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<blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 156785" data-attributes="member: 1757">The above ideas are excellent. I highly support playing a character either from Halruaa or Nimbral if you want to play an arcane spellcaster. Both countries are centers of magical learning, but more to the point, both are relatively unknown to the rest of the Realms, and vice versa. This would allow you to play up your inexperience with the Realms, and also to provide your own details as to your native country, since official details of these countries (especially Nimbral) are quite spotty.Another option would be to play a wizard from Calimshan. Calimshan is a roughly Arabian Nights-themed region (although the full-on AN experience belongs to Zakhara, further south) similar to medieval North Africa/the Middle East with a serious fantasy/magical edge. The Calis-h-i-t-es are known for being haughty and scornful of culture in the rest of the Realms, so your character would have a good excuse for not knowing much about the rest of the Realms. Read the section on Calimshan in the FRCS and download and peruse the Calimport accessory from WotC's website at <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDdownloads_classics.asp" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDdownloads_classics.asp</a>for more details on the setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ruleslawyer, post: 156785, member: 1757"] The above ideas are excellent. I highly support playing a character either from Halruaa or Nimbral if you want to play an arcane spellcaster. Both countries are centers of magical learning, but more to the point, both are relatively unknown to the rest of the Realms, and vice versa. This would allow you to play up your inexperience with the Realms, and also to provide your own details as to your native country, since official details of these countries (especially Nimbral) are quite spotty. Another option would be to play a wizard from Calimshan. Calimshan is a roughly [i]Arabian Nights[/i]-themed region (although the full-on AN experience belongs to Zakhara, further south) similar to medieval North Africa/the Middle East with a serious fantasy/magical edge. The Calis-h-i-t-es are known for being haughty and scornful of culture in the rest of the Realms, so your character would have a good excuse for not knowing much about the rest of the Realms. Read the section on Calimshan in the FRCS and download and peruse the [i]Calimport[/i] accessory from WotC's website at [url]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDdownloads_classics.asp[/url] for more details on the setting. [/QUOTE]

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