> [!infobox|right] > #### Western Heartlands > ![[5e_westernheart.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Region,<br>Western Faerûn | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Western [[Faerûn]],<br>[[Sword Coast]] | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active,<br>Contested | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Ancient DR | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Unknown Years | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | None,<br>Regional Powers | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | Multiple Nations,<br>Divided | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | Standing Armies,<br>Factions | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Millions,<br>Diverse | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The Western Heartlands stretch across a vast and varied expanse of [[Faerûn]], from [[Sword Coast]] to the [[Storm Horn Mountains]], a region defined not by unity, but by distance, independence, and the constant tension between civilization and wilderness. Rolling plains, dense forests, marshlands, and mountain ranges divide the land into scattered settlements and trade hubs connected by roads such as the Trade Way and Uldoon Trail, where caravans and travelers move between places like [[Baldur’s Gate]],[[Elturel]] and [[Waterdeep]].