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• architecture
  barbican (barbicans)

  a fortified gateway

  A barbican was a fortified gate, often with towers, usually set outside a city, castle, or keep's main walls and gate and connected to it by a walled roadway.

  battlement

  a defensive structure built atop walls or castles

  A battlement is a low defensive wall that consists of solid merlons with gaps between them, called crenels, for shooting missile weapons down on attackers.

  merlon (merlons)

  an upright solid structure on a battlement

  See also battlement.

  minaret (minarets)

  a narrow tower

  Minarets are narrow towers common to Calimshan with a large range of functions. They often contain domed caps, parapets, or arched windows.
  
  
• cosmology
  Ethereal Plane

  a plane of incorporeal existence overlapping with the Material Plane

  The Ethereal Plane is the realm of incorporeal beings still tied to the Material Plane. It is the dwelling place of ghosts and other creatures without physical bodies. It everywhere overlaps and coexists with the Material Plane.

  Fugue Plane (Realm of the Dead)

  the plane of temporary existence for the dead

  The Fugue Plane is the place where souls go when they die, before they are retrieved and escorted to the their final resting places at the realms of their patron deities.

  Material Plane

  the plane of existence holding the world of Toril

  the Planes

  a collective term for the planes of existence
• cosmology: Inner Planes
  Elemental Plane of Air (Plane of Air)

  the plane of existence of pure elemental air

  Elemental Plane of Earth (Plane of Earth)

  the plane of existence of pure elemental earth

  Elemental Plane of Fire (Plane of Fire)

  the plane of existence of pure elemental fire

  Elemental Plane of Water (Plane of Water)

  the plane of existence of pure elemental water

  Positive Energy Plane (Plane of Life) (Positive Material Plane)

  the plane of existence of pure life force
• cosmology: Outer Planes
  Abyss

  the Outer Plane inhabited by demons

  Arvandor

  the Outer Plane inhabited by the Seldarine

  See also Outer Plane and Seldarine.

  House of Nature

  the Outer Plane inhabited by many nature deities

  Nine Hells of Baator (Nine Hells) (Baator)

  the Outer Plane inhabited by devils

  Outer Planes (Outer Plane)

  the planes of existence inhabited by deities and their followers
• currency
  aenar

  a gold coin in Tethyr

  brakar

  a two-gold-piece coin in Tethyr

  centarche

  a gold coin in Calimport and Keltar

  A centarche is the name of a gold coin in both Keltar and Calimport.

  daublar

  a platinum coin in Tethyr

  donsar

  a copper coin in Tethyr

  pulon

  a gold coin in Teshburl

  zonth (red wing) (red wings)

  a gold coin in Memnon
• deities: elven
  Corellon Larethian (Corellon)

  the head of the elven pantheon

  Corellon Larethian is the creator of the elven race and the head of the Seldarine, the elven pantheon.

  Eilistraee

  the only good goddess in the Drow pantheon

  The only deity of good drow, Eilistraee is an elven goddess. She is typically depicted as a dancing drow woman clad only in her floor-length white hair.

  Erevan Ilsere (Erevan) (the Trickster)

  the elven god of mischief

  Erevan Ilsere is the elven deity of mischief. He is looked down on by the other members of the Seldarine, as he prefers fun and merriment over the more noble arts admired by the rest of the Elven pantheon.
  
  He is the patron deity of both Jayce and Mick.

  Rillifane Rallathil (Rillifane)

  the elven god of nature

  Sehanine Moonbow (Sehanine)

  the elven goddess of the heavens and dreams

  Sehanine Moonbow is an aspect of Angharradh, the Triune Goddess and consort of Corellon Larethian. Her portfolio primarily includes the heavens (particularly the moon) and dreams but also the elven dead.

  Seldarine

  the elven pantheon

  Solonor Thelandira (Solonor)

  the elven god of hunting and archery

  Solonor is the chosen patron deity of Leokas Dusktracker.
• deities: human: major: evil
  Bane (Black Lord)

  the human god of hatred and fear

  Bane was an evil god thought to have been destroyed in the Time of Troubles when his avatar was slain by Torm. However, he returned to power on Midwinter in the Year of Wild Magic, having hidden a portion of his being in the body of the demigod and demon-spawn Iyachtu Xvim. When Bane returned, the entity known as Xvim was consumed in the process.

  Cyric

  the human god of lies

  Umberlee (Bitch Queen)

  the human goddess of the ocean
• deities: human: major: good
  Ilmater (Broken God) (Crying God)

  the human god of long-suffering

  Ilmater is the human god of long-suffering and a member of The Triad.
  
  
  
  The largest temple to Ilmater, the House of the Broken God, is located in the town of Keltar in Calimshan.
  
  The clergy of Ilmater are called the Ilmatari.

  Lathander

  the human god of the sun

  Mielikki

  a human nature goddess

  Mystra

  the human goddess of magic and the Weave

  Selûne

  the human goddess of the moon or a name for the moon itself

  Selûne is both the name given to Toril's largest moon and to the human deity of the moon.

  Sune (Lady Firehair)

  the human goddess of love and beauty

  The Triad

  three human gods who serve similar purposes

  The Triad consists of Tyr, Ilmater, and Torm. The Janessar are primarily followers of The Triad.

  Torm (the True God)

  the human god of duty & loyalty

  Torm is the human god of duty, loyalty, and obedience and a member of The Triad. He has a large following of paladins in his service.
  
  
  
  Dame Rhinda Idogyr and Sir Gamalon Valmeyjar are each paladins of Torm.

  Tymora

  the human goddess of good fortune

  Tyr (Anachtyr) (Just God)

  the human god of justice

  Tyr is the human god of justice and a member of The Triad. He is known as Anachtyr in Calimshan.
  
  
  
  The cleric Hakam yn Hamdulah is a follower of Anachtyr.
  
  The clergy of Tyr are called Tyrrans.
• deities: human: major: neutral
  Kelemvor (Lord of the Dead)

  the human god of the dead

  Kossuth

  the human god of elemental fire

  Shaundakul

  a human god

  Shaundakul is a god worshiped by some of the caravanners who travel through the Calim Desert.

  Silvanus

  the human god of nature

  Tempus

  the human god of war
• deities: human: minor
  Akadi (Lady of the Winds) (Queen of the Air)

  the human goddess of elemental air

  Akadi is one of the four elemental deities in the human pantheon.
  
  
  
  Akadi encourages her followers to explore the world and pursue many interests, "changing like the wind."
  
  Her priestess, El Sadhara, believes her to be one and the same entity as the djinni Calim.
  
  She is also the patron deity of Vashti.

  Beshaba

  the human goddess of ill fortune

  Deneir (Scribe of Oghma)

  the human demigod of scribes

  Eldath

  the human goddess of peaceful places

  Grumbar

  the human god of elemental earth

  Istishia

  the human god of elemental water

  Iyachtu Xvim (Xvim)

  the demonspawn of Bane

  Iyachtu Xvim was the mortal son of Bane by a demon. After Bane was killed by Torm in the Time of Troubles, Xvim took on many of his father's followers and rose to become a demigod himself. Xvim is rumored to have been nothing more than a cocoon for his father's essence and seems to have ceased existing with Bane's return.

  Sharess

  the human goddess of pleasure

  Ubtao

  the god of Chult

  Ubtao is the human god of the jungle, wild creation, and dinosaurs.
  
  Ubtao is primarily worshiped only in Chult, and in Chult he is the only one worshiped as the other gods in the human pantheon agreed to leave Chult entirely to him in exchange for one task — he is to guard the Peaks of Flame against Dendar the Night Serpent, who is prophesied to come at the end of the world.

  Valkur (Captain of the Waves)

  a human god

  Valkur is a god worshiped by the sailors working for the Uroks.
• deities: other
  Ao (Overgod)

  the overgod

  Lloth

  the evil drow goddess of spiders

  Maglubiyet

  the god of goblins

  Moradin

  the head of the dwarven pantheon

  Thard Harr (Lord of the Jungle Deeps)

  the dwarven god of jungle survival and hunting

  Thard Harr is the patron god of the wild dwarves.
  
  He is often portrayed wearing the skull of a crocodile as a mask. He is said to never speak with words, using grunts and gesticulations instead.
  
  He is the chosen patron deity of Belvin Boarcharger and of wild dwarves.
  
  When Belvin and his companions were arrested by a band of wild dwarves, they were taken to a place sacred to Thard Harr, where Belvin learned that the dwarves considered him the chosen one of Thard Harr. While there, the god manifested himself to Belvin in a vision and showed him a white island in the west and, in the southwest, seemed to instruct him to jump into a dinosaur's mouth.

  Yeenoghu

  the demon prince worshipped by gnolls
• diseases
  filth fever

  a disease commonly carried by rats or other sewer animals

  Filth fever is a sickness characterized by severe nausea and decreased movement. It is spread by bites from contaminated animals and can be deadly if left untreated.

  lycanthropy

  the disease that turns one into a were-creature

  See also lycanthrope.
• (in)famous characters
  Basad yn Malik el Ostak (Basad)

  the leader of el Kahmir clan in Memnon

  Calim

  the djinni lord who founded Calimshan

  The djinni lord Calim founded the Calim Empire thousands of years ago. He fought a great war against the efreeti Memnon. His spirit is said to be trapped in the Calim Desert, where it still wars against Memnon. This is the legendary cause of the desert's very existence.

  Dakhim al Yndhar (Dakhim)

  one of the most powerful wizards in Calimshan

  Dakhim al Yndhar is an elderly wizard living as a hermit in one of the minarets in Memnon.

  Eldenser

  a brass dragon whose soul explores Toril from within magical swords

  The old and powerful brass dragon Eldenser developed a magic to allow himself to transfer his soul into the blades of magical weapons. By this means, he is said to travel over Faerûn and even other lands on Toril and to observe different cultures from within these weapons. His actual body still lives, an empty shell hidden somewhere in the dragon's lair.

  Elminster

  the most famous wizard of Faerûn

  Iryklathagra

  an infamous blue dragon living in Calimshan

  Iryklathagra is a famous blue dragon knwon for having challenged Calishite Emperor Shoon VII to single combat. She won and is said to still keep many of Calimshan's most powerful treasures in her hoard.

  Memnon

  an efreeti lord and the name of a Calishite city

  The efreeti lord Memnon fought a great war against the djinni Calim. His spirit is said to be trapped in the Calim Desert, where it still wars against Calim. This is the legendary cause of the desert's very existence.
  
  Memnon is also the name of a city in Calimshan, the northern destination of the Trade Way. (See Memnon (city).)

  Nasim yn Feroz el Pesarkhal (Nasim) ("Dark Caleph")

  the younger brother of the syl-pasha of Calimport

  Nasim yn Feroz el Pesarkhal, the younger brother of Syl-Pasha Ralan al Pesarkhal, is the leader of el Pesarkhal clan in Memnon.
  
  Nasim, known as the "Dark Caleph", was raised by his older brother like a son, and the two of them together are responsible indirectly for the assassinations of more than one hundred people during the syl-pasha's rise to power a few years ago.

  Nureh yr Catahra el Pesarkhal (Nureh)

  the wife of Nasim al Pesarkhal

  The exceptional spymaster of the Memnon underworld, Nureh yr Catahra el Pesarkhal is the wife of Nasim yn Feroz el Pesarkhal. She has many disguises and many agents. She is a half-elven woman with jet black hair.

  Ottad yn Malik el Ostak (Ottad)

  the younger brother of Basad al Ostak

  Ottad yn Malik el Ostak is the younger brother of Basad al Ostak, and the former man runs the thieves' guild in Memnon for el Kahmir family.
  
