Legends Q&A: #14 (Patreon)

HAIL & WELL MET!

Here is part 1 of the footage from February's live Legends of the Realms Q&A session, and its included question index.

QUESTION INDEX

• 00:01:26 - How are written contracts handled within the Realms?

• 00:08:22 - How do the banks of different nations handle recording debts?

• 00:15:25 - In the Realms, are there necklaces/braclets that prevent wizards from casting spells? If there were, how might that affect things?

• 00:21:35 - What can you tell us about primordials?

• 00:26:10 - Are there any "quasi-deities" of note in the Realms?

• 00:32:16 - Are there any "flower languages" in the Realms?

• 00:37:31 - How open are people about training in psionics?

• 00:42:08 - How might a cleric of Selûne interact with a cleric of Umberlee?

• 00:48:18 - What can you tell us about elven dresses?

• 00:58:25 - What caused the extensive famine and poverty from 896 DR to 900 DR

• 01:07:18 - Does the thieves' cant vary in dialect from region to region?

• 01:14:24 - Where did the thieves' cant originate?

• 01:17:51 - What happened to make everyone assume the thieves' cant was a sign language?

• 01:28:30 - Have Queen Filfaeril's Blades ever fought with the Fire Knives? Are the Fire Knives even aware that the Blades exist?

• 01:31:30 - How do humans live to be over 100 years old in the Realms?

• 01:35:37 - Do gnomes in the Realms use illusions for storytelling and entertaining at parties?

• 01:38:37 - When were water clocks invented?

• 01:43:39 - Who were the DeVillars family, and where did they come from before Ravens Bluff was established?

• 01:48:11 - In Dwarves Deep, Elminster has a tome called "The Book of Passing Years". What can you tell us about it?

• 01:53:01 - Baldur's Gate 3 introduces a lot of real world food to the Realms. Can you tell us what the Realms word would be for foods like "pizza" and "poutine"?

• 01:57:29 - Why did Midnight have to keep her "true name" secret? What is a "true name" and does everybody have one?

• 02:03:22 - Does Ed have any contact with Realms author Jaleigh Johnson?

• 02:07:06 - Do longevity potions have the same stigma as resurrection magic when it comes dealing with inheritance and the like?

• 02:13:48 - Are there any elven perfumes you can tell us about? Are there any human perfumes that elves can't stand?

• 02:21:02 - What wood is Elminster's staff made from, and what color is it?

• 02:28:24 - What can you tell us about the bathing habits of elves?

• 02:36:01 - How fertile are the lowlands of the Vast compared to the Dales?

• 02:38:31 - How deeply are the Sembia invested in the Vast today? Do they own farmland and mines there?

• 02:43:09 - Do the Realms have a wine culture similar to the real world?