Island Kingdoms of Faerûn

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In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, the Island Kingdoms of Faerûn are fictional island realms, spread out across the continent of Faerûn. They were detailed in FR2, Moonshae, published in 1987 by TSR, Inc.^[1] Mainly located in the vast Trackless Sea, the equivalent of the Atlantic Ocean, the islands are small, but significant, as both the home and main place of worship of the elves, Evermeet, and of the gnomes, Lantan.

Other notable locations of island kingdoms are the Shining Sea and the Lake of Steam.

Contents 1 Related places 1.1 Evermeet 1.2 Lantan 1.3 Moonshae Isles 1.4 Nimbral 1.5 Prespur 1.6 Tharsult 2 References 3 Official Material 3.1 Realmslore 3.2 Portals 3.3 Personalities 3.4 Specific prestige classes 3.5 Regional feats 3.6 Novels and Modules

[edit] Related places

[edit] Evermeet

Main article: Evermeet

Evermeet is the fabled island kingdom home of the elves, located in the Trackless Sea.

[edit] Lantan

Lantan is a grouping of three remote islands north of Chult, located in the Trackless Sea. It is the land of the Gnomes. The largest and most heavily populated island is Lantan; the more mountainous southern island is Suj; and the third, almost uninhabited island, is Orlil. After the Time of Troubles, Gond gave the gnomes of Lantan the secret of smokepowder. After Captain Cordell from Amn discovered Maztica, Lantaneses, being the westernmost extension of Faerûn (with the reclusive Evermeet and the enigmatic Nimbral), also claimed some lands.

Lantan is by far the most technologically advanced country on Faerûn (arguably on the whole of Toril too if they surpass the Chou empire, which is very possible). After the Avatar crisis, their main god, Gond, gave them the secret of smoke powder (Toril's black powder) and they are on the verge of inventing printing press[1]. They still are a minor power, because, due to the emphasis and reliance on magic on the Realms, technology is seldom used; they would be much more powerful at the center of the Outlands where all magic, including divine, is banned.

[edit] Moonshae Isles

Main article: Moonshae Isles

Moonshae Isles is an archipelago in the Trackless Sea. The kingdom is predominantly inhabited by humans, and is ruled by High Queen Alicia from the capital of Caer Callidyrr. Apart from the human majority, the 680,000 inhabitants of the island also counts halfling, elven, dwarven, and half-elven minorities.

[edit] Nimbral

The distant island of Nimbral, is also known as the Sea Haven, is located to the southwest of Lantan, in the Trackless Sea. The deceptive inhabitants, called Nimbrali, are expatriates from Halruaa, focusing heavily on the school of illusion, and are all accomplished illusionists. It seems their prolonged contact with magic changed their mage into something else than humans. Nimbral illusionists do not have any forbidden school of magic.

[edit] Prespur

Prespur is an isle located in the Sea of Fallen Stars.

[edit] Tharsult

Tharsult is an island of unscrupulous traders, located in the Shining Sea, with the capital of Urbeth.

[edit] References

1. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 0-87975-653-5. 

[edit] Official Material

• Brief descriptions, by Ed Greenwood
• Moonshae Isles
  • 2E supplement Moonshae
• Prespur
  • Pirates of the Fallen Stars (2E)

[edit] Realmslore

• Nimbral
  • The Realm of Nimbral:
    • Ⅰ. Legends, Mysteries, and History
    • ⅠⅠ. What the Eye First Sees
    • ⅠⅠⅠ. What the Eye Next Sees
    • ⅠⅤ. Nimbrian Life, Coin, and Livings
    • Ⅴ. Laws and Heralds
    • ⅤⅠ. Of Heralds and of the Nimbrese Character
    • ⅤⅠⅠ. The Knightse Character
    • ⅤⅠⅠⅠ. The Nimbral Lords

[edit] Portals

• Lantan
  • Portals of Lantan
  • Lantanese Portal
• Prespur
  • The Isle of Prespur Portal

[edit] Personalities

• Lantan
  • Gimlet Watersprecht

[edit] Specific prestige classes

• Lantan
  • Techsmith
• Nimbral
  • Knight of the Flying Hunt

[edit] Regional feats

[edit] Novels and Modules

• Moonshae Isles
  • Moonshae Trilogy
  • Druidhome Trilogy