Moonshae (sourcebook)

Moonshae is a 1st-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory that was set in the Forgotten Realms. "Amid the storm-tossed vastness of the Trackless Sea west of the mainland, a group of rocky islands lies exposed to the full brunt of winter gales. These isles&mdash;the Moonshaes&mdash;are home to some of the hardiest folk of the Forgotten Realms.

Now the Moonshaes&mdash;the setting of the first FORGOTTEN REALMS novel, Darkwalker on Moonshae&mdash;are detailed for your role-playing campaign. The cultures, deities, and locales of the isles are described in AD&D&reg; game terms. This source book includes full-color maps displaying the Moonshaes and surrounding islands, many close-up maps depicting particular regions of the Moonshaes, and all the information you need to establish a campaign on these misty lands with Celtic roots."

Contents

 * Introduction
 * Moonshae Overview
 * Deities of the Moonshaes
 * Specific Locales of the Moonshaes
 * Appendices
 * 64-page booklet with a full-page political map, a full-page economic map; descriptions of the Earthmother's Children, Kazgoroth, and Blood Warriors; magic items unique to the Moonshaes
 * 21" x 33" double-sided map of the entire Moonshae island chain out to Gull Rocks and Wave Rocks in the Trackless Sea, and a close-up of the major islands including Nerth and Sunset

Characters

 * Cymrych Hugh

Creatures

 * blood warrior • firbolg • unicorn

Locations

 * Bodies of Water: Sea of Moonshae • Trackless Sea
 * Buildings and Sites: Moonwell
 * Islands: Alaron • Gwynneth • Korinn Archipelago • Moonshae Isles • Moray • Norheim Isles • Norland • Oman • Snowdown
 * Settlements: Caer Callidyrr

Magic

 * Items: avenging hammer • black sickle • cauldron of doom • druid staff • druid's cudgel • figurehead of blessing • folding coracle • golden sickle • helm of seabreathing • mug of plenty • runestick • Sword of Cymrych Hugh • torque of the Goddess • yoke of boar harnessing • yoke of flight • yoke of underwater action

Miscellaneous

 * Ships: coracle • longship

Peoples

 * Ffolk • Llewyrr • Northmen

Religion

 * Aspects: Earthmother • Kamerynn • Kazgoroth • Leviathan • The Pack

Background
The colored maps of the Moonshae Isles in this product misspell the island of Alaron as "Alaorn," though the location is spelled correctly in the text itself.

Credits

 * Design: Douglas Niles
 * Editing: Mike Breault
 * Cover Art: Tim Hildebrandt
 * Interior Art: George Barr
 * Cartography: Dave S. LaForce
 * Typography: Kim Janke
 * Keylining: Stephanie Tabat