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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
operate up and down the Sword Coast and throughout the North. Most are small-scale operations that employ a dozen to a hundred folk who offer security services, hunt monsters and brigands, or go to war in
hiring out as mercenaries to whoever in the North would pay them. Since then the mercenary company has broadened its membership to other races, but every member is an exile, criminal, or misfit of some
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reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their
shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
A Brief History The known history of the Sword Coast region spans thousands of years, extending back into the misty epochs of the creator races and the ages of the first nations of the elves and
dwarves. Comparatively recent history is the story of the rise and deeds of humans and other younger races. Much of what follows in this section is known mainly by sages, some of whom have been alive for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
A Brief History The known history of the Sword Coast region spans thousands of years, extending back into the misty epochs of the creator races and the ages of the first nations of the elves and
dwarves. Comparatively recent history is the story of the rise and deeds of humans and other younger races. Much of what follows in this section is known mainly by sages, some of whom have been alive for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Unlikely Ambassadors By ancient tradition, the draconic council includes ambassadors from the diminutive humanoid races. The silver dragon Otaaryliakkarnos — in the guise of the human Elia — comes to
the Council of Waterdeep to extend the invitation to the draconic council, at which point, the delegates discuss who should be sent as ambassadors for the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast. As a group not aligned overall with any specific faction or cause, the party is deemed to be the best fit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Unlikely Ambassadors By ancient tradition, the draconic council includes ambassadors from the diminutive humanoid races. The silver dragon Otaaryliakkarnos—in the guise of the human Elia—comes to the
Council of Waterdeep to extend the invitation to the draconic council, at which point, the delegates discuss who should be sent as ambassadors for the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast. As a group not aligned overall with any specific faction or cause, the party is deemed to be the best fit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Unlikely Ambassadors By ancient tradition, the draconic council includes ambassadors from the diminutive humanoid races. The silver dragon Otaaryliakkarnos — in the guise of the human Elia — comes to
the Council of Waterdeep to extend the invitation to the draconic council, at which point, the delegates discuss who should be sent as ambassadors for the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast. As a group not aligned overall with any specific faction or cause, the party is deemed to be the best fit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Unlikely Ambassadors By ancient tradition, the draconic council includes ambassadors from the diminutive humanoid races. The silver dragon Otaaryliakkarnos—in the guise of the human Elia—comes to the
Council of Waterdeep to extend the invitation to the draconic council, at which point, the delegates discuss who should be sent as ambassadors for the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast. As a group not aligned overall with any specific faction or cause, the party is deemed to be the best fit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Humans Humans dwell in every corner of Toril and encompass a full range of cultures and ethnicities. Along the Sword Coast and across the North, humans are the most pervasive of the races and in
than those of other races, making humans one of the dominant races in much of the world today. It has also led to conflicts between communities of humans because of their cultural and political
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Rock Gnomes When most folk on the Sword Coast and in the North talk about gnomes, they mean rock gnomes. Unlike their shy forest cousins, the inquisitive and irrepressible rock gnomes interact
regularly with individuals of other races, especially if those individuals have something to teach them. Rock gnomes prefer to live on the edges of other settlements in their own enclaves, though the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Humans Humans dwell in every corner of Toril and encompass a full range of cultures and ethnicities. Along the Sword Coast and across the North, humans are the most pervasive of the races and in
than those of other races, making humans one of the dominant races in much of the world today. It has also led to conflicts between communities of humans because of their cultural and political
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Chapter 1: Port Nyanzaru Port Nyanzaru hugs the coastline at the south end of the Bay of Chult. No other city exists in Chult, along the coast or anywhere else, except in ruins or overrun by
grown into influential merchant princes, enticing folk from up and down the Sword Coast with their wares. Port Nyanzaru is a bastion of civilization and commerce in a terrifying land. The amount of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Rock Gnomes When most folk on the Sword Coast and in the North talk about gnomes, they mean rock gnomes. Unlike their shy forest cousins, the inquisitive and irrepressible rock gnomes interact
regularly with individuals of other races, especially if those individuals have something to teach them. Rock gnomes prefer to live on the edges of other settlements in their own enclaves, though the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
significant populations of half-elves. It is only in the past thousand years or so, as the races have intermingled more and more, that the number of half-elves has increased so that they are now found
and along the Sword Coast are of moon elf heritage mixed with Illuskan or Tethyrian blood. In other parts of Faerûn, half-elves have significant communities in the Yuirwood and throughout Aglarond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Chapter 1: Port Nyanzaru Port Nyanzaru hugs the coastline at the south end of the Bay of Chult. No other city exists in Chult, along the coast or anywhere else, except in ruins or overrun by
grown into influential merchant princes, enticing folk from up and down the Sword Coast with their wares. Port Nyanzaru is a bastion of civilization and commerce in a terrifying land. The amount of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
of the lesser races. Using Metallic Dragons The metallic dragons will strike against the cultists at the Well of Dragons, but they are much more effective if their attacks are coordinated as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
