![[Pasted image 20251212135757.png]] **Type:** Vast Southern Bay **Location in Faerûn:** Southern **Land Region in Faerûn:** [[Zakhara]] (*Land of Fate*) **Kingdom or Country (if any):** Zakhara **Ruler (if any):** Varies by City-State / Caliphs & Viziers **Note:** The Golden Gulf forms the beating commercial heart of Zakhara, where desert caravans meet oceanic trade in a blaze of color, spice, and coin. Its glittering port cities, each ruled by its own caliphs, qadis, or merchant princes- send fleets east toward distant isles and west toward [[Faerûn]]’s shores. The bazaars along its coasts overflow with wondrous goods, elemental-forged crafts, and travelers from every corner of [[Toril]]. Intrigue swirls like desert wind here: rival viziers, wandering heroes, and hidden cults all vie for influence. The Golden Gulf stands as a crossroads where prosperity, peril, and destiny mingle on every tide.