Unapproachable East

The nation of Thesk was an oligarchy of around 850,000 people, inhabited by humans, gnomes, and orcs. The majority of its inhabitants were either merchants or farmers.

Rashemen (pronounced: / r ɑː ˈ ʃ ɛ m ɛ n / rah-SHEH-men), also known as the Land of Berserkers, was a magocratic gynarchy in the Unapproachable East region of northeast Faerûn. It was a rugged and enigmatic land that could be considered nearly inhospitable by many folk.

Thay was a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic nation in east Faerûn , that was long-governed by the Zulkirs of the Red Wizards . During the late 15 th century DR , it was ruled by the necromancer lich Szass Tam , along with the Council of Zulkirs , who were supported by a near-endless chain of bureaucrats and local tharchions . The underpinning nature of Thay saw it engaged in an endless pursuit of arcane knowledge and power, a goal chased most ardently by the country's elite; such endeavours were fueled and expedited by rampant slavery , a practice woven into the tapestry of the country's long, dark history.

In the years after the fall of Netheril , before Dale Reckoning , a kingdom arose within the peaks of the Sunrise Mountains. The lives of the realm's people were blessed by the wise council and beneficial magic of the wizard known as Fastrin the Delver . When Fastrin was exploring an ancient ruin, he came across a primeval red tome, from the "dawn of time", that detailed the ritual of Unmaking which could theoretically end Toril's existence . When the book was stolen from Fastrin one summer, he went mad and began killing the subjects of the kingdom he served. Despite the opposition of the kingdom's knights, Fastrin slaughtered every person and defiled their spirits over the course of weeks, for fear that the magic contained within the stolen book would be released onto the world.

Lake Mulsantir was connected to Lake Ashane via the wide River Mulsantir ; together the two lakes made up the western and southern borders of Rashemen. Lake Mulsantir was surrounded by Rashemen to the north and Thay to the south. The lakes were located in deep rifts between the high plateaus of Ashanath , Thay, and the North Country . East of Lake Mulsantir was the Gorge of Gauros , through which the River Gauros flowed.