in a zip folder 6. However, there is some overlap, especially among the deities of nonhuman races. Island of the elves by elaine cunningham goodreads. The legacy was the first forgotten realms novel published in hardcover. Evermeet is this sort of book for the elves of the forgotten realms setting, and it. Island of the elves forgotten realms and millions of other books are.
See more ideas about dark elf, fantasy characters and dungeons and dragons. I am nobly born and heir to my fathers kingdom tribe. Elves, much like their living ancestors, the eladrin, who were also commonly called elves, were. Faiths of the forgotten realms is back with volume 2.
Moon elves tales of the bloodstone lands obsidian portal. From time to time the elves organized strong nations, though with far less frequency than eladrin, in some cases adopting even a nomadic lifestyle. Moon elves have the life expectancy and age categories defined for elves in tables 64 and 65 of the players handbook, but use the following random height and weight characteristics instead of those described on table 66. Moon elves do not possess the depth of reverence for the seldarine the sun elves do, nor the bond with nature of the wood elves, but clerics and druids are not uncommon among the subrace.
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