@TheEdVerse Does the Forgotten Realms have bicycles?

— ElvenWizardKing (@KingLorathorn) May 20, 2020

Yes, but not by that name, and not the 2-wheelers most real-world moderns are used to (they require smooth pavement). Think of wide tricycles with rear cargo beds and soft, squashy-fat-tires (no air), and you have a Realms bicycle, which is known as a “Gondroller.”#Realmslore Genuine Gondrollers (made and sold by temples of Gond) are rare and expensive. After seeing one, most folks find a smith and fabricate their own knock-offs. Axles, wheels, and tires remain difficult to make, and relatively smooth trails are STILL required, so even these are rare.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 20, 2020

Your response is very appreciated and very illuminating. I didn’t consider the Gond tie in. The church of Gond is secretly pondering how to create a network of SMOOTH trackways. Even most city cobbles are too bumpy, and everything in winter-frost regions HEAVES.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 20, 2020

With luck, the project won’t be co-opted by some silly trust fund pseudo-scientist. I mean… just saying.

Of course if it was, thwarting said cad might be a fun adventure. Thwarting cads is a noble cause for not enough adventurers yet. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 20, 2020