Eastern Heartlands

The Eastern Heartlands, sometimes merely called the Heartlands, and Vesperin. was a vast region in central and northern Faerûn.

Description
The Eastern Heartlands comprised various smaller regions, nations and city-states, including the Dragon Coast, Cormyr, Sembia, Cormanthyr, the Dalelands, the southern stretch of the Moonsea, and Vesperin. The humans of the Eastern Heartlands shared a common culture and language.

History
After the Fall of Netheril, the survivors of three eastern Netherese cities, Anauria, Asram, and Hlondath, gradually migrated and settled in what is now the Eastern Heartlands.

War engulfed much of the Eastern Heartlands during the 15 century DR, when lost flying city of Thultanthar appeared over the Anauroch desert and signaled the return of the Netheril empire. The conquering Netherese subjugated the nation of Sembia and some of the Dalelands, while engaging in a decades-long war with Cormyr and the renewed city of Myth Drannor that continued until the calamity known as the Second Sundering

Inhabitants
Far-reaching and influential groups operated throughout the cities and rural areas of the Eastern Heartlands, including the Harpers, the Zhentarim, and to a lesser degree the Red Wizards of Thay, colloquially known as the "Red Magic Cult."

Nagas were known to inhabit the Eastern Heartlands.

Cormanthyr
The great empire of the Elves that experienced periods of great turmoil and profound glory over the millennia but remained vital as of the late 15 century DR.


 * Geographic Features:
 * Cormanthor
 * Landmarks:
 * Settlements:
 * Elven Court
 * Myth Drannor
 * Semberholme
 * Tangled Trees

Cormyr

 * Geographic Features:
 * King's Forest, a lush forest rich with wildlife that was owned by the Cormyrean throne.
 * Storm Horns, stark and foreboding mountains that housed myriad of beasts and monsters.
 * Thunder Peaks, a massive range of peaks that separated Cormyr from the neighboring Dalelands.
 * Wyvernwater, the clear mist-covered lake that supported the livelihoods of many local fishers.
 * Landmarks:
 * Haunted Halls, a dungeon beneath Starwater Gorge that was famously explored by the Knights of Myth Drannor.
 * Settlements:
 * Arabel, despite being occupied for a time during the Goblin War, the Caravan City remained a crucial trading center and military fortification for Cormyr.
 * Suzail, the capital of Cormyr remained the Forest Kingdom's richest city as well as the seat of power for its monarch.
 * Tilverton, this small city in eastern Cormyr was utterly destroyed in 1372 DR and transformed into a shadowy mass and stretch of plagueland following the Spellplague.

Dalelands
The Dalelands was a confederation of rural communities and rustic farmsteads situated within and along the southern border of the Cormanthor forest.


 * Geographic Features:
 * Arch Wood, an old forest that was once part of the great woods of Cormanthor.
 * River Ashaba, the major waterway passing through the Dales, along the banks of which numerous towns and cities were founded.
 * Landmarks:
 * Standing Stone, this tall stone obelisk marked the completion of the Dales Compact between the elves and the Dalesmen.
 * Settlements:
 * Archenbridge, the capital of Archendale was the largest and most fortified city in all the Dales.
 * Scardale Town, a great port city and influential trading center in the region.
 * Shadowdale, this small farming community was home to the Realms-famous sage Elminster.

Dragon Coast

 * Geographic Features:
 * Redwater
 * Landmarks:
 * Ruins of Starmantle
 * Stormwatch
 * Settlements:
 * Elversult
 * Proskur
 * Westgate

Moonsea

 * Geographic Features:
 * Dragonspine Mountains
 * Moonsea lake
 * Twilight Marsh


 * Landmarks:
 * Bell in the Depths
 * Chamber of Spells Guarded
 * Sorcerer's Isle


 * Settlements:
 * Melvaunt
 * Mulmaster
 * Zhentil Keep

Sembia

 * Geographic Features:
 * River Arkhen
 * Landmarks:
 * Abbey of the Rose
 * Settlements:
 * Daerlun
 * Ordulin
 * Saerloon
 * Selgaunt

The Vast

 * Geographic Features:
 * Dragon Reach
 * Earthfast Mountains
 * Earthspur Mountains
 * Gray Forest


 * Landmarks:
 * Mage's Tower
 * Moonlit Tower


 * Settlements:
 * Calaunt
 * Ravens Bluff
 * Tantras