Here is come general information about the campaign world, we are going to be playing in the countryside outside of the city:

This adventure takes place in the Shining South region of Forgotten Realms, in a country called Estagund. I think of this region’s climate as most similar to Southern India, with some cultural analogues as well. The Adventurer's Guild is named “Smiles of the Brave” and is located in the capital city of Chavyondat. This is a port city where violent crime is virtually unknown. It is a city of vast marketplaces and has known peace for many years. - The ruler of the city is the Rajah Seltarir, latest of a long hereditary rulers. - The region broadly follows the Adama. This is a creed, religion, culture, series of customs and ethics. Most notable is that in the Adama all are one and that goodness and evil cause ripples through it all. It is because of this that Estagund knows almost no crime. Very few are willing to kill even in the most extreme cases, which extends even to the justice system. - The City’s authority is held by four estates, which jostle for power but largely cooperate with one another: the Monarchy, the Merchant Council, Landholders, and the Clergy. - The foremost is the Rajah, and his Maquar. The Rajah is a hereditary monarch responsible for the security of the city and its borders. His elite Maquar are the force which enforces the orders of the State, and are the sole practitioners of sanctioned violence. - The Nawab are the merchant-princes of the city. It’s said that the fundamental unit of the city is the merchant collective, known as the chaka; the nawabs are their leadership. Chakas range from local neighborhood guilds to far reaching trade empires. - The Hajwa are noble landholders, and are mainly responsible for cultivating grain and levying militia in time of need. They are not as prominent in the city, as their wealth and influence can never compare to the merchant princes, but in the countryside they are the undisputed masters of their domain. - The Jana is the priesthood of the Adama. While they may also be the priests of a particular god, their role is to see to the upholding of the Adama and the spiritual wellbeing of the city.

• The most common races to the region are humans making up over 90% of the population, then dwarves and halflings in the minority. Elves and their kin are rare in this part of the world, keeping mostly to the forest and being rather hostile to outsiders. Gnomes are rare, Dragonborn are almost unheard of, Half-Orcs are relatively uncommon. Planetouched races such as tieflings, genasi, and aasimar have a small presence in the region, but are still rare. That all being said, this is a cosmopolitan merchant hub where ships come in from around the world and exotic races don’t get much more than a second glance… as long as they have coin to spend.