
‘The dragon, the stag and the unicorn
characterize the land in Cormyrean folk tales,
ballads and heraldry. The wyrm represents the land’s old, never-quite-tamed wildness;
the stag stands for royal (and noble and wealthy) sport, plus the bounty of the
land for all; and the unicorn symbolizes the hidden mysteries and serenity at
the heart of the forests—and the shelter those green fastnesses have always
offered Cormyreans in peril. Even the nation’s kings took advantage if
this shelter in the realm’s darkest days.’