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The Frozenfar was the coldest, most remote region of the North. It comprised the Spine of the World mountains;[4][5] the frigid lands to the north and west; including Icewind Dale, the Cold Run, the icebergs of the Sea of Moving Ice, and the northeasternmost part of the Trackless Sea.[4][6][7][note 1]

Usage[]

The Frozenfar did not have definable boundaries. The term "Frozenfar" was used by people across Faerûn to include various areas. For example in Amn and the Inner Sea, the term "Frozenfar" referred to the city of Mirabar and everything north, including the Spine of the World mountains.[8] Sometimes the term "Frozenfar" also included the island of Ruathym.[9]

However in the North, the term "Frozenfar" referred only to the lands north of the Spine of the World.[8] That was among the most commonly accepted usage.[5][10]

Yet others used "Frozenfar" to refer to all the lands of the North within which individuals could literally freeze to death during their travels.[6]

Geography[]

The Frozenfar reached the northern peaks of the Spine of the World and extended northwest through the Sea of Moving Ice.[11] It stretched as far east as the Reghed Glacier.[12]

Geographical features[]

Cold Run[]

The Cold Run encompassed the icy tundras west of the Iron Trail and extended all the way to the Sword Coast. It was bordered to the south by the Iceflow river, and to the north by the Shaengarne.[7]

Landmarks[]

Settlements[]

  • Auckney, an impoverished town of farmers that received few visitors and even fewer ships from the other towns of the North.[13]
  • Fireshear, a port city run by a trio of merchants that had financial holdings in the cities of Mirabar, Neverwinter and Waterdeep.[7]
  • Ironmaster, a mining city founded and run by dwarves that had tunnels that went deep beneath the Frozenfar.[14][7]

Icewind Dale[]

IWD HoW WMap

An aerial view of Icewind Dale and Kelvin's Cairn.

The tundra of Icewind Dale was named after the freezing winds and snowstorms that blew down from the mountain of Kelvin's Cairn.[15]

Features[]

Settlements[]

  • Ten Towns, a confederacy that comprised nine smaller settlements situated around the dale's three lakes, along with the mercantile hub of Bryn Shander.[23]

Northeast Trackless Sea[]

The northeast of the Trackless Sea bordered the Sea of Moving Ice. This was immediately west of the Cold Run and was considered to be part of the Frozenfar.[23]

Landmarks[]

Sea of Moving Ice[]

SeaMovingIce

A large iceberg in the Sea of Moving Ice.

The waters north of the Cold Run and west of Icewind Dale were densely filled with hundreds of shifting icebergs and a number of frozen isles. It was sparsely populated and accommodated only a handful of landmarks and few inhabitants, like ice trolls and tribes of Ice Hunters.[26][27]

Landmarks[]

Settlements[]

Spine of the World[]

Spine of the World AFR

The Spine of the World peaks were a breathtaking sight to behold, and imposing to traverse.

By most accounts, the Spine of the World mountains encompassed the southern reaches of the Frozenfar,[4] separating the whole of the region from the warmer lands to the south.[20]

Landmarks[]

  • Frost Hills, rugged hills were found on the southern stretch of the Spine of the World.[31]

Settlements[]

Appendix[]

Notes[]

  1. While The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier includes the islands of Purple Rocks and Gundarlun within the Frozenfar section, their status as sub-arctic isles (and their latitude) is inconsistent with the in-text description of the Frozenfar in various sources. Additionally, they are not included within the broad categories of the Frozenfar section of the more recent sourcebook, the Legacy of the Crystal Shard.

Appearances[]

Video Games
Warriors of Waterdeep

References[]

  1. Black Isle Studios (February 2001). Designed by Chris Avellone, Steve Bokkes, John Deiley, J.E. Sawyer. Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter. Interplay.
  2. Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 5. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
  3. Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 176. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 slade, et al. (April 1996). “The Wilderness”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 39. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 169. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  6. 6.0 6.1 slade, et al. (April 1996). “Cities & Civilization”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 19. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 R.A. Salvatore, Jeffrey Ludwig, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (November 19, 2013). “Campaign Book”. Legacy of the Crystal Shard (Wizards of the Coast), p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7869-6464-2.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 7. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
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  10. Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
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  13. R.A. Salvatore, Jeffrey Ludwig, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (November 19, 2013). “Campaign Book”. Legacy of the Crystal Shard (Wizards of the Coast), p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7869-6464-2.
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  17. R.A. Salvatore, Jeffrey Ludwig, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (November 19, 2013). “Campaign Book”. Legacy of the Crystal Shard (Wizards of the Coast), p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7869-6464-2.
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Philip Athans (2008). A Reader's Guide to R. A. Salvatore's the Legend of Drizzt. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 126. ISBN 0-7869-4915-5.
  19. 19.0 19.1 Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 150. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
  20. 20.0 20.1 R.A. Salvatore, Jeffrey Ludwig, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (November 19, 2013). “Campaign Book”. Legacy of the Crystal Shard (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7869-6464-2.
  21. Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 199. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
  22. Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 149. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
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  27. Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
  28. Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 154. ISBN 978-0786966981.
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  32. Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 140. ISBN 978-0786966981.
  33. Black Isle Studios (June 2000). Designed by Matt Norton. Icewind Dale. Interplay.
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