To the south of the land is the Great Sea. The waters to the north are named the Shining Sea, a body bounded by Calimshan to the north and joined to the Lake of Steam through the Straits of Storm. This region lies along the great Chultan peninsula that juts out toward the west.

Many of these nations allow slavery, and depend on slaves for much of their economy. Thay-home of the notorious Red Wizards.The northern nations of this mysterious area are termed the Unapproachable East and the southern nations the Old Empires. Here the sea forms a long arm that travels to the east before turning south to become the Alamber Sea. Most of the nations in this region border the eastern expanses of the Sea of Fallen Stars. Cormyr-a feudal nation of humans living on former elven and dragon territory.The notable areas within this region include: To the south, the Vilhon Reach forms a second arm leading to the southwest. In the north, the Dragonmere arm of the sea extends far to the west, ending close to the Western Heartlands. With the exception of the Shining Plains, these lands lie along the irregular coastline of the western Sea of Fallen Stars. It also includes the multitude of islands that lie to the west in the vast ocean called the Trackless Sea, collectively named the Nelanther Isles. Evereska-the crumbling final stronghold of the elves on FaerГ»n.Baldur's Gate-the city from which the Baldur's Gate games and novels take their names.Amn-the huge, relatively new human nation of great wealth and prosperity.This region includes the nations south of Waterdeep and north of the Shining Sea, that border along the Sea of Swords. It is bordered on the west by the mountain-hemmed land of Vaasa and stretches east to the vast steppes of the Hordelands. This remote area begins in the cold, forbidding lands along the great ice sheets and continues south toward the northeastern shores of the Sea of Fallen Stars. The Moonsea-a large northern body of water with shores in many politically unstable areas.The Dalelands-an area of rich farmland and human civilization.Anauroch-a huge desert, setting of the expansion Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide.This region stretches from the wide Anauroch desert in the west to the eastern edge of the inland Moonsea, in the northern region of the continent. Waterdeep-the 'City of Splendors': a huge and richly detailed city on the Sword Coast.The Sword Coast-a rich coastline of trade, piracy and adventure.The Silver Marches-a confederation of humans, dwarves and elves, with the city of Silverymoon at its heart.Neverwinter-a northern town and the initial setting of the Neverwinter Nights computer game.

Mithral Hall-the ancient dwarven stronghold rediscovered and reclaimed by Bruenor Battlehammer in the writings of Drizzt creator R.A.

Icewind Dale-site of Ten Towns and the setting for the Icewind Dale computer game.

The High Forest-a traditional home of the elves.

This area is one of the most popular regions for role-playing campaigns set in FaerГ»n, and has been the setting for a number of popular computer role-playing games. It is a mostly untamed region that lies between the large Anauroch desert in the east and the expansive Sea of Swords to the west. The continent includes the following geographic and political regions:ДЄ region of wilderness, difficult winter weather, orc hordes, and barbarian tribes, this region is generally referred to as 'The North'. South of the continent, separated by the Great Sea, is the sub-tropical land of Zakhara. To the east, FaerГ»n is bordered by a vast regions of steppe from Kara-Tur, and in the north are massive glaciers ( Pelvuria and Reghed) and tundra. Next in significance is the Shaar, a broad region of grasslands in the south that, together with the Lake of Steam, separates the area around the inland sea from the coastal nations at the southern edge of the continent. This is an irregular inland sea that keeps the interior lands fertile and serves as a major trade route for many of the bordering nations. Besides the exterior coastline to the west and south, the most dominant feature on the continent is the Sea of Fallen Stars. The continent includes terrain that is as varied as any other.

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