North Faerûn

The Anauroch is a sandy desert formed due to phaerimm magic in the former region of Netheril. It is commonly divided into three general regions: the northern High Ice (including the Frozen Sea), the middle Plain of Standing Stones, and the Sword in the south.

The Tortured Land, also called the Tortured Lands, was a barren area in the northernmost Moonsea region in north Faerûn.

The monument was constructed of arcane , stone-like, and metallic materials that were not native to Toril and were even considered exotic to the plane of Elemental Chaos . The properties of these materials rendered the structure seemingly impervious to the effects of time.

This lone mountain stood nearly 100 miles (160,000 meters) in length.

The lake was full of ice and covered in a thick mist that drifted down from the massive mountain at its center .

The forest of Cormanthor ( pronounced : / k ɔːr m ɑː n θ ˈ ɔːr / kor-manth-OR ), also known as The Elven Woods and The Northern Forest, was long the place of the elven empire of Cormanthyr . It was a large, dense forest comprising various species of plants, including some trees that could grow over 100 feet deep in the woods. The forest was eventually abandoned during the Retreat , when over 90% of the elven inhabitants left for Evereska , Evermeet , or other places further west.

The Moonsea , also known as the Moonsea Lands , was a region in north Faerûn , dominated by the large sea after which it was named. It was a grim and wild frontier that was home to several city states dominated by evil despots, with no central capital to maintain order. While it was not necessarily a safe place to live, its settlers were driven, independent, and strong-willed people. Its central location between the untamed lands to the north, along with the rustic farming communities and powerful trading powers to the south fostered varied and contrasting communities that suffered much conflict and turbulence between their people.