Nelanther Isles
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The Nelanther Isles is a location on Faerûn
, a fictional continent, the primary setting of the Forgotten Realms
, for Dungeons & Dragons
.
. More than half the islands lack potable water and are an unfit place to live. The hundreds of islands that can support life are fought over by ruthless pirates who tend to prey upon the shipping of lines Amn, Tethyr, Calimshan, the Sword Coast and the Moonshae Isles.
Among the hundreds of islands, only the largest of the islands are named. Only a handful of these names are known to the mainlanders, while the pirate captains know them like the back of their hands. The bulk of the Nelanther pirates have never been captured due to the multitude of hiding places among the islands. Mainlander maps show many of the main islands and many of the minor islands, but not the shoals, currents, small exposed or submerged islets, and other hazards amond the inner Nelanther.
Aside from their shared acts violence and larceny, the Nelanthers have surprisingly little in common with the Pirate Isles
of the Dragon Coast. The Nelanthers' pirates are nonhumans such as orcs
, lizardfolk
, ogres
and minotaurs
. These various races and factions wage war on each other as often as they do with outsiders.
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Nemessor:
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Thordentor:
Faerûn
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, a fictional continent, the primary setting of the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
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, for Dungeons & Dragons
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Description
The Nelanther Isles are a widely scattered chain of nearly one thousand islands west of Amn and Tethyr in the Trackless SeaTrackless Sea
-Description:The Trackless Sea is the name of the western ocean due west of the continent of Faerûn. The Trackless Sea runs from Faerûn in the west, to Maztica and Anchorome in the east, north to the Sea of Moving Ice and south to the peninsula of Chult....
. More than half the islands lack potable water and are an unfit place to live. The hundreds of islands that can support life are fought over by ruthless pirates who tend to prey upon the shipping of lines Amn, Tethyr, Calimshan, the Sword Coast and the Moonshae Isles.
Among the hundreds of islands, only the largest of the islands are named. Only a handful of these names are known to the mainlanders, while the pirate captains know them like the back of their hands. The bulk of the Nelanther pirates have never been captured due to the multitude of hiding places among the islands. Mainlander maps show many of the main islands and many of the minor islands, but not the shoals, currents, small exposed or submerged islets, and other hazards amond the inner Nelanther.
Aside from their shared acts violence and larceny, the Nelanthers have surprisingly little in common with the Pirate Isles
Pirate Isles
The Pirate Isles is a location on Faerûn, a fictional continent, the primary setting of the Forgotten Realms, for Dungeons & Dragons.-Description:...
of the Dragon Coast. The Nelanthers' pirates are nonhumans such as orcs
Orc (Dungeons & Dragons)
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, lizardfolk
Lizardfolk
Lizardfolk are a fictional humanoid species in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Publication history:...
, ogres
Ogre (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, ogres are a lesser race of giants, rather being simply large brutes with clubs. An aquatic subrace of ogres is known as "merrow." D&D ogres are also closely related to the race of ogre magi, a smarter race with blue skin and great magical abilities...
and minotaurs
Minotaur (Dungeons & Dragons)
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. These various races and factions wage war on each other as often as they do with outsiders.
Life and society
The reavers of the Nelanther Isles are entirely honorless pirates that torture their victims, leaving them to horrible deaths. The Nelanther youth are born into the society's violence and their only escape is death, typically while still young. Nearly all fit adults fight aboard ships, while weak and crippled children who somehow survive are left ashore to make repair ships or salvage wrecks.Geography
The known islands among the pirate captains are:Carcathen:
Ioma
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Irphong:
Nemessor:
The Rookery:
Thordentor: