Waterdeep
Waterdeep, also known as the City of Splendors or the Crown of the North, is the most important and influential city in the North and perhaps in all Faerûn. It is a truly marvelous cosmopolitan city of great culture that attracts the most talented artisans, artists, and scholars from across the Realms, as well as a commercial hub for financial interests along the coast and beyond.
It is one of the most powerful and influential member-states of the Lords' Alliance, the coalition of nations and city-states that sought to maintain order along the Sword Coast and the North.
The original farming community of humans that developed into a settlement known as Bloodhand Hold before being conquered and renamed Nimoar's Hold. The name of "Waterdeep" was originally used by the sea captains docking at the port to trade, a moniker that originated from the city's outstanding natural deep-water harbor.
As of the late 1 OS, more than 100,000 people made their home in the city proper of Waterdeep.
Geography
Due to its great importance as a highly influential metropolitan city, Waterdeep is considered part of the Western Heartlands of the Realms, even though it is 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of Daggerford on the shores of the Sword Coast North. The city sita "slightly above the 45 degree north latitude line on ER DÓR."
The various roads to Waterdeep are well paved and well patrolled. The major trade routes include:
Trade Way, the trade route to the south.
Long Road, the inland trade route to the north.
High Road, the coastal trade route to the north, not to be confused with the stretch of the road that passed through the city.
Type
Large city
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