The Plains of Purple Dust was a vast windy desert located east of the Dragonsword Mountains on the edge of the region occupied by Mulhorand[1] and the northern region of the Raurin desert.[2] The desert expanded in the century following the Spellplague of 1385 DR.[3]
Geographic Features[]
The Plains of Purple Dust was covered with a purple-colored dust[4] that radiated faint magic[1] and stony crags and rocky badlands.[2]
Inhabitants[]
- Purple worms[1]
- Sludar: A nomadic tribe of mongrelmen.[1]
- Human nomads[1]
- Lizardfolk could be found in the Underdark beneath the dust cities.[5]
- Brown dragons, blue dragons, and brass dragons could be found here.[2]
- Spectral mages, the undead remains of Imaskari artificers.[2]
- Rocs were rumored to nest in the mountains.[4]
- Purple sandlings inhabited the dunes.[4]
Oases[]
- The Grinning Skull: A large pool shielded by the skull of a great wyrm dragon.[1]
- The Lonely Lake: The descendants of the wizard Nezram could be often found here[1]
Ruins[]
Dozens of ancient arcane towers made of purple stone could be found here.[2]
Appendix[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Scott Bennie (February 1990). Old Empires. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 978-0880388214.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 65. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
- ↑ 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. 140. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 93. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ 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.