mortalkind — A mortal is any creature that is vulnerable to death, as opposed to immortal creatures. The Material Plane is considered the realm of mortals. Mortals as a collective are referred to as mortalkind. The state of being mortal is called mortality.

Visitors, The — Aliens who visited Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago during The Visitation, probably somewhere in the time period the Ancients would have dated 2004 to 2025. The number of sages who hold to this theory is larger than one might surmise, perhaps because of the fair amount of certainty among scholars regarding the extrasolar origin of one other existing race not originating on Earth — the illithids.

Although both analog and digital records of the event may all now be lost to history, The Visitors were first encountered by human beings on November 14, 2004, during a U.S. naval training mission near San Diego. Two Super Hornet pilots were the first homo sapiens to observe this alien visitation.

people — generally the term people is used to collectively refer to humanoid Surface races that tend to congregate and live together for mutual protection, education, reproduction, and safety.

Heart Queen, The — a powerful and enigmatic arch-fey said to live deep in the forest somewhere between Lake Farrod and Lake Illitar. She bestows powerful boons but at grievous cost, so say the rumors.

residuum — a rare magical substance coveted for its ability to catalyze magical transformations and transmutations.

Available to Ranger 1+, Bard 2+, Fighter 4+, Thief 6+. This heroic deed may be used in the same round as Aim Carefully. Make a ranged weapon attack roll against a creature this round, adding the Risk Die result to your ranged to-hit roll. You can use this ability before or after making the attack roll, but before the GM says whether the attack hits or misses. If used in conjunction with Aim Carefully, this deed adds three additional damage dice.

Available to ALL. This heroic deed may be used in the same round as Eagle Eye. Take six seconds (one full round) to control your breathing and mindfully aim before making a ranged attack. That attack gains a +4 bonus to-hit, +5 if you are a halfling making a ranged attack with a sling; also +5 if you are an elf using a bow. If the shot hits, you also deal two additional dice of damage. If nudged, bumped, or you suffer damage while aiming, you fail to benefit from this deed. If the aimed shot hits and the Risk Die result was '8', add one percentile point to your Dexterity score. This deed can be used in tandem with Eagle Eye.

Available to Druid 1+. You gain one additional daily use of your Shapeshifting ability.

Phultarr's Pool — a lake in the south of the Rauthan Desert. Though called a 'pool', the lake is almost six miles across at its widest point.

Phentarm &mash; a renegade male drow who fled Eryndlin in PR 200 after running afoul of a cabal of illithid sorcerers. In PR 201 he met and befriended Exodore, a svirfneblin. The Phandalin Four met and assisted this pair against slavers kidnapping individuals from the Surface world for some unknown nefarious purpose.