Cormyr is the best. I once had a dragonborn cleric who came from cormyr and everyone thought it was weird that the dragonborn came from the land of the purple dragon.

"The King has instigated a curfew...." "Any mage with fifth level spells or higher must register with the city..." *Laughs in Arcane Trickster*

There's a lore bungle with the "Purple Dragon" Thauglorimorgorus. Not by Jorphdan but by Wizards of the Coast. Thauglorimorgorus was indeed a black dragon that had grown so old his scales had started to shine purple and his eyes morphed to purple too. This is why he was nicknamed the Purple Dragon. HOWEVER years later Wizards of the Coast officially dubbed Shadow Dragons as Purple Dragons. It became confusing for people who hadn't read the book Cormyr by Ed Greenwood or read any supplemental books explaining Thauglorimorgorus' true nature. It was one of those many things that new editions and new creative teams naturally muddle.

Funny that my appreciation of Cormyr came from a Neverwinter Night DLC, where you played the part of a Purple Dragon Knight :)

I was introduced to Cormyr in the "Curse of the Azure Bonds" computer game when your party tries to kill the king.

At some point, you have to make a video on the Vast Swamp that lies between Cormyr and Simbia. That place is an absolute nightmare of practically every high level baddie that can exist in the Forgotten Realms.

Thank you! I've been looking for a video about Cormyr for a month now! There's surprisingly little about it on KZfaq. My group is currently smack dab in the middle of the country en route to Westgate. They were quite taken aback to learn that they had to buy licenses to Adventure inside Cormyr's borders. All this additional info will give me lots more to play off of. I really appreciate it!

I had heard a very different story of the early history of Cormy, from the novels set there if I recall correctly. The way I heard it the purple dragon was defeated in a feint of honor by an elven mage, back then the forests of Cormyr were a part of the great forest of Cormanthor. The would-be royal family was one of the early colonizers from Chondath. Foreseeing the growth of humanity in the region the mage who defeated the purple dragon searched for a family which would lead the chondathan settlers in a manner which would make them allies of Cormanthyr. The elves granted the land that became Cormyr to the Obarskyr family, and so they became by right of legal acquisition of the land royal family. Suzail was named for the first king's wife iirc.

Thanks Jorphdan great video on Sembia. I love playing Intrigue and Spy games based on relations between Cormyr and Sembia, with the Dales always caught in the middle. In my game Cormyr has annexed daggerdale.

OhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygod!!!! Thank you so much! That was awesome! Sweet merry christmas to you good sir!

I’m so happy you made this one! I have a Tiefling Paladin from Cormyr for AL, I’ve wanted more information on her homeland. This is perfect! Thank you for another great video!

This is a great video! I love hearing your character ideas at the end of each video. If you ended up playing them all you would probably not ever eat drink or sleep! Can't wait until next Wednesday and Merry Christmas!

This was awesome! Returning DM here. I hadn't played since 2e AD&D, but here we are with 5e (only 10 years late), but I just dropped my party into the woods in Cormyr. There's so much to explore there!

My Monk character helped prevented a local fire demon from making the local volcano from going off and was made a Knight of Cormyr.

Adventuring parties must have a charter from the king to adventure in-country and in cities, all weapons must be peace bonded

Speaking of Cormyr, any videos on the Fire Knives? That'd be great to see.

"Tilverton, plenty to explore here" The Shadovar took that personally.

I'm planning on having my higher level adventuring party that's been slowly building power in Baldur's Gate to the point they've become as close to "nobility" as you can there, have to do a mission in Cormyr for the two main mage factions as part of a test to see if one of the party has what it takes to join a order of knights that's still in it's founding stages and is trying to represent themselves as worthy of having a guild there. I'm looking forward to the culture shock. Delicious moments like the sorceress finding out she's basically a loaded weapon that will be both respected and viewed as potentially hostile for simply existing. The rogue of the group who constantly complains about how corrupt Baldur's Gate is, discovering what a highly structured city that despises thieves is like to visit. The Paladin and Cleric learning what it's like to be in a city that cares little to nothing about their two gods. And the warrior? She's going to have to deal with having her weapons peace bonded, so that to draw her weapons she will be at risk of arrest. Plus having to register as an adventuring party, to be constantly stopped while traveling through the city to be questioned about their intent despite being summoned. Having to bow to every single noble they encounter, no matter how low status, and being viewed as inferior despite themselves being considered nobility where they come from, because of Baldur's Gate's reputation. Oh yes, it's going to be good.