  Ottad has barely come of age. He is a drunkard and power-hungry. The bardess Darkas the Storyteller has heard rumor that he is having an affair with Nasim al Pesarkhal's half-elven wife, Nureh, a matter that is not likely to end favorably for the young man.

  Ras Nsi

  one of the Chosen of Ubtao

  Ras Nsi is one of the Chosen of Ubtao. He is infamous for seeking bloody and violent revenge against the Eshowe tribe of Chult and for the creation of the majority of the undead that roam that land.

  Red Rysal (Red Captain)

  a legendary outlaw in Teshburl

  The Red Rysal, or "Red Captain", is an outlaw in Teshburl who has acquired legendary status. For many decades, the Red Rysal has defended the common folk of Teshburl against abuses of power among the rich and corrupt merchants, guildmasters, and government officials.
  
  It was the Red Rysal who uncovered that many of the poor people's children were being kidnapped by the priests and clerics of many of the evil temples in the city, such as those dedicated to Bane or Shar, and then sold into slavery. Once this terrible news came out, there was a massive city uprising, and all of the temples in Teshburl — even the good ones — were burned to the ground.
  
  The Red Rysal's true identity remains a mystery.

  Tara of the Burning Mists

  an evil and chaotic wizardess

  Tara of the Burning Mists was responsible for the arson that destroyed St. Faelar's Cloister in the Year of the Tankard. (It was thereafter rebuilt.)
• fauna
  berrygobbler (berrygobblers)

  a small, chipmunk-like rodent

  Calimite

  a breed of Calishite horse

  dire rat (dire rats)

  a large rat from prehistoric times

  dromedary (dromedaries)

  a one-humped camel

  fire beetle (fire beetles)

  giant insects with luminous glands

  Giant fire beetles are large (about two-feet-long), nocturnal insects. They have two glands, one above each eye, that produce a red glow.

  Meth (Meths)

  a short breed of light warhorse

  Meths are short and light warhorses known for their strong backs and sturdy dispositions.
  
  Jayce purchased one for Kyrin Hawkwinter as a wedding gift.

  pteranodon (pteranodons)

  a flying reptile common in Chult

  Pteranodons are flying, beaked reptiles common in Chult. They have six-foot wingspans and foot-long bony crests on the back of their heads.
  

  rothé

  a large, furry herd animal living in the north and in the Underdark

  slink (slinks)

  a very fast, black-furred berrygobbler
• flora
  calim cactus (calim cacti)

  a cactus species native to the Calim desert

  Calim cacti are small sharp-thorned cacti that grow to between three and four inches tall. However, they have vast root systems that spread out over nearly a dozen square feet under the surface. These roots often poke through the surface and absorb moisture from the air. They can live in different types of soil, from hard to sandy, and grow very quickly. It is said that they can even shift positions overnight.

  date palm (date palms)

  a type of palm tree

  A date palm is grown for its sweet fruit. The dates hang in large clusters.
  

  scrub palm

  a type of fan palm

  A scrub palm is a small palm plant with leaves that fan out.
  

  scrub pine (scrub pines)

  a type of pine tree

  A scrub pine is a medium-sized coniferous tree that can grow in poor soil conditions. They have short, fat cones, bear sharp, yellow-green needles, and tend to have twisted trunks.
  

  shadowtop (shadowtops)

  a type of large tree unique to Faerûn

  Shadowtops are enormous trees that have been known to grow as tall as 100 feet with most of their leaves at the top. They also have an extremely fast growth rate. They are commonly found in the High Forest.
• games
  draughts

  a board game

  A board game where opponents move their pieces diagonally on alternating squares and try to capture each other's pieces by jumping.
  

  nine men's morris

  a board game

  A board game in which opponents place or move pieces unto a board of intersecting lines in such a way as to capture by arranging three of their own pieces in a row.
  

  Talis

  a card game

  Talis is a card game popular in Faerûn. It is a trick-taking game with a deck of 78 cards, including four regular suits of 14 cards each and one trump suit of 22 cards.
  
  Each regular suit has cards numbered 1 through 10 and four face cards: Knave, Knight, Queen, and King. The trump deck is not numbered, but contains 22 different face cards, the sequence of which is crucial to successful play.
  
  When a player leads with a card, all other players must follow suit. If they cannot follow suit, they must play a trump card that is higher than any trump card already played.
  
  If Talis is played with four players, each player is dealt a hand of 18 cards, and six cards make the "dog".
  
  When Talis is played for money, the players place bids into the "pot" to win the "dog". The highest bidder adds the "dog" to his or her hand and immediately discards any six cards into his or her trick pile.
  
  Points are scored for the cards in the tricks taken. The World, the Mage, the Fool, and the four Kings are worth 5 points. Queens are worth 4 points, Knights 3, and Knaves 2. All other cards are worth half a point.
  
  If the taker of the "dog" scores the most points, he or she receives all the money in the "pot". Otherwise, all the other players divide the money in the pot evenly.
  
  One trump card, the Fool, deserves special mention. It can be played at anytime, even if a player could otherwise follow suit. It can never win a hand, but it is ransomed back by the player who plays it with a half-point card from his or her own trick pile.
  
• geography
  Anauroch

  a massive desert in northern Faerûn

  The Anauroch desert is a huge desert in the north. It was formed after the cataclysmic destruction of Netheril in the ancient past.

  Chondalwood

  a large, ancient forest in central Faerûn

  The Chondalwood is an ancient forest bordering Chondath in the Vilhon Reach.
  
  The adventurer Belvin Boarcharger hails from the Chondalwood.

  Faerûn

  a continent on Toril

  Also known as the Forgotten Realms, Faerûn is a large continent on the world of Toril.

  Forest of Mir

  a forest between Tethyr and Calimshan

  The Forest of Mir covers the Marching Mountains in northern Calimshan and covers the land between the mountains and the trade road from Darromar and Saradush. Near Saradush, the forest bends sharply southward until it reaches the Spider Swamp, forming the eastern border for Calimshan.
  

  High Forest

  a large, ancient forest in northern Faerûn

  In ages past an immense elven kingdom, the High Forest is home to a plethora of forest creatures today. It is bordered by the Evermoors, the Nether Mountains, the great Anauroch desert, and the High Moors.
  
  The adventurer Leokas Dusktracker hails from High Forest.

  Kara-Tur

  a continent far to the east of Faerûn

  Nelanther Isles (the Nelanther)

  a massive chain of tiny islands known for its pirate activity

  The islands of the Nelanther consist of just under a thousand tiny landmasses, west of Amn and Tethyr in the Trackless Sea. The vast majority of the islands are uninhabitable, containing no fresh water. Those that do contain water tend to serve as bases for pirates from a plethora of races.

  Sword Coast

  the western coastland of Faerûn

  Underdark

  the massive underground realm deep under the surface of Faerûn

  The Underdark is the name for the subterranean continent located underneath the surface of Faerûn. The Underdark is home to countless evils and is the stuff of nightmares to most children of the surface.

  Zakhara

  the continent south of Faerûn
• geography: bodies of water
  Bay of Boars

  the bay in Chult in which Shilku was located

  River Agis (Memnon River)

  the river serving as the border between Calimshan and Tethyr

  The River Agis flows from the east out of the Marching Mountains and into the Trackless Sea near the city of Memnon. It serves as the border between Calimshan and Tethyr.
  
  The river is called Memnon River in most of Tethyr.

  Sea of Fallen Stars

  the largest inland body of water in Faerûn

  The Sea of Fallen Stars is a large, roughly five-pointed body of water in central Faerûn.

  Sea of Swords

  the part of the Trackless Sea between Faerûn and the island kingdoms

  Shining Sea

  the sea between Calimshan and the Chultan Peninsula

  Trackless Sea

  the ocean west of Faerûn

  Vilhon Reach

  a branch of the Sea of Fallen Stars
• geography: Chult
  Bay of Chult

  a large bay on the northern tip of the Chultan Peninsula

  Kobold Mountains

  a mountain range in Chult

  Peaks of Flame

  a chain of volcanoes in Chult

  River Soshenstar (Soshenstar)

  a river in Chult

  River Tath (Tath)

  a river in Chult

  River Tiryki (Tiryki)

  a river in Chult

  Swamp of Sorrows

  a massive swamp in the middle of the jungles of Chult

  The Swamp of Sorrows is a huge swamp in the middle of the jungles of Chult. The rivers Tath and Soshenstar flow through it, and the town of Mbala is close to it on the northwestern side.

  Wonder Falls

  a waterfall on the River Soshenstar
• geography: Calimshan
  Calim Desert

  a desert in Calimshan

  The Calim Desert is a rocky desert on the Sword Coast in the country of Calimshan. It was not formed by natural means, instead being the result of an epic magical war between two genies and their armies, the djinni Calim and efreeti Memnon.

  Calim River

  a river in Calimshan

  The Calim River is the largest river in Calimshan. Its headwaters are in the western Marching Mountains. The town of Keltar rests alongside the river.

  Marching Mountains

  the mountain range on the border of Calimshan and Tethyr

  A highly forested low mountain range, the Marching Mountains serve as the northern border of Calimshan. Passes through the mountains are used by Calishite slavers, and many Janessar camps are in the area to fight against the slave trade. The Forest of Mir begins on the northern slopes of the mountains.

  Teshyllal Wastes

  a region within the Calim Desert

  The Teshyllal Wastes are the desert wastelands surrounding the ruins of the ancient city of Teshyll. The Teshyllal Wastes once contained lush and productive fields but is now one of the most dangerous regions of the Calim Desert.
• geography: Tethyr
  Ithal Crag

  the hill upon which the palace Faerntarn is built

  The Ithal Crag is a large hill in the Royal Quarter of Darromar where the queen's royal palace of Faerntarn is built. The lower hill is surrounded by the Garden of Rhinda.

  Omlarandin Mountains

  a mountain range east of Tethyr

  The Omlarandin Mountains serve as the eastern border of the county of Tethyr. On rare occasions, potently magical Omlar gems are found deep in the roots of the range's mountains.

  Red River

  a tributary of the River Ith

  River Ith

  the longest river in Tethyr

  The River Ith begins in the Snowflake Mountains and Omlarandin Mountains and flows west across Tethyr, passing through the capital city of Darromar (formerly Ithmong) and into the sea at the Sword Coast a few miles west of Myratma. The river is the longest in Tethyr and forms the southern border of the Purple Marches, Crown Lands, and Golden Marches and the northern border of Ankaram Duchy and Suretmarch.
  
  The adventurers traveled along the river on the way to Darromar from Myratma in the month of Ches.
  

  River Sulduskoon (Sulduskoon River)

  a major river in Tethyr
• groups
  amlakkar

  a Calishite police force

  The amlakkar are the city watch for Calishite towns and cities, composed of indentured servants.

  bara (barae)

  the seven Chosen of Ubtao

  The barae are the seven Chosen of Ubtao, undying men and women who ruled the holy city of Mezro.

  el Ashnarti (Ashnarti)

  a crime family in Calimshan

  The Ashnarti family of crime lords is known for its brutes and thugs. They control a large portion of Sabban Southeast in Keltar.

  el Kahmir

  a crime family in Calimshan

  el sadimmin

  the Calishite army

  el Yndhar

  a clan of desert nomads

  El Yndhar family is a small group of nomads living primarily around an oasis in the Calim Desert. The head of the family is one Shaan yn Amahd el Yndhar.
  
