I always thought a Lythari druid or ranger would be fun to play, being able to transform into a silver wolf at will, definitely adds a new dimension to travel.
This is fantastic info to enjoy. Thank you Ed! would love to see more about wood elves, and more specifically their relationship to their half blood more modern kin. My forever main is such.
the added production value with fitting pictures for said information do do wonders, not that i dont like seeing that beautiful stoic face, just wanted to give some posetive feedback here that you seem to be finding a good balance there
I have pages and pages of swear words written out, but media platforms DO have standards...you can find some in the official sourcebook ED GREENWOOD PRESENTS ELMINSTER'S FORGOTTEN REALMS.
I don't know why but I love star elf lore. I don't even play d&d. Not a lot of star elf lore to find though but I have read as much as I can and watched this video.
I love hearing about stuff like this, mostly because it shows the depth of your passion and dedication to make it feel as real as possible. Thank you :)
@@edgreenwoodofficial Part of me wishes it were real, it does feels somewhat real. And who knows if the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanic is true, then maybe, just maybe it is real 😁
@@edgreenwoodofficialI'm sitting here at 5am in the morning posting to reddit about that very same subject! 😊 What I'm finding on reddit at this wee hour are many lazy DMs who are bemoaning that the Realms isn't detailed enough for them. 🙄🤣 Bitching & complaining that FR products on the DMSGUILD are subpar. We(adults/parents) have raised a whole generation of lazy kids who don't appreciate the rewards of hard work. 😢
Thank you Ed for your lore and giving us the Forgotten realms to "play" in 😊👍. Sad thing nowadays it seems the company in charge of Dungeons and dragons are barely interested in settings, places, lore and tidbits that make a world come alive. We can only hope that they will see that, at least for me it's what inspires me to build my own version of the Realms and make it come alive to my players. Waiting eagerly for your next book to be released on DM'S Guild (pity that it ain't a quality product released by wotc).
@@edgreenwoodofficialHow in the world did you ever come up with over 100yrs of FR content that occurred in just 1 edition of the game?! 😢 It must have been a massive undertaking. I tip my baseball cap to you sir! 🫡
I bought a copy of the Forsaken House trilogy a few years ago as campaign prep, and got to read a bit about the Star Elves. It was good, and ripe for some big story perhaps involving the Far Realms. The toughest part about the book was learning how to wrap my tongue around "Dlardrageth."
Heh. Me, too! It's so much fun, and Ivan makes me look good. Without him, I'd be this old guy mumbling and out of focus, and you'd be looking for someone else to watch.
You're VERY welcome. I intend to be around in gaming forever, but may end up just being a skull on someone's gaming table. ;} May you enjoy gaming for 45 years more!
I always love hearing and learning about elf lore, so helpful in running them in campaigns. Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to let my players learn of that elven gesture the next time we play. lol
Currently co-dming a year long campaign with my partner, and one of the many story themes we want to explore involves deep elven and fey lore (deities, locations, etc.)and this definitely helped give me some inspiration. The yuan-ti video was also very entertaining. Love the channel, thank you so much.
The the middle finger gesture is actually quite old, far older in fact than the European colonization of the Americas. It was in use in ancient Greece and Rome, and in the latter it was known as the digitus impudicus which roughly translates to the shameless or indecent finger. Somewhat humorously to the Greeks & Romans it originally represented a phallus, hence that indecency.
@edgreenwoodofficial oh I meant the information you gave , accents metaphorically, but thank you for the tips. When I play high elves I use a high pitched back of the throat , like richard O'Brien in Rocky Horror. Wood Elves I do a broken common has trouble with complex concepts then switch to a more smooth communication in elvish. I'll definitely use your info when I bring in star and moon elves, thanks ed!
An off-topic question for Ed, that perhaps you might address in a video of its own: Does Toril have named lines of Tropical latitude, like our earthly Cancer and Capricorn? Does Faerûn have an established "prime meridian" line of longitude, like our zero degree Greenwich line?
@@edgreenwoodofficial Hail, well met, and thanks so much! I've been noodling around with making an interactive globe of Toril in Google Earth, on and off for years, and this question always nagged at me. I look forward to your video!
