The Gulf of Luiren was a sea created by the destruction and inundation of Luiren during the events of the Spellplague.[1]
Description[]
The Gulf was shallow, with ruins just beneath the waves. The occasional tower broke the surface[1] as did fortified island settlements.[3]
Geography[]
The Gulf covered nearly all of the land of Luiren save for the southern portion of the Lluirwood that sat on the eastern shore.[1] The rising sea transformed Delzimmer into a port.[4]
History[]
Luiren was submerged beneath the sea in the Year of the Halflings' Lament, 1386 DR, during the chaotic eaely years of the Spellplague.[note 1] As of 1479 DR, it was still known as a “newborn sea”, and the ruins beneath the surface were still largely untouched by treasure hunters.[1] By this time, trade across the Gulf's waters had become vital for places like Chavyondat and Delzimmer.[1][4]
After the Second Sundering, the waters receded and revealed the land of Luiren once again.[3]
Inhabitants[]
In addition to the creatures one would normally find in a large body of salt water, the gulf was home to sahuagin, aquatic ogres and trolls and the ghosts of the former halfling residents of Luiren.[1]
Not all halflings perished in the flooding, however. Many fled (to places like Delzimmer)[4] while others survived and continued to live on secret island settlements until the Gulf drained in the late 15th century DR.[3]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Canon sources do not provide a specific year for the creation of the Gulf of Luiren, and state only that it was created during the Spellplague (1385 DR–1395 DR). However, Brian R. James (one of the authors of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide) clarified in a Tweet that the event occurred in 1386 DR.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ Map included in Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.