  The adventurers met el Yndhar while on a caravan stop, and were welcomed as guests. During their stay there, a number of strange incidents occurred, the oddest being the strange manner in which the little girl Rabi survived an attack from a giant scorpion by shrinking and "falling into" a suit of armor that was half-buried in the sand. When the adventurers slew the scorpion and returned her to her family, she supernaturally returned to her normal size, but the family seemed hesitant to discuss the matter.
  
  The dragon Sseth has hypothesized that the clan are actually jann.

  Family Urok (Uroks)

  a clan of barge traffickers and shippers in Myratma

  Ilmatari

  the clergy of Ilmater

  See also Ilmater.

  Interlink Consortium of Bral (Interlink Consortium)

  Walker's employers

  The Interlink Consortium of Bral is the employer of Walker and the company from which Samber purchased a portal frame and a number of Galormansko's sequencer apparatus. It seemed to be based on the Rock of Bral, one of the Tears of Selûne.
  
  
  
  The logo of the company, four interlocking rings of decreasing size, was also found on the fragment of a magical rod found by Szordrin at the site of his mentor's murder.

  Janessar

  a group of warriors and priests dedicated to freeing slaves

  With several outposts and camps in the Marching Mountains and the surrounding foothills, the Janessar are essentially a small army dedicated to opposing the slave trade in Calimshan and protecting travelers from bandits on the mountain passes from Calimshan to Tethyr. The Janessar is an extremely well-funded group, receiving weapons, armor, and supplies from the three churches of the gods of The Triad. Most Janessar warcamps are uniformed, and the troops are equipped with expensive weaponry, even muskets from Lantan. Most Janessar warbands include drummers and priests as support for the infantry.

  Misfits

  the name given the band of adventurers by Captain Ombert Stronghull

  Ocelots

  a band of wild dwarves

  The Ocelots are the band of wild dwarves led by Roryn who led the adventurers to the site sacred to Thard Harr.

  Shadow Thieves

  a famous thieves' guild

  Triceratops Society (Ytepka)

  a secret society dedicated to the protection of Chult

  The Ytepka, Chultan for "triceratops", is a secret society dedicated to the protection of Chult from foreigners.
  
  The adventurers had been followed by members of the Triceratops Society from the moment they stepped ashore in Chult. One of its members, Fipya, escorted them to Nyan and fought with them against the spectre there.

  Tyrran (Tyrrans)

  a follower of Tyr or an adjective describing his faith

  See also Tyr.
• items
  hlang

  Chultan oval, hide shields

  holy water

  water blessed by one of the good deities

  Holy water was water specially consecrated by priests of good deities and blessed by their gods. Among other purposes, it was known to harm undead creatures or evil outsiders.

  shawm (shawms)

  a double-reed instrument similar to an oboe

  Shawms are double-reed instrument similar to oboes. They are common among gnomes.

  spell component pouch (spell pouch) (component pouch)

  a small pouch in which certain spellcasters store material components for easy access

  yarting

  a stringed instument

  A yarting is a type of guitar, common to Amn and Calimshan.
  
• items: clothing
  aba (abbar)

  a light cloak

  An aba is light fabric robe to protect against the elements, common to Calimshan.

  bracer (bracers)

  an armor piece or jewelry covering the forearm

  A bracer is an armor piece the covers the wearer's forearm. Archers almost always wear bracers to protect themselves from injury from the drawstring.
  
  Ornamental bracers made are also wore as jewelry, essentially as larger bracelets.
  

  jerkin (jerkins)

  a short, close-fitting, sleeveless jacket

  A jerkin is a tight, short, often-sleeveless jacket, usually made of leather. It is worn by men, both commoners and nobles, the latter usually wearing it over a doublet.
  

  keffiyeh (keffiyehs)

  a headscarf

  A keffiyeh is a headscarf often worn by both men and women in desert climates.
  

  skullcap (skullcaps)

  a small hat or helmet that covers the top of one's head

  tabard (tabards)

  a short, usually sleeveless coat that is open at the sides.

  A tabard is a piece of outerwear that is open at the sides. Simple tabards are often worn over tunics by adepts and clergy. Knights often wear tabards over their armor with heraldry embroidered on the front side. Craftsmen often wear tabards with large front pockets while working at their crafts.
  

  tobe (tobes)

  a loose-fitting garment worn in cities in Chult

  Tobes are simple, one-piece garments, similar to Chessentan togas. They are almost always colored white.
• items: gems
  andar

  a green-red or brown-red translucent gemstone

  Andar is a green-red or brown-red translucent gemstone that is very durable.
  

  azurite

  a deep blue gemstone

  Azurite is a blue (sometimes with swirls of green) gemstone. When ground into powder, it is used to make the dye azure.
  

  corundum

  a gemstone related to rubies and sapphires

  Corundum is the same mineral as ruby or sapphire but can come in a variety of colors: fiery yellow, rich purple, black, or blue.
  
  

  moonstone (moonstones)

  a milky white gemstone

  A moonstone is a usually white gemstone with a sheen. Common folk believe them to be solidified moonbeams.
  

  Omlar gem (Omlar gems) (omlar)

  an exceptionally rare gem mined from the Omlarandin mountains

  Omlar gems are very rare stones mined from the Omlarandin Mountains east of Tethyr. They are greenish-blue stones with glowing veins throughout. They are coveted for their use in powerful magical items.
  
  The Omlar gem that the adventurers recovered for Malick is cuboctahedral in shape and covered in Dethek runes.
  
  Omlar gems are used in the magical minarets that line the Trade Way.

  pearl (pearls)

  a round gemstone formed by oysters and also the name of Rhinda's horse

  A pearl is an iridescent mineral produced by certain shelled mollusks that is usually round and smooth. Pearls come in a variety of colors, although milky white is the most common.
  
  Pearls are known for their use as an ingredient in the divination draught often used to identify magical objects.
  
  Pearl is also the name of Dame Rhinda's white horse.

  ravenar (schorl)

  a glossy, black gemstone

  Ravanar, also called schorl, is a black tourmaline stone. It is considered very valuable in the north but not in the south. It is often used in inlay work on expensive daggers.

  spinel

  a gemstone

  Spinels come in a wide variety of colors. The red versions are often confused with rubies.
  
• items: magical
  alchemist's fire

  a sticky substance that ignites when exposed to air

  bag of holding (bags of holding)

  a magical bag that weighs the same amount no matter how much it is holding

  feather token (feather tokens)

  a magical token that conjures helpful items

  Feather tokens are small, one-time-use, magical feathers that conjure useful items suitable for particular needs. As such, they come in many varieties, such as a token to conjure an anchor for a boat or a magical bird to deliver a message.

  figurine of wondrous power (figurines of wondrous power)

  a magical figurine that can become a living creature

  moonblade

  a magical, ancestral elven longsword

  Moonblades are hereditary moon elven longswords of great magical power. All moonblades contain a moonstone gem in the pommel, which stores an additional magical power with each generation.
  
  Before a moonblade expresses any magical power, it must be activated through a bonding ritual with its master. If the sword accepts its new master, it only functions for its master. If it rejects the new master, he or she is annihilated by pure arcane spellfire.
  
  Once bonded, the bearer of a moonblade becomes deathly ill in its absence.

  periapt (periapts)

  a charm worn on a necklace

  sunrod (sunrods)

  an alchemical rod that glows

  A sunrod is a common alchemical item used for illumination. It is a foot-long rod with a golden tip. When the tip is struck, it glows brighter than a torch for up to six hours.
  
• items: weapons
  falchion

  a large, curved sword

  A falchion is a large, two-handed slashing sword that can be thought of as a giant scimitar.
  

  guisarme (guisarmes)

  a pole arm

  Guisarmes are pointed pole arms with hooks.
  

  halberd

  a pole arm

  Halberds are polearms combining an axe blade with a spear point and a hook.
  

  jambiya (jambiyas)

  a curved, hooked dagger

  Jambiyas are sharply curved, double-edged daggers common to Calimshan.
  

  katar (katars) (punching dagger)

  a punching dagger

  A katar is a dagger with the handle perpendicular to the length of the triangular blade. It is used for thrusting instead of slashing.
  

  kerrie

  shaped clubs weighted for throwing used in Chult

  

  nunchaku (chainsticks)

  two sticks connected by a chain or cord

  Nunchaku are exotic weapons from Kara-Tur that are commonly used by monks. A nunchaku, or chainsticks, consist of a pair of blunt rods connected by a chain or strong cord.
  

  orc double axe (double axe) (double axes)

  an axe with four heads, two on each end

  An orc double axe is an exotic weapon common among the orc hordes. It consists of a medium-length handle with two axe heads on each end.
  

  ranseur (ranseurs)

  a pole arm

  Ranseurs are two-handed piercing weapons consisting of a spear point and two side blades at the end of a pole, similar to a trident.
  

  two-bladed sword (two-bladed swords)

  a two-handed weapon with blades at each end

  Two-bladed swords are exotic weapons with a long handle and sword blades at each end. They are used more like quarterstaves than swords, being held in the middle with two hands and are very difficult to use effectively.
  

  yklwa

  Chultan short spears
• languages
  Aquan

  the language of the Elemental Plane of Water

  Auran

  the language of the Elemental Plane of Air

  Celestial

  the language of angels and other celestial creatures

  Dethek

  the alphabet created by the dwarves

  Dethek is a runic alphabet created by the dwarves.
  

  Draconic

  the language of dragons

  Druidic

  the secret language of druids

  Dwarven (Dwarvish)

  the language spoken by dwarves

  Dwarven uses the Dethek script.

  Elven

  the language spoken by most elves

  Ghukliak (Goblin language)

  the goblin language

  The Goblin language, Ghukliak, is spoken by most goblinoids. It uses the Dethek alphabet.

  Ignan

  the language of the Elemental Plane of Fire

  Sylvan

  the language of the forest
• languages: human
  Alzhedo

  the Calishite language

  Alzhedo is the language of Calimshan. It is thought by scholars to have derived from Auran, through the intermediacy of Midani.
  
  Alzhedo uses the Thorass alphabet.

  Calant

  the dialect of Common spoken on the Sword Coast

  Chondathan

  a human language

  Common

  the major trade language

  Common is the term used for the major trade language in Faerûn.
  
  It is a sister language to Chondathan.
  
  It uses the Thorass alphabet.

  Lantanese

  the native language of the Lantan Isles

  Lantanese, also called Lantanna, is the language of the Lantan Isles.
  
  Oddly, it uses the Draconic alphabet.

  Old Common

  an archaic version of Common

  See also Common.

