Spiral was one of the "worldlets" that existed in the same crystal sphere as the Rock of Bral.[1][note 1]
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Spiral had winding rivers that flowed from the polar seas to the equatorial ocean and back. It was also said to have a little orange sun that, possibly, orbited around the Spiral itself.[2]
The planet was once inhabited by elves, both warriors and farmers, hence Spiral probably had some fertile lands as well as the already mentioned rivers, polar seas, and equatorial ocean. It also had deep caves and mountains, where the elves hid when Spiral was attacked by the scro Tarantula fleet.[2]
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- ↑ The Rock of Bral was originally designed to be placeable in any crystal sphere of the DMs choice, as stated on p. 94 of the Concordance of Arcane Space and p. 2 of Rock of Bral. However, it was then claimed to be one of the Tears of Selûne in both Faiths & Avatars and the Lands of Intrigue boxed set. On the other hand, the Spelljammer novel The Maelstrom's Eye depicts the Rock of Bral as being in the same crystal sphere as two other "worldlets", Spiral (p.17-19) and Ironpiece (p. 105, 113), as well as many "small colony worlds" like the elven worldlets of Numeliador and Minial's Arch (p. 106). Fans of the Spelljammer campaign setting have given this sphere the unofficial names "Spiralspace" and "Bralspace", but author Roger E. Moore seems to have gone out of his way to never name the Rock's sphere, consistent with the original publications. Since Spiral and Ironpiece are only worldlets, it is within the realm of possibility for them to also be part of Realmspace, as is the Rock of Bral, leading to no conflict between The Maelstrom's Eye and the two FR sourcebooks.
Further indirect support for Spiral and Ironpiece being in Realmspace with the Rock of Bral comes from Moore's own article on the scro in Dragon Annual 1. On p. 46, Moore claims that the Second Unhuman War came to Realmspace in 1360 DR. The Maelstrom's Eye is set in 1361—or at the very latest early 1362 DR—and the former book describes the scro Tarantuala Fleet having already been in the sphere of Spiral for a whole year (p. 19). A second fleet returns to Realmspace's Garden in the sequel, The Radiant Dragon, too late for a date of 1360 DR, so Moore's dating of the Second Unhuman War may refer to the earlier fleet in The Maelstrom's Eye, if that fleet were indeed in Realmspace.
Later Spelljammer sourcebooks also add support to Realmspace being the canonical location of the Rock of Bral even for the "pure" Spelljammer setting. The adventure module Under the Dark Fist involves the PCs being picked up by an elven Armada named Arrow of Justice and taken to the Rock of Bral. Notably, the War Captain's Companion boxset states that Arrow of Justice is captained by Icarus, and he is said to work "strictly in the Realmspace crystal sphere."
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roger E. Moore (May 1992). The Maelstrom's Eye. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 17, 18, 19. ISBN 1-56076-344-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roger E. Moore (May 1992). The Maelstrom's Eye. (TSR, Inc.), p. 17. ISBN 1-56076-344-2.