Faerun

Faerun is a major continent on the Planet of Toril.

The continent of Faerûn stretches between the Trackless Sea to the west and the Sunrise Mountains to the east on a world called Toril. A place of varied cultures and peoples, Faerûn contains diverse realms, including kingdoms, city-states, and carefully maintained alliances of rural communities. While many of these realms are ruled by humans, who are the most populous species in Faerûn today, people of all sorts—including dragonborn, goliaths, orcs, tieflings, and more— mingle in those realms, as well as mountainous dwarven kingdoms, hidden elven enclaves, and other communities. Except in the most remote or insular places, Faerûnians are accustomed to seeing people of different cultures, ethnicities, and species.

A great deal of adventure is to be had in the Realms. The routes between cities and nations often cross into the territory of brigands or marauding monsters. Every forest, swamp, and mountain range has its own perils, whether lurking bandits, malicious fey, or mighty creatures such as giants and dragons. Ruins of ancient, forgotten realms dot the landscape, often concealing expansive subterranean dungeons that wind beneath the surface. In these places, long-lost treasures await intrepid adventurers.

Faerûn is filled with rich and wondrous tales of adventure and magic, but day-to-day life there is that of a medieval society. Rural farmers grow food and herd livestock that gets sent to market in towns and cities, where crafters and other tradesfolk gather. News and gossip are carried by caravans, ships, and traveling minstrels. Adventurers also spread news—when they’re not creating it!

Most of the people who populate the continent have little or no knowledge of lands outside Faerûn. Only the more educated or well-traveled among the populace are aware that Faerûn is but one continent and that Toril is the whole of the world. For most, “Faerûn” is quite large enough.