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'''Abeir-Toril''' is the name of the planet on which the [[Forgotten Realms]] is set. The name is archaic, meaning "cradle of life." It consists of various [[continent]]s and [[island]]s, including [[Faerûn]], [[Kara-Tur]], [[Zakhara]], [[Maztica]], [[Anchorome]] and an unknown sub-Saharan-like continent is located south of Maztica.
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Toril was the name of [[Jeff Grubb]]'s campaign world, and it was adopted as the name of the planet with the continent Faerûn when he and [[Ed Greenwood]] were designing the original ''[[Forgotten Realms Boxed Set]]'' in 1987. Abeir- was added as a prefix so that the world's name was placed at the beginning of an alphabetical encyclopedia.
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'''Abeir-Toril''', usually just called '''Toril''', is the name of the planet on which the [[Forgotten Realms]] is set. The name is archaic, meaning "cradle of life."<ref>{{Cite book
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| author    = [[Ed Greenwood]] and [[Jeff Grubb]]
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| year      = 1993
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| title    = [[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting]] - A Grand Tour of the Realms
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| publisher = [[TSR]]
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| ISBN      = 1-56076-605-0
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| pages = {{{1|4}}}
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}}</ref> It consists of various continents and islands, including [[Faerûn]], [[Kara-Tur]], [[Zakhara]], [[Maztica]], [[Anchorome]] and an unknown sub-Saharan-like continent is located south of Maztica.<ref name="FRCS230">{{Cite_Pub|Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3e)}} P. 230.</ref><ref>{{Cite book
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| author    = [[Tim Beach]]
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| year      = 1992
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| title    = [[Gold & Glory]]
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| publisher = [[TSR]]
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| ISBN      = 1-56076-334-5
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| pages = {{{1|9-10 }}}
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book
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| author    = [[Dougla Niles]]
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| year      = 1991
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| title    = [[Publication:Maztica|Maztica Campaign Set - Maztica Alive!]]
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| publisher = [[TSR]]
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| ISBN      = 1-56076-084-2
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| pages = {{{1|45-46 }}}
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It is orbited by one [[moon]] named [[Selûne]], and by a cluster of asteroids, known as the [[Tears of Selûne]].
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Toril was the name of [[Jeff Grubb]]'s campaign world, and it was adopted as the name of the planet with the continent Faerûn when he and [[Ed Greenwood]] were designing the original ''[[Forgotten Realms Boxed Set]]'' in 1987. Abeir- was added as a prefix so that the world's name Abeir-Toril was placed at the beginning of an alphabetical encyclopedia.
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Toril is a [[Canon:Celestial body#Size Classes|size E]] [[Canon:Celestial body#Shape Classes|spherical]] [[Canon:Celestial body#Type Classes|earth body]].<ref>{{Cite_Pub|AD&D Adventures in Space}} ''Lorebook of the Void'', Chapter 4 ''Known Spheres''. pp. 93-94.</ref> It is orbited by one moon named [[Canon:Selûne (moon)|Selûne]] (who is also a [[Canon:Selûne|deity]]<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3e)}} P. 248.</ref>), and by a cluster of asteroids, known as the [[Tears of Selûne]].<ref name="FRCS230"/>
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==Further reading==
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*{{Cite_Pub|AD&D Adventures in Space}} ''Concordance of Arcane Space'', Realmspace sidebar. pp. 82, 84.
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*{{Cite_Pub|Realmspace}} ''Toril''. pp. 18-31.
  
 
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*[http://spelljammer.org/worlds/Realmspace/Toril.html Toril page on official Spelljammer website]
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* [[forgottenrealms:Toril|Toril]] at the [[forgottenrealms:Main Page|Forgotten Realms Wiki]]
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* [http://spelljammer.org/worlds/Realmspace/Toril.html Toril page on official Spelljammer website]
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Abeir-Toril, usually just called Toril, is the name of the planet on which the Forgotten Realms is set. The name is archaic, meaning "cradle of life."[1] It consists of various continents and islands, including Faerûn, Kara-Tur, Zakhara, Maztica, Anchorome and an unknown sub-Saharan-like continent is located south of Maztica.[2][3][4]

Toril was the name of Jeff Grubb's campaign world, and it was adopted as the name of the planet with the continent Faerûn when he and Ed Greenwood were designing the original Forgotten Realms Boxed Set in 1987. Abeir- was added as a prefix so that the world's name Abeir-Toril was placed at the beginning of an alphabetical encyclopedia.

Toril is a size E spherical earth body.[5] It is orbited by one moon named Selûne (who is also a deity[6]), and by a cluster of asteroids, known as the Tears of Selûne.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting - A Grand Tour of the Realms. (TSR), p. 4. ISBN 1-56076-605-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. (3e) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5. P. 230.
  3. ↑ Tim Beach (1992). Gold & Glory. (TSR), pp. 9–10. ISBN 1-56076-334-5.
  4. ↑ Dougla Niles (1991). Maztica Campaign Set - Maztica Alive!. (TSR), pp. 45–46. ISBN 1-56076-084-2.
  5. ↑ Jeff Grubb (1989). AD&D Adventures in Space. (2e) TSR. ISBN 0-88038-762-9. Lorebook of the Void, Chapter 4 Known Spheres. pp. 93-94.
  6. ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. (3e) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5. P. 248.

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