Castle Never
Castle Never, towering over the western end of the city, is
impossible to miss. The castle sits on the rocky cliffs and
outcroppings on the north side of the estuary where the
Neverwinter River and the Sea of Swords meet. The castle
has a circular rock around its main structure from which
three bridges radiate out over the Neverwinter River: the
Sleeping Dragon Bridge, the Winged Wyvern Bridge, and
the Dolphin Bridge.
The castle straddles the boundaries between the Protectors
Enclave, the Neverwinter Docks, and the Bluelake districts.
Throughout history, Castle Never has been claimed as a part of many city districts, but it might be best to consider the Castle as its own district. The three bridges around the
castle serve as an essential part of city infrastructure,
providing a way of traversing the Neverwinter River and
getting between the Protectors Enclave and Bluelake
districts.
The castle’s interior and exterior structure are both currently in disrepair, making the structure too dangerous for any inhabitation. The city’s current de facto leader, Lord Dagult Neverember, is making inroads into restoring Castle Never.
History
A visitor to Neverwinter may note that its architecture differs a bit from that of other parts of the city. That is because Castle Never is actually over a millennium old, having been commissioned by the sun elf, Lord Halueth Never, who famously conquered the city of Illusk (of whose ruins modern-day Luskan now sits atop).
Much of Castle Never was presumably built between -10 DR (Lord Never’s conquest of Illusk) and 87 DR (the time Neverwinter was officially founded as a city).
Throughout Neverwinter’s many attacks and disasters,
Castle Never has stood tall as an imposing symbol of the
city’s resolve as well as a monument to the city’s former
glories. That isn’t to say, however, that the Castle has been
left unscathed. Perhaps the most-significant disaster for
Castle Never was in 1451 DR when “the cataclysm” struck
Neverwinter and left most of Castle Never in ruins and killed almost all of its inhabitants (including the ruling lineage).
Castle Never now remains haunted with the spirits of those
killed in the cataclysm.
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