Downshadow

Downshadow is a vast cavern located in the topmost level of Undermountain, below Waterdeep, City of Splendors. The area attracts the unwanted elements of Waterdeep, so it’s a den for thieves and the downtrodden. Residents of Downshadow vanish sometimes, but a rash of disappearances can cause even the worst people to sit up and take notice.
Denizens of Downshadow call anyone who lives above ground "Sunshiners".

History

In the years after the Spellplague, the vast cavern of Downshadow turned into a sort of village made of dirty tents, curtained-off areas, and crude shacks made from salvaged materials. It was inhabited by outcasts, criminals, and down-on-their-luck adventurers exploring the lower levels. The cavern even had crude taverns (sporadically) and merchants who sold questionable goods.

Geography

Downshadow is a cavernous area in the southeastern corner of Undermountain’s first level. The area is home to an ever-changing population of thieves, criminals, down-on-their-luck individuals, and wayward adventurers. Most dwell in small, dirty tents or curtained-off areas, although some have pieced together creaky shacks from debris. The population fluctuates greatly. Most of the current inhabitants cluster around the ledge holding Shadow, leaving many of the outlying dwellings abandoned.
Broken remnants of an improvised fence cutting across the southwestern portion of the cavern are all that remains of a recent attempt to organize and protect some of the inhabitants. The group of adventurers responsible could not keep the fence intact against constant scavenging. Without the fence, their meager security fell apart, and the adventurers quickly lost what local support they had.

Maps

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  Downshadow

Type

Slum

Population

200

Characters in Location

• Shakla

Related Reports (Primary)

• Session 12 Report-Back to Waterdeep Report 2023-03-26
• Session 3 Report- 2022/09/23

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