Old Kingdoms (Forgotten Realms)

The Old Kingdoms of Faerûn is a fictional region of kingdoms in the Forgotten Realms setting. Located in the East Faerûn region, the Old Kingdoms lie on the coast of the Sea of Fallen Stars. They were once powerful nations, but over the centuries the region has succumbed to internal warring, which has weakened the countries.

Chessanta
Chessenta is a country of citi-states, modelled after Ancient Greece. Apart from the most afluent city of Cimbar, an important town is Luthcheq. Its approximately 3,400,000 inhabitants are mostly humans, with halfling, dwarven, half-orc, and lizardfolk enclaves.

Mulhorand
Mulhorand is a country modeled after Ancient Egypt. Actually, Mulhorandi are Egyptians but, contrary to their Earth counterpart, their specific civilisation never faded away and they are still building pyramids and being governed by pharaohs. They have been brought to Toril by the evil Imaskaris looking for some manpower. After countless praises, Lord Ao contacted Ptah who lead a part of the Egyptian pantheon (actually, avatars of themselves) from Earth to Toril.

Ironically, their traditional enemy is another tribe of Mulhorandi who had been captured by Imaskaris at the same time, the kingdom of Unther, whose people come from ancient Mesopotamia (hence of Babylonian or Sumerian origin). Old friends, new ennemies…

Mulhorandi are esclavagists.

Murghôm
Murghôm, inhabitated by the Murghômi, is an eastern kingdom of Faerûn. It is theorically a subject territory of Mulhorand. It may be related to real-world Israel/Canaan. Its second largest city is Phannaskul and another major town is the heavily militarized Port Ghaast.

Semphar
Semphar is the mightiest nation of the Endless Wastes, deserves this name as it is far from Faerûn, even more than Thay. Theorically a part of the empire of Mulhorand, it is modeled after Persian Peninsula. Its capital is Dhaztanar, while iIts second largest town is Phelzel.

Unther
Unther, like its a long-standing enemy of Mulhorand, was once a great empire, but now seems to be definitely declining. The country is a magocracy, and is ruled by the Northern Wizards from the capital of Messemprar, formerly named Unthalass. It has around 4,300,000 inhabitants, consisting of mainly humans, but also smaller numbers of dwarves and halflings.

Unther resembles the Mesopotamian civilisation.

Official Material

 * Lost Empires of Faerûn
 * Brief descriptions, by Ed Greenwood
 * The Alabaster Staff: A History of Unther (Unther, Mulhorand)
 * More Old Empires and Sembia! (Chessanta, Mulhorand)
 * Murghôm
 * The Horde (zip)

Portals

 * Mulhorand
 * Slavery Portal
 * The Greenhouse Portal
 * Lantanese Portal
 * Mulhorandi Portal
 * The Farsea Marsh Portal
 * The Imperial Portal
 * Murghôm
 * The Pirate Escape Portal

Personalities

 * Chessanta
 * Kestus Aentius
 * The Bard of Adder Swamp
 * Mulhorand
 * Ramas Fezim-Ret
 * Unther
 * Character Profile: Massedar

Specific prestige classes

 * Mulhorand
 * Eye of Horus-Re
 * Glorious Servitor (image)