I honestly don't know that information. Doug Niles named the Moonshaes for his novel. He would probably know, but he's not on twitter. Your guess is as good as anything I can come up! So let's run with that!
— DnD_Moonshaes (@DnD_Moonshaes) April 11, 2019
2)
Oh thanks! Glad to see that we are on a same page :)…fine, so my Hebrides-style "many small islands" went away, and Doug's came in (and the Ffolk with them). In my original, "Moonshaes" meant "Kissed By the Moon" or "Embraced By The Moon" or "Fed By The Moon," as the name was so old the origin had begun to fade.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 12, 2019
I honestly don’t know that information. Doug Niles named the Moonshaes for his novel. He would probably know, but he’s not on twitter. Your guess is as good as anything I can come up! So let’s run with that!Oh thanks! Glad to see that we are on a same page 🙂
— Max Golutvo (@Meonaar) April 11, 2019
No, the Moonshae Isles were in the Realms before D&D existed. (I created and named them.) TSR asked if I minded if they switched out my Isles for Doug's Albion campaign (which TSR UK was going to publish before it became just a distributor), and I said that was…#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 12, 2019
2)
…fine, so my Hebrides-style "many small islands" went away, and Doug's came in (and the Ffolk with them). In my original, "Moonshaes" meant "Kissed By the Moon" or "Embraced By The Moon" or "Fed By The Moon," as the name was so old the origin had begun to fade.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 12, 2019