Anauroch: The Empire of Shade
The Great Desert. Where The Winds Wail. Grave of The Lost Princes. The Great Sand Sea. Not a place many sane folk in the Forgotten Realms want to visit. But there are plenty of the other sort¸ who come hence to find wonders both beautiful and dangerous.
The deadly¸ shifting sands of Anauroch hide -- and occasionally¸ tantalizingly reveal -- the riches and strange treasures of The Lost Kingdoms¸ swallowed long ago. The legendary wealth of The Cities of Gold lies somewhere in its sandy depths.
So¸ too¸ do worse things: fell monsters¸ famous in adventurers tales (and listeners nightmares) across the Realms. Evil¸ crawling magic whose counterspells have been long forgotten¸ whose death slumbers lightly¸ ever-ready to awaken and strike down the unwary intruder.
In the pages of this sourcebook¸ Anauroch comes to life. Its dark¸ innermost secrets are revealed¸ and the colorful cultures of the Bedine -- and beings far worse -- are explored. This guide to the most important forgotten land of the Forgotten Realms presents new rules galore: new spells¸ new adventures¸ new monsters - and much¸ much more.