Prior to the Spellplague, Chessenta was a country of individual city-states that were often at war with one another. The city of Cimbar was the theoretical capital of Chessenta[1] as it was the definitive capital of Tchazzar's brief Chessentan Empire.[2]
After Chessenta defeated Threskel in 1479 DR, Threskel became a vassal state.
Culture
While they appreciate culture and theatre, the culture of the Chessentans revolves around war and war heroes. Magic is distrusted by most Chessentans but when Tchazzar returned he legalized magic and enacted laws protecting mages.[3]
Diplomatic Relations
Post-spellplague, Chessenta has extremely chilly relations with High Imaskar and the two countries often engage in naval raids. Chessenta has friendly relations with Akanûl but is on the verge of war with Tymanther.[3]
Major geographical features
Lakes
- The Akanamere
- A lake rich in fish and lizardfolk now in Akanûl.[2]
- Bay of Chessenta
- With the drop in the water level of the Sea of Fallen Stars this shallow bay has all but dried up.
- Adder Swamp
- When the Bay of Chessenta dried up the swamp disappeared.
Mountains
- Akanapeaks
- The tallest mountain range in Chessenta. It is the known home to the Flaming Spike orc tribe.[2] This range is now part of Akanûl.
- Riders to the Sky
- A range of hills and mountains that is the domain of trolls and duergar.[2]
Notable locations
Cities
- Cimbar (formerly)
- Now in ruins, this was the largest city and the spiritual capital of Chessenta in the pre-spellplague era.[2]
- Airspur (formerly)
- An influential trading port that is home to a large population of genasi.[2]
- Akanax
- This large city is in essence a large military camp.[2]
- Luthcheq
- The City of Madness is ruled by Tchazzar. It was formerly ruled by the Karanok family, all of whom were members of the Cult of Entropy.[2] As such, magic was shunned in the city.[4]
- Mordulkin
- A city on the eastern side of the Bay of Chessenta. Ruled for a long time by the Jedea family and a haven for wizards.[5]
- Soolabax
- A large town near the border with Threskel.[6]
Chessentan vessels are named after sea creatures or sea-related myths.[7]
References
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 182. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 183. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Richard Lee Byers (2010). Whisper of Venom. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786955619.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 184. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Scott Bennie (February 1990). Old Empires. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 55. ISBN 978-0880388214.
- ↑ Richard Lee Byers (May 2010). The Captive Flame. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786953969.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
Further reading
- Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, Robert J. Schwalb (September 2008). Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-7869-4929-8.
- Rand Sharpsword (January 2002). More Old Empires and Sembia! (HTML). Rand's Travelogue. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved on 2010-10-31.