WotC Code:

'Legends Begin Here
Songs are sung and tales are toldof heroes who have advanced beyond most adventuring careers. They confront mightier enemies and face deadlier challenges, using powers and abilities that rival even the gods.
This supplement for the D&D game provides everything you need to transcend the first twenty levels of experience and advance characters to virtually unlimited levels of play. Along with epic magic items, epic monsters, and advice on running an epic campaign, the Epic Level Handbook also features epic NPCs from the FORGOTTEN REALMS and GREYHAWK campaign settings'.

REALMS-RELEVENCE:

Appendix 1: 'Epic NPCs of Faerun' starts on page 291 til page 305 and lists stats, details and pictures of Realms personalities:

• Elminster
• Storm Silverhand
• Gerti Orelsdottr
• Halaster Blackcloak
• The Simbul
• Szass Tam
• Epic Red Wizard
• Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun
• Alustriel
• Manshoon
• Iyraclea
• Shuruppak