First Published 25 October 2022 | Last Updated 1 January 2023
This article is relative to the world of Toril.

The regions of Amn

Lying to the south of The Sword Coast was Amn. A nation led by the representatives of five noble families, Amn was a place where the wealthy ruled - openly and without pretense. Shrewd traders and ruthless in business, Amnians believed that the end of a successful transaction was justified by any means, ethical or otherwise.

Although the nation was richer by far than even the northern metropolises of Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep, its influence was curtailed by the unwillingness of its rulers to work together in the nation's best interest. The members of The Council Of Five were fairly unified and tight-fisted in their control of Amn, but their ability to affect events outside their own borders was limited because they couldn't agree enough on major matters of foreign policy. The oligarchs utterly controlled their nation, but beyond the areas that each ruled, their families and businesses competed with one another and with the locals of far-flung places.

The use of arcane magic was illegal in Amn, meaning that the only authorised spellcasters in the nation were wielders of divine magic who enjoyed the support and patronage of a temple, and users of arcane magic who had been given special dispensation by one of the oligarchs. So pervasive was the sway of Amn's oligarchy that few crimes meritted physical punishment but those that involved the use of arcane magic or an offense against one of the council's merchant houses. Other infractions were forgiven after the miscreant makes payment of an appropriate fine.