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Realms of Valor
Cover of the Realms of Valor anthology.
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Realms of Valor
Basic Information
Author(s) Various[1]
Publisher TSR, Inc.[1]
Cover Artist Clyde Caldwell[2]
Interior Artist Ned Dameron[2]
Type Anthology[1]
Binding Paperback
Released February 1993[1]
Pages 342
ISBN 10 1-5607-6557-7[1]
Series
Preceded by None
Followed by Realms of Infamy

Realms of Valor, edited by James Lowder, was the first anthology of short stories from the Forgotten Realms.[1]

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.[1]


ContentsEdit

The Lord of LowhillEdit

By Douglas Niles

IndexEdit

Characters
KetheryllPawldoStefanik
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Elminster at the MagefairEdit

By Ed Greenwood
Year of the Dark Dragon, 1336 DR (date given in short story)
Year of the Harp, 1355 DR (date given by Ed Greenwood online)[3]

SummaryEdit

This short story chronicles the visit of Elminster, accompanied by Storm Silverhand (to serve as protector), to a magefair in 1336 DR and the subsequent events.

At the magefair, Elminster searches for a key, which he receives surreptitiously through a kiss by a new Harper, Duara. A man searching for the key accosts Elminster and takes his staff, which he assumes is the key. Elminster in turn challenges him to a fireball-throwing contest and wins hands down with an incredibly impressive fireball. Elminster and Storm then return to the Twisted Tower in Shadowdale, where the Old Mage reveals that the key belonged to his closet and had been stolen by one of his brief apprentices named Raerlin. Upon opening the closet, the pair comes face to face with Raelin, who has become a lich. A spell battle ensues, with Storm defeating the lich by burning the pages of a tome (possibly its phylactery). When Lhaeo returns with tea, all is well again, even if the combatants are a little singed.

IndexEdit

Characters
DhaerivusDuaraElminsterLhaeoRaerlinStorm Silverhand
Locations
Magefair (unknown location) • Twisted Tower, Shadowdale

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

SummaryEdit

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

Date: late winter, the Year of the Helm, 1362 DR.

IndexEdit

Characters
AguulDeneirFoxeInkstainJozul PiniagoKojaOrn Thavil
Referenced only 
Wenslan AmthurAzoun IVChihDearaThom ReaversonTalamicTorg mac CeiUlinYamun Khahan
Creatures
dwarfhalf-elfhuman (Tuigan) • clay golemogre
Referenced only 
dragonwyvern
Locations
Buildings & Sites: Red Mountain Templetemple of Deneir
Settlements: Procampur
Realms: the VastKhazari
Referenced only 
CormyrDwarves' DeepGriffin's ClawHeartlandsInner SeaManassRed MountainSuzailShou LungTheskWaterdeep
Spells
Sutras: Hundred LotusPure ThoughtSunlight After Storm
Religions
Faiths: DeneirFuroOghmaPath of EnlightenmentTymora
Temples: Lady's Happy HallRed Mountain Templetemple of Deneir
Miscellaneous
A History of the Tuiganbutter teacourtesandukegold lionkumisslamaLife among the Tuiganhierarchhigh scrivenerHistory of the CrusadeLay of the Purple Dragonsforgemasterpaitzapalanquinpaperparchmentprinterprinting pressscribescrivenersutratsampoYanitsava
Referenced only 
bardcymbalironlord • king • prayerbookprayerwheelthultyrl

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

SummaryEdit

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

Date: the Year of the Snow Winds, 1335 DR

IndexEdit

Characters
Artus CimberPrince Azoun ObarskyrScoril Cimber
Referenced only 
Oric Cimber
Creatures
groundlingshumans
Locations
Wildernesses: King's Forest
Realms: Cormyr
Referenced only 
IrathSuzailWaymoot
Organizations
Families: House Obarskyr
Groups: Zhentarim
Religions
Oghma
Miscellaneous
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

SummaryEdit

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 flees. 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 but highly intelligent and good-hearted 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. Drizzt learns to feel less prejudice towards goblins and other brutish races.

He decides to try to free the goblin by appealing to Silverymoon. But when Drizzt returns, he finds Nojheim dead, executed by Rico on some pretext after he overheard Drizzt and Nojheim's conversation. Leaving, Drizzt greatly steels his resolve against slavery.

Date: late winter, the Year of the Worm, 1356 DR.

IndexEdit

Characters
AganisDrizzt Do'UrdenGuenhwyvarJak TimberlineRico PengallenTharmanNojheim
Referenced only 
Alustriel SilverhandBruenor BattlehammerCatti-brieShimmergloomWulfgarZaknafein Do'Urden
Creatures
drowhumangoblinorcogre
Referenced only 
bugbeardragonduergarmind flayershield dwarf
Locations
Buildings & Sites: River Surbrin
Settlements: PengallenSilverymoon
Realms: Silver Marches
Referenced only 
Astral PlaneNesmeMenzoberranzanMithral HallFaerûnRiver RauvinSpine of the WorldSundabarUnderdark
Religions
Referenced only 
LolthIlmater
Organizations
Clan Battlehammer
Miscellaneous
Icingdeathfigurine of wondrous powerinfravisionrangerTaulmarilTwinkle

AfterwordEdit

By Jeff Grubb

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ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Various (February 1993). Realms of Valor. (TSR, Inc) ISBN 1-5607-6557-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Various (February 1993). Realms of Valor. (TSR, Inc), p. 2. ISBN 1-5607-6557-7.
  3. Eric L. Boyd et al.. Presenting . . . Seven Millennia of Realms Fiction. Retrieved on 2014-2-28.

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