The Lich's Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

An Introduction to The World of Faerûn

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:15:28 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn. The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is an immersive lore podcast for fans of the Forgotten Realms, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy history, and deep worldbuilding. Each episode explores the great empires, shattered ages, legendary peoples, gods, cataclysms, and mysteries that shaped the Realms.

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com
Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions
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Sources:
D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com
Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com
DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com
Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/
EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org
Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.
Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.
This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E2: Age of Myth: First Stories, First Powers

The Lich's Tale — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:02:56 -0700

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E3: Days of Thunder: The Creator Races

The Lich's Tale — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:05:48 -0700

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E4: The Tearfall & the World Remade

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

is an immersive lore podcast for fans of the Forgotten Realms, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy history, and deep worldbuilding. Each episode explores the great empires, shattered ages, legendary peoples, gods, cataclysms, and mysteries that shaped the Realms.

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E5: Dawn Age: Dragons, Giants, and the Shape of Power

The Lich's Tale — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E5.2: Dawn Age: A Deeper Dive on Dragons, Giants, and the Shape of Power

The Lich's Tale — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:15:00 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E6: First Flowering: High Magic and the Elven World

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E7: Before the Crowns Break: The Elven Powder Keg

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:39:24 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E8: Crown Wars I–II: The First Blood, the First Betrayal

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:43:51 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

E9: Crown War III: The Fallen Solar and the Empire Mask

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:16:11 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is a fan-made, unofficial production.

Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

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E10: Crown War IV: Dark Disaster and the Birth of a Curse

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:45:08 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

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E11: The Crown War V and Aftermath: What the Elves Lost

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:04:22 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

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E12: The Founding Time: Rebuilding on the Ashes

The Lich's Tale — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

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E13: Dwarven Ages: Kingdoms Under Stone

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:14:04 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E14: Imaskar and the Problem of Stolen Peoples

The Lich's Tale — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:14:08 -0700

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The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E15: Netheril Rises: Magic as Infrastructure

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E16: Netheril Falls: Karsus’s Folly and the Death of the Weave

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E17: Myth Drannor: The Best Idea Anyone Ever Had (and Its Price)

The Lich's Tale — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:14:26 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E18: Factions Without Borders

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:21:39 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E19: Time of Troubles: When Gods Fell Like Meteors

The Lich's Tale — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:58:16 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

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Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E20: The Spellplague to Second Sundering: The World Reborn

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

https://dharmawebsolutions.com

Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E21: Jhaamdath and the Empire of the Mind

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:12:14 -0700

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Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

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Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E22: Mulhorand and Unther: Gods as Government

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:22:24 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

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Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms creator hub): https://www.edgreenwood.net

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E23: Chessenta, Chondath, and the Vilhon Reach

The Lich's Tale — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:24:06 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

Contact: taleofthelich@gmail.com

Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

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Sources:

D&D Beyond (official): https://www.dndbeyond.com

Wizards of the Coast (D&D): https://dnd.wizards.com

DMsGuild (Forgotten Realms titles & lore references): https://www.dmsguild.com

Forgotten Realms Wiki (community): https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

Candlekeep Forum (long-running Realmslore community): https://candlekeep.com/forum/

EN World (TTRPG community): https://www.enworld.org

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E24: Calimshan: Deep Time Beneath Silk and Sand

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:30:59 -0700

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E25: The Shoon Imperium: Empire by Habit

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:59:31 -0700

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E26: Amn and Tethyr: Coin, Blood, and Noble Failure

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:24:00 -0700

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E27: Chult & The Southern Sea Roads

The Lich's Tale — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:36:31 -0700

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E28: The North Before It Becomes “The North”

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0700

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E29: Corymr: The Forest Kingdom

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 03 May 2026 16:10:37 -0700

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E30: The Dalelands, Sembia, and the Standing Stone World

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:27:26 -0700

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E31: Moonsea: Hard Country, Harder Ambitions

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:07:16 -0700

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E32: Rashemen: Witches, Oaths, and Defiant Place

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 11 May 2026 16:36:35 -0700

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E33: Thay: Wizard Rule and the Red Market

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 13 May 2026 02:24:33 -0700

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E34: Aglarond and the Art of Saying No

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:23:57 -0700

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E35: The Sea of Fallen Stars: Inland Ocean of History

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:13:34 -0700

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E36: The Tuigan Shock

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 25 May 2026 22:24:24 -0700

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E37: The Return of Netheril: Shade and the Politics of Nostalgia

