Player guides usually give you a rundown on a campaign, things to expect, new feats etc.
Late 3.5 and Pathfinder had them. So if you were a ranger for example you could pick useful favored enemies.
I'll probably post mine here next few days for comment.
Faeruns a big place.
Some elves would have that knowledge. But theres a decent sized gap until the fall.
You were describing more shivering. Elves directly effected sure. Elven scholars specializing in it would have done knowledge.
Cormanthyr was a contemporary. It also collapsed...
Book you're quoting says its entirely optional. Its for DMs to incorporate. Not canon.
Sun elves have good memories. They are also notoriously racist.
Netheril was also notoriously xenophobic.
Most weren't living in Netheril by the fall. It lasted around 3000 years iirc.
A few...
Theres Netherese survivors that are actively writing its history and submitting it to Candlekeep.
Also all the ground cities survived. At least short term.
Clerics and wizards can also dial up the required information.
The elf would still have to experience the events.
Very few elves lived in Netheril. Cormanthyr and Everska were contemporaries.
They would know Theres a magic using kingdom next door of humans. But they probably dont know much about the internal workings of the empire.
Even in the...