D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting


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My point is that it took them 11 years to get us one more book on the Forgotten Realms. Relying on future Realms books to do stuff isn't the most solid choice. :)
Oh. But still, there can be a UA that spells out the suggested lore for the native Dragonborn of the Mere of Dead Men. Greenwood might do it himself a book for DMs Guild. A generic product that covers Dragonborn might mention how Forgotten Realms does it: Tymanther and Mere.

The information can trickle in and consolidate later. The fansites are sure to mention anything official and quasi official, so fans will know about it.
 

Someone with the Heroes of Faerun confirm this? Google AI says it lists two (actually three) separate origins. I paraphrase.

1. Tymanther Dragonborn from the alternate reality Abier. Their culture is paladin-ish valuing oaths and estranged from Dragons because of their tyranny in Abeir. They are generally nontheistic.

2. Ancient Dragonborn that are native to Toril. The deity Io (in the aspect of Asgorath) created them in prehistory, before the arrival of Humans. They still survive in isolated communities, each with their own distinctive traits and customs. Some have close relations with the Dragons of their ancestries. Some have unique forms, such as wings.

3. Bahamut Dragonborn. Some of the Ancient Dragonborn actually are other Humanoids, like Humans, who transformed into a Dragonborn by means of a divine ritual called the Rite of Rebirth. These served Bahamut as champions against the Dragons of Tiamat.

If the above is accurate, the suggested Dragonborn of the Mere of Dead Men are (2) Ancient Dragonborn who are in one of these isolated communities. They probably have good relations with the Black Dragons there. Silver and Brass may also be present since earlier times, or later from Bahamut. They can have unique traits, including a Lindorm form.

This locates a significant Dragonborn community Between Neverwinter and Waterdeep.
 

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