The Order of the Gauntlet in 5e mentions followers of Tyr, Torm and Helm as members… but not of Ilmater. Has he left the Triad, or does he shun martial endeavors? Thanks! Ilmater hasn't left the Triad, and his followers are free to join the Order of the Gauntlet, but his way is not to "hit evil hard and fast," hence the lesser representation.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2017

Is there anything akin to a “bank” in Waterdeep. Many! Temples and guilds (for their members only, or those trying to pay their members) act as banks. So does the city (Piergeiron's Palace). And for those who want "off the books" transactions, there are many, many private moneylenders (such as the infamous Mirt).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 9, 2017

Making use of those 280 characters I see! Thanks Ed.

I’ve got about 15,000 gold on my character, and I don’t want to take it to Chult with me. That seems like a bad idea. I agree. Most Waterdhavians in that situation would "go in" (a partial share) on a market stall or goods wagon rental, via a guild. If they didn't mind higher risk, they'd go in on a ship or caravan cargo. (Much more gold to "place"? The usual "placer" is property rental.)

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 9, 2017

Is a fedora legit Faerun head ware? sounds like a question for @TheEdVerse

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 11, 2017

Sure. El and several other gate-wayfaring mages adopted them. Caution: most folk will think you're a wizard, and treat you accordingly.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 12, 2017

@SageAdviceDnD @ChrisPerkinsDnD
Does Faerun or TFRs have an equivalent of The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? I'd imagine The Hosttower of the Arcane would be one, maybe Candlekeep would be a second?

— Chris Tomlinson (@ChldOfTheNxtGen) November 30, 2017

Heh. There have been many such lists over the years (see the Candekeep site for some). Your seven depend on time of choice, and heritage of chooser (giants and dwarves and elves all would pick very different things). Then there's: "natural" or "sentient-made"?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 30, 2017

Hey Ed, can you tell me how elves hold their funeral rites in the realms (more specific the wood elves in the Misty Forest)?
Rites vary widely (by elf type, region, community, AND family). Wood elves in the Misty Forest "plant" (bury) bodies of their fallen beneath seedlings, or plant new seedlings above a burial. Esteemed and powerful are entombed within a living tree (opened and resealed by magic).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 26, 2017

Hi Mr Greenwood! I’m prepping to play a war domain cleric of Torm in Tyranny of Dragons. I love Cormyr & wondered what specific role (if any) clerics trained as warrior-priests could fulfill in the Purple Dragons. Thanks for answering our questions, hi from Holland Hi, Gerben! Warrior-priest clerics would be scattered through the ranks to be "battlefield medics" for every harmar (=strike force=platoon, in modern parlance). Ideally, two attached to every recce band sent out.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 21, 2017

That’s great and very usable. Any particular source (novel, manual, or otherwise) I can check out to learn more about this? Sorry, but no; we never got around to a heavy-duty sourcebook on Cormyr. Closest thing is POWER OF FAERUN but it sadly neglects warrior-priests. Jerry Davis on Candlekeep compiled a lot of Cormyrean military lore, some years back.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 22, 2017