WELCOME TO THE BORDER KINGDOMS!According to the sage Meriadas of Westgate:“The Border Kingdomsare the most favored destination for adventurers who want to proudly andboldly conquer a realm or establish their own new kingdom. Lords,counts, dukes, kings and emperors rise, proclaim themselves, and areswept away with the speed and regularity of waves crashing upon ashore.”A legendary “frontier” corner of the Forgotten Realms, theBorder Kingdoms are where adventurers come to carve out their ownkingdom, flee retribution, hide treasure — or find someone else'streasure.It is a hodgepodge of tiny realms ruled by kings, grand viziers,imperial overdukes, and all manner of cabals, councils, and self-titlednobles. It's full of ruins, folk who want to stay hidden,long-slumbering secrets, and adventures waiting to happen.The Border Kingdomsis a valuable resource for DungeonMasters and players alike. In addition to describing the people andplaces of the Border Kingdoms, this book contains enough adventure hooksand lore to keep adventuring parties busy for years.The Border Kingdoms includes:- Over 100 pages of lore about the Border Kingdoms- A beautiful new map of the Border Kingdoms by Mike Schley- 11 new and fully Adventures League legal character backgrounds- Dozens of brand new illustrations- Brand new campaign hooksThe Border Kingdoms is an officially-approved Wizardsof the Coast release, meaning that its content is Adventurers Leaguelegal and all the lore contained in the book is official ForgottenRealms canon!