The Cradle

The **Cradle** was the planet where pretty much all of the interesting stories of Indratera unfolded. It orbited the star Seiros. That's about it.

# OUTDATED STUFF BELOW

The Cradle is the well-inhabited small third planet of the Seiros system, upon the Material Plane, with a population of several hundred million. It is the main focus of what goes on in Indratera. Most adventures take place somewhere in its northern hemisphere. Its southern hemisphere is pretty much entirely water, except for the slivers of Faerun that cross the equator.

## Note

For ease, the world is usually referred to under the Faerunian common name **Toril,** o just **the world**.

## Names

It is important to note that the names of the planet vary wildly depending on who you ask.

* The majority of people would refer to the place in passing as **The World**, **The Planet** or likewise. This is the common name
* Scientifically speaking, being the third planet from Seiros, its scientific name is **Seiros III** or **Three**
* Sigil and Thay's designation for the planet is **The Cradle**, and this is its 'cosmic' or 'proper' name, as well as how Outsiders refer to it

And then, many cultures had different names for their planet.

* The Vreigardts called it **Dórellein**, meaning 'the land of the creator, Dó'
* The Luskan word for the world was **Torila**, stemming from the word Orila meaning 'home'. This led to the Faerunian name Toril.
* The Rakki name was **Farlandarna**, simply meaning 'the lands beyond the horizon'
* The Tbikhlan and Saemhl people referred to it as **Erth**, meaning 'earth'.
* The Nethir name for it was **Orijya**, also meaning 'ground' or 'rock'.
* The Vortais name for the world was **Feyon**, which stemmed from an old word meaning 'around and beyond'.

## Things to know, things to remember

This was a planet of low magic. The common person would definitely know that magic existed, but unless they lived in certain areas (a big city, or one of the more magical cultures), they might not know of much beyond some low level and common stuff.

It was a world of medium tech. Things like revolvers, rifles, gas lamps and trains were common in The Danderillon, mostly near Waterdeep, from the mid 1500s onwards. However, this varied. Some places were less advanced, and usually, Waterdeep's environs were the forerunners of tech, whilst Thay was millennia ahead in magic (but was unknown to most people).

Also, many people were slightly religious, or pagan or animist. As far as almost everyone except Thayans were concerned, the other planes didn't exist. There were some overarching gods, but also, many cultures worshipped natural aspects, phenomena or personifications.

## The World

The planet is set at a 57.4 degree tilt to Seiros. Its equator is around 4,500 miles in circumference.

Toril's northern hemisphere is home to several important areas. The dominant landmass is the continent of Faerun, split into several subcontinents - The Luskan Peninsula, The Fallo, Netheril, Turmish (home to The Alderei), The Danderillon, Ne'em'irah, and including Gildegra, the polar straits where Faerun connects to Tarkassia, the northern continent.

Faerun lies close to several islands and other continents - to its west, The two separate Vortic Isles, to its southwest Lakay, and to its east the great continent of Athas.

The islands that scattered their way across the sea from Tarkassia were known by the name Rasmussia, and were home to Rakkimar and the Xantic Isles.

Gildegra nestles the terraformed land of Thay. There also lie near Athas The Moonshae Isles and Espare. There countless other smaller isles like Tokfir and the Tin Isles south of Turmish, too.

Toril's underworld, comprised of caves, sewers and dungeons is referred to as the The Upperdark. Beneath that, the blending of the Shadowfell plane with the Material Plane gives rise to The Underdark, a land of shadow and twilight.

It's a place of adventure like no other, with a rich history.