The Forgotten Realms

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The world of Abeir-Toril, and specifically its continent of Faerûn, is a popular Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting and appears in numerous games.

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History

The fiction of the Forgotten Realms takes place on the planet of Abeir-Toril, an Earth-like planet that is stuck somewhere between the 13th and 14th centuries.

Geography

Faerûn is one of several large subcontinents on the planet Abeir-Toril. Others include Kara-Tur, Zakhara, and Maztica. Faerûn consists of the:

• Northern Regions
• Middle Lands
• Southern Nations
• Underdark

People and Creatures

In the Realms, the dead walk amongst the living, dragons soar overhead, gods meddle in the lives of the world's inhabitants, and several famous characters from Dungeons & Dragons can be found. These include Elminster (Character) the wizard and Drizzt Do'Urden, the famous drow (or dark elf) ranger.

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• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Game)
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (Game)
• Blood & Magic (Game)
• Curse of the Azure Bonds (Game)
• Descent to Undermountain (Game)
• Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale (Game)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (Game)
• Eye of the Beholder (Game)
• Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (Game)
• Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor (Game)
• Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (Game)
• Gateway to the Savage Frontier (Game)
• Hillsfar (Game)
• Icewind Dale (Game)
• Icewind Dale II (Game)
• Icewind Dale II: Adventure Pack (Game)
• Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (Game)
• Menzoberranzan (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights 2 (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (Game)
• Pool of Radiance (Game)
• Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (Game)
• Pools of Darkness (Game)
• Secret of the Silver Blades (Game)
• Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace (Game)
• Sword Coast Legends (Game)
• Treasures of the Savage Frontier (Game)

Location details

Name

The Forgotten Realms

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Games

• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Game)
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (Game)
• Blood & Magic (Game)
• Curse of the Azure Bonds (Game)
• Descent to Undermountain (Game)
• Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale (Game)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (Game)
• Eye of the Beholder (Game)
• Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (Game)
• Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor (Game)
• Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (Game)
• Gateway to the Savage Frontier (Game)
• Hillsfar (Game)
• Icewind Dale (Game)
• Icewind Dale II (Game)
• Icewind Dale II: Adventure Pack (Game)
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Characters

• Has characters: Aribeth de Tylmarande (Character), Nasher Alagondar (Character), Aerie (Character), Bodhi (Character), Jon Irenicus (Character), Korgan Bloodaxe (Character), Cernd (Character), Minsc (Character), Quayle (Character), Artemis Entreri (Character), Drizzt Do'Urden (Character), Imoen (Character), Sarevok (Character), Anomen Delryn (Character), Branwen (Character), Jaheira (Character), Khalid (Character), Edwin Odesseiron (Character), Jan Jansen (Character), Mazzy Fentan (Character), Valygar Corthala (Character), Viconia DeVir (Character), Jarial (Character), Yoshimo (Character), Xan (Character), Dynaheir (Character), Elminster (Character), Safana (Character), Kagain (Character), Shar-Teel (Character), Tiax (Character), Abdel Adrian (Character), Guenhwyvar (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Foreshadowing (Concept), Human (Concept), Dragon (Concept), Archery (Concept), Wizards (Concept), Dwarf (Concept), Mana (Concept), Elf (Concept), Half Elves (Concept), Beastmen (Concept), Trolls (Concept), Rangers (Concept), Halflings (Concept), Fighter (Concept), Dungeon Crawling (Concept), Druids (Concept), Ogres (Concept), Clerics (Concept), Gnomes (Concept), Tieflings (Concept), Beholder (Concept), Miniature Giant Space Hamster (Concept), Warg (Concept), Half-Orcs (Concept), Gold Box Engine (Concept), AD&D Rules (Concept), D20 (Concept), Based on Tabletop RPG (Concept), Aasimar (Concept), Dragonborn (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Moonblade (Object), Girdle of Femininity/Masculinity (Object)

Related Locations

• Has related locations: Faerûn (Location), Neverwinter (Location), Amn (Location), Baldur's Gate (Location), Menzoberranzan (Location), Myth Drannor (Location), Daggerdale (Location)