I love how the end of the Retreat is being handled in the Novels. It's the end of the Retreat because they're coming back.Cynical Cat wrote:Of the magical universities that come to mind, the one at Stardock Island in Raymond Feist's Midkemia universe sounds the best. A good education and a low chance of death.
As for Faerun, the things about the 3rd edition that really appealed to me was the return of Bane, the end of the Retreat, and the Dwarven population rebound.
I love breaking Tolkein cliches.