Forgotten Realms is a fantasy

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 based comic book

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 set in Dungeons & Dragons

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 Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms

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 campaign setting, written by Jeff Grubb

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 and illustrated by Rags Morales

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 and Dave Simons

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Plot

The Hand of Vaprak #1 - #4

Priam and Vartan accidentally come across a powerful artifact, the Hand of Vaprak. Ishi, Minder, Dwalimor, and Foxilon try to recover the hand before the original owner, who, in reality, is not Vaprak

Vaprak

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Vaprak is the deity worshiped by ogres and trolls. Vaprak is also known as "The Destroyer." His symbol is a taloned hand.-Publication history:...

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Dragonreach #5 - #8

A mysterious force is murdering dragons in the realms. The companions have to stop this dragonslayer before the dragons emigrate and cause untold damage to the realms. Foxilon's talents as a doula save the day when magic fails.

Minder's Story #9

Chronicles Minder's story and how she got into the golem body.

Head Cheese #10

Chronicles Foxilon's addiction to "cheeese" [sic] and how he met Dwalimor Omen.

Triangles #11 - #13

Priam tries to track down a hunchback, Jasmine, with a familiar face on the streets of Saerloon. Jasmine does her best to evade and a ship of wizards arrives from Halruaa to arrest Omen. Lady Rae's, a bar that caters exclusively to female adventurers, is introduced.

Undead Love #14

Jasmine attracts the attention of an undead lich who claims her as his new bride. Jasmine challenges Ishi to a "duel of hearts," a contest to win the affections of Priam. Continued in the TSR Worlds Annual.

TSR Worlds Annual #1 (Chapter 4)

The crew of the Realms Master arrive at the lich's frozen castle only to be attacked by a deceived Meridith, Tember, and Pax (from the pages of DC/TSR's Spelljammer comic). After both parties realize they are on the same side, Dwalimor tricks the lich into bringing down his castle upon himself and Ishi wins the duel of hearts when Priam chooses to save her over Jasmine. Jasmine leaves the Realms Master to join the crew of the space faring Spelljammer.

Waterdhavian Nights (Forgotten Realms Annual #1)

The Realms Master arrives in a festive Waterdeep to collect an artifact, the Eye of Selune. Followers of the evil Imgig Zu also seek the Eye in order to free Zu, who is trapped inside. The crew of the Realms Master teams up with Kyriani, Vajra Valmyjar, Onyx the Invincible, Timoth Eyesbright, and Conner (from the pages of DC/TSR's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons comic) to stop them. Onyx and Minder prove that dwarves can fall in love.

The Times of Troubles #15 - 18

Set during the Time of Troubles

Time of Troubles (Forgotten Realms)

The Time of Troubles, also known as the Arrival, Godswar, and Avatar Crisis, is a fictional time period in the chronology of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game...

, Labelas uses Vartan as his host when he is forced into the mortal plane.

Picking up the Pieces #19 - 22

The weakened crew of the Realms Master are stranded in the desert and are taken captive.

Unreal Estate #23

Priam, Foxilon, & Minder need to stop a tavern gambler who is gambling away real estate in the cursed land of Myth Drannor.

Everybody Wants to Run the Realms #24

Vartan "steps outside the frame" to take the reader on a backstage tour behind the scenes of The Realms.

Wake of Realms Master #25

Labelas returns to offer the companions their heart's desire for what happened during the "Time of Troubles

Time of Troubles (Forgotten Realms)

The Time of Troubles, also known as the Arrival, Godswar, and Avatar Crisis, is a fictional time period in the chronology of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game...

". He learns it's not as simple as granting wishes and some things have to be earned. After Labelas learns some humility and wisdom, Vartan is finally able to forgive him. The series concludes with Omen lighting the wake of the Realms Master.

Realm Master Crew

Dwalimar Omen

A mage from the southern lands of Halruaa who is the captain of the Realms Master. Omen seeks out powerful artifacts to safely dispose of them. He meets Vartan and Priam in his search for the Hand of Vaprak. He is a powerful mage, but at times he experiences intense pains when he overly exerts his magical powers. At one point he mentions that he is slowly rotting away. He was once sought out by the Halruaan government for being a traitor.

Minder

A female dwarf whose mind has been transferred to a golem. Her body was altered several times, first when she was rapidly heated by a flame trap set by an Ogre magi then cooled by a cone of cold spell. Her body is shattered by Labelas. She is later remade into a more "anatomicaly correct" form. It was first believed that Minder was a human female, however in the Forgotten Realms annual it's revealed she's a dwarf. She's a constant guard to Omen even going as far to be a nursemaid to him.

Ishi Barasume

An oriental swordswoman who considers her honor to be of utmost importance and resents losing face. Her father died 10 years prior to start the series and she still sends messages to him as burnt offerings. For most of the series she seems to harbor a crush on Priam.

Jasmine

A winged female human who first appears in "Triangles" story arc. She later leaves her current companions to join the Spelljammer crew.

Vartan Hai Sylvar

An arrogant and sarcastic elven priest. Although he maintains an aloof facade, he does care deeply for his friends.

Priam Agrivar

A human paladin who has a past addiction to alcohol.

Foxilon Cardluck

A thief who has a previous addiction to a hallucinogenic cheese-like substance called "cheeese." In addition, he is an under-appreciated tailor with flamboyant flair and he can make do as a midwife in a pinch.

Other characters

Labelas Enoreth

Labelas is Vartan's deity. During the Time of Troubles he uses Vartan as a host body. He attempts to use the Realm Master and the crew to defeat the god Helm and restore his divinity.

External links

• A complete set of cover images for each issue
• In depth summaries of the first 14 issues (and counting)