[RPG] Size and nature of the Fields of the Dead in the Forgotten Realms

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Am I reading the official map of Faerun right, is the Fields of the Dead (north of Baldur's Gate, as per SCAG) wider than 300 miles, from the coast to the Forest of Wyrms / Reaching Woods territories? (Meaning that you could fit, for example, Denmark, EU, or almost the entire state of Washington into it? :-o)

Also, am I reading the descriptions in SCAG and elsewhere right, and is this entire area quite similar to the windswept, grassy rolling hills of Scotland and/or Ireland?

Best Answer

Yes

I have consulted the 3rd and 4th edition maps of Faerun, as well as the more detailed 3e map of the Sword Coast. All three confirm that scale (more or less). So, by the canon, that is its size.

The answer to your second question is also yes:

The Fields of the Dead is a vast, rolling plain of windswept grasses that seems to go on to the horizon in every direction.

However it is not completely uncivilised; it does contain small villages, but probably a lower population density than much of medieval Europe:

Small , stout farmhouses and even a few walled enclosures that contain several such dwellings can occasionally be found a short distance away from the roads and rivers that run through or near the Fields.

Of course, its your campaign world, so you have every right to change it if you want to.

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