The Grand History of the Realms, published in September 2007, is a sourcebook detailing the history of Faerûn.
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Explore the Past, Glimpse the Future
From the dawn of recorded history through the ancient days of Netheril and the Fallen Kingdoms, to the Time of Troubles and the upheavals of the present day, this powerful tome presents the definitive history of the Fᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ Rᴇᴀʟᴍs® world. Accompanied by anecdotes, diary entries, letters, and historical texts created by famous Faerûn personalities, an extensive and comprehensive timeline leads you through the eras of the world—including a sneak peek into upcoming events.
From the dawn of recorded history through the ancient days of Netheril and the Fallen Kingdoms, to the Time of Troubles and the upheavals of the present day, this powerful tome presents the definitive history of the Fᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ Rᴇᴀʟᴍs® world. Accompanied by anecdotes, diary entries, letters, and historical texts created by famous Faerûn personalities, an extensive and comprehensive timeline leads you through the eras of the world—including a sneak peek into upcoming events.
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Summary[]
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Index[]
Characters[]
- Alandril Nether (Nether the Younger) • Alaundo • Ambril • Arthindol • Augathra the Mad • Bakkal • Calim • Caesinsjach • Cornaith Moonflower • Dharien • Durothil • Eartharran Neirdre • Elminster • Eltaor • Enajharas • Enlil • Esyae • Gilgeam • Grandfather Tree • Haalija • Haeshkarr • Halaster (Hilather) • Hlath • Hoccar • Hssthak • Ignace Dethingeller • Ilitharath • Injros • Intevar • Ivósaar Vyshaan • Jhaam • Kahvoerm Irithyl • Karlyn • Karsus • Keltormir • Kethryllia Amarillis • Khilseith • Khotan • Kiyuigh • Labelas Oacenth • Laeral Silverhand • Laeroth Runemaster • Laszik Silvermind • Madryoch • Mahatnartorian • Malkizid • Memnon • Menzoberra • Mhaenal • Mnuvae • Naevys Caersaelk • Nagamat • Nemrut • Nether the Elder • Nung Fu • Oacenth • Omanond • Omo • Pazrael • Rhistel Laelithar • Sarya Dlardrageth • Sharlario Moonflower • Shemen • Synnoria • Taark Shanat • Taranth • Tarosspur • Tethir • Tethtoril • Therion • Ukhar IV • Ultoksamrin • Umyatin • Undrek • Urloth • Vodos • Wendonai • Yeenogu • Ynloeth • Yuvaraj • Zhoukoudien • Zoar
Creatures[]
- aearee • arakhor • balor • batrachi • bugbear • couatl • crabmen • deepspawn • demon • dire bat • dragon (black dragon, blue dragon, green dragon, red dragon, silver dragon) • dwarf (arctic dwarf, duergar (gray dwarf), gold dwarf, korobokuru, shield dwarf, wild dwarf) • elf (Tel'Quessir) (dark elf, drow (deep elf), green elf (sylvan elf), Llewyrr, moon elf, sea elf, star elf, sun elf (gold elf), wild elf) • fey • fey'ri • fiend • firbolg • fomorian • genie (dao, djinni, efreeti, janni, marid) • giant (jotunbrud) • gnoll • gnome (rock gnome) • goblin (goln) • goblinoid • grick • half-orc • halfling (hin) • hobgoblin • human (Calishite, Durpari, Imaskari, Mulan, Netherese, Raumviran, Rashemi, Rengarth, Tuigan (Taangan), Turami) • humanoid • koalinth • kobold (dragonwrought kobold, urd) • korred • kraken • krakentua • kuo-toa • lammasu • landwyrm (forest landwyrm) • lich • lizardfolk • locathah • marrashi • merfolk • mind flayer (illithid) • minotaur • mummy • naga • ogre • orc • phaerimm • pixie • pterafolk • sahuagin (sea devil) • sarrukh • slaad • solar • sprite • titan • treant • troglodyte • troll • verbeeg • voadkyn • wemic • wyvern • yuan-ti