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:45:24 -0700

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E38: Factions, Faiths, and the Loaded Fourteenth Century

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:56:13 -0700

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E:39: Why The Realms Was Bound To Break

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:54:42 -0700

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E40: After The Second Sundering

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:20:00 -0700

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E41: The Sword Coast as Story Engine

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:34:30 -0700

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E42: Neverwinter, Leilon, and Phandalin

The Lich's Tale — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:06:54 -0700

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E43: Icewind Dale: Isolation as Setting Logic

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:55:28 -0700

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E44: The Dessarin Valley & The Quiet Catastrophe

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:47:42 -0700

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E45: Giants, Dragons, and the Scale & Shadow Problem of the North

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0700

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E46: Chult in the Present Age: Green Memory and Foreign Hunger

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:20:06 -0700

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E47: The Underdark Now: The World Beneath the World

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:49:22 -0700

Step into the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep and listen as a friendly lich guides you through the long memory of Faerûn.

The Lich’s Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast

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E48: Moonsea and the Black Network World

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:44:53 -0700

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Sources:

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E49: Cormyr, the Dales, and Cormanthor’s Long Shadow

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:38:28 -0700

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Sources:

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E50: Thay Under Szass Tam: Necropolitics and Exported Fear

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:37:55 -0700

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Sources:

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E51: Rashemen and Aglarond: The Eastern Art of Surviving Larger Neighbors

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:13:36 -0700

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Official site: https://taleofthelich.com

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Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

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Sources:

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E53: Calimshan and the Southern Cities: Old Wealth, Old Fire

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:57:55 -0700

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Sponsor: Dharma Web Solutions

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Sources:

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E53: Mulhorand, Unther & Tymanther: Returned Gods & New Peoples

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:39:36 -0700

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Sources:

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E54: The Inner Sea Web: Trade, Piracy, Temples, and Rumor

The Lich's Tale — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:02:07 -0700

Four records. Several names. One ship—and a cargo that refuses to remain
merely commercial.

From his hidden archive beneath Waterdeep, Erilian Kantonine follows the Sea
of Fallen Stars through the lives it binds together. Grain and glass share
the hold with priests, mercenaries, diplomatic packets, dangerous relics and
rumors that may arrive before the truth.

This telling explores Cormyr's maritime statecraft, Sembian commerce,
pirates and privateers, temple networks, the eastern sea's powerful names,
and the peoples of Serôs beneath the waves. Alusair, Vangerdahast, Mirt, the
Simbul, Szass Tam and Tchazzar illuminate different forms of influence;
historical cases remain distinct from newer accounts of the present age.

The Inner Sea turns local decisions into regional consequences. No city
that lives by its water stays merely local for long.

Next on the archive's shelves: E56 — Factions of the Present Age: The
Powers Between Crowns.

Narrated by Erilian Kantonine, the Friendly Lich, with the show's original
music. Archive objects and illustrative voyages are original show fiction.

Visit the archive. Questions, corrections and
future-telling suggestions: taleofthelich@gmail.com.

With thanks to Dharma Web Solutions, the
show's sponsor.

The Lich's Tale is an unofficial, fan-made journey through the Forgotten
Realms. Dungeons & Dragons and the Forgotten Realms belong to their
respective rights holders.

Chapters

00:00:00 Four records, one ship
00:12:04 The geography of a connected sea
00:19:04 The coastline remembers catastrophe
00:24:21 Ships, cargo, labor, and credit
00:36:16 Cormyr: Alusair and Vangerdahast
00:49:24 Sembia, Westgate, and commercial power
00:53:54 Pirates, privateers, and licensed violence
01:10:16 Temples, quarantine, and sacred cargo
01:21:25 Rumor and Mirt’s informal networks
01:28:56 Eastern waters: the Simbul and Szass Tam
01:36:50 Tchazzar: spectacle, kingship, and memory
01:43:52 Naval politics beyond the fleet
01:47:08 Serôs and sovereignty beneath the waves
01:52:54 Contagion and one ordinary morning
02:01:00 The Lantern at Dusk: an imagined voyage
02:08:19 The web and its responsibilities
02:12:26 The next shelf and the four records

Factions of the Present Age: The Powers Between Crowns

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:41:37 -0700

Who can make help arrive after a crown's authority runs out?

From the hidden stacks beneath Waterdeep, Erilian Kantonine follows the Harpers, Zhentarim, Lords' Alliance, Emerald Enclave, Order of the Gauntlet, Red Wizard networks and Bregan D'aerthe through the relationships that carry power across Faerûn. A brass key and a patched courier's cloak lead into a world of safe houses, obligations, rival patrons and dangerous promises.