Alright... so what does the gesture indicate? You know, like the medieval English 2-finger equivalent lets that Frog cavalryman know that you got away with your archery fingers. It must mean something.
Good stuff. I wonder though given the many legendary elven ruins in the Realms, most notably Myth Drannor, are there any equivalent ruins of Ilythiir and the dark elves?
Star elves, and elves in general come off as more gruff and unfriendly then the dwarves are! Also Mr. Greenwood, do the elves "bury" magical or other valuable goods with their dead or are they smart and let the living use them and reduce chances of grave robbing? Also, is there ANY elven settlement that isn't in the middle of major woods? Speaking of major woods, just how big is the high woods anyway? You don't need exact square miles here but say is it around the size of the state of Georgia, North Dakota or Colorado?
We need forgotten realms novels again. I remember a time I could go to Barnes and nobles and read for hours all year, now only Drizzt seems to find a place on the shelf. Maybe I’m late to the party but is there ever going to be a return? DND is great and I know it’s the overworld but for me the forgotten realms was the best of what DND had to offer. Thanks for creating this world, as a kid I enjoyed living in it through the novels. More characters like grandmaster Kane would be great but overall the best realm I have had the honor of learning about is the forgotten realms
i have two questions about Star elves maybe you would be kind enough to answer them. are the star elves descended from any of the other branches of the elven tree IE sun moon green elves ETC. or are they thier own thing independent of all the others. was there an ancient city they were associated with in the crown wars.
Star elves should move to the great wild wood (shalhoond) it's more safe for them and they can build a lot of star elves city in that forest... The plus side they can visit civilized nation of semphar whenever they want to do deals or shopping in a big city 😈. Sword Coast is unstable place to be always demons, devils, giants and beholder that want to conquere it... Just look at all the adventure moduls.. Life is bad there 😂
@@cycleboy8028 agree that is why they should move to the great wild wood border of semphar... It's safe and not dangerous as sword Coast were the world almost ends every week (when next new adventure comes out).
@@Ceaudrious Sorry... I should have expanded... elves also get belligerently violent when FORCED to make changes. They are like dwarves in that regard. They hold onto their diminishing forests, angry about the "sweeping changes" they see (that took 300 years to happen), lamenting what once was. Think a cranky old human wishing for the "good old days" and multply that by 10-20... literally... due to the lifespan of elves! LOL
@@cycleboy8028 honesty if the elf god Corellon says jump, dance or move the elves will do that as they see it as holy mission from their god. They have 2 chooses... Move to evermeet or move east to great wild wood or other Woods in the east like ajmer forest, doegwood, treggi jungle or beowood ... They can join the feys of the east like The spirit folks and henkyokais.
Agreed. That's why I have a Discord (Greenwood's Grotto) for discussion, and a Patreon for long videos, transcripts, and written lore posts (with a free level that you can see a LOT on). And if you want looooong coverage, check out the older Mages and Sages podcasts (we went 3 hours on some of them!).
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Which elven culture to you most identify with?
I always thought a Lythari druid or ranger would be fun to play, being able to transform into a silver wolf at will, definitely adds a new dimension to travel.
This is fantastic info to enjoy. Thank you Ed! would love to see more about wood elves, and more specifically their relationship to their half blood more modern kin. My forever main is such.
Wood elves. But i like the High elves too.
the added production value with fitting pictures for said information do do wonders, not that i dont like seeing that beautiful stoic face, just wanted to give some posetive feedback here that you seem to be finding a good balance there
I am torn between Star-Elven, or Moon-Elven, I am friendly enough, but love my isolation and am deeply uncomfortable in cities
I hope Ed will also teach us in a future video how to swear like elves
Love to! 😊
I have pages and pages of swear words written out, but media platforms DO have standards...you can find some in the official sourcebook ED GREENWOOD PRESENTS ELMINSTER'S FORGOTTEN REALMS.
@@edgreenwoodofficial Let me guess, is that in your online store? And is it in a print edition rather than just a pdf file?