Events[]
- Battles
- Battle of the God's Theater
- Disasters
- Twelve Nights of Fire
- Epochs
- Dawn Ages • Days of Thunder • First Flowering • The Founding Time • Ice Age
- Festivals
- Midsummer
- Plagues
- Plague of Terror • Silent Death • Sunset Plague
- Realms-Shaking Events
- Dark Disaster • Descent of the Drow • First Sundering • Rage of Dragons • Tearfall • Time of Troubles
- Wars
- Cloaker Wars • Crown Wars (First Crown War, Second Crown War, Third Crown War, Fourth Crown War, Fifth Crown War) • Dark Court Slaughter • Dragon Wars • Dragonfall War • Era of Skyfire • First Serôs War • First Spider War • Giant Wars • Mindstalker Wars • Mir–Jhaamdath War • Sable Wars • Second Serôs War • Second Spider War • Seven Citadels' War • Spawn Wars • Third Spider War • Thousand Year War • War of the Seldarine • War of the Three Leaves • Webfire Wars
Items[]
- Artifacts
- Imaskarcana • Nether Scrolls • Shadow Stone • Tree of Souls • udoxia • Wyrmskull Throne
- Books, Discourses, & Texts
- "On the Origins of the Green Isle" • Treatise Historical of the Dragon Tyrants
- Gems
- kiira
- Magic Weapons
- Elfblade
Locations[]
Buildings & Sites[]
- Buildings
- Blackstaff Tower • Bukhara Spires • Imir
- Fortifications
- Citadel of the Raven • Fort Flame • Fort Iuk • Hall of Mists • Ironfang Keep • Metos • Nar Kerymhoarth • Narathmault • Sharksbane Wall • Sonnmorndin
- Libraries
- Candlekeep • Intevar's Librarium
- Monuments
- Wailing Dwarf
- Schools
- Udoclian
- Sites
- Old Owl Well
- Temples
- Abbey of the Moon • Temple of the Gaping Maw
- Tunnels
- Tunnels of Iratis
- Villages
- Caelpiir • Leurethil • Morynarth
Realms[]
- Creator Races Realms
- Aearee Empires (Aearee-Krocaa, Aearee-Quor, Aearee-Syran) • Batrachi Empires (Boitumelo, Kolophoon, Nadezhda, Zhoukoudien) • Sarrukh Empires (Isstosseffifil, Mhairshaulk, Okoth)
- Draconic Realms
- Argissthilliax • Caesinmalsvir • Darastriverthicha • Darastrixhurthi • Tharkrixghontix • Zexthandrim
- Dwarven Realms
- Alatorin • Ammarindar • Barakuir • Besilmer • Bhaerynden • Deep Realm • Delzoun • Gharraghaur • Haunghdannar • Oghrann • Sarphil • Shanatar (Deep Shanatar, High Shanatar)
- Elven Realms
- Ardeep • Aryvandaar • Cormanthyr • Eaerlann • Eiellûr • Evermeet (Green Isle) • Illefarn • Ilodhar • Ilythiir • Jhyrennstar • Keltormir • Lethyr • Miyeritar • Nikerymath • Orishaar • Shantel Othreier • Sharrven • Siluvanede • Synnoria • Syòrpiir • Thearnytaar • Uvaeren • Vyshaantar • Yuireshanyaar
- Genie Realms
- Calim Empire • Marid States • Memnonnar •
- Giant Realms
- Darchar • Grunfesting • Helligheim • Nedeheim • Ostoria • Rangfjell
- Human Realms
- Alliance of Seventon • Altumbel • Amn • Calimshan • Chessenta • Coramshan • Cormyr • Durpar • Erlkazar • Halruaa • Imaskar (Lower Imaskar, Upper Imaskar) • Jhaamdath • Khati • Mir • Mulhorand • Netheril • Rashemen • Shou Lung • Tethyr • Thaeravel • Ulgarth • Unther • Wa
- Undersea Realms
- Aryselmalyr • Coranthys • Kuo-toan Consortiums • Mervae Alliance • Ryeniir • Selmalyr • Serôs • Tor Meraliir