  Thorass

  an alphabet shared by many human languages
• materials
  adamantine

  an ultrahard, black metal

  Adamantine is a rare metal found in some meteorites that was one of the strongest materials known.

  darkwood (zalantar) (blackwood)

  a subtropical tree with light, black wood or the wood of such a tree

  electrum

  a natural alloy of gold and silver

  mithral

  a silver-colored metal

  Mithral is a very rare, silver-colored, glistening metal prized by dwarves and elves. It is lighter than iron but equally strong.
• miscellaneous
  alae

  an elven greeting

  annuv (annuvs)

  a hand motion indicating status

  The annuv is a hand gesture used in Calimshan to indicate the status or rank of the one being spoken to or about. The gesture is performed with the left hand with all fingers together and involves a rotation of the hand towards the heart.

  bladesinger (bladesingers)

  a special elven warrior class

  The bladesingers were a group of elven warrior mages who treated swordcraft as a work of art.

  cantrip (cantrips)

  a simple, low-powered arcane spell

  Chosen

  a divinely appointed immortal follower of a god

  The Chosen are mortals appointed by the gods and granted immortal life so that they might serve the gods purposes better. Many gods have Chosen.

  commendation ceremony (commendation ceremonies)

  a formal declaration of the bond between a vassal and lord

  dulla (dulla)

  an inflatable sac in a camel's mouth

  A dulla is an organ unique to male dromedary camels. It is an inflatable sac inside the camel's mouth that he lets hang out of his mouth during mating displays.
  

  familiar (familiars)

  an animal or other creature with a magical link to a particular spellcaster

  Certain spellcasters have the ability to bind a selected animal or other creature to themselves to serve as familiars. This binding ritual generally takes an entire twenty-four-hour day. Once bound together, a master and his or her familiar share a powerful magical and empathic link that benefits them both.

  geas (geasa)

  a powerful magical compulsion

  mameluk (mameluks)

  a warrior slave

  negative energy

  the energy empowering undead beings with animation

  orison (orisons)

  a simple, low-powered divine spell

  positive energy

  the energy empowering living beings with life

  the Weave

  the magical power that interconnects everything on the Material Plane
• monsters
  Dendar the Night Serpent (Dendar) (Eater of the World)

  a mythological monster that will bring the end of the world

  Dendar the Night Serpent, the Eater of the World, is a mythological being said to live in the Realm of the Dead. At the end of the world, she is prophesied to break through a gate in the Peaks of Flame in Chult and bring the end of the world.
  
  The god Ubtao guards against her return.

  displacer beast (displacer beasts)

  a hideous, six-legged, magical, panther-like monster

  elemental (elementals)

  a sentient embodiment of one of the four primary elements

  gargoyle (gargoyles)

  a hideous, demon-like statue or a living monster of the same form

  Gargoyles are viscous monsters with hides of earth and stone that have an uncanny ability to remain perfectly motionless for long periods of time. They often pretend to be statues, and delight in eating prey alive purely for entertainment.
  
  A gargoyle looks very much like a demon with rocky skin, having claws, fangs, horns, wings, and a tail. They are capable of flight, albeit clumsily.
  
  Many human cultures fashion statues into the shape of gargoyles.

  golem (golems)

  a magically empowered automaton

  gorgon (gorgons)

  a living mechanical bull with petrifying breath

  A gorgon is a magical creature that appears to be a mechanical bull with a hide of metal. It breathes a poisonous gas that turns flesh to stone.
  
  Legends say that a mad wizard created the first two gorgons as magical constructs to defend his labyrinth. His magic proved too powerful, and the pair mated and produced offspring that overran the labyrinth, eventually turning their creator into stone. It is said that gorgon's cannot be tamed.

  green warder (green warders)

  a humanoid-shaped topiary bush imbued with intelligence

  Green warders are creatures created by the elves to guard forests. Unlike typical constructs, which are inanimate objects imbued with life by positive energy, green warders, being made from already-living plants, are instead granted magical intelligence. In addition to intelligence, the warders are magically given senses and speech and a few spell-like abilities.
  
  The warders are pruned to look like tall elves, but if untended, they grow bushy and scraggly. They are crafted to bear sharp thorns on their forearms for defense, but are generally programmed to avoid shedding blood. Instead, green warders will first raise an alarm and then use their magical powers to confuse invaders or send them into a deep sleep until elven reinforcements can arrive. If under attack, a green warder will often try to lead its opponents away from the area it is guarding, much like a mother robin does.

  hydra (hydras)

  a multi-headed serpentine monster known for its regenerative abilities

  Hydras are monstrous beasts with multiple long necks and heads inhabiting swamps. They have extraordinary regenerative powers; if one of their heads is severed, new ones grow quickly back. Hydras have serpentine features yet have bulky bodies with four legs. Their tails split at the ends into multiple tips.
  
  Some hydras are further capable of breathing fire or sprays of ice similar to dragons.

  owlbear

  a large, ferocious, feathered and beaked mammal

  Owlbears are strange nocturnal animals about the size and bulk as bears but with a combination of feathers and fur and large beaks.
  

  shield guardian (shield guardians)

  a construct created for defensive purposes

  Shield guardians are animated constructs created by powerful spellcasters and designed to defend someone or something. They are constructed from stone, wood, and iron and are controlled by a magical amulet.
  

  spectre (spectres)

  a powerful, incorporeal, undead spirit

  Spectres are apparitions trapped in the world due to the extreme violence with which they were slain in life. Spectres exist only to kill other beings as violently as they themselves were slain. When someone is killed by a spectre, they become a spectre as well.
  
  Spectres could not manifest in direct sunlight.
  
  The adventures faced a spectre in the village of Nyan, in Chult, as a test assigned to them to prove their innocence for the crime of bringing evil into the jungle in Walker's packages. It had been created when Ras Nsi slaughtered the entire village for one man's not paying taxes. They passed the test, but during the battle, the spectre drained Mythlos of much of his life force, drastically weakening him and putting him into a state of severe amnesia for several days before Hakam was able to restore him to wholeness.

  Uluu Thalongh (Uluu)

  a monster of jungle legend

  From what the adventurers could gather from their Tabaxi guide Losi's broken Common, Uluu Thalongh is some sort of monster that can possess the trees of the jungles of Chult as well as the bodies of slain explorers.

  worg (worgs)

  a large, intelligent wolf with magically glowing red eyes

  A worg is a large and powerful wolf with superior intelligence. They can be recognized by their magical eyes, which glow red in their sockets. This has led to the commonly held belief that they are demon-wolves.
  
  
  
  They often form alliances with goblins and serve as their mounts.
• nautical terms
  aftcastle (aftcastles)

  the rearmost, raised deck of a ship

  bowsprit (bowsprits)

  a pole extending from a ship's prow

  caravel (caravels)

  a medium-sized, three-masted sailing vessel

  cog (cogs)

  a rounded, single-masted sailing ship

  forecastle (forecastles)

  the forwardmost, raised deck of a ship

  league (leagues)

  three-and-a-half land miles

  yard (yards)

  the horizontal poles attached to ship masts to which sails are attached
• places: buildings
  Belmara's Hearth

  an inn in Rumnaheim Rift

  Belmara's Hearth is a dwarven inn in the Chultan dwarven settlement of Rumnaheim Rift in the jungles of Chult. The proprietress is a dwarven woman named Belmara.
  
  The party of adventurers stayed the night there before traveling along the dwarven highway to Tenmar Deep.

  caravanserai (caravanserais)

  an enclosed rest area for caravans

  Caravanserais were common along old trade routes as stopping locations for rest, water, trade, and protection. They usually contain a well, a walled courtyard, and stables for the animals.
  

  Fort Beluarian

  a fort in northern Chult

  Fort Beluarian is a fort in the north of Chult run by mercenaries from the city of Baldur's Gate.

  khanduq

  a walled market enclosure

  A khanduq is a walled enclosure found within many Calishite towns and cities. It serves as a central trade center for the marketplaces that spring up around it. Khanduqs often include bars, inns, warehouses, guild halls, guard houses, moneychangers, or other such amenities.

  Targan's Storage

  a warehouse in Shilku

  Targan's Storage is the name of the warehouse in Shilku that Samber, using the alias Rembas, rented out. The rented basement room contained a portal keyed to a grandfather clock and a desk and chair. The adventurers arrived in Shilku via the portal while pursuing Walker. There, Belvin faced Samber for the first time before the latter pinned the former with magic and fled.
• places: buildings: Calimshan
  Altar of the Air

  a shrine to Akadi found in the ruins of Dashadjen

  The Altar of the Air is currently a shrine to the goddess Akadi built over a re-purposed crypt in the ruins of the city of Dashadjen. The mummified priestess of Akadi, El Sadhara resides there.
  
  It is thought by the friars at the Friary of St. Amahl that the Altar of the Air may be the source of several undead that have been spotted in the desert near the friary.

  Bold Jhyak's

  a tavern in Teshburl

  Friary of St. Amahl

  a monastery of Ilmater in the Calim Desert

  The Friary of St. Amahl is an Ilmatari monastery in the middle of the Calim Desert about 15 miles from the Trade Way and west by north of the ruins of Teshyll. It used to be a caravanserai.
  
  The brass dragon Sseth sent the adventurers to the friary to await word of his pursuit of the hobgoblins led by Barlock.

  House of St. Liwan's Blessing

  a monastery of Ilmater on the western coast of Calimshan

  The House of St. Liwan's Blessing is a former caravanserai converted into a monastery. It is also a culinary school. It is located along the Coast Road on the western edge of the Calim Desert.

  House of the Broken God

  the largest temple to Ilmater in Faerûn

  The House of the Broken God is the largest temple to the god Ilmater on the continent of Faerûn. It is located in the town of Keltar in Calimshan, in Sabban Northwest.

  Seminarcane

  a university of magic in Keltar

  St. Faelar's Cloister

  a monastery of Ilmater in Calimshan

  Saint Faelar's Cloister rests at the headwaters of the Calim River and is home to a mixture of monks of Ilmater and rangers of Mielikki.
  
  Belvin and Leokas spent some time there resting and training.

  The Fine Gold Chain

  an adventurers' club in Memnon

  The Fine Gold Chain is an expensive club in Memnon owned by Jalavaerra Ishtra, a former adventuress who is also known as the "Fine Gold Chain". The building has a unique design for the area, made to look like a fairy palace.

  The Roving Rune

  an inn in Teshburl

  The Roving Rune is a well-known inn, tavern, and brewery in Teshburl.
  
  The inn is located in an old minaret, a former wizard's tower, which the current owner, Atiq al Catahras, inherited. Residual magic resides in this place, most noticeably, the ever-morphing tiled mosaics. In addition, on rare occasions, a magical, bluish-green rune appears on the tiles. Touching the rune is apparently a very pleasant experience, which is in part why the tavern maintains such a popularity.
  
  For safety reasons, because of the chaos that occurs when the magical rune is spotted, no tables and chairs are kept in the basement tavern of the inn.
  
  Two hidden levels exist in the minaret below the basement tavern. Both are magical studies. The first is used by the innkeeper's daughter, Oma, for her magical studies, taught by her mother, Raisa. The lowest level is known only to Oma, and includes a calling circle and a library of scrolls.
  
  Most of the adventurers stayed in this in for the duration of their extended stay in Teshburl, as they waited for the second half of Walker's shipment to arrive.
• places: buildings: Tethyr
  Asdefk's Inn (Asdefk's)

  an inn and tavern in Darromar

  Asdefk's Inn is an inn in the Temple Quarter of Darromar. It is known for its spicy Calishite and Tashalaran foods.

  Bridge Grill

  a tavern in Darromar

  Daraqadim (The Cliff)

  the manor and keep of the countess of Calimmon County

  This Calishite complex is built on the edge of cliffs overlooking the Sword Coast 25 miles from Memnon. It serves as the court of Tethyrian Countess Kyrin Hawkwinter and also has large guest rooms and stables. Lady Kyrin prefers to call her estate "The Cliff" as opposed to its original Alzhedo name.

  Faerntarn

  the royal palace of Tethyr

  The Royal Palace of Faerntarn is the home of Queen Zaranda and King Haedrak, the monarchs of Tethyr. It is built upon the Ithal Crag within the Royal Quarter of the capital city of Darromar.

  Fort Agis

  one of the border keeps of Tethyr

  Fort Agis is a fortress/keep in southern Tethyr a couple miles from the border of Calimshan and the Memnon River. It sits on the northern edge of Memnonnar.

