The Forgotten Realms [Fan Version]

The Shining Plains, a sun-drenched expanse of dry grassland within the Vilhon Reach, presents a diverse and volatile landscape. Bordered by the monster-haunted Assam Lheshayl Ormath Deepwing Mountains to the north, and fringed by the druid-held Gulthmere Forest, the plains are a patchwork of independent city-states like Assam, Lheshayl, and Ormath, alongside nomadic wemic and centaur tribes. The influential Emerald Enclave holds sway here, while the insectoid thri-kreen of the Krakk't and the frog-like grippli also claim portions of the land. In 1355 DR, mysterious fires ravaged the plains, claimed by the destructive Church of Talos, who erected a shrine amidst the charred remnants. Post-Spellplague, the northwestern reaches transformed into the treacherous Xian badlands. Home to roughly 423,000 inhabitants, the Shining Plains are a realm of stark beauty and hidden dangers, where diverse cultures clash and nature's power reigns supreme.