Katashaka

Katashaka was a continent a long distance to the southwest of Faerûn. In some outlandish old stories, it was called the "Dark Continent".

Inhabitants
It was the original home of several human tribes of the Chultan Peninsula, including the Eshowe, Tabaxi, and Thinguth. The Tabaxi language had its roots here.

A being known as Olurobo—and its children, the nyama-nummo—was worshiped by the Tabaxi tribes before they converted to the worship of Ubtao and their subsequent migration to the Jungles of Chult.

The Anaconda mercenary company originated in Katashaka. Led by Nkonzi Maru, a ranger, and Kwanza Maru, a priest of a snake god, they operated in the Heartlands of Faerûn in the mid–14 century DR.

The amazon marines that made up a large portion of the planes-sailing Ebony Queen ' s crew were related to the Anaconda, and thus likely also hailed from Katashaka. These warrior women used similar tactics and weaponry.

Background
In its entry on the Anaconda, Gold & Glory refers only to "an island far to the southwest". This could've been the Chultan Peninsula, but that is of course not an island. The "Speaking in Tongues" article in Dragon Magazine Annual 1999 uses this to introduce a sub-Saharan-like so-called "Dark Continent" where the human Tabaxi tribe originated. It suggests DMs adapt the unofficial fantasy Africa "Dark Continent" outlined in Dragon #189, proposing an island-continent the size of Australia south of Nimbral and west of Zakhara. In later sources, this became Katashaka.