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VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WIZARDS.COM/DND FRCG_TOC.indd 2 6/17/08 4:48:41 PM contents INTRODUCTION . 4 Shar . 76 Sembia . 176 Silvanus . 76 Tethyr . 178 1: LOUDWATER . 6 Sune . 77 Thay . 180 Raid on Loudwater . 8 Tempus . 77 Thesk . 182 The Town of Loudwater . 10 Torm . 77 Turmish . 184 Key Personalities . 16 The Gods . 78 Tymanther . .186 Loudwater Adventures . 18 Exarchs . 78 Vaasa . 188 Barrow of the Ogre King . 18 The Primordials . 78 Var the Drowned . 190 B2. Slaughter Pit . 22 The Elemental Lords . 78 Velen. 191 B3. Contested Hallway . 24 Archdevils . 79 Vesperin. 192 B4. Upper Catacomb . 26 Pantheons of the World . 80 Vilhon Wilds . .193 High Forest . 28 Waterdeep . 194 Lair of Shadows . 28 6: FAERÛN AND BEYOND . 82 Returned Abeir . .200 Snake Folk of Najara . 32 Overview . 84 The Dusk Ports . 202 Bandit Hideout . 34 Aglarond . 88 Eskorn . .204 High Moor . 36 Akanûl . 90 Fimbrul . 208 Amn . 92 Melabrauth . 210 2: ADVENTURING . 38 Baldur’s Gate . 94 Relmaur . 211 Your Campaign in 1479 DR . 40 The Beastlands . 96 Skelkor . 212 Traveling the World . 40 Calimshan . 98 Sword Lands . 214 History . 41 Chessenta . 100 Tarmalune . .216 Treasures . 44 Chult . .102 The Windrise Ports . 217 Glossary . 46 Cormyr . .104 The Underdark . .218 The Dalelands . 108 3: MAGIC . 48 Deep Wastes . 220 Damara . 114 The Spellplague . 50 Earthroot . .222 Dambrath . 115 Fantastic Features . 51 Great Bhaerynden . 226 Dragon Coast . 116 Earth Nodes . 51 Menzoberranzan . .228 Durpar . 118 Earthmotes . 52 Northdark . 232 East Rift . 120 Fey Sites . 53 Old Shanatar . 234 Elfharrow . .122 Mythals . 53 Elturgard . 124 7: THREATS . 232366 Plaguelands . 54 Erlkazar . 126 Church of Bane . 238 Portals . 54 EstagundSample . file. 128 Church of Shar . .240 Magic Items . 55 Evereska . .130 The Court of Rorn . 242 Rituals . 58 Evermeet . 132 Cult of the Dragon . 246 4: COSMOLOGY . 60 The Great Dale . 134 Drow . .248 The Astral Sea . 62 Halruaa . 136 Eminence of Araunt . 252 The Elemental Chaos . 66 High Imaskar . 138 The Five Companies . .254 The Feywild . 68 The Hordelands . 142 Gibberling . 257 The Shadowfell . 69 Impiltur . 144 Malaugrym . 258 Lake of Steam . .145 Netheril . 260 5: PANTHEON . 70 Luruar . .146 Order of Blue Fire . 264 Greater Gods . 72 Luskan . 148 Reptile Kingdoms . 268 Amaunator . 72 Many-Arrows . 149 Scathebeast . 272 Asmodeus . 73 Moonsea . 150 Thay . 274 Bane . 73 Moonshae Isles . 152 Warlock Knights of Vaasa . .276 Chauntea . 73 Murghôm . .154 Zairtail . 280 Corellon . 73 Myth Drannor . 156 Zhentarim . 282 Cyric . 74 Najara . .158 Ghaunadaur . ..