Kara-Tur

Kara-Tur lies east of Faerûn on Toril. Between Kara-Tur and Faerûn, lies the Hordelands which strech for hundreds of miles. Trade, Characters and Artifacts occationally arrive from Kara-Tur via the Golden Way, but beyond that there is little interaction between the continents.

Countries
The various countries of Kara-Tur include:

Shou Lung
Shou Lung, which is located to the east of Faerun is arguably the most powerful nation on Toril. Places of interest includes the port of Karatin, capital of the Hai Yuan, or Maritime provinces and Kao Shan province with the semi-independent city of Kai Shan. The main criminal organisation in the country is the Tsui Tong. The most massive mountain range of the known world is Wu Pi Te Shao.

T'u Lung
T'u Lung is a splinter faction of Shou Lung.

Malatra
Malatra is a jungle country.

Kozakura
Kozakura is a nation made up of many islands found several hundred miles to the east of Shou Lung, and to the south of Koryo. The current factual head of government is the shikken, a regent for the seventeen year-old shogun. In theory, he runs a feudal society, but outside of the capital his power is mostly symbolic. As of 1433 in the local calendar (DR coming), the shikken is Tanekawa Okawa. The largest island, Shinkoku, is roughly in the centre of the archipelago, and is also home to the current imperial capital, Doiyu.

Wa
Wa is an island nation made up of several islands.

Official Material

 * List of source material on Kara-Tur
 * The Assam Portal
 * Harmun Righthand
 * Room 13: Ogre Trouble (features Tharrusk - an Ogre Mage from Kara-Tur)