Volo's Student's Guide to
Maztica
For the student adventurer, Maztica is a place of great intrigue and interest. Located on one of the western continents of the Forgotten Realms, this jungle-entrenched realm is a carefully balanced mixture of culture and barbarism. Highly advanced in sciences and mathematics, but still practicing human sacrifice, hunting with the spear, and basketball.
Worshippers of Helm tried to "civilize" it once, but all they really did was build some ignored temples, and a few Maztica Bell restaurants which are not nearly as good as the local cuisine, but less expensive.
Notable Inhabitants
The Great One (couatl): Deceased guardian of a tribe of lizard folk in Maztica, slain by a hezrou demon who then impersonated it.
(see also: Jarna the Jungle Girl)