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Forgotten Realms, Toril, Faerun

Waterdeep, City of Splendours

The North is a land of wilderness, towering mountains and hills separated by rivers winding their way to the sea. Ancient ruins from the elven kingdom of Illefarn and the dwarven empire of Delzoun, both long fallen, dot the landscape. Towns and settlements are rare, points of light in a landscape where roving orc bands, tribes of giants and even the occasional dragon threaten the unwary.

But on the coast stands an immense beacon of civilisation, the largest city in Faerûn north of Calimshan and west of the Sea of Fallen Stars. Some call it the City of Splendours, the shining jewel of the Sword Coast North. It is better known as Waterdeep.