- Other
- Urgnarash
Settlements[]
- Creator Races Settlements
- Kookrui-Shara • Phwiukree • Shara • Viakoo
- Dwarven Settlements
- Andalbruin • Iltakar • Gracklstugh
- Elven Settlements
- Aelinthaldaar • Almraiven • Atorrnash • Elven Court • Evereska • Myth Adofhaer • Myth Drannor • Myth Nantar • Occidian • Rhymanthiin • Rucien Xan • Semberholme • Sharlarion • Teuveamanthaar • Tintageer • Tiru Orindraar • Yrlaancel
- Human Settlements
- Akcorme • Ankhapur • Atao • Auyzolu • Bhaluin • Broaspu • Calimport • Chiem • Ciar • Corrant • Coryselmal • Delthuntle • Dun-Tharos • Einihyi • Epem • Etremo • Gajueh • Gharrent • Golmuth • Hlondeth • Hoazyu • Hollinth • Imroley • Inixrien • Inupras • Jab • Jhirrent • Jhouram • Keltar • Klebri • Kzelter • Manshaka • Mirrindith • Lirremar • Loh • Luskan • Medzoa • Naarkolyth • Omhouz • Ormui • Porrenath • Rasilith • Raudor • Rmunn • Saelmur • Saikhoi (Thakos) • Saradush • Shadowdale • Skuld • Solon • Tomai • Tuoxent • Umad • Uopeo • Uysos • Waterdeep • Westgate • Zhentil Keep
- Multiracial Settlements
- Mirabar
- Underdark Settlements
- Ched Nasad • Guallidurth • Llurth Dreier • Menzoberranzan • Oryndoll • Rringlor Noroth • Sshamath • Telantiwar
- Other
- Great Dismal Delve
- Villages
- Fenwick • Gers • Gilan • Gustaf • Janick • Moran • Nauseef • Teshwave
Regions, Worlds, & Planes[]
- Celestial Bodies
- King-Killer Star
- Continents
- Faerûn • Kara-Tur • Maztica • Merrouroboros • Zakhara
- Planes
- Abyss • Arvandor • Barrens of Doom and Despair • Demonweb Pits • Elemental Plane of Earth • Faerie • Limbo • Nine Hells • Plane of Imprisonment • Plane of Shadow • Supreme Throne
- Regions
- Buried Realms • Chult • Cold Lands • Dao Delvings • Dragon Coast • Endless Wastes • Granite Grates • Great Rift • Lopango • Moonshae Isles • Northwest Faerûn (the North) • Ullythan Reef • Savage Frontier • the Shaar • Silver Marches • Sword Coast • Sword Coast North • Thirty Anvils • Tunlands • Underdark • the Vast • Vilhon Reach
- Worlds
- Glyth • Toril (Abeir-Toril)
Wilderness[]
- Basins, Chasms, & Rifts
- Rift of Dhalnadar • Selmal Basin • Trench of Lopok
- Bays
- Bay of Jhaamdath • Luirenstrand
- Bodies of Water
- Akanamere • Alamber Sea • Black Sea • Deepwash • Gbor Nor • Great Blue • Golden Water • Great Ice Sea • Hidden Lake • Ice Lakes • Lake Mir • Lake of Steam • Moonsea • Nagawater • Narrow Sea • Pourounkorokale • Sea of Fallen Stars (Inner Sea) • Shining Sea • Silver Sea • Trackless Sea
- Canyons & Gorges
- Gorge of the Fallen Idol
- Caves
- Brightaxe Hall
- Cliffs
- The Ridge
- Deserts
- Anauroch • Calim Desert • Raurin
- Forests
- Aerilpar Forest • Ankhwood • Arcorar • Ardeep Forest • Chondalwood • Cormanthor • Duskwood • Forest of Amtar • Forest of Lethyr • Forest of Mir (Darthiir) • Forest of Tethir • High Forest • Kryptgarden Forest • Lluirwood • Mhair Jungles • Misty Forest • Neverwinter Wood • Rawlinswood • Riildath • Rystall Wood • Tall Trees • Thornwood • Winterwood • Wyrmwood • Yuirwood
- Glaciers
- Great Glacier
- Hills
- Dark Hills
- Islands
- Prespur • Ruathym
- Mountains