  Gambling Ghost

  a famous inn in Myratma

  The Gambling Ghost is an old inn in the Central Park district of Myratma. While not a particularly fancy inn, the place receives a large amount of business due to a strange ghost that haunts its tavern and game room. Periodically, the ghost will manifest itself by challenging new guests to a Talis match and will gamble actual platinum coins.

  Loranse

  the manor and keep of the count of Ithmonn

  Tethyr Mills

  a large textile mill on the River Ith outside Myratma

  The Tethyr Mills, located just outside the walls of Myratma along the River Ith is one of the largest textile mills in all of Faerûn and why Myratma was known as the Textiles City of Tethyr.

  The Hand

  a bar in Myratma

  The Hand is a bar in the Caravan District of Myratma. It is an old bar, in existence since during the Shoon Imperium. The central support column of the building is actually a petrified human male.
• places: cities
  Baldur's Gate

  a famous city-state on the Sword Coast

  City of Shade

  a mysterious floating city of shadow that appeared in the Anauroch

  Dhinnilith

  a phantom city that would appear once every few years over the Vilhon Reach

  Dhinnilith is a phantom city rumored to appear on moonless nights every few years, hovering over the waters of the Vilhon Reach, just north of the Chondalwood.
  
  Dhinnilith had been destroyed by a tidal wave sent by elves in ancient past during the fall of Jhaamdath. The city's only inhabitant was a ghostly cloud with thousands of human faces, silently screaming in terror.

  Mezro

  the largest city in Chult

  Mezro was a city in Chult that was holy to the Tabaxi people. It was said to have been built and founded by the god Ubtao.

  Port Nyanzaru (Nyanzaru)

  a small port in Chult

  Port Nyanzaru is a small but heavily fortified port in northern Chult in the Bay of Chult. The city is full of explorers, traders, hunters, and trappers, and is one of Chult's only true cities by population, though it has no tall building, consisting only of spread out huts and cabins. It lies between the Soshenstar and the Tiryki Rivers.
  
  The adventurers arrived here after a tenday at sea aboard The Daisy. Here they hired a guide, Losi, and stocked up on supplies before entering the jungle to guard Walker's delivery.

  Sundrah

  a major port city of Lantan

  Waterdeep (Waterdhavian)

  one of the most famous cities in Faerûn

  Westgate

  a famous port city on the Sea of Fallen Stars
• places: cities: Calimshan
  Anvil Sabban

  a coastal sabban in Teshburl

  Anvil Sabban is a sabban on the Shining Sea in Teshburl. It is where The Daisy docked for four tendays.

  Calimport

  the capital of Calimshan

  See also Calimshan.

  drudach (drudachs)

  a city precinct

  Keltar

  a large town in Calimshan

  Keltar is a large and ancient town on the Calim River. It is known for the House of the Broken God, the largest temple to Ilmater in all of Faerûn.
  
  It is also known for its leathercraft and the smell associated with its bucheries and tanneries.
  
  In addition, the town contains a large monolith dedicated to Istishia and a prestigious magic univeristy, the Seminarcane.

  Mages' Drudach

  a drudach in Sand Sabban in Teshburl

  The Mages' Drudach is where The Roving Rune inn was located in the port city of Teshburl.

  Manshaka

  a city in Calimshan

  Manshaka is one of the coastal cities of Calimshan.
  
  Vashti grew up in Manshaka.

  Memnon (city)

  the northernmost city in Calimshan

  Memnon is a major port city at the northern border of Calimshan at the end of the River Agis. It is also the northern destination of the Trade Way at the edge of the Calim Desert.
  
  The city is known for its magical black walls and red-brick buildings and its powerful navy.
  
  The cleric Hakam yn Hamdulah el Anachtyr is from Memnon.

  sabban (sabbans)

  a city district

  Sand Sabban

  a land-locked sabban in Teshburl

  Sand Sabban is the sabban in Teshburl in which Mages' Drudach and The Roving Rune are found.

  Teshburl

  a town on the southwestern corner of Calimshan
• places: cities: Tethyr
  Darromar (Ithmong)

  the capital of Tethyr

  Darromar is the new capital of Tethyr.
  
  The city is divided into four quadrants by the River Ith, which flows horizontally through the city to the west, and the Ithal Road (called Star Street within the city), which bisects the city north to south.

  Myratma (Textiles City)

  a large city in Tethyr

  Myratma is a large city in the Purple Marches of Tethyr, set at the intersection of the Red River and the River Ith. The city is ancient and still bears signs of Calishite and even Dwarven architecture.
  
  Myratma is known around Faerûn for the quality of its textiles, due to the output from the Tethyr Mills outside its walls.
  
  The adventurers stayed at Myratma for a tenday on their way to Darromar from Memnon.

  Queen's Market

  a large market in Darromar

  The Queen's Market is a massive open-air marketplace within the Royal Quarter of Darromar.

  Royal Quarter

  the northwestern quadrant of Darromar

  The Royal Quarter is the northwestern quadrant of the city of Darromar and is where Ithal Crag and the queen's palace is located.
  
  The wizard Malick resides in a tower in an estate along the northern wall of this section of the city.
  
  The famous Queen's Market is also located there.

  Temple Quarter

  the southwestern quadrant of Darromar

  See also Darromar.

  Vineshade

  a town in Tethyr

  Zazesspur

  a large city on the coast of Tethyr
• places: countries
  Amn (Amnian)

  a country in southwestern Faerûn

  Amn is one of the "Lands of Intrigue", located on the Sword Coast north of Tethyr. It is known as a country of merchants.

  Calimshan

  a country in southwestern Faerûn

  One of the three "Lands of Intrigue", Calimshan is known for its merchants, its slave trade, and its epic history, having once been a land ruled for centuries by genies. It is also known for the Calim Desert, a magically formed desert on its western coast.
  
  It is bordered by Tethyr in the north and the Alamir Mountains in the east.
  

  Chult

  the land at the western tip of the Chultan Peninsula

  Chult is a wild, tribal land on the Chultan Peninsula. It is covered in jungle and filled with swamps and volcanic mountains. It is known and feared for its giant-sized wildlife, which includes "terrible lizards", and roaming undead. The land is populated primarily by tribes of humans, goblins, lizardfolk, and wild dwarves.
  

  Evermeet

  the fabled island kingdom of high elves in the west

  Evermeet is one of the last remaining elven kingdoms on Toril. It is located on a large and fertile island to the west. Many elves feel the call to retire to Evermeet as they grow older.

  Iltkazar

  a sub-kingdom of Shanatar

  Iltkazar is one of the sub-kingdoms of the legendary dwarven realm of Shanatar. It is said to be the only remaining sub-kingdom of Shanatar in existence.

  Jhaamdath

  an ancient human empire

  Lands of Intrigue

  the countries of Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan

  See also Amn, Tethyr, Calimshan.

  Lantan

  a country known for its advanced technology

  Lantan is an island kingdom with a high population of gnomes. It is known for its gnomish inventions and advanced technology.
  

  Netheril (Netherese)

  a lost human empire of archmages and flying cities

  Netheril is perhaps the most famous of ancient human civilizations. It existed in what is now the Anauroch desert. Its people developed powerful magics and lived in floating cities until they were destroyed due to the war between a powerful human archmage and the evil phaerimms.

  Samarach

  an isolationist country on the south of Faerûn

  Samarach is an enigmatic country that was known more for its fear of the yuan-ti than for anything else. It was located on the southern coast of Faerûn, east of Chult.
  
  Samarach usually refused to do business with outsiders, but somehow Captain Ombert managed to do trade there.

  Shanatar

  an ancient dwarven empire

  Shanatar was a massive dwarven empire sprawling over and under much of what are now called the Lands of Intrigue. The realm is now legendary, and few, if any, know of any remaining entrances into the underground portions of the realms.

  Tethyr

  a country in southwestern Faerûn

  Tethyr is one of the "Lands of Intrigue", located on the Sword Coast between Amn and Calimshan.
  
  It recently underwent a civil war and has a new queen.
  
• places: druid groves
  Garden of Rhinda

  a flower garden in Darromar

  The Garden of Rhinda is a luscious flower garden at the base of and surrounding the Ithal Crag, the large hill upon which the queen's royal palace of Faerntarn was built.
  
  Within the garden is found a druid grove tended by the followers of Eldath.

  Golden Grove

  a rare druid grove in Memnon

  The Golden Grove is an unlikely druid grove dedicated to Silvanus within Memnon. It has oak trees and shadowtop trees and a tree with golden leaves.
• places: duchies, counties, & baronies
  Ankaram Duchy (Ankaram)

  the southwestern duchy of Tethyr

  barony (baronies)

  a territory ruled by a baron or baroness

  Calimmon County (Calimmon)

  a county in Ankaram Duchy

  Calimmon County is the county bordering Calimshan in the southwestern portion of Ankaram Duchy in Tethyr.
  
  Calimmon County is ruled by Lady Kyrin Hawkwinter.

  county (counties)

  a territory ruled by a count or countess

  A county is a feudal territory often composed of baronies and ruled by a count or countess.

  duchy (duchies)

  a territory ruled by a duke or duchess

  A duchy is a feudal territory often composed of counties and ruled by a duke or duchess.

  Ithmonn County (Ithmonn)

  a county in the Crown Lands

  Kamlann Duchy (Kamlann)

  a western duchy of Tethyr

  Kamlann is the small, mountainous duchy north of the River Sulduskoon in the western part of Tethyr. It is mostly hill country and pipeweed plantations, but it also contains Zazesspur, the largest and richest city of Tethyr.
  
  Kamlann was formerly ruled by Lord Inselm Hhune before it was discovered that he was a traitor to the crown.

  march (marches)

  a border county

  Monteshi County (Monteshi)

  a county in Ankaram Duchy

  Monteshi County is a county bordering Calimshan in the southeastern portion of Ankaram Duchy in Tethyr.
  
  Calimmon County is ruled by Count Oxsal Keeneyes.
  
  The keep of the former-baron, Sir Gargon, resides there.

  Nadjar

  a former barony in Monteshi County

  Nadjar Barony was the land once ruled by Sir Gargon.

  Purple Marches

  a western duchy of Tethyr

  The Purple Marches are a duchy in Tethyr known for many vineyards. The duchy is ruled by the Lady Haresdown. The city of Myratma is at its southwestern corner.

  the Crown Lands

  the centralmost duchy of Tethyr
• places: provinces & principalities
  Ankramir

  one of three principalities of Tethyr

  The Principality of Ankramir is the region of Tethyr that includes the duchies of Kamlann, Ankaram, and the Purple Marches.
• places: roads & bridges
  Coast Trail

  a trade route from Calimport to Memnon

  The Coast Trail is the longer, safer way to travel on foot from Calimport to Memnon. As its name suggests, it avoids crossing the Calim Desert by following the coast. On the way, it passes through Teshburl and by the House of St. Liwan's Blessing.

  Ithal Bridge

  a bridge in Darromar crossing the River Ith

  The Ithal Bridge is a large and ancient bridge over the River Ith at the exact center of the city of Darromar on the Ithal Road (or Star Street). It was constructed by dwarves during the kingdom of Shanatar.

  Ithal Road (Star Street)

  a trade road bisecting the city of Darromar

  See also Darromar.

  Trade Way

  a trade route from Calimport to Memnon

  The Trade Way is an ancient road across the Calim Desert from Calimport to Memnon. It is protected from the magic of Calim and Memnon by a series of magical minarets, although many are in disrepair.
  
  The Trade Way also sometimes refers to the extension of the road that proceeds further north through the country of Tethyr and into Amn.
• places: Realmspace
  Rock of Bral (Bral)

  one of the Tears of Selûne

  The Rock of Bral is an inhabited asteroid in the trail of asteroids in orbit behind Toril's moon, known as the Tears of Selûne.

  Tears of Selûne (the Tears)

  an asteroid cluster visible from Toril

  The Tears of Selûne are a chain of asteroids trailing behind the moon of Toril, Selûne, in the same orbit. Many legends of their formation exist, including that they were manifestations of tears the goddess Selûne shed for a lover who betrayed her.

  Toril

  the world on which the continent of Faerûn is found

  See also Faerûn.
• places: ruins
  Calimban Knoll

  a stone circle where a battle was fought in the Calim Desert

  Located near the northern border of the Calim Desert, just off the Trade Way, Calimban Knoll is a circle of 21 menhirs (standing stones) 700 yards in diameter with a tiny mound in the center. The site memorializes where a small band of escaped slaves held off a full legion of Calishite soldiers in the Fourth Age of Calimshan. 14 of the 21 stones still stand, and some magic seems to preserve them still.

  Dashadjen

  an ancient city of the Calim Empire, now in ruins

  Dashadjen was an ancient djinni garrison city of the old Calim Empire. Its ruins are located in the northwestern portion of Calim Desert. A single shrine to Akadi still exists where the city once stood.

  Harem Palace

  the massive harem of the djinni Calim in Teshyll

  The Harem Palace of Calim in the city of Teshyll was a massive palace said to have housed nearly 2,000 human and jann slaves and concubines at the height of the Calim Empire. It was known for its extraordinary architecture, bearing 64 separate towers and multiple pools and gardens.
  
  One of the fallen towers was recently discovered intact in the ruins of Teshyll by the brass dragon Sseth, who hoped that the adventurers would descend into an opening in the tower roof and find him an example of something from before the First Age of Calimshan.

  Memnonnar

  the ruins north of Memnon and the name of the former kingdom of Memnon

  The ruins north of the River Agis used to be part of the city of Memnon, when it was a larger metropolis and the capital of the kingdom of the efreeti Memnon. The ruins are now named after that name of that kingdom, Memnonnar.
  
  Memnonnar today is filled with wandering monsters and bandits and is carefully watched by the soldiers of both Calimshan and Tethyr.

  Myth Drannor

  an ancient elven and human city, now in ruins

  Myth Drannor is one of the most infamous ruins in all of Faerûn. It used to be a powerful and magical elven and human city.

  Teshyll

  an ancient city of the Calim Empire, now in ruins

  The ancient city of Teshyll was a center for trade in the old Calim Empire. It is best known for the famous Harem Palace of Calim.
  
  The ruins of the city are found in the Calim Desert near the Trade Way about mid-way from Calimport to Memnon.
• places: towns & villages
  Baradin's Hill

  a small thorp near Grim's Janessar camp

  Baradin's Hill is a small thorp in the north of Calimshan in the foothills of the Marching Mountains near the border to Tethyr.
  
  The village is home to a small branch of a thieves' guild and is also frequently visited by Vashti.

  Beorunna's Well

  a large Uthgardt barbarian settlement in the North

  Binkwan

  a tiny Tabaxi village

  Binkwan is a tiny village south of Port Nyanzaru at the jungles edge. The adventurers stopped in Binkwan on their second night in Chult.

  Copper Hill

  a town southwest of Baradin's Hill

  Copper Hill is a small town about 14 miles southwest of the tiny thorp of Baradin's Hill. It is supported by the presence of a large copper mine north of the town.
  
  The two most notable locations within the town are the Temple of Justice and a mages' enclave. The Temple of Justice is a temple of Anachtyr and maintains a library of magically sealed scrolls. The mages' enclave is open to all arcane spellcasters and is dedicated to the study of genie lore and elemental magics.
  
  The thieves' guild at Baradin's Hill claimed that Copper Hill also contains a theives' guild.

  Mbala

  a small town in Chult near the Swamp of Sorrows

  Nsibu

  a tiny Tabaxi village

  Nsibu is a Tabaxi village on the shore of the Soshenstar. Boaters from Nsibu ferried the adventurers across the river. While there, they hired a guide, Mim, to lead them to the village TeeTee.

  Nyan

  a tiny, haunted, abandoned Tabaxi village

  The adventurers were sent to Nyan, an old village on the banks of the Soshenstar, as a test to see if they could defeat the lone spectre who haunted the village.

  Rumnaheim Rift

  a Chultan dwarven settlement and mine in the jungles of Chult

  Rumnaheim Rift is a Chultan dwarven settlement with an active mine in the Upperdark with an entrance in the jungles of Chult.
  
  The chieftan of the settlement is Storn Rumnaheim. The mine has both dwarves and Batiti goblins working in it, and they use dinosaurs as pack animals.
  
  The adventurers discovered Rumnaheim Rift and traded with the dwarves there for diamond dust to restore Mythlos. They also took on an escort job to protect ore on a shipment through the Underdark to Tenmar Deep.

  Shilku

  a small port town in southwestern Chult

  Shilku is a small coastal town in the Bay of Boars in Chult.
  
  The adventurers arrived here through a portal from an ancient ziggurat to Ubtao, where they encountered evidence that Samber was renting a storage warehouse here. They also rendezvoused with Captain Ombert here.

  Teetee

  a tiny Tabaxi village

  Tenmar Deep

  a Chultan dwarven settlement and mine in the jungles of Chult

  Tenmar Deep is the Chultan dwarven settlement to which the party delivered a shipment of ore from Rumnaheim Rift for Storn Rumnaheim. It is located near the Tabaxi village of Mbala.

  Tunji

  a tiny Tabaxi village

  Tunji is a Tabaxi village on the shore of the Soshenstar. The adventurers stopped at Tunji for the night during a rain storm after fighting a giant spider. While there, they were held by the villagers, who feared that the crates they were carrying carried a dark evil. They had to destroy a spectre as a test to prove their innocence before the villagers would allow them to continue deeper into the jungles of Chult.
• places: towns & villages: Tethyr
  Abbor

  a small town along the River Ith in Tethyr

  Branton (West Branton) (East Branton)

  one of two hamlets near each other along the River Ith

  Ernest Ford

  a hamlet by a ford over the River Ith

  Evenflow

  a hamlet by a ford over the River Ith

  Hostim

  a small town along the River Ith in Tethyr

  Ithbend

  a small town along the River Ith in Tethyr

  Kiser's Rest

  a tiny thorp halfway to Darromar from Myratma along the River Ith

  Mier's Ferry

  a small town with a ferry across the River Ith

  Minge

  a small village on the River Ith

  Minge is the first village one reaches if traveling along the River Ith from Myratma to Darromar.

  Moonspinner Web

  an elven settlement south of Darromar

  Moonspinner Web was a tiny moon elven settlement about 10 miles south of Darromar within a small forest. The large tree houses were connected by many bridges made from silken rope, which glowed like a spider web by the light of the moon.
  
  It was settled by the Moonspinner family about 500 years ago but never grew much larger than a handful of families, elves who preferred their isolation. It was the home of Mythlos and Gargantos Moonspinner and Faelar Eveningfall.
  
  The settlement was attacked and destroyed by Baron Gargon near the end of the Year of the Unstrung Harp.

  New Sundrah

  a gnome village just south of Myratma

  Palm Rapids

  a small fishing town on the River Ith in Tethyr

  Ruba

  a tiny thorp along the River Ith just south of Darromar

  Sarch

  a village on the River Ith in Tethyr

  Steddford

  a small hamlet by a ford over the River Ith

  While spending the night at the hamlet of Steddford, the adventurers defended the village against a raid from dire rats, followed immediately by goblins.
• races
  beholder (beholders) (eye tyrant)

  a famous type of monster found in the Underdark

  Beholders are abominations from another Plane, known to inhabit the Underdark.
  
  A beholder consisted of magically floating orb with a large central eye, a gaping maw, and several smaller eyes upon tentacles. They are inherently magical beings and can shoot beams of magical rays at their opponents.

  dragon turtle (dragon turtles)

  a huge, intellegent sea turtle

  fey

  a magical creature fundamentally tied to nature

  gauth (gauths)

  a lesser beholder

  A gauth is a lesser subrace of beholder with fewer eyestalks and less magical power.
  
  The adventurers faced a gauth when defending a Chultan dwarven shipment from Rumnaheim Rift to Tenmar Deep.

  phaerimm (phaerimms)

  a bizarre magical creature of great power and intelligence

  Phaerimms are very alien to Toril. They have conical bodies with circular mouths, four arms, tentacles, and a stinger at the tip of their tails. They can float with an innate magic. They are highly intelligent and are very powerful mages, as they have a strange connection to the Weave, gaining nourishment from it directly.Some are said to reside in the Underdark.

  sarrukh

  one of the five creator races

  treant (treants)

  a race of large, sentient, tree-like plants
• races: dragons
  blue dragon (blue dragons) (blues)

  a powerful dragon found in desert climates

  The blue dragons are feared by all who travel through deserts.
  
  Blue dragons have a large central horn on their snouts, large ear frills, under-bites, and tails that appear segmented. They breathe a stream of charged gas, similar to lightning. They have inherent magical powers of illusion, and enjoy tricking their opponents by imitating or throwing voices and with the use of hallucinatory terrain.
  
  They are the natural enemies of brass dragons.

  brass dragon (brass dragons) (brasses)

  a metallic dragon found in desert climates

  Brass dragons are metallic dragons found in desert regions. They have scales that resemble burnished brass and very recognizable and massive rounded head-plates and two sharp chin horns. Their wing frills extend from their shoulders down to the tip of their tails with green color along the edges.
  
  Brass dragons can breathe a plume of fire and a cloud of sleeping gas.
  
  Brass dragons are the natural enemies of the blue dragons, who are more powerful.

  bronze dragon (bronze dragons) (bronzes)

  a metallic dragon found in coastal and island regions

  Bronze dragons are the most aquatic of all the dragons, making their homes on islands or on the coast. They have horned head plates and bronze- and green-colored scales. They have webbed feet and sail-like frills upon their backs and tails, which they use for swimming.
  
  As metallic dragons, they are known for their goodness and nobility. They are also shapechangers, often taking the form of sea animals or humanoids.
  
  

  brown dragon (brown dragons)

  a wingless dragon found in desert climates

  The caravan leader Asref named the wyrmling dragon the adventurers slew in the Calim Desert a "brown dragon", but he had never seen nor heard of such a beast before.
  
  
  The wyrmling they fought was wingless, with a knobby, leathery hide the color of dark sand. It had webbed claws and seemed adept at burrowing under the surface of the sand. It had acidic spit and blood.

  green dragon (green dragons) (greens)

  a dragon found in forested climates

  Green dragons live in forest areas, often near lakes. They breathe a cloud of acidic gas.
  
  Greens are known to prefer the taste of elves to other forms of meat.

  metallic dragon (metallic dragons)

  a dragon whose scales shine like polished metal

  The metallic dragons form a group of dragons considered good and noble in common legend. They are named such because the scales of older metallic dragons gleam like polished metals.

  pseudodragon (pseudodragon)

  a small, dragon-like creature

  Pseudodragons are small creatures similar to dragons. They have barbed tails with stingers, much like scorpions.
  

  red dragon (red dragons) (reds)

  the most powerful of chromatic dragons

  Red dragons are the most feared of all dragons. Reds breathe fire.
  
  They are chaotic and evil and enjoy the taste of female humanoids more than males.
  