of the lesser races. Using Metallic Dragons The metallic dragons will strike against the cultists at the Well of Dragons, but they are much more effective if their attacks are coordinated as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Citizenry The citizens of Baldur’s Gate include many races and ethnicities. Though prejudices can exist among certain residents, Baldur’s Gate as a whole is a diverse and unprejudiced — if not
lives in Tethyr, the North, the Western Heartlands, or other communities along the Sword Coast. Baldurians born in Amn, the High Forest, and nations bordering the Inner Sea are less common, but still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
of the lesser races. Using Metallic Dragons The metallic dragons will strike against the cultists at the Well of Dragons, but they are much more effective if their attacks are coordinated as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Citizenry The citizens of Baldur’s Gate include many races and ethnicities. Though prejudices can exist among certain residents, Baldur’s Gate as a whole is a diverse and unprejudiced — if not
lives in Tethyr, the North, the Western Heartlands, or other communities along the Sword Coast. Baldurians born in Amn, the High Forest, and nations bordering the Inner Sea are less common, but still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Coast as well. The characters participating in this adventure are members of this fortification, and work with the other races of the Realms to further their goals. While in the pursuit of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Coast as well. The characters participating in this adventure are members of this fortification, and work with the other races of the Realms to further their goals. While in the pursuit of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
of the lesser races. Using Metallic Dragons The metallic dragons will strike against the cultists at the Well of Dragons, but they are much more effective if their attacks are coordinated as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
significant populations of half-elves. It is only in the past thousand years or so, as the races have intermingled more and more, that the number of half-elves has increased so that they are now found
and along the Sword Coast are of moon elf heritage mixed with Illuskan or Tethyrian blood. In other parts of Faerûn, half-elves have significant communities in the Yuirwood and throughout Aglarond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Marches, Mithral Hall in the Frost Hills, Ironmaster on the Sword Coast, and Gauntlgrym under the mountains northeast of Neverwinter. Few non-dwarves live in these bastions of dwarvenkind. Outside
’ affinity for trade brings them in contact with other races; beyond that, there’s also a sense among shield dwarves that all of the North is their land, as evidenced by the ruins of long-lost dwarven kingdoms scattered throughout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
of the lesser races. Using Metallic Dragons The metallic dragons will strike against the cultists at the Well of Dragons, but they are much more effective if their attacks are coordinated as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Marches, Mithral Hall in the Frost Hills, Ironmaster on the Sword Coast, and Gauntlgrym under the mountains northeast of Neverwinter. Few non-dwarves live in these bastions of dwarvenkind. Outside
’ affinity for trade brings them in contact with other races; beyond that, there’s also a sense among shield dwarves that all of the North is their land, as evidenced by the ruins of long-lost dwarven kingdoms scattered throughout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Citizenry The citizens of Baldur’s Gate include many races and ethnicities. Though prejudices can exist among certain residents, Baldur’s Gate as a whole is a diverse and unprejudiced — if not
lives in Tethyr, the North, the Western Heartlands, or other communities along the Sword Coast. Baldurians born in Amn, the High Forest, and nations bordering the Inner Sea are less common, but still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
of the lesser races. Using Metallic Dragons The metallic dragons will strike against the cultists at the Well of Dragons, but they are much more effective if their attacks are coordinated as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Citizenry The citizens of Baldur’s Gate include many races and ethnicities. Though prejudices can exist among certain residents, Baldur’s Gate as a whole is a diverse and unprejudiced — if not
lives in Tethyr, the North, the Western Heartlands, or other communities along the Sword Coast. Baldurians born in Amn, the High Forest, and nations bordering the Inner Sea are less common, but still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
launched by the wild-eyed dwarf.
— R.A. Salvatore, Siege of Darkness
Many of the lands of the Sword Coast and the North are savage, where day-to-day survival is a struggle. Such lands breed hardy
tribes and fierce warriors, such as the Reghed and Uthgardt barbarians of the North and the seafaring Northlanders of the Moonshae Isles and the northernmost reaches of the Sword Coast. Barbarians of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
launched by the wild-eyed dwarf.
— R.A. Salvatore, Siege of Darkness
Many of the lands of the Sword Coast and the North are savage, where day-to-day survival is a struggle. Such lands breed hardy
tribes and fierce warriors, such as the Reghed and Uthgardt barbarians of the North and the seafaring Northlanders of the Moonshae Isles and the northernmost reaches of the Sword Coast. Barbarians of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
surprising number of gifted scholars and artisans thrive in the village. Pylas Maradal The second largest city in Valenar, Pylas Maradal is a port on the southern coast. House Lyrandar has invested
bronzewood thorns. In addition to the royal palace, outposts of most dragonmarked houses, and a market where foreigners sell their wares, Taer Valaestas hosts the primary temple of the Keepers of the Past and a vast arena used for horse training, races, and other displays of equestrian skill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
surprising number of gifted scholars and artisans thrive in the village. Pylas Maradal The second largest city in Valenar, Pylas Maradal is a port on the southern coast. House Lyrandar has invested
bronzewood thorns. In addition to the royal palace, outposts of most dragonmarked houses, and a market where foreigners sell their wares, Taer Valaestas hosts the primary temple of the Keepers of the Past and a vast arena used for horse training, races, and other displays of equestrian skill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Island Kingdoms Off the western coast of Faerûn are a number of island realms of varying size. The most distant, and yet perhaps the most symbolically important to the mainland, is Evermeet, the
influential nation unto itself. In the seas to the south, pirates of many races and predilections sail from the Nelanther Isles, preying on trade running north and south along the coasts. Since the