1) Right, here we go. Sages of the Realms, take note…
Hesperdan was 43 in 1106 DR, and though young, was rising in power among dragons. And faring badly against older and more powerful wyrms, several of whom had nearly slain him. #Realmslore https://t.co/xwt5nf3rhj— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 8, 2019
Hesperdan was originally a dragon. Shocked!😲 Essential realmslore. And moreover a liar it seems, as he tells Old Ghost in ‘Swords of Dragonfire’ (re-reading contentedly Ed) that he had a hand on weaving Myth Drannor’s mythal? What gives old sage?
— George Krashos (@gkrashos) February 12, 2019
Ah. That was due to Hesperdan's REAL secret: not that he's a shapeshifted dragon, but that he and El mind-meld from time to time, and speak through each other's mouths, and see what each other's eyes see and thoughts are (El being in control). That was El speaking…#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 12, 2019
…through Hesperdan (in that scene in Swords). There were even occasions where they impersonated each other (Hesperdan "standing in" for El and vice versa), which allowed El to sometimes be a Zhent insider, and fan his reputation for being in several places at once.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 12, 2019