Blue Ring Octopus

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At a Glance

An animal.

Source

  • Dragon Magazine #227 page 30

Passing Mention

  • Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark [11509] pages 28, 95

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Whispering Moth

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At a Glance

A vermin.

Source

  • Dragon Magazine #227 page 29

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Fireweed

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At a Glance

A plant found in the Underdark. It absorbs heat and foul air, and is thus particularly valuable in volcanic regions.

Sources

  • Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark [11509] page 10
  • Dragon Magazine #227 — The Dragon’s Bestiary: Monsters of the Underdark page 27

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Darkness Elemental

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At a Glance

An elemental.

Source

  • Dragon Magazine #227 page 26

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Carapace

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At a Glance

An ooze.

Also called coffin shell creature.

Source

  • Dragon Magazine #227 page 24

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Giant Scarab Beetle

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At a Glance

A vermin.

Source

  • Dragon Magazine #227 page 23

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Bainligor

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At a Glance

A monstrous humanoid.

Source

  • Dragon Magazine #227 page 21

Passing Mention

  • Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark [11509] page 28

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Harptos

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At a Glance

The inventor of the Calendar that’s now named after him. All that’s known about him now is that he hailed from Kaalinth.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] (3e) page 76
  • A Grand Tour of the Realms [1085a] (2e) page 21

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Kaalinth

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At a Glance

The only published reference to Kaalinth appears to be the fact that Harptos once lived there. However, additional information has been gleaned from Ed Greenwood.

“Kaalinth (pronounced KAY-linth) is a now-vanished coastal fortress keep, a small city of folk inhabiting one sprawling stone castle dominated by a huge tower. It was blasted down by a dragon, who laired in the ruins, only to later be defeated by a cabal of dragon-riding wizards. In the battle, the ruined keep was almost obliberated. It has since vanished. Some controversy about its site, Amn or Tethyr (Velen?) most likely. From the surrounding notations I made, it’s clear my character heard this from a garrulous caravan merchant who had been liberally supplied with drink (by my character). We never followed this up, so its veracity is (as they say) untested . . .”

“Kaalinth was on the north coast of Velen, a little more two-thirds of the way out along that peninsula from the mainland. The land under the ruin heaved and then sank years ago, when an underground cavern (part of the uppermost Underdark that was accessible through nearby surface connections, had seen use by smugglers, and would be considered a “dungeon” by many adventurers) collapsed after a spellblast happened within it). So the ruins of Kaalinth, much tumbled, are still there, underwater, JUST offshore.”


Sources

  • A Grand Tour of the Realms [1085a] page 21 — mentions Kaalinth in connection with Harptos
  • The Hooded One provided the first quote on the Candlekeep forums, in the Questions for Ed Greenwood (2010) thread. The second quote was later supplied by Ed (through THO) in the 2012 thread by the same name.

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The Roll of Years

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At a Glance

The sequence of years is known in Faerûn as the Roll of Years. There are over 2,300 named years, so it’s impractical to list them all in one post. Various lists exist, however, and may be downloaded from other sites.

The Roll should not be confused with the Calendar of Harptos, which names and orders the months and days within each year.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] (3e) page 78
  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [1085] (2e) A Grand Tour of the Realms page 22
  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [1031] (1e) Cyclopedia of the Realms page 7

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