Merrouroboros was a super-continent in existence on the planet Abeir-Toril during the Days of Thunder and before the Sundering of Abeir from Toril.
Geography[]
Merrouroboros was bordered on the west by the Silver Sea and on the south by the Great Blue.[2]
Inhabitants[]
The land of Merrouroboros was inhabited by the legendary creator races[1] and the early jotunbrud[2] and human[1] tribes.
History[]
After the creation of the planet Abeir-Toril, that world had a great Ice Age, which ended in approximately −35,000 DR. At this time, the continent of Faerûn did not yet exist; instead, Faerûn was joined with Kara-Tur, Maztica, and Zakhara as part of Merrouroboros.[1]
The sarrukh were the first to establish an empire on Merrouroboros,[note 1] ruling over most of the land that would later be Faerûn.[1] They were followed by the fey, who established the realm of Faerie around −34,000 DR.[3] Third came the batrachi empires, coming to prominence some 500 years later and peaking around −31,500 DR.[4] Lastly, the aearee empires emerged.[4]
Merrouroboros ceased to exist around −17,600 DR in the great cataclysm known as the First Sundering, which caused the super-continent to break apart into Faerûn, Maztica, and Katashaka, and the appearance of Evermeet.[5][6]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The name Merrouroboros seems derived from the name of the sarrukh's primary god, Ourobros the World Serpent.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
Connections[]
Landmasses: Anchorome • Evermeet • Faerûn • Kara-Tur • Katashaka • Laerakond • Maztica • Merrouroboros • Osse • Zakhara
Seas and Oceans: Celestial Sea • Eastern Ocean • Eastern Sea • Great Ice Sea • Great Sea • Sea of Fallen Stars • Sea of Swords • Segara Sea • Shining Sea • Silver Sea • Southern Ocean • Trackless Sea • Western Ocean • Yellow Sea