![]() ![]() ![]() This, and the supposed existence of dangerous and powerful weapons on Lantan led to tense diplomatic relations between the two nations. The Lantanese were said to have stolen the technology of the printing press from Halruaa. Goods that Lantan imported from mainland Faerûn were largely raw materials that the island nation was lacking in, such as copper, gemstones, tin, and wood. The island nation exported many items of wonder to mainland Faerûn, including suspension systems for wagons, self-filling oil lamps, intruder alarms, clockwork time-release devices, snap-together weapons, intricate sewing and surgery tools, and many other wondrous things. Lantanese merchant vessels were easily recognizable with maroon-colored sails and triangular lateen rigging. The trade bars typically were valued at 25 gold pieces by other nations. The people of Lantan used primarily platinum and electrum coins and trade bars for currency. They favored yellow-colored, loose clothing and wore wide sun hats. The humans of the land were pale-skinned with red hair and green or black eyes. The inhabitants of Lantan were primarily rock gnomes and humans called the Lantanna. Rich merchants of Lantan protected their goods with watchspiders. ![]() The military also was rumored to possess an "armored worm" that could bore through solid rock. The protectors of the islands also had access to stable, flying rafts armed with "firesticks" (light cannons) and defended with walls of force to shield the crew. Smokepowder was produced by the inventors of the island. Smokepowder was especially common in Lantan, and guards were sometimes armed with arquebuses, weapons that made use of the stuff. Similarly, outsiders believed that the military of Lantan used mechanical soldiers. Whether true or only rumor to scare off unwanted intruders, the ships of the Lantanna navy indeed had firethrowers and explosive nets for weapons. The islands of Lantan were said to be protected by "secret weapons". Octopuses were said to have lived off the coast of Lantan. The islands also had prime soil for farming. Lantan had several coastal fishing communities. The settlements of Lantan were built elevated above the ground and jungle cover, with turreted homes connected by "spiderwebs" of rail-less bridges. While lush, the plant cover was less dense than nearby Chult. The islands of Lantan were rocky and covered in lush jungle with stone pinnacles rising up from the trees. They were roughly 300 miles (480 kilometers) south of the Moonshae Isles. It consisted of three separate islands: Lantan proper, which the Sambar Run separated from the southern Suj, and the easternmost and almost uninhabited Orlil. ![]()
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