D&D General Forgotten Realms Books Tables of Contents

The Table of Contents for both Heroes of Faerun and Adventures in Faerun.

Picked the books up this morning and love what I’ve seen so far. I’ll answer whatever questions I can here.

 

[Scribe]

Could the Calimshan Dragonborn refer to a native culture, unrelated to Tymanther?

No? They didnt exist before.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

I was thinking the same thing. You could easily use the same format to focus on 5 - 6 other areas for several books. I'd love to see this for Cormyr, or Thay, or Mulhorand

WotC, please listen to this guy right here.

I’d like to see Thay and Cormyr, too. Also Dambrath.

 

[THEMNGMNT]

Oath of the Noble Genies also doubles nicely for a dragon-themed paladin.

 

[GarrettKP]

These were cooking a good long while.

I know Dan worked on these books as a freelancer after he was laid off. He still did occasional work for them independently.

 

[bedir than]

Some Dragonborn are native to the dragons of planet Toril. But most are from Abeir when it appeared.

Could the Calimshan Dragonborn refer to a native culture, unrelated to Tymanther?

Per the paragraphs not quoted it's unclear.
But what is clear is that it isn't all or nearly all Dragonborn.
Also, the Dragonborn joined the overthrow of the slaving leadership. They were asked to do that, which seems to be an embrace of their previous to 5e lore.

 

[guachi]

I have no love for the Forgotten Realms at all. But from looking at the Table of Contents I think they did a good job including a lot of useful information. Very impressive for both the setting book and the player book.

I certainly miss the idea of the old-school gazetteers for the Forgotten Realms as I find a smaller book so much more useful to actually use. But, sadly, that's not the world we live in. A boxed set where each region got a 48-page booklet would be grand.

 

[Yaarel]

Per the paragraphs not quoted it's unclear.
But what is clear is that it isn't all or nearly all Dragonborn.
Also, the Dragonborn joined the overthrow of the slaving leadership. They were asked to do that, which seems to be an embrace of their previous to 5e lore.

Humans can do one thing in one part of the world and something different in an other part of the world. Same Humans.

It is ok if Dragonborn communities diversify. This is why the species is "Humanoid".

 

[Azzy]

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When death and tyranny reign supreme...
When there's no epic-level NPCs to save the day...
One rat, in one city...
Is all that stands against the tide of darkness spreading across Faerûn!

From the creatures chapter of Adventures in Faerun, a picture for NPC cultists of evil deities. No, the rat isn't secretly a hero or something, but the framing of the illustration is placing an unintended amount of importance on the furry lil critter.

Nice illustration. I do like the odd emphasis of the rat. This is one of the better pieces I've seen lately.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

So, you conform yourself with trash?

Mod Note:

This is right at the line of being amusing and making things personal. Let’s not go across that line, please.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Here is the Dragonborn entry to answer some questions.

Many dragonborn families in Faerûn are relatively recent arrivals—victims of the Spellplague who came to the Forgotten Realms when their world of Abeir temporarily merged with Toril. But dragonborn are as old as Toril and have long lived in the shadow of dragons and other folk.

Dragonborn were widespread on the world of Abeir, notably in the realm called Tymanchebar. When Abeir and Toril merged during the Spellplague, Tymanchebar came to Faerûn, displacing the realm of Unther. From this devastation, dragonborn of Tymanchebar and refugees from Unther formed the realm of Tymanther. Tymanther’s culture was a fusion of Tymanchebar’s customs and the ways of the Old Empires, valuing honor, tradition, and family.

But the Second Sundering saw Unther return, and Tymanther is no more. Many dragonborn who once lived there have scattered across Faerûn, bringing Tymanther’s ways with them.

Not all dragonborn come from Tymanther and Abeir. They are, however, rare and have often been mistaken for other species of similar appearance. After all, Faerûn has never had a shortage of dragons, and uneducated folk might easily mistake dragonborn for lizardfolk, troglodytes, or any number of other creatures.

Dragonborn trace their origin to the god Io; in Faerûn, Io is known as Asgorath the World Shaper, Creator of Dragonkind. Asgorath’s worship is extremely ancient, going back to the Dawn Age, and dragonborn were far more prevalent in Faerûn during that time.

Dragonborn can now be found throughout Faerûn. Many reside in the Old Empires, in villages and towns settled primarily by refugees from Tymanther, and there they preserve Tymantherian customs. Dragonborn have also adapted easily to the intense heat of the Calim Desert; some live in the cities of noble genies, while others serve in Sultana Songal’s honor guard.