The Forgotten Realms Lexicon

[Sanishiver]

This being a lexicon of words used in the Forgotten Realms (drawn from several languages—including the tongues of monsters), as well as region-specific terms, phrases and sayings.


Jump to a letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Everyone: please feel free to post words and I'll add them to the list as we go. With your help this list will become awesome.

Thanks Matt for the feedback.

[Sanishiver]

Example:

altarra
Common
noun
The section of an Amnian daily (i.e. a daily chapbook) detailing noteworthy portions of local sermons or temple edicts.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Awakener of Golems." Dragon #416 October 2012: 28-32]]

[Matt James]

Ooh, links would be a nifty addition. Great idea for a post.

[Steelfiredragon]

phrases like whatm sellsword, hireblade???

if so dont forget there was that thread at candlekeep that had several listed in it and what they meant......

[Sanishiver]

Yes, those would count, though I intend to focus on new words and phrases over stuff found in material that's already been in print.

RE: Candlekep:
I know the thread of which you speak. I've been contributing to it for several months--I'm Jeremy Grenemyer at Candlekeep.

[The Sage]

I haven't forgotten about the compilations you asked me about either, Sanishiver, at Candlekeep. In fact, I've now progressed through the most recent entries you've made.

More later.

[Rooks]

Yes, those would count, though I intend to focus on new words and phrases over stuff found in material that's already been in print.

RE: Candlekep:
I know the thread of which you speak. I've been contributing to it for several months--I'm Jeremy Grenemyer at Candlekeep.

For me things have gotten a little too nasty at Candlekeep, so I intend to make my contributions on Loremaster from now on.

I love this idea! I hope we can really fill something out. Maybe we can get a finalized compilation after awhile.

Piwafwi
Drow meaning for cloak.

I need help with the citation. I believe Homeland was the first mention? I don't remember it in The Crystal Shard but it could have been.

[Sanishiver]

A


aeramot
Gnome
1. Charge, flood, out of control.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Forging the Realms: Imroad Gaskulyn, Gnome Locketmaker" http://www.wizards.com/dnd. 18 April 2013. Wizards of the Coast. < http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.a...d/ftr/20130418 >]]

alarvaun
Common
noun
A kind of herb made from leaves of the vaundyr vine.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: Spellslayer Wine." Dungeon #195 October 2011]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201110eotr

altarra
Common
noun
The section of an Amnian daily (i.e. a daily chapbook) detailing noteworthy portions of local sermons or temple edicts.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Awakener of Golems." Dragon #416 October 2012: 28-32]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/TOC.aspx?...4new/drtoc/416

althor sap
Common
noun
1. A kind of sap that rapidly changes viscosity and shape when exposed to changes in temperature and lighting conditions.
2. Althor sap can be rubbed into small cloth objects to create interesting visual effects in clothing.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: Rastigur Stornont." Dungeon #184 November 2010]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...ueotr/20101104

all horns hunt
Common (Waterdeep)
phrase
1. The equivalent of a real-world "all points bulletin" for the Watch in the city of Waterdeep.
2. Refers to the signal horns all Watch officers carry while on patrol.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Six Horned Crowns." Dragon #413 July 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201207eotr

ambel
Gnome
verb
To slumber.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Forging the Realms: Imroad Gaskulyn, Gnome Locketmaker" http://www.wizards.com/dnd. 18 April 2013. Wizards of the Coast. < http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.a...d/ftr/20130418 >]]

ambeluth
Gnome
noun
A liquid mixture of herbs that causes a brief but heavy slumber when introduced into a humanoid’s bloodstream.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Forging the Realms: Imroad Gaskulyn, Gnome Locketmaker" http://www.wizards.com/dnd. 18 April 2013. Wizards of the Coast. < http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.a...d/ftr/20130418 >]]

anandjack
Common
noun
1. The Realms equivalent of a butler.
2. The head of a shift of doorjacks in a castle, palace or very large mansion.
3. The chief doorjack in small buildings (e.g. a household).
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Enchanted Painting of Manyshields Hall." Dragon #408 February 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201202eotr

Arbrar, The Lost Land of
Common
noun:
1. A lost realm.
2. The true nature of Arbrar is known to two groups: the Flame Door cabal and those who have been slain trying to find it.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: The Flame Door." Dungeon #173 December 2009]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...duad/20091210b

"Avernus welcomes all"
Common
phrase
1. An old phrased used by devils in Avernus, the Nine Hells, that's capable of making even old devils smile when spoken smartly.
[[Greenwood, Ed (2001). Elminster in Hell. 317]]

"avoid the gilded target"
Common
phrase
A phrase used by the powerful Naernhands merchant family that urges all in the family to not seek noble titles.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: The House of Naerhand: Family Games of Power." Dungeon #177 April 2010]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a.../duad/20100421

[Sanishiver]

