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Realms of Valor
Basic Information
Author(s)	various
Publisher	TSR, Inc.
Cover Artist	Clyde Caldwell
Interior Artist	Ned Dameron
Type	Anthology
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
Released	February 1993
Pages	342
ISBN	1-5607-6557-7
Series
Preceded by	none
Followed by	Realms of Infamy

Realms of Valor, edited by James Lowder, is the first anthology of short stories from the Forgotten Realms.

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From the secret annals of Realms history come eleven never-before-published tales of valor, featuring the greatest heroes of that magical world—Drizzt Do'Urden, Arilyn Moonblade, Adon, Elminster of Shadowdale, Jander Sunstar, and many others—told by your favorite authors, including: R. A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, Douglas Niles, Troy Denning, Christie Golden, and others.

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Contents 1 Contents 2 The Lord of Lowhill 3 Elminster at the Magefair 4 One Last Drink 5 The Bargain 6 Patronage 6.1 Summary 6.2 Characters 6.3 Creatures 6.4 Locations 6.5 Spells 6.6 Religions 6.7 Miscellaneous 7 A Virtue by Reflection 8 King's Tear 9 The Family Business 9.1 Summary 9.2 Characters 9.3 Creatures 9.4 Locations 9.5 Organizations 9.6 Religions 9.7 Miscellaneous 10 Grandfather's Toys 11 The Curse of Tegea 12 Dark Mirror

ContentsEdit

The Lord of LowhillEdit

By Douglas Niles

Characters: Stefanik, Pawldo, Ketheryll

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Elminster at the MagefairEdit

By Ed Greenwood

Characters: Storm Silverhand, Elminster, Dhaerivus, Lhaeo, Raerlin

This short story chronicles the visit of Elminster, accompanied by Storm Silverhand, to a magefair in 1355 DR, and the subsequent events.

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One Last DrinkEdit

By Christie Golden

The story of how Jander Sunstar escapes the will of his vampire lord, Cassiar.

The BargainEdit

By Elaine Cunningham

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PatronageEdit

By David Cook. Date: the Year of the Helm, 1362 DR.

SummaryEdit

Koja is working on his new book in Procampur and seeks funding for its printing while he reminisces of Khazari.

CharactersEdit

Aguul • Deneir • Foxe • Inkstain • Jozul Piniago • Koja • Orn Thavil

Referenced only 

Wenslan Amthur • Azoun IV • Chih • Deara • Thom Reaverson • Talamic • Torg mac Cei • Ulin • Yamun Khahan

CreaturesEdit

dwarf • half-elf • human (Tuigan) • clay golem • ogre

Referenced only 

dragon • wyvern

LocationsEdit

Buildings & Sites

Red Mountain Temple • temple of Deneir

Settlements

Procampur

Realms

the Vast • Khazari

Referenced only 

Cormyr • Dwarves' Deep • Griffin's Claw • Heartlands • Inner Sea • Manass • Red Mountain • Suzail • Shou Lung • Thesk • Waterdeep

SpellsEdit

Sutras

Hundred Lotus • Pure Thought • Sunlight After Storm

ReligionsEdit

Faiths

Deneir • Furo • Oghma • Path of Enlightenment • Tymora

Temples

Lady's Happy Hall • Red Mountain Temple • temple of Deneir

MiscellaneousEdit

A History of the Tuigan • butter tea • courtesan • duke • gold lion • kumiss • lama • Life among the Tuigan • hierarch • high scrivener • History of the Crusade • Lay of the Purple Dragons • forgemaster • paitza • palanquin • paper • parchment • printer • printing press • scribe • scrivener • sutra • tsampo • Yanitsava

Referenced only 

bard • cymbal • ironlord • king • prayerbook • prayerwheel • thultyrl

A Virtue by ReflectionEdit

By Scott Ciencin

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King's TearEdit

By Mark Anthony

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The Family BusinessEdit

By James Lowder Date: the Year of the Snow Winds, 1335 DR

SummaryEdit

While searching for a mark, Shadowhawk and his son, Artus Cimber save Prince Azoun from Zhent groundling assassins.

CharactersEdit

Artus Cimber • Prince Azoun Obarskyr • Scoril Cimber

Referenced only 

Oric Cimber

CreaturesEdit

Groundlings • humans

LocationsEdit

Wildernesses

King's Forest

Realms

Cormyr

Referenced only 

Irath • Suzail • Waymoot

OrganizationsEdit

Families

House Obarskyr

Groups

Zhentarim

ReligionsEdit

Oghma

MiscellaneousEdit

Thieves' cant

Grandfather's ToysEdit

By Jean Rabe

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The Curse of TegeaEdit

By Troy Denning

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Dark MirrorEdit

By R.A. Salvatore

Mithral Hall has just been retaken from Shimmergloom and the Duergar occupying it. Drizzt Do'Urden has been invited inside Silverymoon and is on his way there when he finds some monster tracks, possibly escorting prisoners. He joins with a band of villagers from a tiny community called Pengallen, led by Rico Pengallen who pursue the same goal. Together they find the camp but before Drizzt's plan to free the prisoners without a fight can be achieved, the humans are spotted and a fight breaks out. With Drizzt and Guenhwyvar's help, the monsters are defeated, but one of the prisoners, a goblin named Nojheim fled. Rico asks Drizzt to bring Nojheim back to Pengallen and Drizzt agrees, but suspects that something odd is going on.

Drizzt finds and retrieves Nojheim, bringing him back as promised but rather than continue to Silverymoon, Drizzt elects to stay and have a meal. Talking to the locals, Drizzt discovers that Nojheim is Rico's slave. Then he makes a mistake. Hating slavery even more than he hates goblins, he goes back and starts talking to Nojheim. After talking with the obviously-abused goblin he realizes that despite the hopelessly depraved nature of most of his own species even in comparison to goblins, it's his drow-borne mystique and seeming beauty that allowed him a foothold in the world, while that individual goblin, who was of similar principles to his own, clearly stood no such chance.

He decides to try to free the goblin when he comes back but, as Rico overheard their conversation, as soon as Drizzt leaves Rico kills Nojheim. This makes Drizzt feel less prejudice towards goblins while greatly steeling his resolve against slavery.