Henadic Theologian
Legend
Thinking more about the restricted map of Faerûn we are getting, aside from it being a nostalgiac throwback to the 1E/2E maps...going back on the 3E geographic changes probably makes a full map of Faerûn again impractical, and the Shaar more than doubling in size creates a massive geopolitical barrier that doesn't exist so much on the 3E map. In 3E, the Shaar is a barrier, it in the 1E/2E and now 5E maps kt is really an astonishingly huge Steppe that creates a solid divide, as mu h as the Tuigan Wastes are a barrier to Kara Tur.
I don't think The Shaar will be an issue for the Faerun. Atlas at least.