Faerûn is the northwestern continent in the super-continent consisting of Faerûn, Kara-Tur, and Zakhara on the planet Toril. Faerûn was originally inhabited by the elves, who founded the first empires controlling vast regions of the continent and built great cities and edifices that many modern settlements use as their foundations. Dwarves were the next humanoid species to find predominance in Faerûn, developing their own societies and settlements, some of which exist to the present. Humans were relatively late comers to Faerûn but have quickly become the most dominant species in population and political power. In the shadow of and the liminal spaces between these great empires, many other species prospered and created their own histories.
