  elminster aumar is a fictional character in the forgotten realms campaign setting for the dungeons & dragons fantasy role-playing game. also known as the "sage of shadowdale", he is a powerful wizard featured in many novels by forgotten realms creator ed greenwood. his appearance and demeanor in certain aspects seem to echo merlin, gandalf, or odin. elminster was one of the first characters greenwood created for the forgotten realms; information about him can be found in virtually all game products, but the elminster series of novels by greenwood are perhaps the most definitive sources of information. the series includes elminster: the making of a mage, elminster in myth drannor, the temptation of elminster, elminster in hell, and elminster's daughter. ==basics== ===appearance=== elminster appears as a gray-bearded man of weathered visage, gruff tone, alert, dancing eyes, nondescript attire and a hawk-like nose. he is almost always smoking a meerschaum pipe that is spouting vile smelling blue or green smoke. elminster is also a natural shapeshifter, and can appear in virtually any visage or gender. ===personality=== a natural storyteller, elminster is normally a witty, clever, and very charming man. he can be imperious, grave, and terrible and furthermore is a consummate actor. he rarely reveals the full extent of his true nature to anyone who is not an extremely close friend. he can portray himself as a trickster, rake, stern father figure, fool or any other stereotype he wants to assume, depending on what he wants to accomplish or what reaction he wants to elicit from those around him. ===family=== as of the end of "elminster's daughter" the information that elminster has several daughters was made known. besides narnra shalace, two others are laspeera of the war wizards and the dowager queen filfaeril of cormyr. he has no known wife, but retains contact with several previous lovers, including the goddess mystra. although after the time of troubles his relationship with mystra changed when the goddess was slain and the sorceress midni
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