Welcome to Toril
Toril (sometimes known as the archaic name Abeir-Toril) is the 3rd planet from
the Sun in
Realmspace, the universe in which the Forgotten Realms campaign settings exists. It is orbited by one satelite,
Selûne, and by a cluster of asteroids, known as the
Tears of Selûne. Toril has had a long and tumultuous history, including vast and drastic changes to the very shape of the world. During the
Spellplague of DR1385, it was revealed that another planet,
Abeir, shares the same physical space as Toril, but in an alternate pocket dimension. At one time, Abeir and Toril were one world (thus the archaic name Abeir-Toril), but were sundered from each other in the distant past. During the Spellplague, the worlds partially merged again, with the continent of
Laerakond shifting from Abeir to Toril, and the continent of
Maztica shifting from Toril to Abeir. While some believed these continents swapped places, in actuallity, they did not occupy the same physical space in either planet. Since the Second Sundering of the DR 1480s, the two coninents have returned to their original locations, though some inhabitants of both continents have remained in Toril and Abeir.
Current Setting
Your adventure starts in the spring of DR1496 on the Sword Coast of Faerun one of the continents of Toril and the location of most adventures in this campaign setting.
Geography of Toril
Toril is a world very much like Earth, with a 24 hour day and 365 day year. The climate is generally similar, and has a similar range of biomes.
Continents
Toril is (currently) home to 7 continents, each with unique landscapes and cultures.
- Faerûn: The westernmost portion of Toril's central supercontinent, a diverse landscape inhabited by numerous races and cultures, including humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, and gnomes.
- Zakhara: A mostly hot, arid realm dominated by elemental forces and a philosophy of Fate and Honor.
- Kara-Tur: The east, steeped in ancient history.
- Maztica: Cultures bound by duty to their gods gave blood sacrifices in return for power while those who disagreed with the practice struggled to survive.
- Anchorome: Hardly explored, seemingly populated with violent elves and more of the humans found in Maztica.
- Katashaka: South of Maztica. Unexplored.
- Osse: Populated by spiritualists and druids, the spirit world and nature dominated the lives of its inhabitants. Unexplored.
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