Pāhonoa te oro

TH E WORLD OF TORIL , BETWEEN THE windswept Sea of Swords to th e west and the mysterious lands of Kara-Tur to the eas t, li es the continent of Faerun. A place of varied cultures and races , Faerun is domina'ted by human lands , be they kingdoms , city-states, or ca refully maintained allian ces of rural communities. Interspe rsed a mong the land s of humans are old dwarven kingdoms an d hidd en e lv en enclaves, assimilated populations of gn omes a nd halflings, and mor e exotic folk.