Code | FR2 |
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Rules required | AD&D |
Character levels | NA |
Campaign setting | Forgotten Realms |
Authors | Douglas Niles |
First published | 1987 |
Linked modules | |
FR1 FR2 FR3 FR4 FR5 FR6 FR7 FR8 FR9 FR10 FR11 FR12 FR13 FR14 FR15 FR16 |
Moonshae is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting. It describes the Moonshae Isles of Faerûn.
The book describes the Celtic-inspired isles in the Sea of Moonshae, setting for the novel Darkwalker on Moonshae and its sequels by Doug Niles, describing the climate, topography, and economy of the islands, including the Korinn Archipelago, which was created by Aaron Allston and first detailed in the module N4 Treasure Hunt. It also details two different regional cultures: the realms of the indigenous Ffolk, and the area held by the invading Northmen.
The book discusses the character races, character classes, politics, conflicts, geography, and economics within the Moonshaes. The islands are home to the Ffolk, a druidic people who worship the Earthmother, a neutrally aligned aspect of Chauntea, the neutral-good goddess of agriculture. The Ffolk share the Moonshaes with the Northmen, a strong, warlike race of raiders who hail from the lands north of Waterdeep. Conflicts frequently erupt between the two races, as the Northmen expand their holdings on the Moonshaes at the expense of the Ffolk. Magic-users are viewed with suspicion by both groups. The Moonshaes are also home to marauding firbolgs, orcs, goblins, trolls, and other more dangerous monsters.