Raerest

Raerest, or colloquially the Prow, was the largest and the westernmost of the three islands located west of Thelve and the fortress library of Candlekeep, inhabited by swamp lizardfolk. During the century that followed the Spellplague, its was a part of the so-called Cimarine Isles.
==Description==
Like all seven islands west of the library, Raerest consisted of mountainous and rocky outcroppings of fissured granite covered in temperate woodlands and shrubbery. Pools of collected rainwater in rock basins and freshwater springs could be found on the island. Additionally, Raerest had a notable freshwater swamp area. Raerest also served as a shield against sea winds and storms for the eastern islands and was nicknamed that as "the Prow."
Raerest was of almost equal size to Thelve with the exception of a long outcropping on the southeastern side of the island. The longest diagonal distance across the island was almost and excluding the outcropping – approximately .
The island's only area of good anchorages was on the eastern shores. Apart from that dozen sites, all other sides of the island were assaulted by powerful sea winds. A huge rock rose up above Raerest's center and curved at its western end. This mountain was known as the Shield, and it was the most prominent of many similar but smaller jutting rocks. The Shield also hid rich deposits of copper that could be seen sparkling from the surface. By the late 14 century DR, the rock bore signs of mining done in the past – several deep holes burrowed into it in various places.
There were three small freshwater lakes located parallel to the eastern border of the Shield, all fed by many springs. The lakes were connected together and ended in a large unnamed swamp. To the lakes' south, they drained into a calm bay – a natural harbor encircled by the fortress of Roaringcrest, that was ruined by an unleashed wild magic field up by the liches of the Twilight Three, and claimed by time, elements, and plantlife.
==Geography==
Unglur was located to the west of Thelve, with two sister islands between – Sklorn to the east and Unglur in the middle. Together Sklorn, Unglur, and Raerest were known as the Crab Reach, or simply the Reach among locals. Unglur and Raerest were separated by of the sea at the shortest distance, and approximately from a small sparsely-populated peninsula called Cape Raeth on the Cloak Bay.
===Flora & Fauna===
The isle's rocks were permanently whitened by the abundant guano of its thousands-strong seabird population. The birds were netted and consumed by the lizardfolk tribes that inhabited Raerest's unnamed swamp. The lizardfolk used the same nets to catch fish, and they farmed clams in the waterways that drained the swamp.
The riots of Roaringcrest were known to house such deadly creatures as automatons, crimson death, and darktentacles.
==History==
The origin of the island's name was lost to the ages. However, sages believed that Raerest and its other six sibling islands were all named after sailors, pirates, and settlers who claimed these lands in the long-forgotten past. The ruined pirate stronghold was rumored to hold unlooted treasured as of the late 14 century DR if pirates and sailors were to be believed.
==Appendix==
===References===
Category:Islands
Category:Locations on the Cimarine Isles
Category:Locations in the Crab Reach
Category:Locations on the Sword Coast
Category:Locations on the Sword Coast North
Category:Locations in the Sea of Swords
Category:Locations in Northwest Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril