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We actually have very little published information on Mordenkainen, and his characterization has changed focus quite a bit over time. Unlike Elminster, who is the subject of a series of novels, Morden …

In the list that you quoted, there are three schools that have a more mundane focus, or include mundane programs. The Grand University of Huzuz in Al-Qadim The Grand University enrolled a few hun …

They had an 'unwritten policy' that Deneith Mercs wouldn't fight each other From The Forge of War... The problem is brought up here (p66): After the outbreak of war among the Five Nations, House Dene …

There are several examples from 5th Edition, most of which are from the Waterdeep Campaign Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Beware: Spoilers abound 1 2 3 4 Another, somewhat simpler example, is found in Cu …

Sourcing Addendum The reason I went straight back to older editions is because the 5E Eberron content tells us to do so for extra lore. Appendix A of the Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron says... …

Digging around, I can't find a definitive Monster Manual based answer here. But, there is a little piece from one of the published adventures for D&D 5E. From Out of the Abyss (Spoilers, obviously) …

They will take after one or the other parent, but not both. This is drawn from Races of Faerun, page 112, in its section on Planetouched (which is, per 3.x, what Genasi are). The offspring of two pla …

However, it has generally been my experience that older lore can be considered to hold true unless something in more recent lore contradicts it. …

Yep, they definitely can Looking at the 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms Sourcebook Faiths and Pantheons, we get this as a listed Salient Ability that a god may have (i.e. a "things a god may be able to d …

It varies Depending on who is writing the book...resurrection, its use, and commonality varies wildly. But, in general--resurrection is something that only applies to a very limited set of people. Adv …

There are no modules set that far back. Also, the Drow didn't exist until the end of the Fourth Crown War. Looking through the wiki page you linked, you see repeated references to the Dark Elves. I …

Oh, it's way worse than Polymorph The basic principle of how Mind Flayer (aka Illithid) reproduction works is this: Mind Flayers produce batches of tadpoles which live in the Brine Pool of an Elder Br …

5E Realms lore does not specifically address this. 4E Realms lore, on the other hand, does. Their exact origin is subject to some debate, even among the elves. … Perhaps also worthy of mentioning is the current in-lore explanation for how the Feywild (also known as Faerie) is treated according to current lore. …

Dragon's Blood is not literally the blood of a dragon. From the Eberron Sourcebook Sharn: City of Towers on page 161 Dragon's Blood: This dark fluid is not literally dragon's blood; it derives its na …

The Out-of-lore answer Just so this is here...the obvious answer for 'where were they' is 'somewhere else, so the PCs can have the spotlight.' …