1) Like most deserts, the dust is simply the grit (tiny particles of rock) that are so light, among the sand of that dessicated area, that they blow around in even the faintest breezes. I’ll be doing a YouTube video a few months from now about why the dust of... #realmslore
Scoot🪄@scootmage
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@TheEdVerse Hey there, Ed. My group is currently in the Plains of Purple Dust, and have lots of questions about the purple dust itself. Mostly, we are wondering: Where does this purple dust come from? 🤔
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2) ...this particular desert is purple (and turns the sky crimson where it isn’t amethyst, due to hanging in the air as sunlight beats down). Hint: if you can detect magic, the dust radiates magic. Meaning some magical event or discharge of some great power, long... #realmslore
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3) ...ago, made the dust purple (and likely created the desert). For now, let's just say the Realms has a very magical past. In this case involving conflict, liches, and dragons... #realmslore

Apr 10, 2025 · 6:36 AM UTC

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Is this event related to either the Imaskari or the Mulan people when they reigned over there? Or maybe even further back in time with the Batrachi?
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A long time ago. ;} #realmslore
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So...not purple worm dandruff then?
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Not. ;}
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Ed this caught my eye as a long held secret, and given the coloration and the ties of the Imaskari to Pandorym, the celestial nadir, and plangent crystals with their purple coloration. Are these ties to Pandorym or possibly Shar?
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