Throughout the extensive history of the Realms, numerous gods, outsiders, powerful creatures, and tragic mortals have fallen out of memory. For a variety of reasons -- curses, banishment, the dissolution of a faith, or magical imprisonment -- these beings have been forsaken, abandoned by the world as forgotten relics of a former age. These 'vestiges' no longer truly exist, instead inhabiting a realm that can be accessed by none. Somehow, through accident, quirk of fate, or sheer force of will, some find a foothold in the Realms. As with any source of power, enterprising mortals discover and exploit the vestiges. Most often, such mortals seek an easy source of power, but sometimes they are true scholars delving into forbidden mysteries and arcane taboos.
