Toril

Toril is the third planet from the Sun in Realmspace. It is orbited by one moon named Selûne, and by a cluster of asteroids, known as the Tears of Selûne.

Throughout most of its history, Toril was known less commonly as Abeir-Toril. The name "Abeir-Toril" was archaic, meaning "cradle of life" in an extinct and forgotten language. Since the Spellplague and the revelation of the existence of a planetary sibling known as Abeir, and the fact that both Abeir and Toril were once united, the latter name came to informally mean the formerly united worlds of Abeir and Toril.

Geography

Toril is an Earth-sized planet that consisted of various continents and islands, including Faerûn, Kara-Tur, and Zakhara in the central super-continent and, throughout most of its history Anchorome, Maztica, and Katashaka in the western region of the world. There is also one large and very mysterious continent east of Kara-Tur called Osse whose nature and inhabitants are all but unknown.

Following the Spellplague, however, Maztica was sent to Abeir, the sibling world of Toril, and a new continent, Laerakond, appeared in the west. Maztica returned to Toril during the Second Sundering.

Continents

• Faerûn: The westernmost portion of Toril's central supercontinent, a diverse landscape inhabited by numerous races and cultures, including humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, and gnomes.
• Zakhara: A mostly hot, arid realm dominated by elemental forces and a philosophy of Fate and Honor.
• Kara-Tur: The east, steeped in ancient history.
• Maztica: Primitive cultures bound by duty to their gods gave blood sacrifices in return for power while those who disagreed with the practice struggled to survive.
• Anchorome: Hardly explored, seemingly populated with violent elves and more of the humans found in Maztica.
• Katashaka: South of Maztica. Unexplored.
• Laerakond: A continent formerly located in the world of Abeir, a land of dragon empires and "new" cultures.
• Osse: Populated by spiritualists and druids, the spirit world and nature dominated the lives of its inhabitants. Unexplored.

Alternative Name(s)

Abeir-Toril

Type

Planet

Included Locations

• Faerûn