Easthaven

Walking into Easthaven is like stepping into Icewind Dale’s past — the place is a living example of the boomtown way of life that gripped all of Ten-Towns centuries ago. In the generations since, as other towns have settled into a predictable pattern of existence, Easthaven has continued to grow and reinvent itself. After the Eastway was paved, Easthaven evolved into a frontier traders’ paradise, fueling the jealousy of its neighbours. Easthaven’s founders were thieves from the Duchy of Cape Velen on a peninsula far to the south. They refused to kowtow to a powerful thieves’ guild and were driven out. To this day, Easthaven honours its shady founders by declaring pickpocketing legal within the town limits — which explains the “Watch thy pouch!” signs posted in various local establishments. A dragon attack in 1489 DR was successfully averted with minimal property damage and no loss of life.