> [!infobox|right] > #### Thay > ![[5E_THAY.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Magocracy | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Far Eastern [[Faerûn]],<br>Unapproachable East | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Ancient DR | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Ancient | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | [[Szass Tam]] | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | [[Thay]] | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | [[Red Wizards]],<br>Undead Armies | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Vast,<br>Heavily Controlled | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - [[Thay]] stands in the distant reaches of the Unapproachable East as one of the most feared nations in all of [[Faerûn]], a ruthless magocracy ruled through arcane supremacy, political terror, and the overwhelming authority of the [[Red Wizards]]. Under the dominion of [[Szass Tam]], the land has become synonymous with necromancy, slavery, undead legions, and magical experimentation unconcerned with morality or consequence. Towering enclaves of wizard-lords oversee the nation through fear and rigid control, while countless undead servants and magically bound soldiers enforce the will of Thay across its territories. Throughout Faerûn, the mere mention of Thay evokes suspicion and dread, its reputation shaped by centuries of manipulation, forbidden research, and the terrifying reach of Red Wizard influence beyond its borders. In places such as [[Candlekeep]], Thay appears constantly within ancient texts discussing curses, dark rituals, and catastrophic magical events, often as either the source or perpetrator of horrors scholars barely understood themselves.