  

  wyrmling (wyrmlings)

  a baby dragon
• races: humanoids
  aarakocra

  a race of humanoid avians

  doppelganger (doppelgangers)

  a shapechanging humanoid

  Doppelgangers are telepathic, shapeshifting humanoids, feared by many for their tendency to take on the appearance and behaviors of others. They are often involved in elaborate plots involving kidnapping, in which they pretend to be the victim.
  
  In their natural forms, doppelgangers are gangly and gray-skinned. They have hairless and sexless bodies and featureless faces, except for their large eyes, not even possessing mouths, ears, or noses.
  

  gnoll (gnolls)

  a humanoid that resembles a hyena

  A gnoll is a tall and lean, furry humanoid that resembles a hyena in appearance, with reddish gray or dirty yellow manes. They are known for their ravenous appetites. They constantly engage in raids and rarely take prisoners, eating their victims instead.
  
  Common folk believe that gnolls are descended from demons, and the gnolls themselves may believe this, as most of them revere the demon prince Yeenoghu.

  halfblood (halfbloods)

  yuan-ti that appeared half human and half snake

  hin (halfling) (halflings)

  a humanoid of about half the height of a human

  lizardfolk (lizardmen) (lizardman)

  a race of humanoid lizards

  

  minotaur (minotaurs)

  a large, bull-headed, hairy humanoid

  Minotaurs are very tall, powerfully muscled humanoids covered in shaggy fur with tails. They have an almost bull-like head, with enormous horns, but they have flatter faces and are carnivores. They walk upright primarily upon large cloven hooves with two dewclaws on each foot. They have four long fingers on each hand and opposable thumbs.
  
  
  
  Minotaurs are known for their exceptional sense of direction. Because of this, they are anecdotally known to be used as labyrinth guards by dungeon makers powerful enough to enslave the beasts.
  
  The party found many minotaur skeletons in the Dashadjen crypts, causing them to suspect that Calim used minotaurs in his army.

  orc (orcs)

  a warlike gray-skinned humanoid race

  Orcs are a barbarous race of gray-skinned, thick-haired, tusked humanoids. They have pointed ears and pig-like noses and are somewhat stooped but have extremely bulky and muscular bodies.
  
  Orc hordes have been at war with the elves and other civilized races for millennia.

  pterafolk (pteramen) (pteraman)

  a race of shape-shifting pteranodons

  pureblood (purebloods)

  yuan-ti that appeared mostly human-like

  sahuagin (sea devil) (sea devils)

  a fish-like humanoid

  Sahuagin are undersea humanoid creatures known as the sworn enemies of the sea elves. They have dark green, scaly skin, covered in fin-like frills, the largest of which runs down their backs like a sail. They have long tails and webbed hands and feet. Their heads have wide, fang-filled mouths, and their eyes are large and black. They tend to have lighter-colored front sides.
  
  Sahuagin herd sharks. Occasionally, they raid surface ships or coastal communities, often fighting with tridents, nets, and undersea crossbows.

  troglodyte (troglodytes) (trogs)

  a reptilian, cave-dwelling humanoid race

  Troglodytes, named such because they dwell in caves, are a bipedal reptilian race known for two things: their vile evil and their vile stench.
  
  A "trog" stands about five feet tall and can change its skin color to match its environment.
  
  Their society and technology are primitive. They often lair near small humanoid settlements and launch violent and bloody raids against them.

  troll (trolls)

  a giant, ugly, monstrous humanoid

  Trolls are hideously ugly, hulking humanoids with an extraordinary ability to regenerate body parts in mere minutes, making them exceptionally difficult to kill. They are omnivorous creatures that care for little else than their appetites.
  
  Trolls stand about nine feet tall and have rubbery, mottled green or grey skin covered in bumps. Their hair is coarse and black. Their huge noses end in distinctive, long, dangling tips. They are highly proficient at tracking prey by scent.
  
  Trolls have sharp claws on their over-sized hands with which they rend their prey in two. They have three fingers and a thumb on each hand and three large toes on each foot. They tend to walk in a hunched, wobbling manner with their long arms nearly dragging on the ground. The females are larger and stronger than the males and even more repulsive looking.
  
  Trolls can be found in nearly any climate, lairing underground. They rarely wear clothing or keep any possessions. They can speak the language of giants, but are not very intelligent, and true giants consider them abominations. They seemingly have no sense of fear. Trolls often live alone or occasionally in small groups of two to four, but they never form tribes or clans.
  
  The regenerative ability of trolls is known by almost everyone. Stories tell of decapitated trolls even regrowing heads in under a half hour! Fortunately, melted troll flesh seems unable to regenerate, so those wishing to kill a troll almost always use fire or acid.
  
  Many other intelligent, evil races keep trolls as guardians of their lairs. Provided a troll is well fed, it tends to not mind this arrangement.

  wild dwarf (wild dwarves) (dur Authalar)

  a feral subrace of dwarves

  Wild dwarves, who call themselves dur Authalar, are especially short dwarves living in the jungles of Chult. They are dark-skinned and do no wear any clothing, covering themselves instead with tattoos, grease, mud, and their long, braided hair and beards.
  
  The group of adventurers were "arrested" by a band of wild dwarves with blowguns and handaxes and taken to a place sacred to Thard Harr, the patron deity of the wild dwarves.

  yuan-ti

  magical crossbreeds of snakes and humans

  The yuan-ti were a vile collection of races created by twisted breeding experiments of snakes and humans by the sarrukh. Yuan-ti came in multiple forms, with a wide variety of snake-like characteristics, from mostly human-looking to mostly snake-looking.
  
  Yuan-ti are feared for their psionic powers and can create spell-like effects with thought alone.
• races: humanoids: elves
  aquatic elf (aquatic elves) (sea elf)

  a water-breathing subrace of elves

  drow (dark elf) (dark elves)

  an evil elven subrace that lives in the Underdark

  The drow are an infamous subrace of elves known all over Faerûn for their evil. They have jet black skin and live deep in the Underdark below the surface of Faerûn.
  
  The dark elves worship Lloth, the demon goddess of spiders.

  high elf (high elves)

  a moon elf or sun elf

  See moon elf, sun elf.

  moon elf (moon elves) (silver elf)

  the most common subrace of elf in Faerûn

  The moon elves are what most people think of when they hear the term "elf". They are tall and thin with blue-tinted pale skin. They usually have silver or black hair with blue or green eyes with golden specks.
  
  
  
  Moon elves are considered "high elves".
  
  Most moon elves live in small settlements within small wooded areas scattered throughout Faerûn. Many are wanderers, and they tend to get along better with humans than the other elven races.
  
  Moon elves are artisans and love above all the arcane arts.

  sun elf (sun elves) (gold elf)

  a subrace of elf

  wild elf (wild elves) (green elf)

  a feral elven subrace

  The green elves are a dark-skinned, bulkier subrace of the elves. There skin is often heavily decorated by tattoos.
  
  They live in tribal arrangements in wild forests and are isolationists, preferring to stay hidden from other cultures.
  

  wood elf (wood elves) (copper elf)

  one of the most common subraces of elf in Faerûn

  Wood elves are more-civilized cousins of the wild elves and like them are bulkier than high elves. They have coppery skin tones and are fond of leather clothing.
  
  While there are nearly as many copper elves on Toril as moon elves and more than sun elves, they are not as well known as the moon elves or sun elves, because they are less likely to leave their forest homes. They are known for their patience and their disinterest in magic relative to the other subraces of elves.
  
• races: humanoids: goblinoids
  Batiri

  a Chultan goblin tribe

  The Batiri were a feared tribe of green-skinned goblins living throughout the jungles of Chult.
  
  Some of the wild dwarves of Chult believed that Thard Harr would some day send them a chosen one to help rid the world of the Batiri.

  bugbear (bugbears)

  the largest of the goblinoids

  Bugbears are strong, bulky goblinoids, roughly the size of bears. They have razor sharp claws, thick yellow-brown hair, bear-like noses, and the wedge-shaped ears all goblinoids share.
  
  Bugbears will eat any meat they can find and are also known for their love of collecting treasure. In groups, bugbears are challenging opponents, as they are organized enough to set up complicated ambushes.

  goblin (goblins)

  a small, flat-faced humanoid with pointed ears

  Goblins are a race of small humanoid creatures with flat faces, sharp fangs, and extremely pointed ears, with extra long arms. While usually a simple nuisance, in large numbers, they can wreak havoc on a land. They are almost universally hated by all elves.
  

  goblinoid (goblinoids)

  a goblin, hobgoblin, or bugbear

  "Goblinoid" is a collective term for goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears, and other such related humanoids. All goblinoids naturally have pointed ears and flat faces.

  hobgoblin (hobgoblins)

  a human-sized goblinoid

  A hobgoblin is a larger variety of goblin, standing about the height of a human or taller. Like goblins, hobgoblins have flat faces, pointed ears, and sharp teeth. They are hairier than goblins, with reddish-brown to gray hair covering most of their bodies.
  
  Hobgoblins are far more organized than goblins. In hobgoblin society, the biggest and cruelest individuals are the ones who survive.
  
• races: humanoids: humans
  Calishite (Calishites)

  a human from Calimshan

  "Calishite" is the proper term for either a resident of Calimshan or the ethnicity of human originally from that region.
  
  A native Calishite human has dusky brown skin and dark hair and eyes. They tend to be shorter and slimmer than other humans. Since they come from hotter climates, they tend to favor loose, baggy clothes. It is very common for adult men — even commoners — to carry curved daggers (jambiya), and both men and women often wear headscarves (keffiyeh).
  
  Most Calishites speak Alzhedo and a sing-song variant of Common.

  Chultan (Chultans)

  a human from Chult or anyone from Chult or the primary language spoken in Chult

  A native Chultan human has dark brown skin and eyes and black, often-curly hair. They tend to be taller and more muscular than other humans and have larger hands, feet, and noses.
  
  Chultan is also the term for the primary language spoken in Chult. It uses the Draconic alphabet.

  Eshowe

  an extinct tribe of Chultan humans

  The Eshowe were a lost tribe of Chultans, hunted to extinction by Ras Nsi, one of the Chosen of Ubtao.

  Lantanna

  humans from Lantan or any persons from Lantan

  The Lantanna are an ethnicity of humans from the Lantan Isles. They are known for their often red, curly hair, large green eyes, and freckles on pale skin.
  
  "Lantanna" is also another name for Lantanese, the language spoken in Lantan, and a term for any native of that country, including the gnomes common to those islands.

  Tabaxi

  the largest tribe of Chultan humans

  Tethyrian

  a human from Tethyr or anyone from Tethyr

  "Tethyrian" is the proper term for either a resident of Tethyr or the ethnicity of human originally from that region.
  
  The Tethyrian ethnicity arose long ago from a mixing of Calishites and their human slaves from other ethnicities.
  
  A native Tethyrian human has tanned skin and usually brown hair and eyes, but other colors are possible. Those near the border of Calimshan tend to adopt that country's style of dress, while those farther north dress more in the manner of Sword Coast North.
  
  
  Most Calishites speak Common, and many also speak Chondathan.
• races: humanoids: lycanthropes
  lycanthrope (lycanthropes)

  a creature with the curse of lycanthropy

  Lycanthropes include werewolves, wererats, and other creatures with a disease or hereditary condition that causes (or allows) them to shapechange from humanoid to animal form. In addition to their bodies' ability to change form, a lycanthrope's body can also regenerate exceptionally quickly, unless injured by alchemical silver.

  wererat (wererats)

  a lycanthrope that can change from humanoid to dire rat

  Wererats in their animal form are dire rats. In their hybrid forms, they resemble a shaggy-haired, bipedal humanoid rat, of shorter-than-average height with enormous sharp incisors.
  

  weretiger

  a lycanthrope that can change from humanoid to tiger

  Weretigers in their animal form are massive tigers. In their hybrid forms, they resemble eight-feet-tall, tawny, striped, humanoid cats.
  
