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seek their fortunes. Some of the exotic plants that grow El/harrow. A blasted near-desert north and east of the
only in Chult fetch high prices in mainland markets. Ru- North Wall mountains bordering Halruaa, Elfharrow
ined Mezro stands across the sea from Calimshan, wait- isn't a name bestowed by its residents, but rather the
ing for explorers and its displaced people to cleanse the sobriquet that travelers use for this violent region. The
city of its undead inhabitants and uncover the treasures tribes of xenophobic elves that claim this area don't hes-
that lie hidden there. itate to discourage uninvited guests by any means nec-
Eastward along the Chultan peninsula lie the remains essary. A simple group of pilgrims might be scared off
of Thindol and Samarach. Despite the apparent fall of with some arrows, while a band of hunters or explorers
both civilizations, Thindol remains infested with yu- is likely to be killed outright.
an-ti, while the illusions cloaking Samarach's mountain Food is sparse in this region, with the forests long since
passes conceal the activities in that nation. vanished, and as a result the elves of Elfharrow fiercely
Dambrath. Situated on a warm plain on the shore of protect the herds of animals they have cultivated. The
the Great Sea, Dambrath is ruled by nomadic clans of elves have no interest in looting the cities of fallen Lapa-
human horse riders who revere Silvanus, Malar, and liiya, but neither are they willing to allow "adventurers"
occasionally Seh1ne. Given the Dambrathans' history free access to those lands through their territory.
of domination by the Crinti, a ruling caste of half-drow, Halruaa. Once believed destroyed in the conflagration
it is no surprise that they reserve their greatest hatred of the Spellplague, Halruaa has largely been restored to
for the drow. the insular, magic-mighty nation it once was. Because
The clans meet twice a year at a sacred site known as of the foresight of their divinations, Halruaan wizards
the Hills of the Kings, where dozens of totem sculptures were able to use the raging blue fire that followed Mys-
are preserved. At these gatherings, each clan updates its tra's death to propel their nation safely into the realm of
totem with an account of its exploits over the previous Toril's twin, Abeir (displacing part of that world into the
seasons. Many Dambrathans seek out lycanthropy as a Plane of Shadow).
means of showing reverence for their favored deity and Now that the events of those times have mostly been
honoring their heritage. undone, the famed Halruaan skyships and waterborne

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