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The '''Great Dale''' is governed by a [[Druid]]ic hierarchy, under rule of [[Nentyarch]]. It is a human land, of 200,000 inhabitants. According to rumours, The Great Dale is the place from [[Dalelands|Dalelanders]] come.
  
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| caption = The Great Dale in 1479 DR.
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The '''Great Dale''' was a land in the [[Unapproachable East]] of [[northeast Faerûn]].<ref name="FRCS-p201">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition|201-202}}</ref>
   
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==Government==
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It was governed by a [[druid]]ic hierarchy, under the rule of [[Nentyarch]].<ref name="FRCS-p201"/>
   
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It was a [[human]] land, of some 211,680 inhabitants ''circa'' [[1372 DR]].<ref name="FRCS-p201"/>
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== Realmslore ==
  
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*'''''The Great Dale'''''
  
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** Uthmere
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20050831a&pf=true part one]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20050914a&pf=true part two]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20050928a&pf=true part three]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20051012a&pf=true part four]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20051026a&pf=true part five]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20051109a&pf=true part six]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20051123a&pf=true part seven]
  
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*# [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rl/20051207a&pf=true part eight]
  
   
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==History==
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[[Category:Great Dale| ]]
  
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The Great Dale was once part of the [[Narfell]] Empire and it was originally settled by human folk fleeing the fall of [[Jhaamdath]]. Later, the war between [[Narfell]] and [[Raumathar]] caused the abandonment of the area. In the 1370s DR, it was a frontier for the expanding tendencies of the kingdom of [[Impiltur]].<ref name="UE-p113">{{Cite book/Unapproachable East|113}}</ref>
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==Geography==
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The Great Dale was a large gap between the [[Forest of Lethyr]] and the [[Rawlinswood]]. This area was created in ancient times by an arm of the [[Great Glacier]]. The Dalefolk legends say that a great [[dragon]] divided the forest with his breath while others stated that [[Silvanus]] and [[Shaundakul]] held a contest to decide whether wood or wind would rule this land when [[Auril|Auril the Frostmaiden]] intervened to set winter over both. One long road crossed the Dale connecting Uthmere with the [[Cold Road]], known by the name "The Great Road" or simply "The Road" (since it was the only major road of the area). The climate was harsh with furious winter winds.<ref name="UE-p114">{{Cite book/Unapproachable East|114}}</ref>
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==Notable Locations==
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;The Great Barrow:
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Seventy miles away from Uthmere lay the Great Barrow. Stories say that a brutal human tribe inhabited these lands long ago and their god-born leader was buried here, so the place was haunted by restless spirits.<ref name="UE-p114"/>
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The fortress called Val-Murthag was the center of the demonic cult that ruled the dark empire of Narfell in its final days. By the 14{[th}} century [[DR]], it was a collection of ruins considered haunted by the spirits of Nar demonpriests.<ref name="UE-p114"/>
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The Firward Mountains were the natural boundaries between Narfell, [[Rashemen]], and the Great Dale. In the early 1370s DR, the land was inhabited by a large [[bugbear]] tribe called the [[Horned Skulls]]. Beside the bugbears, an adventurer might also encounter [[frost giants]], [[taer]] clans, and very few [[shield dwarves]] living under the peaks. Inside the mountains, [[demon]]ic [[trolls]] creep around the extensive [[Underdark]] caverns.<ref name="UE-p114-115">{{Cite book/Unapproachable East|114-115}}</ref>
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;Other Locations:
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* [[Forest of Lethyr]]
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* [[Fortress Narder]]
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* [[Mauberg's Oak]]
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* [[The Mucklestones]]
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* [[Yeshelmaar]]
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* [[Rawlinswood]]
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* [[Dun-Tharos]]
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* [[Clymph Tower]]
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* [[Tower Threespires]]
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* [[Nighthawk Tower]]
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==Appendix==
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{{Incomplete|}}
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===References===
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===Further Reading===
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;3rd Edition:
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* {{Cite book/Unapproachable East|113 to 127}}
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;4th Edition:
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* {{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|134-135}}
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* {{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Player's Guide|102-103}}
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[[pl:Wielka Dolina]]
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[[Category:Locations in Northeast Faerûn]]
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[[Category:Locations in the Unapproachable East]]
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[[Category:Locations in the Great Dale]]
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[[Category:Locations in Faerûn]]
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[[Category:Locations on Toril]]
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[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 01:10, 2 October 2019

The Great Dale was a land in the Unapproachable East of northeast Faerûn.[1]

Government

It was governed by a druidic hierarchy, under the rule of Nentyarch.[1]

Population

It was a human land, of some 211,680 inhabitants circa 1372 DR.[1]

History

The Great Dale was once part of the Narfell Empire and it was originally settled by human folk fleeing the fall of Jhaamdath. Later, the war between Narfell and Raumathar caused the abandonment of the area. In the 1370s DR, it was a frontier for the expanding tendencies of the kingdom of Impiltur.[2]

Geography

The Great Dale was a large gap between the Forest of Lethyr and the Rawlinswood. This area was created in ancient times by an arm of the Great Glacier. The Dalefolk legends say that a great dragon divided the forest with his breath while others stated that Silvanus and Shaundakul held a contest to decide whether wood or wind would rule this land when Auril the Frostmaiden intervened to set winter over both. One long road crossed the Dale connecting Uthmere with the Cold Road, known by the name "The Great Road" or simply "The Road" (since it was the only major road of the area). The climate was harsh with furious winter winds.[3]

Notable Locations

The Great Barrow

Seventy miles away from Uthmere lay the Great Barrow. Stories say that a brutal human tribe inhabited these lands long ago and their god-born leader was buried here, so the place was haunted by restless spirits.[3]

Val-Murthag

The fortress called Val-Murthag was the center of the demonic cult that ruled the dark empire of Narfell in its final days. By the 14{[th}} century DR, it was a collection of ruins considered haunted by the spirits of Nar demonpriests.[3]

Firward Mountains

The Firward Mountains were the natural boundaries between Narfell, Rashemen, and the Great Dale. In the early 1370s DR, the land was inhabited by a large bugbear tribe called the Horned Skulls. Beside the bugbears, an adventurer might also encounter frost giants, taer clans, and very few shield dwarves living under the peaks. Inside the mountains, demonic trolls creep around the extensive Underdark caverns.[4]

Other Locations

Appendix

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 201–202. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  2. ↑ Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 113. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 114. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
  4. ↑ Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.

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