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Do the Fangshields still exist as an organization in the current times of Forgotten Realms? I find them to be an interesting group and was wondering how they fared over the past century.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 18, 2020
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Yes, the Fangshields still exist, though they suffered heavy losses during the Second Sundering (some deaths, and some being left in Abeir when Abeir and Toril drifted apart again), and are reduced in number to 70-some 2)
…individuals. In the 1490s DR, the Fangshields are more of a “secret society of adventurers” operating against evil beasts and humans and other humanoids that oppress beasts (mistreat animals, that is; the Fangshields don’t…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 18, 2020
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…see farmers who keep oxen or horses as oppressors unless they beat, starve, or overwork their animals) than they are a publicly known military force. Members who are wolves, centaurs, faerie dragons, falcons, and owls act as 4)
…messengers between other Fangshield members, alerting them to nearby threats and coordinating Fangshield activities. Fangshields have recently broken open the menageries of certain Calishite satraps who collect animals, and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 18, 2020
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…freed all the caged beasts.
Lurath the Golden (a griffon with a gilded beak, who lost his right eye in battle and wears an eyepatch over it) is one notable Fangshield leader. Another is the pseudodragon Waerrus, a gruff and 6)
…sarcastic sky blue pseudodragon of great age and experience, who sports an untidy wisp of a beard, and makes a good living selling secrets (overheard information) to courtiers and sages across the Heartlands.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 18, 2020
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A senior Fangshield member, the loxo Elaeruth, is known to operate a haven for Fangshield members to heal and hide in, somewhere near the Duskwood, in the foothills of the south face of the westernmost Firesteap Mountains.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 18, 2020