Meet Storm Silverhand, Elminster Aumar, Remallia Haventree, Manshoon, Davil Starsong, Vajra Safahr, Delaan Winterhound, Ontharr Frume and Jarlaxle Baenre. Explore Storm's patient intelligence work, Waterdeep's uneasy cooperation, the changing balance in Thay, and the ways Phandalin's orchard, shrine and miners' exchange connect a small settlement to much larger powers.

This telling distinguishes older historical cases from newer setting accounts. It discusses adventure premises and character identities from Tyranny of Dragons, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Lost Mine of Phandelver and Tomb of Annihilation. Ilyra and her courier journey are original illustrative fiction, not a published Forgotten Realms adventure.

Next: Episode 57 — When Other Planes Press In.

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Research and edition notes: Sources.md. The local delivery includes a complete transcript, subtitles and measured chapter times.

Chapters

00:00:00 A key that opens no lock
00:08:25 Where the warrant stops
00:16:53 The Harpers: protecting people in secret
00:25:11 Storm and Elminster: the uses of long memory
00:33:37 Remallia and the difficult council
00:41:01 Manshoon and the surviving Network
00:49:14 Davil: the price of useful service
00:56:48 The Lords’ Alliance: obligations beyond the walls
01:04:53 Vajra and the burden of the Blackstaff
01:13:12 Delaan and the living world
01:21:27 Ontharr and the discipline of the Gauntlet
01:29:54 Thay: commerce, exile, and rival zulkirs
01:39:25 Jarlaxle and the spaces between categories
01:47:33 Recruitment, patronage, and the right to leave
01:54:22 Phandalin: the larger world at village scale
02:01:35 The courier’s choice
02:10:56 Who opens when the knock comes

When Other Planes Press In

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:35:42 -0700

Other planes reach Faerûn through more than portals and invading armies. They enter through a bargain, a useful object, an old crossing, a dangerous experiment—and an offer that sounds like relief.

Erilian follows Zariel's fall and Elturel's betrayal, Gargauth's whispered counsel, Farideh and Havilar's family, and Gromph Baenre's disastrous summoning. The journey continues through the Feywild, the Shadowfell and the Far Realm, asking where ordinary people can still recognize danger and act.

This episode includes spoilers for the premises of *Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus*, *Out of the Abyss*, *The Wild Beyond the Witchlight*, *Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk*, and early *Brimstone Angels* novels. Adventure endings are treated as possibilities. Mara's eating house and the repaired bowl are original illustrations created for this telling.

Topics include:

Asmodeus, infernal hierarchy and the cost of useful help
Zariel, the Blood War and the loss of restraint
Thavius Kreeg, the Companion and Elturel
Gargauth and the Shield of the Hidden Lord
Farideh, Havilar, Lorcan and Mehen
Gromph, Lolth and the Rage of Demons
Neverlight Grove, cults and community
Fey crossings, shadow, memory and Far Realm influence
The practical work of rescue and recovery

Research highlights: Zariel, Elturel, Lesser Evils official excerpt, The Adversary official excerpt, Rage of Demons overview, Feywild guide. The companion Sources.md and Lore-ledger.json record edition distinctions and secondary-source access limits.

Next: Episode 58 — Why Modern Faerûn Keeps Producing Legends.

The Lich's Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is hosted by Erilian Kantonine. Visit taleofthelich.com. Questions, corrections and topic suggestions: taleofthelich@gmail.com.

With thanks to Dharma Web Solutions.

An unofficial fan-made telling. Forgotten Realms, Dungeons & Dragons and their published characters belong to their respective rights holders.

Chapters

00:00:00 The repaired bowl
00:07:14 What lies beyond the door
00:14:23 Asmodeus and the useful offer
00:21:36 Zariel: when purpose consumes restraint
00:28:46 Elturel and the stolen sky
00:36:10 Gargauth: counsel inside a shield
00:43:39 Farideh: power before understanding
00:50:56 Havilar and the right to a life
00:58:14 Gromph and the breach beneath the earth
01:05:34 Neverlight Grove: a community under pressure
01:13:00 How a cult translates a grievance
01:20:20 The bright wood and the returning path
01:27:41 Shadow, memory and the work of hope
01:35:21 Phandalin at the edge of the impossible
01:42:58 Making help arrive
01:50:52 Mara refuses the third night
01:58:59 The people within the cosmic story

Why Modern Faerûn Keeps Producing Legends

The Lich's Tale — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:17:45 -0700

A worn bronze survey weight lies beside a map with an empty space. Erilian asks why a world with armies, temples and mighty wizards still needs a few travelers willing to answer a small, dangerous problem.

