Glantri

Glantri, also known as the Kingdom of Magic, was a powerful magocratic nation on the world of Mystara that on more than one occasion had been visited by individuals from Faerûn.

"A realm where only crazy old wizards with no business ruling are considered nobility. That's Glantri. I can't believe they have lasted this long."

- Joshuan Gallidox, a halfling adventurer.

Geography
Monsters normally considered rare on Mystara were abundant throughout the nation due to countless magical summonings over the years. Out of all these monsters, notably lycanthropes and vampires were accepted members of society throughout most of the nation.

Government
Glantri was a magocratic nation divided into 13 principalities, semi-independent realms that were each governed by a wizard-prince. These wizard-princes determined the laws in their respective domain and ruled together as a council. Mystarans outside of Glantri considered its government to be rather devious, clandestine, and rife with treachery. However, its council of wizard princes were united by an aim to promote arcane magic and make it the leading power in the world of Mystara, leading most people to believe they had the most advanced and powerful wizards.

Organized religion and most divine magic were notably outlawed, being viewed as a threat to the dominance of arcane power in the nation.

History
On more than one occasion, instances of planar travel occurred between Glantri and Aebrynis, another world in the multiverse that had interactions with Toril.

At some point in history, some magical item was stolen from the planeswalking Faerûnian wizard Elminster and brought to Glantri. Elminster would visit the city briefly to steal this item back, resulting in a violent altercation.

In the month of Eleasis, of the, government officials in the Faerûnian city of Ravens Bluff called for mages from the city's Ministry of Art to verify the authenticity of mithril coins that were said to have come from Glantri, a non-standard form of coinage in that nation. The coins came from a mammoth tax payment done by the House of Desires to Ravens Bluff. Their authenticity was confirmed, but the presence of some minor enchantments placed on the coins was also discovered by Oracle, the recently reinstated Minister of Divination. This event was later reported on in the Ravens Bluff Trumpeter under the headline "Record Taxes Paid by Merchant House".

Notable Locations

 * Glantri City, the nation's capital and home of the most famous magic academy in all of Mystara.

Reputation
Out of all the nations on Mystara, Glantri was particularly notable among planewalkers for its magic as well as for having a fair amount of portals and other planar accesses.