@TheEdVerse Ed, was Mintiper Moosilver primarily a lore piece or did he actually interact much with the PCs in your home relams, and if so, in what role?
— stephen parlin (@smparlin) September 6, 2021
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Mintiper was an active NPC in home Realmsplay. Although the PCs rarely saw him, as he was tirelessly traveling (adventuring), he left word (usually tips and warnings) for them with many Harpers and innkeepers across the Sword Coast North, and their paths did… 2)
…cross a few memorable times (he saved their behinds at least twice with timely interventions in battles they were losing). The irrepressible Torm (the thief, not the god) even fell into the habit of calling out a greeting to him in the thick of a hard fray, …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2021
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…in hopes he’d appear and aid the Knights. Yet Mintiper was primarily a provider of subplots for the buffet in front of the PCs, for them to choose from. Like most major NPCs, I charted his life-path (in general, not in detail) so I knew what he was up to… 4)
…and striving for, as the years passed.
And then, of course, the master Realms scholar Eric L. Boyd adopted him for a series of Wizards website columns that enriched us all!#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2021