Phlan

Phlan
The front cover of FRC1 Ruins of Adventure, where the city of Phlan was first detailed.
Forgotten Realms location
Country	Moonsea region
Ruler	High Councilor Kella Voskorm
Population	3,000

Phlan is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms fantasy world campaign setting for the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. The city was first described in adventure module Ruins of Adventure and the Pool of Radiance video game. It also appeared in the video games Curse of the Azure Bonds, Pools of Darkness, and Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor.

In Ruins of Adventure, Phlan is located in the northern section of the Moonsea region at the mouth of the Stojanow River on the fictional continent of Faerûn, which was detailed in the original Forgotten Realms Campaign Set, published in 1987 by TSR. The Ruins of Adventure scenario and the basic outline of the city was created by TSR designers Jim Ward, David Cook, Steve Winter, and Mike Breault. The 4th addition campaign date of the Forgotten Realms is 1479 DR — as of the real-world year of 2009. The city is said to have been founded over 1,000 years ago, and throughout its history a series of destruction and rebuilding has led to the city being walled off into a destroyed, ruined Old Phlan and a rebuilt, shining Civilized Phlan. Phlan is noteworthy not only for its stubbornness but also as the location of the fabled Pool of Radiance, source of power of the otherworldly Tyranthraxus, a major villain in the setting and one of the Seven Lost Gods described in 1998's Villains' Lorebook. The town is described as currently rebuilding from the devastating dragon attack, known as the "Dragon Run", that is said to have happened in 1306 DR. In Ruins of Adventure, it is said the city is growing popular as a stop for caravans and ships due to recent troubles in the fictional city of Hillsfar, and adventuring is encouraged through the crumbling ruins of Old Phlan.