@@edgreenwoodofficial I'm going to have to see if I can find that book. I have a dire need for more than just my drow characters to be able to swear.
@@edgreenwoodofficial now that's some wonderful news
While R.A. Salvatore never specifies what kind of elves they are in Shilmista in his Cleric Quintet, how you've described Star elves makes sense.
I don't know why but I love star elf lore. I don't even play d&d. Not a lot of star elf lore to find though but I have read as much as I can and watched this video.
Star Elves in the Shilmista, eh… good to know.
Oh, yes. Lurking.
I love hearing about stuff like this, mostly because it shows the depth of your passion and dedication to make it feel as real as possible. Thank you :)
I try to always treat the Realms as real. I know it's imaginary, but if I respect it as real, everything works better. :}
@@edgreenwoodofficial Part of me wishes it were real, it does feels somewhat real.
And who knows if the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanic is true, then maybe, just maybe it is real 😁
@@edgreenwoodofficialI'm sitting here at 5am in the morning posting to reddit about that very same subject! 😊
What I'm finding on reddit at this wee hour are many lazy DMs who are bemoaning that the Realms isn't detailed enough for them. 🙄🤣
Bitching & complaining that FR products on the DMSGUILD are subpar.
We(adults/parents) have raised a whole generation of lazy kids who don't appreciate the rewards of hard work. 😢
Good to know!
Thank you Ed for your lore and giving us the Forgotten realms to "play" in 😊👍.
Sad thing nowadays it seems the company in charge of Dungeons and dragons are barely interested in settings, places, lore and tidbits that make a world come alive.
We can only hope that they will see that, at least for me it's what inspires me to build my own version of the Realms and make it come alive to my players.
Waiting eagerly for your next book to be released on DM'S Guild (pity that it ain't a quality product released by wotc).
Volo's Guide To Ormpur is ALMOST ready...
@@edgreenwoodofficialHow in the world did you ever come up with over 100yrs of FR content that occurred in just 1 edition of the game?! 😢 It must have been a massive undertaking. I tip my baseball cap to you sir! 🫡
Great video, was great to meet you today at the Hastings festival
It was a great day. And unlike last year, no lightning storm in the middle of metal-clad knights fighting!
I am waiting for the Lord AO video.
On the list!
I bought a copy of the Forsaken House trilogy a few years ago as campaign prep, and got to read a bit about the Star Elves. It was good, and ripe for some big story perhaps involving the Far Realms. The toughest part about the book was learning how to wrap my tongue around "Dlardrageth."
Man, I kinda thought I was the only one who remembered star elves.
We had a star elf in my campaign back in the early 90s. So I'm with ya! Glad that Ed revisited them.
It's the Forgotten Realms, but I'll be d*mned if I let details and entire RACES get "forgotten."
@@edgreenwoodofficial Glad to hear it, Ed. Keep up the great work!
Interesting to hear of the funeral rites of elves. I might even use that in a campaign at some point.
don’t let a gold elf hear anyone say that, lol.
I thought it was going to be Elvish Curses... like the circle of mages curses that can doom entire continents. :)
Elvish curses are always personal, or cover one home, never wider. They are too in love with the land to harm continents.
I'm so happy that you're making these videos.
Heh. Me, too! It's so much fun, and Ivan makes me look good. Without him, I'd be this old guy mumbling and out of focus, and you'd be looking for someone else to watch.
Commenting for the algorithm
Algorithmic poweeeeeer
Yeah!!
That is some good stuff. I'm going to have to have the elfs in the Ardeep Forest do a funeral to grow some trees and some human cursing.
Ah, Ardeep. Almost "home" to me.
thank you!
My pleasure!
I’m gonna keep that rude gesture in mind now.
I KNOW it will come in useful. Somday.
Ed, thank you for all that you have made and done. I have played Dnd for 45 years and you have been there all the way. THANK YOU ED!
You're VERY welcome. I intend to be around in gaming forever, but may end up just being a skull on someone's gaming table. ;} May you enjoy gaming for 45 years more!
Tell us more about the Tabaxi :)
They're on the list of vids to do, but a ways off, I'm afraid...
