The year is -2367 DR. The Netherese Empire sits within central-eastern Faerun. Rivers now flow and lakes form from the melting northern glaciers, rainfall level have raised and temperatures are moderate. In some places of Netheril, vegetation is quite lush.



Netheril is a land reborn.



Hundreds of years ago a Netherese Archwizard named Ioulaum was born, one of the most powerful and oldest creatures in all of Toril, Ioulaum was a master of magic, and lead a massive assault on the orcs plaguing the land that almost lead to their extinction. However his greatest feat was inventing the Mythallar, a device that tapped directly into the weave of magic and gifting the Netherese the level of magic required to create their floating cities. Ioulaum started what would become common practice for Netherese Archwizards. Using the Mythallar, he tore off the top of a mountain, turned it upside down and gifted it with permanent levitation, founding a city atop.



Hundreds of years later, we are now in the time known in The Silver Age. The Netherese are now the uncontested masters of magic, their empire is made of a collection of thirteen massive floating cities, powered by a collection of Mythallar.



The newest floating city takes its shape high above the Netherese Skies, dubbed “Valstiir” after the Lady Archwizard that created it. As the Empire’s skies grow crowded and resources atop the cities dwindle, the Archwizards began to plan expansion beyond its borders, something they had never attempted before. It was around this time that Lady Valstiir was gifted a vision by a mysterious oracle known as the "Terraseer".



The Seer spoke of a rich and prosperous land to the west. Its earth filled with countless precious gems, forests and rivers and snow-topped mountains teaming with life and natural resources, ripe for the taking. The Archwizards, after much disagreement, came to the conclusion that their newest of Archwizards, Lady Valstiir and her city must follow this oracle's guidance and go beyond the borders of Netheril.



They are to head far west past the elven empire of Eaerlann and into the region known in modern day Faerun as; “The Savage Frontier”.