Anthropologic and Folkloric Historie of the Settled Lands

Anthropologic and Folkloric Historie of the Settled Lands was a seven-volume series of books written by the famed historian Carcroft the Long. It detailed the history and legends of the societies and cultures in the Settled Lands of Faerûn, these being the lands of Cormyr, Sembia, and the Dalelands.

The third volume touched on the life of a bandit chieftain known as Fastred who lived within the Vast Swamp and the legend of his ghost. Carcroft mentioned that lizardfolk, goblins, trolls, and grells lived there too.

The retired War Wizard and sage Benelaius had a copy in his library at his home near Ghars, Cormyr. His servant Jasper read it in 1366/1367 DR. He thought it was old-fashioned and had terrible spelling. Nevertheless, he quoted it for his account of the murders in Ghars at the time.

A copy was kept in Candlekeep around 1372 DR.

"And in those days in the lande between Sembia and Cormyr, there dwelt within the Vaste Swamppe a reaver and a chieftain hight FASTRED. He lived in the swamppe with his people, heedless of the monstyrs and beasties that also resided therein, such as the men lyke unto lizards, the goblynnes and trolls and grelles."

- Extract from Anthropologic and Folkloric Historie [sic]

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Murder in Cormyr