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#1 Mr_Miscellany Mar 22, 2012 17:20:04	Bit of a spoiler in this thread for those not up to speed on Mirt’s fate in the post-Spellplague Realms         Ye have been duly warned.                 So Mirt, once Lord of Waterdeep, once Mirt the Moneylender and once Mirt the Merciless, has survived into the future thanks to his time as a Blueflame ghost and now walks the Realms once more. Assuming he survives the events of Elminster Enraged, I’d like to see Mirt further adventures in the Forgotten Realms chronicled in a novel by Ed Greenwood.   Whether Mirt explores the lands around the Sea of Fallen Stars and samples its dangers and delights (female genasi? I think Mirt would say yes to that. ;) ) or takes to journeying back to Waterdeep, thereby exploring all the lands between Waterdeep and Cormyr and seeing for himself (and us, the interested readers) all that’s changed between, um, here and there, methinks you’d have the makings of a rip-roaring good novel.   Speaking for myself, I hope Mirt returns to Waterdeep and turns the place upside down.   Now I know what you’re thinking: yes, we’ve had several post-Spellplague novels set in Waterdeep, but surely another (itself the first of three, because I have observed you folks at WotC like doing things in threes) that starts with Mirt in Cormyr and doesn’t end until just after he enters the gates to Waterdeep wouldn’t hurt, would it? (Especially one written by Ed.)   Remember, Mirt is fat, a bit lazy, something of a slob, amoral and built more for stability than speed, yet he’s quite willing to duel foes with a broken chair in one hand and a large, half-eaten drumstick in the other. Surely this is the perfect counterpoint to Drizzt, is it not?   If for no other reason than the sake of balance between your novel characters, won’t you give us Mirt, please?
#2 sfdragon Mar 22, 2012 18:01:36	If he returns to WAterdeep. He must outs the current open lord from his station and assume the role himself. greedy merchant    does not have the best interest of the city at heart. all hail Lord Mirt the Old Wolf.
#3 The_Silversword Mar 23, 2012 1:37:27	I always thought Mirt was kind of a ****, but i do think its about time for a 4e Volo novel!
#4 Stigger Mar 23, 2012 14:00:24	Now there's a good idea... more Volo love would be awesome.  Screw Mirt!
#5 gomeztoo Mar 24, 2012 6:01:58	I'm unsure about a Mirt novel, though I don't mind him featuring in a novel on Volo's great-granddaughter. Gomez
#6 Mr_Miscellany Mar 24, 2012 16:15:25	Volo? You know, I don't think I've ever read a Volo novel. Wasn't he in one a long time ago?
#7 LordManshoon Mar 24, 2012 16:22:06	Volo? You know, I don't think I've ever read a Volo novel. Wasn't he in one a long time ago? Yep. Once Around the Realms. It was a cute little read. The story itself was pretty damn weak, but its main purpose was to highlight the various locales in FR, like Chult, Waterdeep, and the Kara-Tur borderlands, while also allowing some big-name characters, like Alias and Halaster, to make cameo appearances.
#8 Mr_Miscellany Mar 24, 2012 16:49:07	Yep. Once Around the Realms. It was a cute little read. The story itself was pretty damn weak, but its main purpose was to highlight the various locales in FR, like Chult, Waterdeep, and the Kara-Tur borderlands, while also allowing some big-name characters, like Alias and Halaster, to make cameo appearances. Oh yeah I remember that title now. Though I never read it I do like that it tried to accomplish what I was hoping Mirt could accomplish now: give us a wild, meandering ride through parts of the Realms between Cormyr and Waterdeep.
#9 Iluvrien Mar 25, 2012 4:40:35	I, for one, would definitely be more up for a Mirt novel than a Volo one. For all of the brutality in his early life and his occasional a/im-morality in his later one, there has always been something about the Old Wolf that has made me fond of him and his puffing and panting. I think it is probably because of his cameo at the beginning of Silverfall, it showed every aspect of his character from the greedy fool to the painfully sincere and devoted servant... and most of what was in between. It managed to provide this showcase while retaining that whisper of whimsy that I have so missed throughout much of 4E. Since it was written by Ed (of course) the presence of that whimsy isn't such a surprise. A book about Mirt's travels from Cormyr to Waterdeep? I think I would like that. I would certainly buy it, pre-order it even, within about 10 minutes of being able to do so. For some reason it puts me in mind of those old articles featuring Azoun and Fee being transported from place to place and the (usually) amusing things they did and said while doing so. Ah, how I miss things like that. More like that please!
#10 Mr_Miscellany Mar 25, 2012 13:45:09	I'm unsure about a Mirt novel, though I don't mind him featuring in a novel on Volo's great-granddaughter. That would actually be pretty cool. Suppose she cottoned on to the fact that Mirt was the Mirt of old, while the Old Wolf was busy trying to hide that fact for reasons of personal safety or for some plot he's brewing up. Now let's assume Mirt knew Volo (I'm not sure if he ever did, but Volo did get around a lot, so who knows?) and Volo's great granddaughter suspects or knows this, plus she's immensly curious about her (in)famous great grandfather. Surely there's a story there.