Semphar

Semphar, also spelled Semphâr,^[1] was the mightiest nation in the Hordelands.^[2]

Government[]

It was officially considered the easternmost holding of Mulhorand,^[5] but remained semiautonomous for some time.^[1]

Flora & Fauna[]

Fearsome dire horses were known to roam Semphar wilderness, inspiring fear, awe, folk tales, and even cultist veneration.^[6]

Semphar strove to be independent but was subjugated by different realms in its history, including the Imaskari, Mulhorand, and Shou Lung. Each contributed to Semphar's culture, society, laws, and faiths.^[2]

Trade[]

Trade in Semphar was based mostly around the caravans that passed through the nation along the Silk Road, as well as the rich agriculture of its lands.^[2]

History[]

The first dwarves of Faerûn originally settled beneath beneath the lands that later came to be known as Semphar.^[7]

Mulhorand conquered the realm of Semphar circa the −1482 DR.^[8]

Notable Locations[]

Settlements[]

Dhaztanar
Duirtanal
Estanil
Iliphanar
Phelzel
Semkhrun, a Mulhorandi outpost that was founded some three centuries after Semphar was conquered.^[8]
Semlithol
Solon, the city that was destroyed when a volcanic eruption burst underground in 1360 DR.^[9]

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References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 71. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 101. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
↑ Hand-outs included in David Cook (August 1990). The Horde. Edited by Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
↑ Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 77. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
↑ Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2007-03-21). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2007). Candlekeep Forum. Archived from the original on 2024-05-04. Retrieved on 25-11-2021.
↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
↑ Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 63. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.

[LEoF-p71-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 71. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.

[TH.VII-p-101-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 101. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.

[th-3] Hand-outs included in David Cook (August 1990). The Horde. Edited by Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-868-4.

[LEoF-p77-4] Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 77. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.

[FRCSp188-5] Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[SSEd2007-6] Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2007-03-21). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2007). Candlekeep Forum. Archived from the original on 2024-05-04. Retrieved on 25-11-2021.

[RoF-p-8-7] Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.

[LEoF-p61-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.

[LEoF-p63-9] Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 63. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.

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