Shining South (sourcebook)

:This article is about the sourcebook. For the region, see Shining South.
Shining South is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting using the 3.5-edition ruleset.
==Contents==
* Introduction
* Chapter 1: Races and Regions
* Chapter 2: Prestige Classes
* Chapter 3: Magic and Spells
* Chapter 4: Magic Items
* Chapter 5: Monsters of the South
* Chapter 6: Campaigns
* Chapter 7: Dambrath
* Chapter 8: Estagund and the Shining Lands
* Chapter 9: Halruaa
* Chapter 10: Luiren
* Chapter 11: The Shaar and the Great Rift
* Chapter 12: Border Areas
* Chapter 13: Adventure Sites
==Description==
Shining South details the distant lands beyond the Lake of Steam and the Firesteap Mountains: Halruaa, Shaar, Luiren, Dambrath, Var, Veldorn, and Estagund. 
==Index==
===Characters===
:Calcitro Burrow • Chaladra Sse'blis • Eledric Omanrys • Gringa Thistlehair • Hasifir Hazm'cri • Quinix • Rinlin Pulgro • Yargo
===Creatures===
;Creatures
:beguiler • cyclops • dark tree • dragon • Halruaan behir • laraken • mantimera • ocelot • rattelyr dragon • starsnake • tall mouther
;Races
:centaur • Crinti • drow • gnoll • gold dwarf • halfling (ghostwise halfling • lightfoot halfling • strongheart halfling) • human (Arkaiun • Halruaan • Durpari • Shaaran) • loxo • tasloi • thri-kreen • wemic • wild elf
===Items===
;Items
:amulet of proof against petrification • Astrolabe of Nimbral • Belt of priestly might • Crystal Orb • Dread Doorway • dweomered door • Gulkuluster's Deathstaff • Halruaan skyship • Ongild • pouch of winds • solution of stillness • Sunphelm of Shandaular • Zarangan • vapor bottle
;Potions
:great elixir
;Weapons
:Great Rift skylance • Gulkuluster's deathstaff • pick of piercing • scourge of pain • stun bolt • whip of constricting
==Locations==
;Bodies of Water
:Aerilpar Forest • Azulduth • Bay of Dancing Dolphins • Beastburn Lake • Golden Water • Lake Halruaa • Lake Lhespen • Lake Maeru • Luirenstrand • Mhair Jungles • River Aluer • River Ammath • River Dambron • River Ghalagar • River Halar • River Maeru • River Shaar • Shining Sea
;Forests
:Channathwood • Chondalwood • Duskwood • Forest of Amtar • Lluirwood • Misty Vale • Qurth Forest • Riftwood • Shaareach Forest • Shaarwood • Sharawood • Southern Lluirwood
;Hills & Mountains
:Council Hills • Curna Mountains • Dragonsword Mountains • Dun Hills • Dustwall Mountains • Firesteap Mountains • Giant's Belt Mountains • Gnollwatch Mountains • Halar Hills • Hills of the Dead Kings • Rathgaunt Hills • Toadsquat Mountains • Unthangol Mountains • Walls of Halruaa • Wyrmbones
;Landmarks
:Aerilpar Mound • Akhlaur's Tower • Ammathtar • Castle of Al'hanar • Gate of Iron Fangs • Guilmarl • Ilimar • Landrise • Mortik City • Narthtowers • Old Vaelen • Peleveran • Quarlin's Tomb • Starspires • Thruldar • Tombs of the Dead Kings
;Realms
:Dambrath • Durpar • Great Rift • Halruaa • Luiren • Mulhorand • Ulgarth • Unther • Var • Veldorn
;Regions
:Bandit Wastes • Black Ash Plain • Border Kingdoms • Channath Vale • Deep Realm • Eastern Shaar • Great Bhaerynden • Green Fields • Isle of Quelthiir • Lapaliiya • Nath • Plains of Purple Dust • Raurin • Shaar • Swagdar • 
;Settlements
:Aluarim • Assur • Beluir • Blaskaltar • Cathyr • Chasolné • Chavyondat • Chethel • Crimel • Delzimmer • Eartheart • Galdel • Halagard • Halarahh • Hammer and Anvil • Hardcastle • Herath • House Jordain • Innarlith • Kelazzan • Khaerbaal • Khôltar • Krenadir • Lhesper • Maarlith • Maeruhal • Mount Talath • Ormpe • Ormpur • Orvyltar • Purl • Pyratar • Rucien-Than • Shaarmid • Sheirtalar • Shoun • Talathgard • T'lindhet • Vaelan • Yaulazna • Zalazuu
;Swamps
:Akhlaur Swamp • Great Swamp of Rethild • Kilmaruu Swamp • Lhespenbog • Mortik Swamp
===Organizations===
:Ankheg Tribe • Cheetah Tribe • Conclave • Church of Loviatar • Eagle Tribe • House Jordain • Hyena Tribe • Lion Tribe • Maquar • Rhinoceros Tribe • Shadow wizards • Veldorni freedom fighters
===Prestige classes===
:Crinti shadow marauder • Great Rift deep defender • Halruaan elder • Halruaan magehound • Hand of the Adama • Jordain vizier • Luiren marchwarden • Maquar crusader • Scourge maiden
===Spells===
:arcane sensitivity • brittleskin • circlet of enervation • coral growth • Daltim's fiery tentacles • Darsson's cooling breeze • Darsson's fiery furnace • dispel fog • easy trail • fiery vision • Kyristan's malevolent tentacles • land womb • lightning fog • mass entropic shield • mass jump • Mycontil's last resort • protection from winged flyers • redirect spell • rockburst • rock catch • safe clearing • sea legs • shuffle • sparkles • sticks and stones • sun bolt • suspension • stonefire • stone trap • streamers • tidal wave • wall of pain
==Gallery==
Shining South Back Cover.jpg|Back Cover
==Credits==
* Designer: Thomas M. Reid
* Developer: Michael Donais
* Editors: Chris Sims, Chris Thomasson, Penny Williams
* Managing Editor: Kim Mohan
* Design Manager: Christopher Perkins
* Development Manager: Andrew J. Finch
* Director of RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek
* Production Managers: Joshua C.J. Fischer, Randall Crews
* Art Director: Robert Raper
* Cover Artist: Sam Wood
* Interior Artists: Wayne England, Sam Wood, Richard Sardinha, Carl Frank, Chris Hawkes, Jason Engle, Christopher Rush, Ralph Horsley, Vince Locke, Mike Dubisch
* Graphic Designers: Kate Irwin, Dee Barnett
* Cartographer: Todd Gamble
* Graphic Production Specialist: Angelika Lokotz
* Image Technician: Jason Wiley
* Special Thanks: Richard Baker, Eric L. Boyd, George Krashos, Thomas M. Costa
==Appendix==
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*Dungeon Masters Guild product page
===References===
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