| A Primer on Vastian Geography |
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| Maps of the Vast | | Page updated on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:45:05 EDT | This map depicts the geography of the Vast. It is based on a map contained within the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. A higher resolution image (1.3 MB) is available.
This map shows approximate travel distances, in miles, along the roads between the various settlements of the Vast.
The roads, trails, and passes throughout the Vast are:
- North Road: (Mulmaster) - Maskyr's Eye - Kurth - King's Reach - Swords Pool - Dead Tree Hollow - Dragon Falls - Hidden Hollow - Sevenecho - Maerstar - Procampur
- Coast Road: Tantras - Mossbridges - Ravens Bluff
- Cross Road: Kurth - Blanaer - Thindilar - Hlintar - Tantras
- The Hunt Trail: Kurth - Tavilar - Ylraphon
- Pass Trail: Tavilar - Blanaer
- Wandering Trail (aka Blaern's Trail): Calaunt - Thindilar - Sendrin - Fallentree - Dead Tree Hollow
- Centaur Trail (aka The Long Reach Trail): King's Reach - Sendrin - Bambryn - Orlimmin
- Hlintar Ride: Calaunt - Hlintar - Bambryn - Dark Hollow - Dragon Falls
- Lion's Walk (aka Tantras Trail): Tantras - Orlimmin - Highbank Forest
- Mosstree Trail (aka Feldar's Trail): Fallentree - Dark Hollow - Highbank Forest - Ravens Bluff
- The High Trail: Ravens Bluff - Burrowbluff - Sarbreenar - High Haspur - Procampur
- Helve's Trail: High Haspur - Maerstar
- Stormcrest Trail: Sevenecho - Tsurlagol
- Three Trees Pass: North Road between Kurth and King's Reach
- Viperstongue Ford: Cross Road at River Vesper between Blanaer and Thindilar
- Glorming Pass: North Road between Hidden Hollow and Sevenecho
- Elvenblood Pass: The High Trail between Burrowbluff and Sarbreenar
The approximate travel times between the various settlements within the Vast are shown on the below diagram. The time is shown in days assuming fair weather and 10 hours per day devoted towards movement. The first number corresponds to mounted travel upon unencumbered medium horses (MR 18), while the second number shows travel on foot (MR 9).
Waterborne travel is frequently used within the Vast. The following table shows the approximate distance between the various ports in the Vast along with rough travel times. The travel times assume an average merchant coaster or cog sailing in calm winds for 24 hours a day. Faster ships and better winds can decrease these times.
| Ports | Distance | Travel Time |
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| Ylraphon | Calaunt | 55 miles | 1 day |
| Calaunt | Tantras | 110 miles | 1 day, 12 hours |
| Tantras | Ravens Bluff | 40 miles | 12 hours |
| Ravens Bluff | Portsoy | 80 miles | 1 day |
| Portsoy | Procampur | 70 miles | 1 day |
| Procampur | Tsurlagol | 165 miles | 2 days, 12 hours |
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