The Moonshae Isles is a group of islands, in the D&D Forgotten Realms Campaign setting, that forms a roughly circular archipelago with the Sea of Moonshae in the center.
They lie roughly 400 miles (644 km) west of the region of Amn and to the southwest of the Sword Coast.
The climate of the Moonshae Isles is something that only a lifelong inhabitant could embrace. The same ocean currents that keep the temperatures from dropping below freezing too often in the winter months leave the land damp and cool in the summer. Rainfall is a constant companion, and fog shrouds both the land and surrounding waters in the early morning and late evening.
In 1371 DR, the majority of the Moonshae Isles were ruled by High Queen Alicia Kendrick, who united the Ffolk and the Northlanders into a single nation over a century ago. Before a treaty brought the Ffolk and the Northlanders together, Alaron was an island divided. The lands south of the Fairheight Range were known as Callidyrr, and its rolling hills and vast plains belonged to the Ffolk. The realm of Gnarhelm occupied the steep hills and storm-ravaged cliffs north of the Fairheights. The cultures of these two areas were as different as the landscapes that characterized them, but in the intervening time, intermarriage and cultural diffusion between the Ffolk and Northlanders has nearly erased any distinction. Most of the people of Alaron consider themselves citizens of Moonshae and are not recognizable as either Ffolk or Northlander.
After the end of the Spellplague in 1395 DR, the current High King, Derid Kendrick, had lost much of the control over the isles:
The Isle of Snowdown has been conquered by forces loyal to the Merchant Domain of
Amn. Lady Erliza Daressin, Viceroy of Westphal, rules over the citizens of
Snowdown on behalf of Amn. Her coffers are filled by merchants who reap the
rewards of the devastation wrought by workers who are taking the bountiful
natural resources from the very heart of the Moonshaes and leaving a
ruined countryside behind in the quest to uncover resources and raw materials more
quickly.
The Isle of Gwynneth is controlled by the Kingdom of Sarifal, which is ruled by High Lady Ordalf.
A tribe of Giants crossed from the Feywild into Faerûn after the Spellplague and took control of the island of Oman.
The isle of Moray is under the control of Malarite lycanthropes.