- Adder Peaks • Akanapeaks • Alimir Mountains • Aphrunn Mountains • Ascal's Horn • Cloud Peaks • Deepwing Mountains • Dragonspine Mountains • Dustwall Mountains • Firepeaks • Greypeak Mountains • Hazur Mountains • Iltkazar Mountains • Katakoro Shan • Lhairghal Mountains • Marching Mountains • Mount Havraquoar • Mount Kellarak • Mountains of Copper • Novularond • Orsraun Mountains • Raelin's Mount • Raurinshield Mountains • Shan Nala • Sharksteeth Mountains • Spine of the World • Star Mounts • Tagorlar • Teyla Shan • Thunder Peaks • Toadsquat Mountains • Yehimal Mountains
- Peninsulas
- Alimbir Peninsula • Chultan Peninsula
- Plains & Flats
- Akanal • Golden Plains • Green Fields • Plains of Duna • Plains of Tun • The Ride • Shining Plains • Shoal of Thirst
- Plateaus
- Hmur Plateau • Katakoro Plateau • Plateau of Thay
- Rivers
- River Agis • River Ammath • River Gundar • River Ith • Vilhon River • White River
- Valleys
- Dessarin Valley • Great Vale
- Wetlands
- Bog of Credesh • High Moor
Magic[]
- Forms of Magic
- elven high magic (Arselu'Tel'Quess)
- Mythals
- Dracorage mythal • mythal
- Phenomena
- dead magic • faerzress • wild magic
- Rituals
- Ever'Sakkatien • Mormhaor'Sykerylor
- Spells
- gate • portal
- Weaves
- Weave
Organizations[]
- Churches
- Cult of Demogorgon
- Criminal Organizations
- Order of the Black Flame
- Drow Families
- Baenre • Hune • Nasadra • Sethomiir • S'sril
- Dwarven Clans
- Duergar • Helm • Kuldever
- Elven Families
- Aelryth • Dlardrageth • Vyshaan
- Human Families
- Dath • Marekh • Obarskyr
- Magical Organizations
- Ba'etith • Dukars
- Military Organizations
- Army of Fire • Sailors of the Mountainous Waves
- Other
- Djen
Religion[]
- Deities
- Angharradh • Annam All-Father • Asgorath • Auppenser • Bahamut (Xymor) • Corellon • Deep Sashelas • Eadro • Eilistraee • Garl Glittergold • Garyx • Ghaunadaur • Horus • Kossuth • Kuraulyek • Kurtulmak • Lolth • Malar • Moradin • Oghma • Othea • Ramenos • Sehanine Moonbow • Selûne • Shar • Shevarash • Tiamat • Trishina • Ubtao • Ulutiu • Vaprak • Vhaeraun
- Pantheons
- Lords of the Golden Hills • Morndinsamman • Seldarine
- Primordials
- Bazim-Gorag
Years[]
- −35,000 DR • −34,800 DR • −34,500 DR • −34,100 DR • −34,000 DR • −33,800 DR • −33,500 DR • −31,500 DR • −31,000 DR • −30,700 DR • −30,400 DR • −30,000 DR • −29,500 DR • −28,000 DR • −27,000 DR • −26,000 DR • −25,500 DR • −25,400 DR • −25,100 DR • −25,000 DR • −24,500 DR • −24,400 DR • −24,000 DR • −23,900 DR • −23,600 DR • −23,200 DR • −23,100 DR • −22,900 DR • −22,500 DR • −21,400 DR • −21,000 DR • −20,000 DR • −18,800 DR • −18,000 DR • −17,800 DR • −17,600 DR • −17,500 DR • −17,100 DR • −16,800 DR • −16,000 DR • −15,300 DR • −15,000 DR • −14,700 DR • −14,000 DR • −13,900 DR • −13,200 DR • −12,500 DR • −12,000 DR • −11,900 DR • −11,800 DR • −11,743 DR • −11,700 DR • −11,600 DR • −11,500 DR • −11,450 DR • −11,400 DR • −11,300 DR • −11,200 DR • −11,003 DR • −11,000 DR • −10,900 DR • −10,800 DR • −10,750 DR • −10,700 DR • −10,600 DR • −10,500 DR • −10,460 DR • −10,450 DR • −10,400 DR • −10,300 DR • −10,270 DR • −10,110 DR • −10,000 DR • −9900 DR • −9872 DR • −9845 DR • −9839 DR • −9833 DR • −9800 DR • −9750 DR • −9600 DR • −9200 DR • −9000 DR • −8938 DR • −8900 DR • −8830 DR • −8800 DR • −8600 DR • −8500 DR • −8400 DR • −8350 DR • −8298 DR • −8282 DR • −8210 DR • −8200 DR • −8170 DR • −8150 DR • −8145 DR • −8137 DR • −8130 DR • −8123 DR • −8100 DR • −8080 DR • −8000 DR • −7975 DR • −7950 DR • −7891 