Abeir-Toril

The world of the Forgotten Realms.

Toril, formerly Abeir-Toril, is the planet of the Forgotten Realms setting and also of the Al-Qadim and Maztica settings; it is the default world of 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. Its continents include Faerûn, Kara-Tur, Zakhara and Maztica.

Lore & Background

Toril was originally the name of Jeff Grubb's own campaign world, adopted for the planet when he and Ed Greenwood designed the 1987 Forgotten Realms boxed set; the prefix Abeir- was added so it would come first in the set's alphabetical encyclopedia. The name is said to mean cradle of life. Fourth edition material revealed that the world had been split in prehistory between the primordials (Abeir) and the gods (Toril), and the Spellplague made parts of the two worlds switch places; a later event, the Sundering, undid many of these changes.