Yal Tengri

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At a Glance

A vast northern ocean, north of the Hordelands. Also called The Great Ice Sea.


Visiting

What You See
Landmarks
  • The Great Spire
Neighboring Nations & Features
  • The Ama Basin
  • The Glittering Spires
  • Hagga Shan
  • The Hordelands
  • The Many-Windowed Tower
  • The Land of Snow Spirits
  • Sossal
  • Ulhai Shan
  • Winterkeep

Local History


Sources

Primary Sources
  • The Horde [1055] page 108
Passing Mention
Map
  • The Horde [1055]

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The Trackless Sea

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At a Glance

The Trackless Sea is a great ocean separating Faerûn from the continents to the west. The part of the sea which breaks directly on the Sword Coast is called the Sea of Swords.


Islands

Several island realms are found in the Trackless Sea and the Sea of Swords.


Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] (3e) page 146 describes the Trackless Sea in a sidebar; pages 146-151 outline Island Kingdoms
  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [1085] (2e) A Grand Tour of the Realms pages 108-112 discuss The Island Kingdoms

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Sea of Fallen Stars

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At a Glance

The Sea of Fallen Stars, also called the Inner Sea, is a large landlocked sea which forms the center of the subcontinent known as Faerûn.

Some sources, such as the Cyclopedia entry for Orlumbor —the shipwrights there specialize in saltwater boats, rather than galleys and other boats normally found on the Inner Sea— suggest that the Inner Sea is freshwater.


Civilization

Geological Divisons

There are five named reaches:


Sources

  • Old Empires [FR10/9274] pages 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 33, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 62, 63, 67
Passing Mention
Maps
Other Resources

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The Sea of Swords

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At a Glance

The Sea of Swords is the eastern reach of the Trackless Sea, breaking against Faerûn from Waterdeep to the Tethyr Peninsula.

The Moonshae Isles and the Nelanther form a sort of imaginary western boundary of the Sea. Enclosed within are Mintarn, Orlumbor, and assorted smaller islands.


Sources

  • Under Illefarn [N5/9212] inside cover map
  • Cyclopedia of the Realms [1031a] page 74
Passing Mention
Maps
Other Resources

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Oceans and Seas

Aquatic Environment

Oceans and seas comprise one of three basic categories of aquatic environments, the other two being lakes and rivers.  These large bodies of water are usually saltwater, but there are exceptions; the Moonsea is freshwater.

Reaches and bays may be treated on a case-by-case basis, but in general should be considered part of the larger body of which they are a part.

Oceans and Seas of the Realms

Cold Saltwater: Eastern Sea, Sea of Swords, Trackless Sea, Yal Tengri, and Yellow Sea.

black burner, bloatfish, crystal nipper, icetail, spiny sleeper.

Temperate Saltwater: Celestial Sea, Eastern Sea, Sea of Fallen Stars, Sea of Moonshae, Sea of Swords, and Trackless Sea.

Warm Saltwater: Alamber Sea, Golden Water, Great Sea, Segara Sea, Shining Sea, Southern Ocean, and Trackless Sea.

Cold Freshwater: Moonsea.

Subterranean Freshwater:

iridescent plecos, lemon fish, wattley.

Subterranean Saltwater:

iridescent plecos, lemon fish, wattley.

Source

“The Moonsea is freshwater”: this comes from the Realms FAQ on Candlekeep.  The same source indicates that while the Sea of Fallen Stars is saltwater, the Dragonmere and the Vilhon Reach are “brackish” or some mix of saltwater and freshwater.