Thelve

Thelve was the largest island located immediately off the shores of Candlekeep on the Sword Coast.

Description
Like all seven islands west of the library fortress of Candlekeep, Thelve consisted of mountainous and rocky outcroppings of fissured granite covered in temperate woodlands and shrubbery. Pools of collected rainwater in rock basins and freshwater springs could be found on the island. Additionally, Thelve had a significant swampy area.

Geography
Thelve was at its longest, from northeast to southwest, and approximately  long from north to south, and  from east to west. The island was located into the Sea of Swords from Candlekeep at its northernmost point and  in the south.

Thelve's southern shores were separated by Skoond's Run from the three islands of Arthoum, Nairn's Tomb, and Askalet. At the same time, the Racewind Passage separated Thelve's and Askalet's eastern shores from the Sword Coast mainland. The island of Sklorn was Thelve's closest western neighbor.

Flora & Fauna
Thelve's rocks were permanently whitened by the abundant guano of its thousands-strong seabird population.

History
The origin of the island's name was lost to the ages. However, sages believed that Thelve and its other six sibling islands were all named after sailors and settlers who claimed these lands in the long-forgotten past.