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Meldread 03-24-07, 03:05 AM	I'm looking for good information on the following locations: Isle of Prespur, Island of Tharsult and Icewind Dale. Information on Icewind Dale is readily available, but I am more concerned about where the portal from the Isle of Prespur could lead. I am also interested on the difficulty of traveling around Icewind Dale, especially for those who are not used to the area (but have enough common sense not to do something stupid). I have all the information I need for the Isle of Prespur, considering that it is more or less abandoned. However, a date or a round about time that Prespur died off would be nice. Mostly, I am seeking information on the Island of Tharsult. From my research I've gathered that it has many limestone caves leading down into the Underdark. Is this true? I also believe that it was once inhabited by Lizardfolk, how true is this now - are there any left in the wilds? What about Urbeth, the city on Tharsult? Any information on that and its people? How easily defendable is the island from an assault coming from the portal located on the Isle of Prespur?
Old Sage 03-24-07, 04:44 AM	You'll find the Isle of Prespur detailed in Pirates of the Fallen Stars and Sea of Fallen Stars. There's also a few tidbits in Volo's Guide to Cormyr. See Leira's entry in Faiths & Avatars also. Tharsult isn't a heavily detailed locale in the Realms. The 2e Forgotten Realms Adventures hardcover has a few brief mentions, as does the 3e Races of Faerun. There's the odd tidbit in Empires of the Shining Sea but these mainly relate Tharsult to places on the coast. Eric had this to say - "Tharsult is not detailed in Serpent Kingdoms (at least I didn't write it up due to space considerations), although I have a few ideas regarding it. Maybe I'll put them together someday. As for a tie between Tharsult and the scaly folk, discussions with Ed suggest it was once a lizardman kingdom, but the lizardmen have retreated into the Underdark via the hundreds of limestone tunnels that honeycomb the island. Their descendants now dwell in an isolated region of the Underdark beneath the island but may or may not be thriving. --Eric" We also know, thanks to the 2e and 3e tomes City of Splendors and City of Splendors: Waterdeep, that the Mhairaunn family -- who married into the Phylunds of Waterdeep -- are from Tharsult and breed watchspiders. Additionally, Ed does have more info on Tharsult -- he just hasn't found the vehicle to showcase it fully. Yet.