These videos are the highlight of my day whenever a new one gets posted. Please don't stop Ed! You're a blessing to us all
Ed your awesome man thank you for this wonderful world and all the thought you have put into the Realms.
You're very welcome! I still work on the Realms every day...because of people like you who love it and use it. :}
I always love hearing and learning about elf lore, so helpful in running them in campaigns. Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to let my players learn of that elven gesture the next time we play. lol
There's more elf lore, but I have so many more vids to do before I can get back to the elves...
@@edgreenwoodofficial No problem, I'm great at biding my time. =^_^=
Ed, I just want to say, you have an amazing voice!
I have recently made my own Star Elf, so thank you for the info!
love this lore. Thank you Ed.
My pleasure! More to come!!!
Thank you so much for the dedication!!
My pleasure! I have many more videos to do, in the months ahead.
I lost it at the Laura Palmer insert 😂
Hey Mr Ed Greenwood, so many thz to You and your work. Cheers from latín american, Colombia.
Well met! You're very welcome! Many more vids to come!
Currently co-dming a year long campaign with my partner, and one of the many story themes we want to explore involves deep elven and fey lore (deities, locations, etc.)and this definitely helped give me some inspiration. The yuan-ti video was also very entertaining. Love the channel, thank you so much.
I would like to point out that only in america it is the middle finger (aka Bigby's offending digit), its the thumb in Saudi Arabia
Oh, I know. I've made a study of offensive gestures. Ahem.
The the middle finger gesture is actually quite old, far older in fact than the European colonization of the Americas. It was in use in ancient Greece and Rome, and in the latter it was known as the digitus impudicus which roughly translates to the shameless or indecent finger. Somewhat humorously to the Greeks & Romans it originally represented a phallus, hence that indecency.
Thanks for the content
You're very welcome!!!
running spelljammer from the realms two of my PC's are elvish thanks for accents to give our new(ish) players :)
Hope I can be of help. Elves always tend to speak softly. Light high voices, swift runs of words and then listen for a reply.
@edgreenwoodofficial oh I meant the information you gave , accents metaphorically, but thank you for the tips. When I play high elves I use a high pitched back of the throat , like richard O'Brien in Rocky Horror. Wood Elves I do a broken common has trouble with complex concepts then switch to a more smooth communication in elvish. I'll definitely use your info when I bring in star and moon elves, thanks ed!
Thank you 🙂
so for the elvish bird: _do they turn their head to the finger_ or is it more of a _lift their finger to an already jutted tongue_ ?
Depends on the elf, but it's usually turn their head to the finger.
An off-topic question for Ed, that perhaps you might address in a video of its own: Does Toril have named lines of Tropical latitude, like our earthly Cancer and Capricorn? Does Faerûn have an established "prime meridian" line of longitude, like our zero degree Greenwich line?
Ah, I have covered this in the past (Candlekeep and Twitter), but yes, it's worth doing in this videos. I'll get to it!
@@edgreenwoodofficial Hail, well met, and thanks so much! I've been noodling around with making an interactive globe of Toril in Google Earth, on and off for years, and this question always nagged at me. I look forward to your video!
Thank you for your video, Mr. Greenwood! :)
You're very welcome! I will keep them coming!
Alright... so what does the gesture indicate? You know, like the medieval English 2-finger equivalent lets that Frog cavalryman know that you got away with your archery fingers. It must mean something.
Good stuff. I wonder though given the many legendary elven ruins in the Realms, most notably Myth Drannor, are there any equivalent ruins of Ilythiir and the dark elves?
Yes. I'll get there in my lore coverage, eventually. SO much to cover...
Star elves, and elves in general come off as more gruff and unfriendly then the dwarves are! Also Mr. Greenwood, do the elves "bury" magical or other valuable goods with their dead or are they smart and let the living use them and reduce chances of grave robbing? Also, is there ANY elven settlement that isn't in the middle of major woods? Speaking of major woods, just how big is the high woods anyway? You don't need exact square miles here but say is it around the size of the state of Georgia, North Dakota or Colorado?
Colorado is pretty close in size to the High Forest.
