THE FLANAESS

The Flaness today stands within the portal of a dynamic new age. The last decade has seen the destruction and arrival of dozens of kingdoms. Refugee migrations have spread legends and beliefs far and wide. Today the common person of the Flanaess encounters a greater intermingling  of cultures than at any time since the great migrations. Crowded with nations and groups of every stamp, and threaded through with roads and waterways, the Flanaess is an object of supreme interest to its inhabitants, who see it as the center of an enlightened humanity. 

Some three thousand miles from east to west, it offers immense variety, and, while there is some interest in what lies beyond its borders, most adventuresome types find ample opportunities for exploration within its many lands. The variety even extends to the area's inhabitants, for there are many demi-human and humanoid races scattered across the Flanaess. Even the humans can be very different, ranging from the native ruddy-skinned Flan, to the olive-skinned Oeridians and pale Suloise who first immigrated, to later immigrants, the gold-skinned Baklunish. A fifth race, the Rhennee, are believed not to be from Oerth at all.

The lands of the Flanaess are isolated from the larger world of Oerth by Geography, hostile nations and monsters: To the east, the Solnor Ocean, filled with sea creatures of every sort; to the south, uncharted jungles and the mystic tyranny of the Scarlet Brotherhood; to the west, mountains and deserts scattered with the remnants of ruined empires, and to the north, bitterly cold seas and the lands of Black Ice, as well as the empire of the demi-god Iuz. The Flanaess is indeed home to many nations and peoples. There has perhaps never been such opportunity for great profit and gallantry. The Flanaess is rife with adventure, and awaits those who would shape its future.