1) Across Toril, most folk know that a blood moon (a deep red moon in the sky, due to an eclipse) means that Shar is active (her devout followers and clergy will be enacting her schemes to change things in the world). There is an unfounded folk belief that during... #realmslore
Replying to @TheEdVerse
@TheEdVerse Is there something special or a belief in a Blood moon when we think about Selune/Shar? Selune Prayers would look at a Blood Moon and be happy, afraid, think Selune is angry or wouldnt be relevant at all

Jan 29, 2026 · 11:18 PM UTC

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2) ...blood moons, lycanthropes can lose control or “go wild” (give in to the savage sides of their natures, and kill and maim in short but violent sprees). Faithful of Selûne know that a blood moon is auspicious for seeking/enacting retribution, and for... #realmslore
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3) ...lycanthropes to mate if they want offspring to be bigger, stronger lycanthropes—or refrain from mating if they don’t want offspring to have lycanthropy. Blue moons (the presence of airborne particles due to large wildfires or volcanic activity causing the moon.. #realmslore
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4) ...in the sky to appear blue) signal an auspicious time for beginnings for both the faith of Selûne and the faith of Shar, so it’s a good time to meet and plan, or meet and make agreements/written pacts and contracts, or to mate with the hopes of having... #realmslore
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5) ...offspring. To faithful of Selûne, a blue moon means good luck (“the Lady Smiles upon us”). To clergy of Selûne, a blue moon means the goddess is especially attentive: she will be eager to hear and answer prayers, both in the form of guidance: signs, ... #realmslore
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6) ...portents, and direct speech in dream-visions or waking visions, and in the form of extra accuracy (to hit rolls), duration, or damage/efficacy of spells (an extra die on damage rolls). #realmslore
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How much power did Shar have over the undead and the Plane Of Shadow before the Spellplague?
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