One Comes, Unheralded, to Zirta

"One Comes, Unheralded, to Zirta" by Ed Greenwood is a short story printed in The Best of the Realms II. It is, according to Greenwood, the very first tale of the Forgotten Realms, originally written in 1967.
==Summary==
The merchant Mirt and the warrior Durnan check in at an inn called The Banshee Laid Bare in Zirta, but trigger a lethal brawl. When it is over, several surprising visitors are revealed, all there for their own purposes. 
==Index==
===Characters===
: Alustriel Silverhand • Beldrim Taruster • Durnan • Elminster Aumar • Filfaeril Obarskyr • Mirt • Storm Silverhand
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::Elaith "the Serpent" Craulnober
===Creatures===
: human • unnamed reptilian humanoid
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::elf
===Locations===
;Bodies of Water:
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::Sea of Fallen Stars
;Buildings: Banshee Laid Bare
;Nations: 
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::Cormyr
;Settlements: Scornubel (Zirta)
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::Waterdeep
===Magic===
;Spells: disguise self
===Religions===
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::Selûne • Tempus
===Miscellaneous===
;Food & Drinks: ale
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::firewine
==Appendix==
===References===
Category:Short stories
Category:Works by Ed Greenwood