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Anauroch

Anauroch, or The Great Sand Sea, is a magical desert in northern Faerûn. It holds the remnants of the once-powerful Netherese Empire, their flying enclaves having crashed to the ground when their greatest mage Karsus, in a desperate bid to end the war against the phaerimm, challenged the goddess Mystryl for her divine mantle, causing the Weave to falter and all magic to fail. For generations since, Anauroch, the greatest desert in Faerûn, encroaches relentlessly on border nations, burying them beneath the sands.

Geography

The northern area of the Anauroch is a frozen land of rocks and the black glacier known as the High Ice. The middle area is the dry Plain of Standing Stones, where winds abraded jagged rocks that stood in the middle of a sea of gravel. Lastly, the southern part is commonly known as the Sword, a hot sandy desert. Anauroch is bordered on the west by the Silver Marches, the Savage Frontier, and Evereska; on the south by Cormyr and south-east by the Dalelands; on the east by the Moonsea and the Ride.

Alternative Name(s)

The Great Sand Sea

Type

Desert

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