Cormyr
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Cormyr is a fictional country in the Forgotten Realms
campaign setting
published first by TSR, Inc.
and subsequently by Wizards of the Coast
for the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy
Role Playing Game. Cormyr is on the fictional continent of Faerûn
, and serves as a geographical backdrop for several fantasy novels set in the Forgotten Realms.
The 1990 hardcover Forgotten Realms Adventures added detail to three major cities within the boundaries of the country. Also released in 1990, The Forgotten Realms Atlas
further describes Cormyr.
The 1993 Players Guide to the Forgotten Realms further expands on areas within the setting. Also released in 1993 was the second edition of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting boxed set which contained more detailed information on Cormyr than did the original boxed set.
The 1994 accessory Cormyr provided significantly enhanced details about the geography, history, society, royalty, commoners and military of the region. An additional Forgotten Realms supplement published in 1994, Elminster's Ecologies details geography as well as flora and fauna in and around Cormyr.
In 2001 the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting was reedited by Wizards of the Coast. The third edition added details and advanced the fictional time line of Cormyr by several years.
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
campaign setting
Campaign setting
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published first by TSR, Inc.
TSR, Inc.
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and subsequently by Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
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for the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy
Fantasy
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Role Playing Game. Cormyr is on the fictional continent of Faerûn
Faerûn
Faerûn is a fictional subcontinent, the primary setting of the Dungeons & Dragons world of Forgotten Realms. It is described at a relatively high level in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting from Wizards of the Coast, and various locales and aspects are described in more detail by separate...
, and serves as a geographical backdrop for several fantasy novels set in the Forgotten Realms.
Cormyr in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Cormyr first appeared in 1987 in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting boxed set published by TSR. The Campaign setting briefly outlines the nation with three pages of content.The 1990 hardcover Forgotten Realms Adventures added detail to three major cities within the boundaries of the country. Also released in 1990, The Forgotten Realms Atlas
The Forgotten Realms Atlas
The Forgotten Realms Atlas was a book produced by Karen Wynn Fonstad and provided detailed maps of the Forgotten Realms, a fictional setting in the Dungeons and Dragons universe. The atlas also included timelines of various novels set in the world...
further describes Cormyr.
The 1993 Players Guide to the Forgotten Realms further expands on areas within the setting. Also released in 1993 was the second edition of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting boxed set which contained more detailed information on Cormyr than did the original boxed set.
The 1994 accessory Cormyr provided significantly enhanced details about the geography, history, society, royalty, commoners and military of the region. An additional Forgotten Realms supplement published in 1994, Elminster's Ecologies details geography as well as flora and fauna in and around Cormyr.
In 2001 the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting was reedited by Wizards of the Coast. The third edition added details and advanced the fictional time line of Cormyr by several years.
Cormyr in Forgotten Realms novels
Cormyr has featured prominently in several Forgotten Realms novels:- The Empires trilogy
- Horselords - David Cook 1990
- Dragonwall - Troy Denning 1990
- Crusade - James Lowder 1991
- The Cormyr Saga
- Cormyr - Ed Greenwood & Jeff Grubb 1996
- Beyond the High Road - Troy Denning 1999
- Death of the Dragon - Ed Greenwood & Troy Denning 2000
- Murder in Cormyr - Chet Williamson 1998
- The Knights of Myth Drannor
- Swords of Eveningstar - Ed Greenwood 2006
- Swords of Dragonfire - Ed Greenwood 2007
- The Sword Never Sleeps - Ed Greenwood 2008
External links
- An "in universe" canonCanon (fiction)In the context of a work of fiction, the term canon denotes the material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction, which are not considered canonical...
description of Cormyr at the Forgotten Realms Wiki - An "in universe" fansite devoted to Cormyr
Portals
Personalities
Specific prestige classes
- Purple Dragon Knight (image)
Cormyr Forgotten Realms Accessories available for free
- Four from Cormyr (zip)
- Volo's Guide to Cormyr (zip)
Realmslore
- The Rise and Fall of the Window Tax
- The Coinkind
- Semberholme
- History of the Red Ravens
- History of Gondegal the Lost King