Forgotten Realms is a popular fantasy campaign setting for the Dungeons and Dragons line of games. It was originally created independently of Dungeons and Dragons by Ed Greenwood in 1967, but was integrated into the tabletop roleplaying game by 1987. Many novels and video roleplaying games have been licensed to use the setting over the years, notably novels by R.A Salvatore and the games Pool of Radiance, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights.
Stories in the setting focus primarily on the continent of Faerûn, and Neverwinter takes place within the Northern Regions of that continent during the time period after the Spellplague.