List of Regional archtypes of Faerûn

 

Here is a list of the various regions on the Eastern half of Faerûn and the cultures they most resemble on earth.  Having thought out alot of these things years ago, it is a great way to borrow from our world and it's history to bring depth and enjoyment into the role playing world. 

There are plenty of other areas I haven't worked out anything for, but here is my feelings on the following areas....

 

European Regions:

 

Damara - Medieval Scotland

 

Sembia - Medieval Colonial French

 

Cormyr - Late Medieval England

 

Impiltur - Medieval European again.  (Remember that the people of Cormyr came from here)

 

The Moonsea - Medieval Northern European

 

The Dragon Coast - Somewhat homogenous European type free cities.

 

 

Other Cultural Regions:

 

Mulhorond - Ancient Egypt

 

Unther - Ancient Mesopotamia

 

Chessenta - Ancient Rome (But way less unified, pre-republican but just as war-like).

 

Rasheman - Steppe-land / Plains barbarian type area (Native American)

 

Thesk - Middle Eastern style area (Like Turkey)

 

Thay - Ancient Egyptian/Stygian type area.  Descendants of Mulhorond.

 

Aglorond - It is saddled right up against the ancient old empires and descendants of Mulhorond, but I see this small nation as a mixture of European types and some of the other nations of the south and the Vilhon Reach.  A real nice mixture of race types.

 

The Great Glacier - Inuit/ Barbarian

 

The Ride - Steppeland Horse Barbarians - Descendants of Ancient Eltarr

 

 

 

Don will be developing the Vilhon Reach area, but here are my comments on those areas.

Chondath - They are the progenitor culture of Sembia.

 

Turmish - They are mahogany skinned people, so that opens up some cultural options -  East Indian maybe? 
 

Sespech - Shrug.

 

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This article may be updated as further areas of the Forgotten Realms are explored in our campaign or upon further contemplation by your DM's - Doug, Don and Jim.

 

 

 

-DM Doug - Nov 5 - 14