The four called themselves Dukes as a joke, but the titles proved useful when dealing with other rulers, and were later glorified by the apellation “grand”. The four oldest captains, their days at sea drawing to a close, turned over their ships to younger sailors, who in turn supported their installation as rulers of the fledgling city. The strife ended in the overthrow of the enriched farmers and the seizure of the city (which came to be called Baldur’s Gate) by the sea-captains. Trade and the harbour traffic entered the city was “Baldur’s Gate”, and refused to pay for entering by it. The colleagues of Balduran, sea-captains to whom the harbour was home (an ideal place for beaching and repairing ships, without local fees or crowding), angrily insisted that the gate by which southern This allowed them to tax all carts coming up from the docks to the protection of the walled city. Holdings, excluding the actual harbour from its protection. The wall was built by several farmers, who put it around their own Within its protection, building went on atĪ great pace, soon growing out past the wall. Whatever Balduran’s true fate, his money was spent on a splendid city wall. Most of the Old Wall was rebuilt following revolts early in the city’s history (BGDIA pg 178) The temple became a target during one of the city’s early uprisings, although the secret vault is said to have survived (BGDIA pg 167)īlack Dragon Gate named for a long ago knight that hung the head of a black dragon on this gate (BGDIA pg 176) Long ago many nobles of Baldur’s Gate worshipped Siamorphe, her temple was said to be a wonder to behold. Council of Four elected to quell the violence (BGDIA pg 159)Įltan, a renowned adventurer, returns from abroad to Baldur’s Gate and unites many independent mercenary companies in the city into the Flaming Fist to deal with the chaos in the city (BGDIA pg 159). (FRCS2 pg 124)ĭates – after -8500 DR (fall of Keltormir) to c.500 DRĮvents – Violence breaks out between Upper City and Low City due to additional taxes on trade and travel, many Patriar villas sacked. It was abandoned by the elves some 800 years ago (estimated), its people heading for Evereska or Evermeet. The Fields of the Dead and the Greenfields (although in bygone eras this region had a plethora of names: the elves called it Askavar which also served as the name of a short-lived realm of moon elves that fled the fall of Keltormir (UIA pg 17)Īskavar: An elven community in what is now the Wood of Sharp Teeth. (Swords of Impiltur, Imbrar’s Inheritance) The tale of how this unnamed paladin, wielding the mighty Dornavver, vanquished Faerlorna and the fiends therein is recounted in a ballad titled “Uldoon’s Doom”, a popular song still sung by bards of the Sword Coast today. He established the small realm of Faerlorna in the lands north of the Cloud Peaks and grew fond of summoning fiends of all types to send against rival holds that bordered his realm as well as the elves of Askavar who had their homes in the nearby Glimmerwood (present-day Wood of Sharp Teeth). The wizard Uldoon was a ruthless, some say insane, spellhurler who consorted with many denizens of the lower planes. It is known that over one hundred winters after the sword was entrusted to the Holy Warriors, one of their number took up the blade and travelled north, coming to the tower of Uldoon “the Mage of Fangs”. The tale of how this unnamed paladin, wielding the mighty Dornavver, vanquished Torsil and the fi ends therein is recounted in a ballad titled “Uldoon’s Doom,” a popular song still sung by bards of the Sword Coast today. He established the small realm of Torsil in the lands north of the Cloud Peaks and grew fond of summoning fi ends of all types to send against rival holds that bordered his realm, as well as the elves of Askavar, who had their homes in nearby Glimmerwood (the present-day Wood of Sharp Teeth). It is known that over one hundred winters after the sword was entrusted to the Holy Warriors (275 DR), one of their number took up the blade and travelled north, coming to the tower of Uldoon, “the Mage of Fangs.” The wizard Uldoon was a ruthless-some say insane-spellhurler who consorted with many denizens of the Lower Planes. Quotes – An elven community in the Glimmering Wood (modern: Wood of Sharp Teeth), Askavar was abandoned in the Retreat about eight hundred years ago. A short lived realm of moon elves fleeing the fall of Keltormir
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