Douglas Halterman @haltermandoug
Ever since I played Storm of Zehir…I've always wondered: Did Volo ever get his "Volo's Complete Guide to the Behavior of Nymphs" published or did he fail to get deemed appropriate? Are there other works Elminster has refused to publish for Volo?— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 6, 2020
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That work, like many others, wasn’t edited or published by Elminster (Volo is something of a tasteless cad, and his hunger to reveal far outweighs his appreciation of the consequences of laying bare certain secrets), but I2)
…suppose it’s time I revealed that Volo drifted into the habit of swallowing his pride, removing his name from a work and adopting a pseudonym, recasting that work as fiction rather than fact, and privately publishing it as a…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 6, 2020
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…chapbook by “Valhalaeria the Vaunted.” Certain merchants whose morals and taste are no better than Volo’s snapped up his stock to resell these chapbooks to discerning clients; Volo’s Complete Guide to the Behavior of Nymphs4)
…became “Nymphs In Need (Of My Embraces)” by Valhalaeria the Vaunted. Writers develop a strange addiction to food, and even demand to eat regularly; Volo is no exception. Valhalaeria has quite the back catalog, Elminster sighs.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 6, 2020