  Unlike wererats and werewolves, weretigers are driven by their disease to neutral morals and instincts.
• races: outsiders
  air mephit (air mephits)

  a mephit from the Elemental Plane of Air

  Air mephits are mephits tied to the element of air.
  
  They are about four-feet-high and have white bodies with wings. Their lower bodies are partly incorporeal, appearing often like a cloud or whirlwind.

  baatezu

  a devil

  The baatezu are devils from the Nine Hells of Baator.

  balor (balors)

  the most powerful kind of demon

  imp (imps)

  a minor devil

  Imps are lesser devils from the nine hells.
  
  
  They are tiny, red-skinned humanoids with bat-like, leathery wings. Their long tails have a barbed, poisonous stinger at the end. They have two twisted horns, yellow eyes, and sharp fangs. They can shapeshift into small animals, such as bats, and can become invisible at will.

  lemure (lemures)

  the lowest of baatezu devils

  A lemure was the lowest form of baatezu. A molten blob of flesh with a permanently moaning face and sharp, black claws, they are the mindless devils formed when an evil soul first is promoted to become a baatezu. They cannot think on their own and live only to obey the orders of other baatezu.
  

  mephit (mephits)

  a small being from an elemental plane

  Mephits are small, extraplanar beings similar to imps but tied to one of the elemental planes, not the fiendish ones.

  osyluth (bone devil)

  a powerful, emaciated devil with a scorpion-like tail

  An osyluth is one of the baatezu, the devils of the Nine Hells of Baator. Also known as bone devils, they serve as the law enforcement of Baator, punishing devils who have not performed their required tasks. They delight in torture.
  
  Bone devils received their name from their emaciated, skeletal appearance. Their white skin is pulled tightly across their bones. They stand about nine feet tall and have elongated skulls, sharp jaws, and a scorpion-like tail dripping venom.
  
  The adventurers rescued two hobgoblin children from the clutches of an osyluth that seems to have been summoned by Samber and escaped during an earthquake. The bone devil slew a large number of the hobgoblins before leaving them to suffer.
  
  When the adventures first encountered this osyluth, it deceived them with an illusion of Samber. It tried to talk to them, but Hakam would not permit them to speak to a devil and they began fighting it. It trapped all of them but Mythlos behind a magical wall of ice and summoned the aid of a horde of lemures. In the end, because he was willing to sacrifice himself for the hobgoblin children, Mythlos' moonblade activated and teleported him behind the osyluth, where he was able to slay it by stabbing it through the back.

  outsider (outsiders)

  a being not from the Material Plane

  pit fiend (pit fiends)

  the most powerful kind of devil

  tiefling (tieflings)

  a human with a fiendish bloodline
• races: outsiders: genies
  dao

  a genie from the Elemental Plane of Earth

  A dao is a type of genie embodying the element of earth.

  djinni (djinn)

  a genie from the Elemental Plane of Air

  The djinn are a type of genie embodying the element of air. Their bodies are partly incorporeal, and they often appear blue-colored.
  
  Djinn used to rule the Calim Empire and enslaved the human population there.
  
  The djinn are the racial enemies of the efreet.
  
  Djinn are often trapped in magic lamps and are forced to serve whoever rubs the lamp to release them, often granting three wishes in exchange for their freedom.

  efreeti (efreet)

  a genie from the Elemental Plane of Fire

  The efreet are a type of genie embodying the element of fire. Their bodies are colored red or black and often appear on fire. An efreeti has two small horns on its head and tusks.
  
  
  
  The efreet are the racial enemies of the djinn.
  
  Efreet are often trapped in magic bottles and are forced to serve whoever removes the stopper to release them, often granting three wishes in exchange for their freedom.

  genasi

  a human with a genie bloodline

  genie (genies)

  an elemental being of great power

  Genies are roughly humanoid creatures from the elemental planes.
  
  In the ancient past, Calimshan was ruled by genies, particularly by djinn and efreet.
  
  Powerful spellcasters have at times trapped genies in small, everyday objects to enslave them for their magical powers, especially their tendencies to be able to grant wishes.

  janni (jann)

  a genie native to the Material Plane

  The jann are genies composed of all four elements, just as humans are. Because of this, they are tied to the Material Plane, though they are still inherently magical beings, able to do such things as fly, change their size, or speak telepathically. They often masquerade as humans, particularly in the lands of Calimshan, where genies are hated.

  marid

  a genie from the Elemental Plane of Water

  A marid is a type of genie embodying the element of water. A marid has a blue body that appears made out of thick liquid.
• rulers
  Osaw

  one of the Chosen of Ubtao

  Ralan al Pesarkhal (syl-pasha) (El Pesarkhal)

  the ruler of Calimshan

  Syl-Pasha of All Pashas, Syl-Sabbalad of Sabbalads, Syl-Ralbahr of the Navy, Syl-Qayadin of the Armies, Syl-Ynamalik of the Lands of Three Rivers, Syl-Sultan of the Cities, and Caleph of the Calishite People, His Majesty, Ralan al Pesarkhal is the ruler of Calimshan.

  Ruathym yn Harun el Vyrsatyr

  a druzir in Manshaka

  Druzir Ruathym yn Harun el Vyrsatyr is one of the Calishites with whom Sir Gargon had engaged in the slave trade.

  Shoon Imperium (Shoon)

  the most famous dynasty of Calimshan
• saints
  St. Amahl

  the Ilmatari saint of desert nomads
• ships
  Red Prow

  a famous ghost ship from Calimport

  The Red Prow was a slaving vessel from Calimport that sank from the weight of gold it carried from the slave trade, only to rise again as a ghost ship piloted by wraiths.

  The Daisy

  the sailing vessel captained by Ombert Stronghull

  The Daisy is a medium-sized, three-masted caravel. She flies the flag of Tethyr and has a carved flower as her figurehead. She has a small crew and is owned and commanded by a halfling captain, Ombert Stronghull.
  
  The adventurers gained passage aboard The Daisy and traveled aboard her to Teshburl.
• timekeeping
  Calendar of Harptos

  the main calendar of Faerûn

  

  Dale Reckoning (DR)

  the most common method of counting years in Faerûn

  The Dale Reckoning (DR) is the most common method of counting years in Faerûn, although most everyone refers to years by their given name and not their number. For example, 1372 DR is the "Year of Wild Magic".

  Era of Skyfire

  the time period during which Calim (physically) warred with Memnon

  See also "Calim" and "Memnon".

  Greengrass

  the Spring holiday between Tarsakh and Mirtul

  highsun

  noon or the month of Eleasias

  While a common term for midday, somewhat confusingly, "Highsun" is also a term used to refer to the month Eleasias, the month with the longest days in the year.

  Interregnum

  the time period during which Tethyr had no ruler on the throne

  Midsummer

  the Summer holiday between Flamerule and Eleasias

  The holiday of Midsummer, falling between Flamerule and Eleasias is traditionally a time of feasting and the advancement of love.

  Midwinter

  the Winter holiday between Hammer and Alturiak

  moondark (night's heart)

  the watch of night following midnight

  night's end

  the watch of night just before dawn

  Shieldmeet (Cinnaelos'Cor)

  the leap day festival

  Shieldmeet is held once every four years between the months of Flamerule and Eleasis on the day after Midsummer.
  
  Among many other things, it is a day sacred to the followers of Solonor Thelandira and is celebrated with archery competitions.

  tenday (tendays)

  a Faerûnian "week"

  A tenday is one-third of a Faerûnian month. The days of a tenday are not named; they are simply termed "first-day", "second-day", etc.

  Time of Troubles (Avatar Crisis) (Godswar)

  the time when Ao cast the gods of Faerûn down to Toril

  The Time of Troubles began in the Year of Shadows when the overgod Ao cast the gods and goddesses down to Toril in the form of mortal avatars as punishment for the theft of the Tablets of Fate. During this time, there was a great upheaval in the pantheons, as many gods were slain and others ascended to power.
• timekeeping: months
  Alturiak (Claw of Winter) (Claws of Cold)

  the 2nd month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Ches (Claw of Sunsets)

  the 3rd month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Eleasias (Eleasis)

  the 8th month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Flamerule

  the 7th month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Hammer (Deepwinter)

  the 1st month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Kythorn

  the 6th month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Mirtul (The Melting)

  the 5th month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Nightal

  the 12th (last) month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.

  Tarsakh (Claw of the Storms)

  the 4th month of the year

  See also the Calendar of Harptos.
• timekeeping: the roll of years
  Year of Burning Steel

  1246 DR

  The Year of Burning Steel was the birth year of Leokas Dusktracker.

  Year of Shadows

  1358 DR

  The Year of Shadows is the one thousand, three hundred fifty-eighth year in the Dale Reckoning. It was the year in which the Time of Troubles occurred.

  Year of Starlight

  1215 DR

  The Year of Starlight is the birth year of Belvin Boarcharger.

  Year of the Dragon

  1352 DR

  The Year of the Dragon is the birth year of Szordrin Dundragon.

  Year of the Empty Goblet

  1252 DR

  The Year of Beckoning Death is the birth year of Mythlos Moonspinner. It was the year of a great plague that affected grape vinyards across the continent. Virtually no wine was produced in that year.

  Year of the Gauntlet

  1369 DR

  The Year of the Gauntlet is the one thousand, three hundred sixty-ninth year in the Dale Reckoning.

  Year of the Tankard

  1370 DR

  The Year of the Tankard is the one thousand, three hundred seventieth year in the Dale Reckoning.

  Year of the Unstrung Harp (Unstrung Harp)

  1371 DR

  The Year of the Unstrung Harp is the one thousand, three hundred seventy-first year in the Dale Reckoning.

  Year of Thunder

  1306 DR

  The Year of Thunder is the one thousand, three hundred sixth year in the Dale Reckoning.

  Year of Wild Magic (Wild Magic)

  1372 DR, the current year

  The Year of Wild Magic is the one thousand, three hundred seventy-second year in the Dale Reckoning. It is the current year.
• titles
  amlak

  a member of the amlakkar

  See also amlakkar.

  chawal (chawalli)

  lieutenant

  Chawal is a Calishite title that roughly translates to "lieutenant" from Alzhedo.

  druzir

  the ruler of a drudach

  See also drudach.

  farsann (farsanns)

  a lesser court advisor in Tethyr

  The farsann of a duke(chess) or count(ess) is the one responsible for scheduling and planning matters of the court.

  Just Chancellor

  the highest legal authority in Tethyr

  musar (musarri)

  sergeant

  Musar is a Calishite title that roughly translates to "sergeant" from Alzhedo.

  rysal

  naval captain

  Rysal is a Calishite title that roughly translates to "naval captain" from Alzhedo.

  sammafar (sammafars)

  a lesser court advisor in Tethyr

  The sammafar of a duke(chess) or count(ess) is the one responsible for the financial concerns of the court.

  yuzas

  field captain

  Yuzas is a Calishite title that roughly translates to "field captain" from Alzhedo.
• wars
  Reclamation Wars

  the civil war in Tethyr through which Queen Zaranda rose to power

  The Reclamation Wars of Tethyr lasted for several years, during which time the Countess Zaranda "Star", with the help of her band of adventurers, united the common folk to reclaim the throne of a unified Tethyr from the bandits, oppressive barons, and self-appointed princes of the Interregnum period.