Hi Ed! Was just doing some Realmslore trawling and had a re-read of your “All About Elminster” article in Dragon #110. I came across the reference to “Shalane of Taerloon”. Is there anything you can tell me about him/her? Where was “Taerloon”? Cheers. Hi! Shalane is a female human, who hailed from a port called Taerloon on a large continent far WSW of Chult (S of Laerakond). I really should write about it sometime. ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 9, 2020

Rexen @Rexenraptor
Hey Ed! A burning question for you. The Serpent Kingdoms mentions that the Yuan-ti added arms to nagara. Is it possible for them to add grafts to other types of non-serpent creatures? And are grafts limited to just snake parts, or could they do other types?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2020

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Like real-world modern human surgeons, yuan-ti vary in skill and experience with grafting, and specialties. However, the few really skilled ones can handle all sorts of reptilian body parts, from a living or very 2)
…recently-deceased donor, master sedation and antiseptic operating conditions, and can graft successfully to all sorts of reptilian creatures.
The moment they try other sorts of body parts, or other sorts of recipients…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2020

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…(warm-blooded mammals, for instance), the chances of rejection and necrotizing (the body part dying and festering, still attached, so amputation must be done to avoid sickening and poisoning the recipient creature) go up4)
…sharply. As do instances of nerves not knitting together, so motor control of a limb is poor (e.g. dangling or flailing arm, not one capable of grasping and deft activities), it’s permanently numb, and so on. And NO yuan-ti…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2020

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…has ever successfully transplanted a head with functioning mind intact, to any creature or from any creature. Yuan-ti have entirely mastered the shock problems, so some of them even know the right local anaesthetics to 6)
…operate on themselves (e.g. give themselves extra or replacement arms) while conscious.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2020