Sea of Swords

The Sea of Swords is a region of the Trackless Sea that separates the western coast of Faerûn (known as the Sword Coast) from the Nelanther Isles and the Moonshae Isles.

Geography

The major island chains of the Moonshaes and the Nelanther Isles and the jutting Tethyr Peninsula form a rough boundary for the Sea of Swords. However, various authors have described the Sea of Swords as extending around the peninsula to meet the Purple Cliffs (the western edge of the Purple Hills in Tethyr). On the northern end, at least one author places the island of Ruathym in the Sea of Swords, and another adds the island of Gundarlun and even the Purple Rocks. It is not unusual for the Sea of Swords to be considered extending as far north as Luskan.

Inhabitants

At least one kingdom of sea elves, known as Nindrol, claim the waters around the island of Toaridge-at-the-Sun's-Setting just north of the Nelanther (or the northernmost island of that group, according to some maps)

Type

Sea