Realmspace Realmspace was the term used to describe the Torilian system and its surrounding environs . To those on the surface of Toril , Realmspace was called the Sea of Night . Contained within a crystal sphere , Realmspace consisted of wildspace ( empty vacuum ) , a sun , eight planetoids , and their satellites . Realmspace is located within the Prime Material Plane . The Solar System . The Sun . A single star radiated a comfortable amount of warmth throughout Realmspace . It was particularly susceptible to solar flares , which erupted almost continually . Anadia . One of the Dawn Heralds , this small , amber - and - green - colored planet was closest to the sun and mostly populated by halfling s and umber hulk s . It was covered in canyons that dwarfed the Great Rift , and the equatorial regions were unlivable because of the sun ' s proximity . Coliar . Coliar was a gas giant mostly populated with avian life - forms and other flying creatures . A few " islands " of water and earth revolved around the planet ' s core . Elminster was said to own a resort on one of these islands . The planet was covered with clouds and appeared as a gray - white sphere from Toril . It was considered one of the Dawn Heralds . Toril . The third planet in the system was the most populated , teeming with life , with about 60 % water , with creatures living in the air , on the land , and under the water . This planet was formerly known as Abeir - Toril . Selûne . Selûne was Toril ' s only natural satellite . It orbited about 20 , 000 miles ( 32 , 000 kilometers ) from Toril . Only one side of it ever faced the planet ; the other side was called the " dark side " , yet it was not always dark . This was where most activity took place . It was named after one of Toril ' s native deities . Trailing in the orbit of this satellite were the Tears of Selûne . Karpri . The first of the Five Wanderers , Karpri , the fourth planet in the system , was an oceanic world . It was an absolutely beautiful place to behold from wildspace . From Toril it appeared as a large star but as a sapphire ball with white caps when viewed by magical means . The poles were covered in pack ice hundreds of miles thick and stalked by deadly cold - loving predators , while floating on the equator ' s waters could be found seaweed , which at some points could support up to five tons of weight but were also home to massive , dangerous insects . The waters of the world were inhabited by aquatic elves and predacious sea life , making this planet as dangerous as it was beautiful . Chandos . The next of the Five Wanderers , Chandos was another oceanic world . Its seas contained lumps of rock that , when piled high enough , created highly unstable islands . Those living on these islands were the human , dwarven , and orc ish descendants from a pair of spelljammer s that crash - landed here long ago . Over time , they lost their technologies and developed an enmity for each other , forgetting their pasts and becoming primitive . From Toril , this planet appeared as a greenish - brown smudge , which changed over time . Glyth . The third of the Five Wanderers was a gray planet that had a beautiful ring and three satellites observable from Toril . In truth , Glyth was a harsh , ringed planet that had been occupied by the dreaded illithid for about a century . Plant life was continually burned by the harsh atmosphere or by the mind flayers to prevent their humanoid cattle hiding from them . A remarkably pure , edible gelatin " water " could be found in the place of seas , and while the planet still had ice caps as normal , nothing lived there . Most activity occured underground . As well as the planet ' s rings , Glyth was orbited by three satellites . One , known as Haven , was a hollowed out asteroid and treated as neutral ground for the different mind flayer factions . Another , Mingabwe , was a trading port for non - illithids . Orbiting Mingabwe was Polluter , an unmapped asteroid . A group of over 300 mercenaries from the Code Helm resided here conducting raids against illithids in the system . Garden . Garden was not actually a planet . It was a series of earthy - masses connected together by a massive plant . Non - sentient life - forms created a balanced ecosystem with the many varieties of plant life growing here , but otherwise it was populated by pirates . Garden was also orbited by twelve satellites . Garden could rarely be seen from Toril , but when it was spotted , it appeared as a tiny green speck . H ' Catha . The last of Toril ' s Five Wanderers , H ' Catha , appeared as a crystalline glimmer of white . Consisting of a flat disc of 300 - mile thick water with a single mountain in the center , close - up , this world looked like a giant wagon wheel , with the Spindle ( the mountain ) always pointing directly at the sun . Near the base of the mountain , six ports , each owned by a different type of beholder accepted spelljamming traffic from other beholders , ( not ones who lived on H ' Catha , as that would provoke a war , ) and a mysterious humanoid race . Other species were only allowed to land if they had goods to trade and left as soon as they were done . The world was orbited by two satellites , Turnbetl and Lumbe . Constellations . Realmspace held a number of constellation s , arrangement of stars as viewed in the night sky .