Map of the Shining Plains
The Shining Plains
Geographical information
Capital	None
Societal information
Races	Humans, centaur, wemic, thri-kreen
Population	approximately 423,000[1]
Political information
Government	Various
Ruler	None

The Shining Plains is a portion of the Vilhon Reach, named after the visual effect of sunlight hitting the plains. The plains themselves are unheld by any cohesive force, instead being composed of human-filled city-states, wemic and centaur tribes, and a powerful druidic organization called the Emerald Enclave.^[2]

Notable Settlements Edit

• Assam
• Lheshayl
• Ormath

Geographic Features Edit

Deepwing Mountains

One of the boundaries of the Shining Plains, the home of fire drakes and other monsters.^[3]

Gulthmere Forest

Touches the northern edge of the Shining Plains and the headquarters of a powerful druid circle, located in a city called Cedarsproke.^[3]

Rushing Hills

South of Lheshayl and home of a tribe of thri-kreen called the Krakk't. ^[3]

The Wetwoods

Boggy wetlands that serve as the home of a village of frog-like humanoids called grippli.^[3]

NotesEdit

1. ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 216. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
2. ↑ Jim Butler (1995). The Vilhon Reach, p. 43. TSR, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-0400-3.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Jim Butler (1995). The Vilhon Reach, p. 46-48. TSR, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-0400-3.