Thay - Realm of the Red Wizards is a persistent world set in the Forgotten Realms, specifically in Thay. The setting begins the year 1357 DR in the City of Bezantur during the Salamander Wars, a year before the Time of Troubles, and two years before the arrival of the Tuigan Horde and the crusade to stop it (all events that greatly affected the realm of Thay). This persistent world will allow players to join, and even become leaders of, the military, magical, and political forces of one of the most evil lands of Faerûn: Thay.