@@edgreenwoodofficial As anyone taken a swing at mapping out and filling out the other continents in FR yet?
Thanks...
You're very welcome!!
Hey Ed, would a tree that had entombed in it a particularly powerful elf be able to become an Treant, and if so. What would be different about it?
I'm playing an assimar with star elf and ghaele roots.
Love these videos! So informative and inspiring for DMing and storytelling!
Thank you! I'm having so much fun bringing the Realms to everyone!
Laura Palmer at 5:32 😂❤
This is awesome. I am going back from the beginning and watching every single vid. Thanks @edgreenwoodofficial for doing these. I hope you never stop.
I love all the lore that you share with us.
I always felt more akin to High Elves or Grey Elves.
Thank you for these videos. ❤
You're very welcome! I'm having a blast doing them.
@@edgreenwoodofficial OMG!!! You replied to me!!! I am having butterflies in my stomach right now...^^. So happy!!!
Great stuff as always. ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you! I have so many more to do...
We need forgotten realms novels again. I remember a time I could go to Barnes and nobles and read for hours all year, now only Drizzt seems to find a place on the shelf. Maybe I’m late to the party but is there ever going to be a return? DND is great and I know it’s the overworld but for me the forgotten realms was the best of what DND had to offer. Thanks for creating this world, as a kid I enjoyed living in it through the novels. More characters like grandmaster Kane would be great but overall the best realm I have had the honor of learning about is the forgotten realms
Saudações brasileiras, grande mestre!
Bem-vindo e seja bem-vindo!
A lot couple of the funeral rites sounds similar to one of my ancestry tribes.
i have two questions about Star elves maybe you would be kind enough to answer them. are the star elves descended from any of the other branches of the elven tree IE sun moon green elves ETC. or are they thier own thing independent of all the others. was there an ancient city they were associated with in the crown wars.
So Star elves are the elves of elves - which is to say the most elfy of elfkind. The concept is terrifying.
Heh. Gold elves sure try to give them a run for their money.
Oh Ed be my DM ❤😊
licks the tip of his finger*
Elven funerals are metal as fuck.
Star elves should move to the great wild wood (shalhoond) it's more safe for them and they can build a lot of star elves city in that forest... The plus side they can visit civilized nation of semphar whenever they want to do deals or shopping in a big city 😈.
Sword Coast is unstable place to be always demons, devils, giants and beholder that want to conquere it... Just look at all the adventure moduls.. Life is bad there 😂
Elves don't do "change" very well. Live for a thousand years... takes you a couple hundred years to come to a decision.
@@cycleboy8028 agree that is why they should move to the great wild wood border of semphar... It's safe and not dangerous as sword Coast were the world almost ends every week (when next new adventure comes out).
@@Ceaudrious Sorry... I should have expanded... elves also get belligerently violent when FORCED to make changes. They are like dwarves in that regard. They hold onto their diminishing forests, angry about the "sweeping changes" they see (that took 300 years to happen), lamenting what once was. Think a cranky old human wishing for the "good old days" and multply that by 10-20... literally... due to the lifespan of elves! LOL
@@cycleboy8028 honesty if the elf god Corellon says jump, dance or move the elves will do that as they see it as holy mission from their god. They have 2 chooses... Move to evermeet or move east to great wild wood or other Woods in the east like ajmer forest, doegwood, treggi jungle or beowood ... They can join the feys of the east like The spirit folks and henkyokais.
Ah, but Shalhoond has its own dark secrets. I'll get to it, in time.
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Heh. I WILL get to the orcs!
Do elves call humans munkis?
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Thank you.
don't put random sounds in the background, it disrupts his voice
Short video format isn't good for this kind of content.
Agreed. That's why I have a Discord (Greenwood's Grotto) for discussion, and a Patreon for long videos, transcripts, and written lore posts (with a free level that you can see a LOT on). And if you want looooong coverage, check out the older Mages and Sages podcasts (we went 3 hours on some of them!).
Please, don't read. Just talk.
what about the dusk elfs or shadarkai? Can you do those next please?
Next, no, but I WILL get to them!