Thanks for that Micah and others. Geez, that world is virtually unrecognisable.
So I'm guessing of the other characters I grew up with have been wiped off the slate? At least if they're non-elf or non-dwarf anyway. Alias, Alusair, Danilo Thann, Dragonbait, Gareth Dragonbane, Harkle Harpell, Manshoon (unless he's got more clones stashed away?), Olive Ruskettle, Shandril (surely the spellfire burned her up?), Vangerdahast, Volo the Bard (who will write the Histories now), just to mention a few of the shorter lived ones. Have they been swept aside like a bunch of old rubbish now?