The journey follows Drizzt's conscience, Bruenor's rebuilding, Elminster's long memory, Laeral and Vajra's public burdens, and Alustriel's practical hope. Jarlaxle and Artemis Entreri complicate the meaning of useful help; Farideh and Havilar reveal the importance of freely chosen loyalty; Minsc and Boo bring warmth to the question of who becomes a monument.

Roads, ruins, mobile wealth, factions, gods and unstable peace meet at an imagined bridge in the Western Heartlands. The question is what remains after the victory—and whose work a legend forgets.

Topics include:

Why adventurers endure beside states, armies and temples
Phandalin and the widening consequences of an ordinary journey
Reclamation, rebuilding and the responsibilities after victory
Waterdeep's old institutions and new custodians
Family, conscience, survival and the limits of fame
Ruins, roads, magical communication and circulating wealth
Cooperation across factions and jurisdictions
Community knowledge and the making of public memory

Includes biographical and premise spoilers for Drizzt and the Companions, the Sellswords, Brimstone Angels, Minsc's return, Phandelver, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Vecna: Eve of Ruin. Older events are distinguished from the present-age framing, and adventure outcomes remain possibilities. Alderwash, Sella, Teren, Nima, Hedra and their bridge rescue are original illustrations created for this telling.

Research highlights: Drizzt, Jarlaxle, the Masked Lords, Alustriel, The Adversary official excerpt, and official character biographies. Sources.md and Lore-ledger.json document the material actually accessed and distinguish interpretation from published lore.

The Lich's Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast is hosted by Erilian Kantonine. Visit taleofthelich.com. Questions, corrections and topic suggestions: taleofthelich@gmail.com.

With thanks to Dharma Web Solutions.

An unofficial fan-made telling. Forgotten Realms, Dungeons & Dragons and their published characters belong to their respective rights holders.

Chapters

00:00:00 The weight and the blank space
00:07:03 An age that can still be changed
00:14:27 Why the soldiers cannot do everything
00:21:39 Phandalin and the reopened mine
00:28:40 Drizzt: the road out and the welcome ahead
00:35:53 Bruenor: after reclamation
00:42:59 Elminster and the limits of a great name
00:50:11 Laeral and Vajra: holding a city together
00:58:14 Alustriel: hope beyond one ruler
01:05:10 Jarlaxle and Entreri: useful, dangerous people
01:12:36 Farideh and Havilar: a freely chosen promise
01:19:44 Minsc and Boo: the living monument
01:26:45 Ruins, roads and the claims of memory
01:33:54 Gold, rumor and the wider world
01:41:13 Gods, monsters and unstable peace
01:48:34 The work at Alderwash
01:55:49 Who gets remembered
02:02:46 The next legend has no name

Waterdeep: The City Behind the Legends

The Lich's Tale — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:53:03 -0700

An iron key opens a workroom for two people who have both paid to rent it. From that explicitly imagined dispute, Erilian walks through the real lore of Waterdeep: the harbor, six wards, guilds, laws, rulers, temples and powers beneath the streets.

How does a city full of extraordinary people remain somewhere ordinary people can live? Laeral Silverhand and Vajra Safahr carry different public burdens. Craft workers turn skill into trust. The Cassalanters demonstrate how generosity can shelter a secret, while the Xanathar, rival Zhentarim and Jarlaxle pursue very different ambitions. At the Yawning Portal, Durnan keeps a famous threshold above Halaster's domain.

The journey includes:

Ahghairon's legacy and the purposes of masked government
The wards, the Field Ward and the uneven reach of belonging
Guild work, property, reputation and the Code Legal
Laeral, Vajra, Force Grey and the Watchful Order
Temples, invention, grief and public memory
Midwinter hospitality and the Cassalanters' concealed danger
Criminal networks, Undermountain and Skullport
Walking statues, rooftop creatures and ordinary life beside wonders

The historical lens is late-fifteenth-century Waterdeep after the Second Sundering, around the Dragon Heist setting. Contains premise and character spoilers for Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Winter's Splendor, and Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Adventure outcomes remain possible rather than universal. Lysa Merrow, Orren, Pell, Mara Venn and their rental dispute are original illustrations, as are Erilian's archive and apprentice.

