Unapproachable East The Unapproachable East is a border region between the northeast Faerûn and east Faerûn . The bounderies are usually defined as Easting Reach ( to the west ) , Sunrise Mountains ( to the east ) , Wizards ' Reach ( to the south ) and the Icerim Mountains ( to the north ) , right up to the Great Glacier . The region sports great adversity ; from the scheming Red Wizards of Thay to the boisterous barbarians of Rashemen , it is a place rife with conflict . The region is bordered to the south by the Old Kingdoms , and to the north by the Cold Lands . To the northeast is the Hordelands . Aglarond . Aglarond is an autocratic kingdom in the southwesternmost part of the Unapproachable East , with the capital of Velprintalar . It is a peninsula bordered on the west by the Sea of Fallen Stars and Altumbel and on the East by Thar . Most of its land is covered by the Yuirwood . Filled with magic and mystery , it is ruled by one of the most potent spellcaster of the Realms , the Simbul , who also has an affair with the immensely powerful archmage Elminster . On the north are the Dragonjaw Mountains . It is mostly humans who make up the 1 . 3 million inhabitants , though one third are half - elves and a fair number elves . Aglarond was until recently constantly fending off attacks from Thay , but a recent cease - fire has now led to brisk trade between the two nations . Altumbel . Altumbel is a " sub - peninsula " ; that is , a peninsula ' s peninsula , which is located at the western end of the peninsula of Aglarond . Its capital is Spandeliyon , and the inhabitants distrust non - humans , especially elves . It has the reputation of being backward . Economy : Mostly fishing , but piracy is exceptionally high here and may be counted as part of the economy . < br > The Great Dale . The Great Dale is governed by a druidic hierarchy , under rule of Nentyarch . It is a human land , of 200 , 000 inhabitants . According to rumors , The Great Dale is the place from which Dalelanders came . Impiltur . Impiltur is a kingdom of 1 , 200 , 000 inhabitants , mainly humans , but also dwarves and halflings , who are ruled by Queen Sambryl from the capital of Lyrabar . Rashemen . Rashemen is a magocratic gynarchy , land of the famous Witches of Rashemen . The 650 , 000 people of Rashemen are almost all humans . It is ruled from the capital of Immilmar , where the ruler called Iron Lord resides . However , the true power in Rashemen are the witches called hathran . One of the most famous denizens of Rashemen is the ranger Minsc ( and his hamster Boo ) , who journeyed out as the cohort of Dynaheir , a Rashemen witch in training . " Note " , however , that these NPCs are not canon , but merely characters of the Baldur ' s Gate CRPG series . In addition to the witches , Rashemen is also known of its berserker warriors and spirits which protect the land . Thay . Thay is the magocracy of the dreaded Red Wizards . It can be considered as the evil pendant of the magocracy of Halruaa , which makes sense , both being practitioners of circle magic . The coastal part of Thay is the Priador . Thay is constantly warring with its neighbors . Thayans are infamous for being slavers , a practice illegal in most of the Heartlands . Thesk . Thesk is an oligarchian region consisting of 850 , 000 people , inhabited by humans , gnomes , and orcs , with no official capital ; though the city - state of Phsant commonly fills that role . It is economically dependent on the city - state of Telflamm and Kara - Tur goods shipped from the far east . Ashanath . Ashanath is a minor kingdom east to The Great Dale and Thesk , south to Narfell and north to Thay . Despite its fertile lands , it is at present mostly unsettled , with few resemblances of the fallen kingdom of capital city Shandaular , which was destroyed in - 946 DR . Telflamm . Telflamm is a large city state and a port near Thesk . Its approximately 23 , 500 inhabitants apparently are under the rule of a " merchant prince " , though behind the scene it is The Shadowmasters , a thieves guild , who runs the city .