DR • −7800 DR • −7790 DR • −7717 DR • −7700 DR • −7690 DR • −7600 DR • −7500 DR • −7403 DR • −7400 DR • −7130 DR • −7100 DR • −6950 DR • −6946 DR • −6900 DR • −6800 DR • −6788 DR • −6779 DR • −6681 DR • −6676 DR • −6600 DR • −6500 DR • −6422 DR • −6400 DR • −6300 DR • −6200 DR • −6150 DR • −6120 DR • −6100 DR • −6095 DR • −6060 DR • −6000 DR • −5980 DR • −5960 DR • −5800 DR • −5750 DR • −5730 DR • −5725 DR • −5710 DR • −5710 DR • −5700 DR • −5690 DR • −5660 DR • −5600 DR • −5590 DR • −5500 DR • −5425 DR • −5400 DR • −5360 DR • −5350 DR • −5330 DR • −5300 DR • −5250 DR • −5200 DR • −5125 DR • −5112 DR • −5032 DR • −5007 DR • −5006 DR • −5005 DR • −5000 DR • −4974 DR • −4973 DR • −4970 DR • −4963 DR • −4900 DR • −4880 DR • −4850 DR • −4835 DR • −4819 DR • −4800 DR • −4770 DR • −4700 DR • −4620 DR • −4600 DR • −4550 DR • −4500 DR • −4470 DR • −4440 DR • −4420 DR • −4400 DR • −4370 DR • −4366 DR • −4300 DR • −4230 DR • −4200 DR • −4160 DR • −4070 DR • −4000 DR • −3983 DR • −3920 DR • −3917 DR • −3900 DR • −3891 DR • −3869 DR • −3864 DR • −3859 DR • −3856 DR • −3848 DR • −3847 DR • −3845 DR • −3843 DR • −3830 DR • −3827 DR • −3778 DR • −3772 DR • −3770 DR • −3717 DR • −3655 DR • −3654 DR • −3649 DR • −3611 DR • −3534 DR • −3533 DR • −3389 DR • −3326 DR • −3309 DR • −3218 DR • −3100 DR • −3000 DR • −2600 DR • −2550 DR • −2488 DR • −2465 DR • −2436 DR • −2375 DR • −2087 DR • −1504 DR • −1499 DR • −1250 DR • −1100 DR • −1069 DR • −1015 DR • −700 DR • −696 DR • −677 DR • −461 DR • −372 DR • −276 DR • −255 DR • 1 DR • −304 DR • 1 DR • 26 DR • 75 DR • 619 DR • 626 DR • 654 DR • 689 DR • 720 DR • 851 DR • 1179 DR • 1219 DR • 1276 DR • 1297 DR • 1356 DR • 1360 DR • 1369 DR • 1370 DR • 1371 DR • 1372 DR • 1373 DR • 1374 DR • 1375 DR
Miscellaneous[]
- Calendars
- Aryselmalyn calendar • Cormyr Reckoning • Dalereckoning • Mulhorand calendar • Netheril calendar • Northreckoning • Present Reckoning • Shou calendar • Timesong calendar • Untheric calendar • Wa calendar • Waterdeep calendar
- Chronologies
- Black Chronology • Roll of Years
- Classes
- arcanist • archwizard • artificer (Imaskari) • elven high mage • wizard (mage)
- Fungi
- lilol
- Languages
- Draconic
- Powers
- psionics
- Terms
- rysar
- Titles
- ataman • bladelord • coronal • First Reader • Iyilitar • Lord Artificer • Murabir • zulkir
- Other
- creator race (Iqua-Tel'Quessir) • slavery
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Although the "current year" of The Grand History of the Realms is 1375 DR, it covers events spanning from −35,000 DR through 1385 DR.
External Links[]
- D&D Classics product page
- Grand History of the Realms: The Moonshaes Internet Archive link
References[]
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
Connections[]
3rd edition and v.3.5
Champions of Ruin • Champions of Valor • City of Splendors: Waterdeep • Dragons of Faerûn • Faiths and Pantheons • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting • The Grand History of the Realms • Lords of Darkness • Lost Empires of Faerûn • Magic of Faerûn • Monsters of Faerûn • Mysteries of the Moonsea • Player's Guide to Faerûn • Power of Faerûn • Races of Faerûn • Serpent Kingdoms • Shining South • Silver Marches • Unapproachable East • Underdark
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb