Dear WotC,
If it is not too late, I would like to make a request: please consider placing an Adventure Path in either or both Halruaa and Lantan.
Both locations were lamented online and in private for their loss after the Spellplague, and both could do with some attention on your part in terms of an adventure that sees the player characters helping to secure the permanent return of these locations to the Realms, or sees the characters exploring the returned lands as they deal with dangers earned by these locations during their time away.
I believe the interest that has been expressed online for a Realms update can be satisfied in part by this idea. I also think people will be enthusiastic to purchase the AP for the Realmslore on these locations. Fans of the Realms who would like to see something besides the standard Waterdeep, Cormyr, Dalelands, Moonsea, the North material will also be satisfied to purchase a book that heads south and west for a change.
So if it's not too late, I hope you will consider this idea.
Thanks for your time.
Oh, and before I forget: if you do decide to do this, and assuming Ed Greenwood writes the lore bible for Lantan and Halruaa returned, will you please consider announcing as early as possible that the AP will draw on Ed's writing as the background in which these adventures are set?
Thanks again WotC for your time and consideration.
I support this, for what little our voices may count. IMO you should post this on a more trafficked forum, this one is pretty much silent (surely not large enough to draw WotC's attention).
I totally agree. Move the spotlight off ther SwordCoast and onto a region where there was great changes and 5E fate/condition is unknown.
I thought I would borrow a page from HobbitFan's book and tweet Mearls and Perkins: https://twitter.com/sanishiver/status/589273571614035968
I’d totally love to see some of the more exotic areas of the Realms get featured more. Even had a brief campaign in 3e Halruaa.
When the Underdark / Demon AP book comes out (forget the proper title), I'm going to see if I can home-convert it to be based in the long-fallen Narfelli Empire; and involve permanently removing some of the obnoxious nasty outsiders that infest the region. Cameo appearances by legendary items possible !
Because (a) that is the most appropriate place in FR to locate such a plot arc; and (b) I'm getting 'cabin fever' always trekking about the Sword Coast.
I'd say Halruaa *or further away from the Sword Coast* - because we know plenty about the Sword Coast already. There's been a score of books and a half dozen video games set there that I can think of off the top of my head, while Halruaa, Kara-Tur, and Maztica *combined* can't manage that many (and that's more than one entire continent vs. one little stretch of coastline).