The Uplands was a sparsely populated stretch of farmlands in the realm of Impiltur, located east of the Earthfast Mountains and north of the much more populated region known as the Easting Coast.[1]
Description[]
The Uplands contained a few large towns and small cities but was most noted for its numerous farming communities known as "thaedars". These collectives saw a number of small farms banding together for mutual protection, easier transportation of goods and a greater shared labor force during the harvest months. Among the most successful and well-known of these groups included the Red Ram, Silver Plough and Three Horns thaedars.[1]
The miners and other laborers of the Uplands led hard lives that often led to heavy drinking rowdy behavior. While this behavior was seldom tolerated, these hard-working folk earned the nation significant wealth, and were a granted a fair amount of leeway by otherwise austere Impilturan constabulary.[1]
History[]
Before the Great Glacier receded from northeastern Faerûn the Uplands were dominated by the great hobgoblin realm of Haekrukkha.[1]
Notable Locations[]
- Landmarks
A number of Triadic monasteries and abbeys were located in the Uplands.
- Settlements
- Laviguer: This rough-and-tumble mining town often competed with the nearby settlement of Vordric Dun.
- New Sarshel: While it fell within the borders of the Easting Coast, this great city was considered the "capital" of the Uplands.[1]
- Outentown: Located where the Prince's Road met the Herald's Road, this small city was centered among the farms of the Uplands.[1]
- Songhal: A place of learning nestled in sprawling frontier farmlands, this town housed perhaps the largest temple of Oghma in all of Faerûn.[1]
- Vordric Dun: Another of the great mining hubs of the Earthfasts, this wild town was well-patrolled by the Warswords of Impiltur.[1]
Geographical Features[]
- Shimmerglade: This rocky basin was a dangerous locale that held wavering spots wild magic that was marked by an arcane rune, inscribed by the former Magister of Mystra Nouméa Drathchuld.[1]