Research includes the official Enchiridion preview, the Code Legal, Winter's Splendor, Greenwood's Masked Lords discussion, and Trollskull Alley character notes. The companion Sources.md and Lore-ledger.json document exact access, including limited secondary access to some Enchiridion details; no unread complete book is represented as reviewed.

Hosted by Erilian Kantonine. Visit taleofthelich.com. Questions, corrections and suggestions: taleofthelich@gmail.com.

With thanks to Dharma Web Solutions.

An unofficial fan-made telling. Forgotten Realms, Dungeons & Dragons and their published characters belong to their respective rights holders.

Chapters

00:00:00 The key that fits
00:07:11 A harbor before a capital
00:14:31 What Ahghairon changed
00:21:47 A city of several mornings
00:29:07 Where the map grows uncertain
00:36:28 The work behind a loaf
00:43:55 Buying an address
00:51:15 The law at street level
00:58:50 The people behind the masks
01:06:31 Magic with neighbors
01:13:48 A place for the gods
01:21:18 A city dressed for company
01:28:42 The trades beneath the trades
01:36:31 The well in the tavern
01:44:03 Splendors that have to be lived with
01:51:24 The cost of being new
01:58:37 What keeps the gates open
02:05:58 The door from the other side

Sardior: The Ruby Dragon and the Broken First World

The Lich's Tale — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:06:48 -0700

Why does one tradition preserve a living Ruby Dragon and another connect his fate to a shattered beginning? At a listener's request, Erilian visits Sardior's court, the five Thanes, Seradess and Blithen, obsidian dragons, scholarly servants, and the aleithian dwarves before comparing later First World beliefs with older dragon creation stories.

The episode separates edition-specific lore, attributed belief, original interpretation, and invented illustrative scenes. The Blithen companion provides a partial explanation of Seradess's fall; her corruption's method remains unknown. Original magazine scans and the full Fizban book were not obtained; detailed reading limits and linked sources are in Sources.md.

Hosted by Erilian Kantonine. The Lich's Tale: A Faerûn Lorecast.

Supported by Dharma Web Solutions. Visit the archive. Questions and corrections: taleofthelich@gmail.com.

Unofficial fan-made exploration. Forgotten Realms and related Dungeons & Dragons settings and characters belong to their respective creators and rights holders. Archive characters and illustrative scenes are original show fiction.

Chapters

00:00:00 The listener's ruby
00:04:12 A third dragon family
00:08:46 A castle in the night
00:13:12 Five kinds of attention
00:18:02 The five Thanes
00:22:27 Seradess and the empty place
00:26:46 Blithen's jealousy
00:31:07 Obsidian
00:35:49 Echoes and theories
00:40:28 The scholar's door
00:45:14 The aleithian bargain
00:50:25 The First World
00:54:49 Firstborn and heirs
00:59:32 Io and other beginnings
01:04:15 What dragons keep
01:09:05 The sixth reflection

Vaasa: Between Bog and Bloodstone

The Lich's Tale — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:48:24 -0700

Listener Joe Biggs asked for the cold tundra bogs of his campaign. Erilian takes a water-stained map north: through difficult crossings and workable ground, past the shadow of Castle Perilous, and into the lives of people facing the Warlock Knights' demands.

We visit the Bottomless Bogs, Moortown, Palischuk and Fugue, asking how season, trade, power and local knowledge shape a journey. The telling distinguishes the 1359 DR frame of *The Bloodstone Lands* from the 1480 DR Vaasa article in *Dungeon* #177. Imagined households and adventure ideas are identified as original illustrations.

Thank you, Joe. Send places, people and mysteries from your own campaigns to taleofthelich@gmail.com. Next: Sardior, the Ruby Dragon.

Sources and access limits: Sources.md. No claim is made about an unverified later official status. Runtime: 1:33:08. Measured chapter times accompany the local delivery in Chapter-times.txt.

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An unofficial fan exploration of the Forgotten Realms. Setting and characters belong to their respective creators and rights holders.

Chapters

00:00:00 Joe's map
00:06:03 Between ice and mountains
00:12:21 The thaw
00:18:36 The Bottomless Bogs
00:25:02 Workable ground
00:31:07 Before the Witch-King
00:36:38 Castle Perilous
00:42:11 Bloodstone's aftermath
00:48:27 Another claimant
00:53:48 A ring of ironfell
00:59:53 Under the lord's eye
01:06:07 Towns at the edge
01:13:14 The unruled country
01:20:10 What a campaign can choose
01:26:25 The map after the thaw