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At a Glance
Anauroch is a large desert separating the Sword Coast North from the Moonsea North.
Visiting
Geological Divisions
Anauroch is divided into four regions, known as the High Ice, the Frozen Sea, the Plain of Standing Stones, and the Sword. The latter three roughly coincide with the borders of fallen Netheril.
Neighboring Nations and Features
Politics
Who Rules
No individual can be said to control Anauroch. The Bedine tribes “rule” the patches of ground they camp on each night, and the d’tarig have their settlements, but the open sands are held by no one.
Who Really Rules
Nothing happens over or under the sands without the direction or tacit approval of the phaerimm.
Culture and Society
Demographics
The overall population is 77% human, 17% asabi, 5% gnoll, and 1% other races.
The human population of the region is 95% Bedine, 5% Vaasan, and less than 1% other subraces. The primary language is Midani.
Notable Individuals
The Zhentarim have some influence here, particularly in the northern Sword. The Bedine and D’tarig natives have their own “pecking orders” which are inscrutable to outsiders. The phaerimm, asabi and other desert creatures do pretty much whatever they please, unless someone is able to stop them.
Sources
Primary Sources
- Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] pages 99, 296
- Anauroch [FR13/9320]
- Forgotten Realms [1085a] A Grand Tour of the Realms page 115
- Forgotten Realms [1031a] Cyclopedia of the Realms page 23
Passing Mention
- 10 Feb 2014 post in Questions for Ed Greenwood (2014)
- 10 Feb 2014 post in Questions for Ed Greenwood (2014)
- 2 Aug 2013 post in Questions for Ed Greenwood (2013)
- Cormyr [9410] pages 4, 5, 57
- Forgotten Realms Adventures [2106] pages 69, 124, 132, 136, 154
- Portals of Anauroch (Source)
- 4 Nov 2008 post in Questions for George Krashos (Summary)
Maps
- Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] pages 100-101, 117, 174
- What is the FR Campaign Setting Anyway? [8225]
- Forgotten Realms [1085] (2e campaign setting) — poster
- The Forgotten Realms Atlas [8442] pages 5, 6, 98
- Forgotten Realms [1031] (1e campaign setting) — poster
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Other Resources
- Search for Anauroch on the FR Wiki
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