B


banners
Common
noun
Forces that operate separately within a larger mercenary organization.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Enchanted Painting of Manyshields Hall." Dragon #408 February 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201202eotr

behruin
Chondathan
1. Swift-burning fuel for a fire.
2. Good fuel for a fire.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Questions for Ed Greenwood (2013)" forum.candlekeep.com. 28 January 2013. Candlekeep. <http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17385&whichpage=7#413156>]]
http://tinyurl.com/ae6ke3s

bittergar bush
Common
noun
1. A thistlelike shrub. Small in size and dark blue in color.
2. Exceedingly bitter taste when consumed uncooked.
3. Found in almost any non-mountainous, non-desert region.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: Spellslayer Wine." Dungeon #195 October 2011]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201110eotr

blakkalan
Common
noun
1. A type of wine.
2. At least one type of sleep powder is known to remain effective for months in blakkalan wine.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: Rastigur Stornont." Dungeon #184 November 2010]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...ueotr/20101104

bright-eye cloak pin
Common
noun
1. A kind of cloak pin.
2. A fad item; made popular amongst the nobility of Sembia in the winter of 1478 DR.
3. Pins crafted to look like human eyes, with gems for pupils. Such pins are claimed to be consecrated to elder or fallen gods, so as to bring helpful magical aid in time of need.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: The Flame Door." Dungeon #173 December 2009]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...duad/20091210b

brightshield
Common
noun
1. Smooth. Sly. Wise.
2. Usage: "She also influenced events at court, as well as the tide of rumor and popular opinion, far more subtly than even the “most brightshield" (smoothest) of courtiers."
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: Queen Filfaeril’s Blades." Dungeon #187 February 2011]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...otr/201102eotr

bullyblade
Common
noun
1. A mean drunk who's always armed and looking for a fight.
2. A paid force of sellswords who guard persons and property.
3. A group of armed men not averse to theft, killing, arson, destruction of property and kidnapping, all done at the behest of their employer.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Enchanted Painting of Manyshields Hall." Dragon #408 February 2012]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201202eotr

[Sanishiver]

C


cap
Common
noun
A layer of rock just below the surface Realms and above the Underdark proper.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: Clan Harhund and Dead Dwarf Mine." Dragon #419 January 2013: 34]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/TOC.aspx?...4new/drtoc/419

chapbook
Common
noun
Chapbooks are a kind of booklet with only a few pages and no cover, whose width and height are approximately the same as the hand of a large human male.
In Amn:
1. Certain chapbooks are called dailies; these are Amn's newspapers.
In Cormyr:
1. Chapbooks are sold by caravan merchants and peddlers.
2. Chapbooks feature racy stories about life at court and in Suzail's social circles, and include what is claimed to be the very latest in sensational, shocking gossip.
[[Greenwood, Ed (October 2012). "Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms." 25]]

chartrum
Common
noun
1. A Sembian company owned by non-Sembian ownership.
2. Chartrums can be layered into shadow sails to obfuscate the true owner of ocean-going property, such as a merchant boat.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: The Silent Sail." Dungeon #185 November 2010]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...ueotr/20101203

chulthim
Common
noun
A kind of herb.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Forging the Realms: Imroad Gaskulyn, Gnome Locketmaker" http://www.wizards.com/dnd. 18 April 2013. Wizards of the Coast. < http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.a...d/ftr/20130418 >]]

Coast Fanfare
Common
noun
A sweet tasting, popular Haeltower-made wine.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: A Surprising Vintage." Dragon #407 January 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201201eotr

Coincradle, the
Common
noun
1. A nickname used by natives of Athkatla to describe their city.
2. Part of the name of an Amnian daily (chapbook) published in Athkatla: The Coincradle Life
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Questions for Ed Greenwood (2013)" forum.candlekeep.com. 28 January 2013. Candlekeep. <http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17385&whichpage=7#413156>]]

comfort fare
Common
Food that is flavorful and easy to eat.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Lost Dragon of Waterdeep." Dragon #414 August 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201208eotr

corlusk
Gnome
noun
A liquid mixture of herbs, distillates and porous sediments and residues that causes brief—but complete—loss of sensation in all but a few creatures when introduced into the bloodstream.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Forging the Realms: Imroad Gaskulyn, Gnome Locketmaker" http://www.wizards.com/dnd. 18 April 2013. Wizards of the Coast. < http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.a...d/ftr/20130418 >]]

corr
Gnome
noun
Lit. pain.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Forging the Realms: Imroad Gaskulyn, Gnome Locketmaker" http://www.wizards.com/dnd. 18 April 2013. Wizards of the Coast. < http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.a...d/ftr/20130418 >]]

cover names
Common (Cormyr)
noun
1. The modern term for the names Highknights of Cormyr take on when operating undercover.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Mernendil Gold." Dragon #409 March 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.a...dun/201203eotr