The Vast
Geographical information
Capital	None
Area	North Faerûn
Societal information
Races	Humans 78% Dwarves 9% Halflings 5% Elves 3% Gnomes 2% Half-elves 1% Half-orcs 1% Others 1%
Religion	Chauntea, Clangeddin, Eldath, Mystra, Tempus, Torm, Tymora, Waukeen
Population	1,308,960 in 1372 DR
Imports	Glass, luxury goods, salt
Exports	Copper, grain, iron, livestock, nickel, parchment, silver, textiles
Alignment	LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE
Political information
Government	City-states

The Vast is a region in North Faerûn that rests along the north coast of the Sea of Fallen Stars. It is a temperate realm of farmlands, which includes the Earthfast Mountains^[1] and forests along the eastern border with Impiltur.^[2] The Vast is home to the large cities of Calaunt, Procampur,^[1] Tantras and Ravens Bluff. The land was previously ruled by gray orcs,^[3] with some still inhabiting the mountains.^[2]

Contents 1 Major geographical features 1.1 Mountains 1.2 Rivers 1.3 Swamps 2 Important locations 3 Gallery 4 References 4.1 Further reading

Major geographical featuresEdit

MountainsEdit

Earthfast Mountains

This steep mountain range runs west of the Dragon Reach.^[1]

RiversEdit

Fire River

A wide river that runs from the Sea of Fallen Stars and includes the Dragon Falls.^[1]

SwampsEdit

The Flooded Forest

A sunken, fetid swamp.^[4]

Important locationsEdit

Calaunt

The grandest and most influential of the cities in the Vast.^[1]

Procampur

A wealthy port city located on the western region of the Dragon Reach.^[1]

Ravens Bluff

This port city is important in that it is the major site where the exports of the Vast are distributed. The city is as wealthy in its material goods as it is in history.^[3]

Tsurlagol

A port city that acts as a sort of crossroads between the Vast, Impiltur, the Old Empires and the Vilhon Reach.^[3]

GalleryEdit

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 214. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ed Greenwood (November 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff, p. 143. TSR, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 215. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
4. ↑ Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), A Grand Tour of the Realms, p. 73. TSR, Inc. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.

Further readingEdit

• Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 214-215. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

• Rand Sharpsword (2002-04-10). More of the Underdark and the Vast!. Rand's Travelogue. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2010-10-31.