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Empires of the Sands is a sourcebook for the 1st-edition of Dungeons & Dragons in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, published in 1988. It details the Lands of Intrigue: Amn, Calimshan, and Tethyr.

In the southwest corner of Faerûn, a thousand miles south of Waterdeep on the great Trade Way road, lie the three lands known collectively as the Empires of the Sands. They are harsh lands that have produced tough people—proud, fierce, and hard-working. The Empires Of The Sands are now fully detailed for your role-playing campaign. The cultures, personalities, economies, cities, towns and wilderness are described for an AD&D® campaign of any size or level. Amn, land of merchants, where everything has a price; Tethyr, where petty tyrants vie for a vacant throne and evil grows; and Calimshan, a dry land where great magic is commonplace—all are waiting for you. This sourcebook includes two full-color maps showing the Empires of the Sands that link up with the original FORGOTTEN REALMS™ boxed set, and all the information you need to establish an exciting campaign.[2]

Description[]

Empires of the Sands is a 64-page booklet, which is wrapped in a removable cover, includes a one page introduction, explaining that this book covers three major areas of in the southwest corner of the continent of Faerûn known as the Empires of the Sands: Amn (pages 3–20), Tethyr (pages 21–47), and Calimshan (pages 48–62). Each of the nations located along the southern coast of the Sea of Swords, an area with a warm climate and large areas of dry, inhospitable land, receives its own section, and each section begins with a general description including the races present, followed by information covering their languages, social customs, monsters, history, government and politics, religions, geography and climate, trade, cities, places of interest, and important characters.

Most cities receive only a column of text on the average, with some descriptions consisting of just noting what each city is renowned for, its exports, population, government, and location. The center of the booklet is taken up with one blank character sheet, seven character sheets filled in with the statistics for the Company of Eight from Tethyr, and reduced maps of the area. The last page, page 64, features an index to the book. The book also includes two maps which match the edges of the maps in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set. The pair of fold-out color poster maps depict the three countries at a scale of 30 miles to the inch, making them compatible with other maps in the series.

Contents[]

  • Introduction
  • Amn
    • General Description
    • Languages
    • Social Customs
    • Monsters
    • History
    • Government and Politics
    • Religion
    • Geography and Climate
    • Money and Commerce
    • Cities
    • Places of Interest
    • Characters
  • Tethyr
    • General Description
    • Languages
    • Social Customs
    • Monsters
    • History
    • Government and Politics
    • Religion
    • Geography and Climate
    • Money and Commerce
    • Cities
    • Places of Interest
    • Characters
  • Calimshan
    • General Description
    • Languages
    • Social Customs
    • Monsters
    • History
    • Government and Politics
    • Religion
    • Geography and Climate
    • Money and Commerce
    • Cities
    • Places of Interest
    • Characters
  • Index
  • Pull-out Section

Also included is a pull-out map section (middle two pages form a double-sided map of the region); seven complete character record sheets and one blank record sheet

Index[]

Characters[]

Arkaneus SilvermaneLawantha SilendiaManfred ArbustleMarilyn HaresdownPaddy StoutfellowSylvanus MoondropTardeth LlanistaphZanassu

Creatures[]

aerial servantankhegatomiebasilisk (greater basilisk) • batbearbeholderbisonbuffalobugbearbulettecamelcatcattlecentaurchickencloud giantconstrictor snakedaemondaodeerdemondevildogdragon (dragon turtlegreen dragonwhite dragon) • djinnidriderdrowdryaddune stalkerdustdiggereelefreetielemental (air elementalearth elementalfire elementalice para-elementalmagma para-elementalooze para-elementalsmoke para-elementalwater elemental) • elephantfamiliargargoyleghastghostgiant ant liongiant scorpiongiant snakegiant spidergiant waspgiant water spidergnomegoatgoblingolemgorgongreen haghalf-elfhalf-orchalflingharpyhaunthill gianthobgoblinhomunculushorse (warhorse) • huge spiderhuman (Djen) • hydrainvisible stalkerjackaljannikoboldleprechaunlichmanticoremaridmodronnaganorkerogreogre magiorcowlbearoxenphase spiderpigpoisonous snakepoisonous toadpurple wormpythosaurusshadowsheepsirensphinxshrimpstirgetadjanitreanttrollumber hulkvortexwerewolfwill-o'-wispwolfwyvern

Locations[]

Buildings
Temples
Plaza of Divine Truth
Settlements
Memnon

Organizations[]

Criminal Organizations
Shadow Thieves

Religions[]

AzuthBaneBeshabaBhaelrosChaunteaDeneirEldathIlmaterLathanderLeiraSeluneSharessSilvanusSuneTymoraWaukeen

Miscellaneous[]

Food & Drinks
appleartichokeavocadobeerbreadcorndategrapelemonlimeoliveorangepeartangerineteavinegarwine
Items
mugsaddle
Languages
AlzhedoChultan languageCommonShaaran languageThorass
Materials
adamantitecoalcold ironelectrumironnickelsilksilver
Plants
barleybloodthornchoke creepercottoncedarcypressforester's baneherbhopsmoldmossmushroomoatpinespicestobacco
Professions
mercenarymoneylender
Substances
salt
Vessels
pedal cartwagon
Weapons
crossbow

Gallery[]

Credits[]

  • Design: Scott Haring
  • Editing: Karen S. Martin
  • Cartography: Dave LaForce
  • Cover and Interior Art: Jeff Easley Typography: Betty Elmore
  • Keylining: Stephanie Tabat

Appendix[]

Further Reading[]

External links[]

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Scott Haring (1988). Empires of the Sands. (TSR, Inc), p. 1. ISBN 0-8803-8539-1.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Scott Haring (1988). Empires of the Sands. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-8803-8539-1.
  3. Scott Haring (1988). Empires of the Sands. (TSR, Inc), p. 22. ISBN 0-8803-8539-1.
  4. Shannon Appelcline. FR3 Empire of the Sands (1e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2014-01-21.
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