"Of all the creations the Titans-Before-Gods made, Chult is by far the most beautiful and deadliest." - Opening to An Explorer's Guide to Chult by Zigana Adventure Scolar, archaeologist and writer
A tropical wilderness composed mostly of jungles, plateaus, impassable mountains, and belching volcanoes.
Provinces
- Port Nyanzaru
Geography
With the exception of a few coastal settlements, Chult is untamed tropical wilderness: dense jungles and snaky rivers ringed by mountains, volcanoes, and sheer escarpments. Walls of mountains to the west, south, and east shield the interior from the sea and from the view of sailors. The rivers are so sluggish that it can be difficult determining which direction is upstream and which is down. The rivers pick up speed only where they thunder down through steep-sided gorges.
The safest entry points into this overgrown realm ("safest" is a relative term in this context) are on the north and east. The coast from the Bay of Chult to Refuge Bay offers beaches on which to embark into the uncharted jungle. Along the entire coast, the Bay of Chult is the only spot where travelers can find welcoming civilization. The rest of the peninsula is a breeding ground for bloodsucking, disease-bearing insects, monstrous reptiles, carnivorous birds and beasts of every variety, and murderous undead. The farther one moves from the coast, the more humid, hot, and inhospitable the land becomes.
Economy
Politics
Chult's major city, Port Nyanzaru, is ruled by merchant princes (the term applies for any gender). The 7 richest merchants in Port Nyanzaru join the council of Merchant Princes and help determine the law of the Port.
Religion
"The earthly world Ubtao created is a labyrinth, full of difficult choices, pitfalls, and dead-ends. Memorize your life’s path so that you live a worthy life and pass on into The Great House. Venerate the spirits of Chult so that they assist you on your life’s journey. Heed the advice of the adorcist, for the spirits prophesy through them to reveal paths hidden to mortal eyes."
Ancient Chultans practiced the religion of Ubtaoism, named after the Titan that created the island of Chult eons ago. Nowadays, Chultans largely worship Darling Glitterhop, The Greenmother, and The Cat Lord.