I'M AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO SQUEEEEEE Edit : You didn't talk about adventurer parties being force to own a license if they want to do adventurer stuff in Cormyr

Oh this is nice, tho i hoped for more. This is a treat but it far from the amount of stuff there is about Cormyr. I recommend Cormyr Saga, Avatar's Crysis and the fight with the Tuigan Horde amongst the books to get more lore. Suzail for Suzara! Obarskyr wife! Oh the elves of Cormanthor and their court! The lineage of mages protecting the crown of Cormyr!

Running a homebrew campaign in Cormyr! This video was a great starting point for my research, fantastic stuff

I actually share these videos often. Love your content.

Every time you say Cormyr I keep imagining Kormir the Tyrian goddess of truth in GuildWars2. XD

The Bretonnia of Forgotten realms.

Well done good sir!

My group just started a Homebrew adventure in here

Would you consider making a video on the noble family’s of cormyr?

Thanks. Im preparing halfling Arnold "Blacktoast" Bentley, known in Cormyr as Arnold Schwarzburger

Another fantastic video. I'm going to have to do some research to figure out the ascension of the Royal family over the years. I'm quite confuses as to what has happened since the Time of Troubles and/or King Azoun IV's death during the Goblin Wars. I'm beginning a new campaign starting at DR1372 timeline and looking for cannon and useful materials. I'll check out the references you listed (prob have most) and would appreciate any additional tidbits you could offer. Again....solid presentation and I thoroughly enjoy what you produce for the hobby. CIAO !

So the purple dragon knights are named after fighting a really old black dragon? Man I'd love to see an /actual/ purple dragon, that weird crossbreed of a red and blue dragon who has the best stats of both, show up and do stuff around that kingdom. Can't tell whether it would be offended and try to show off how powerful a dragon with wizard levels and every scroll it can buy will be, or if the thing assumes it's being worshiped and expects these knights to bow down in awe.

thank you very helpful😁

Might be my next setting. Thanks

Love the videos! You should do one on the different factions of faerun such as the Lord's alliance, Harpers ECT.

Hafa Adai Jorphdan I've been a D&D Realms reader since Krynn and now so deep into the Shadowfell that when Stranger Things crossed my face is was like "D&D Nerds" had a hand in it's creation. Watched the video when you referenced that your didn't, have I. Hehe Mask guide you.

Loaded as fuck

Great video! I love Cormyr. I have a question. What happened to the steel Regent Alusair oberskyer? I know she's a ghost now but I can't figure out how she died.

cool

so really old black dragon = purple dragon, so thus black dragonborn with enough age would be a purple dragonborn?

Is Arabel really part of Cormyr? Some sources sources seem to indicate it broke away and is an independent state.

my favorite kigndom in Faerun

Great video! Will you also make a video like this for The Dragon Coast? :)

Nice! Do you think the sword coast adventure guide did the p.d.k. subclass any justice btw?

my favourite nation in FR

Could you do a video of the lights of myth drannor? I've been searching for more info in them.

Daniel Cormyr?

war wizards are truly great and honorable but I heard that you can't just cast spells on the streets as you want, according to the laws :) If you know about this Jordan, I can watch a video about it :) thx

Can you make a video of Dendar?

Ah home sweet home, there not a feeling in this world like resting your self besides the hart fires of you own house, the warm embrace of your wife, and sweet tates of "crimson wine"on your lips, after removing some bandits from the provinces, Did you know I and Her Royal Majesty Queen Raedra Obarskyr have been aquinted since she was at the tender age of 12,

If only the purple Dragon knight was as epic as their tale But with onednd the fighter got better and in turn the purple Dragon knight Subclass also got a boost

It's official, imma stop in cormyr and resurrect the purple dragon, lets see how Many npcs I piss off.😈

Ah yes Robin Hood/King Arthur/Fantasy Wales land.

Do you run an online game by chance?

Cormyr = good Thay

It's funny you should release this. I just saw another video about how the purple dragon knight is the worst fighter in all of D&d.

PDK PDK PDK GANG GANG

I have no gamming group :(

Never talks about Dragonlance, uses Dragonlance images.

First!

Video on Erlkazar would be appreciated on my end.