In early publications about the setting, The Realms shared a unified cosmology with various other campaign settings.

See the sourcebooks portal for an extensive list of products. Various products detailing specific areas of Faerûn have been released, and much of the continent has been heavily detailed and documented to create a highly developed setting. Kara-Tur, roughly corresponding to ancient East Asia, was later the focus of its own publication, Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms, released in 1988.

The other continents include Kara-Tur, Zakhara, Maztica, Anchorome, Laerakond and other as-yet unspecified landmasses. The planet of Abeir-Toril consists of several large continents, including Faerûn, the focus of the setting, which was first detailed in the original Forgotten Realms Campaign Set, published in 1987 by TSR. This wiki does not focus on one specific time as being the 'present day' - instead, it endeavours to provide specific date references where possible. The novels set in the Realms cover a wide variety of time periods too. Alternatively, they may set their games at any point during the Realms' past or future. Dungeon Masters are free to use the first, second, third, fourth or fifth edition sourcebooks to form a setting for their games of D&D. The interpretation of the term 'present day' in the Forgotten Realms depends entirely upon the context in which it is used. Several major deities died during the Time of Troubles (see deaths, ascensions, and resurrections) and a handful of mortals rose to divinity. Taking place during 1358 DR, the Year of Shadows, the Time of Troubles was a period during which the deities of Faerûn were forced to walk the earth in their mortal avatar forms. The Time of Troubles was a cataclysmic time period in the history of Faerûn.

Salvatore's works detailing the life and adventures of the famed drow Drizzt Do'Urden, as well as computer games like Pool of Radiance, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights. The Forgotten Realms setting owes a lot of its popularity to the many novels using the setting, like R. The primary focus of the setting is the continent of Faerûn, part of the world of Abeir-Toril, an Earth-like planet with certain obvious influences and similarities from the real world and fantasy fiction. It was originally created in 1967 as a setting for short stories by Ed Greenwood, but it has since become one of the most enduring campaign settings for D&D. The setting is also included extensively in the 5 th edition Dungeons and Dragons (5 e), with the Sword Coast region in particular acting as the setting for most first party adventure modules. The Forgotten Realms is a fictional alternate world that has been published as a campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Advanced Dungeon & Dragons ( AD&D), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2 nd Edition (2 e), 3 rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons (3 e, v3.5), and 4 th Edition Dungeons and Dragons (4 e), by TSR, Inc. ISBN 1-5607-6362-0.Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms There was a tradition among gnomish youth to claim divine inspiration to go in search of the Ladies of the Golden Hills, rather than admit that adventure was calling them to leave their close-knit gnomish families. Legends spoke of the existence of several goddesses in the gnomish pantheon, but their stories were long lost to history. Urdlen, lesser god of bloodlust, evil, hatred, and destruction.Nebelun the Meddler, god of invention, construction and luck in the Realms an aspect of Gond.Gaerdal Ironhand, lesser god of vigilance, defense, and combat.Baravar Cloakshadow, lesser god of illusion and deception.Segojan Earthcaller, intermediate god of death, earth and nature (in the Underdark).Flandal Steelskin, intermediate god of smithing and metalworking.Callarduran Smoothhands, intermediate god of stone, mining, and the svirfneblin.Baervan Wildwanderer, intermediate god of nature, travel, and forests.Garl Glittergold, greater god of luck, humor, trickery, and gems the leader of the gnomish pantheon.The Lords of the Golden Hills were actively involved in the lives of the Forgotten Folk, but they dispatched their avatars on quests that indirectly benefited the gnomes, rather than regularly appearing before their worshipers.

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