Located south of Tethyr, the rich lands of Calimshan are a hotbed of merchant
dealings and double-dealings. Established before Waterdeep and the cities of
Amn, Calimshan would be one of the most powerful and wealthy nations on the
western coast of Faerun, casting Waterdeep and Amn into the gloom, IF it were
unified. In reality, the nation of Calimshan is a collection of squabbling
city-states, each such city gripped by its own internal merchant factions
and power struggles. All pay (verbal) obeisance to the pasha of Calimshan.