Westgate

Westgate was probably the oldest, richest, and most corrupt port on the Sea of Fallen Stars. It received the nickname "Gateway to the West" from its role as the Inner Sea's most prolific port city. Westgate was a seedy and squalid metropolis—with a history in piracy, powerful crime syndicates, and nameless vampiric crime-lords. Westgate thrived on black-market trade and corruption and was perhaps one of the most sordid cities in all of Faerûn. The legacy of scoundrels and spies was found in every alley, and danger lurked for the unprepared in every corner. Despite this, it was the largest and most powerful city on the Dragon Coast. It was an open city that welcomed all travelers and citizens alike as long as they abided by the local laws and, of course, had enough coin.
Ruling over the plains of the southern Dragonmere shore and the Winterwoods, Westgate is a powerful trading hub for the Sword Coast to the Sea of Fallen Stars. From Cormyr, Thesk, and the far reaches of Kara-tur, trade floods into the west. There’s quite a lot of trouble with Pirates working the area, giving them a massive navy and mercantile fleet. The city has had quite a few dramatic historical periods; a yellow dragon attack, a kython infestation, and a disastrous trade alliance with Uthgardt. Westgate has a very difficult crime problem caused by numerous criminal organizations and the influence of the Black Lotus. This is also the only major trade port that deals with Damaran Wool and Wolfblauss Wine.
Weather: A balmy 30 to 34 degrees outside, with a cool ocean breeze and nice heat all year round.
Accent: New Yorker accent.
Travel: 3 days to Cormyr, 15 days to Kara-Tur, 20 days to Thesk.

Culture

Westgate is open to truly every type on Faerun.

Public Agenda

Westgate is open for business. Anything can be bought and sold in Westgate. Come explore your desires.

Assets

The entire city is divided up not by region but by sphere of influence based on crime type. This creates a web of overlapping control that is oddly effective at keeping the peace. Everything in the city is owned by the Crime Syndicates.

History

History

• This area of the Dragon Coast was first settled by humans from the Vilhon Reach roughly 1,000 years before the Standing Stone was erected in Cormanthor. The largest settlement was the human town of Westgate, ruled cruelly by the great topaz dragon Kisonraathiisar.
• In the Year of Bold Poachers, 349 BDR, Saldrinar destroyed Kisonraathiisar and became Westgate's first human king.
• In the Year of Foul Awakenings, 286 BDR, the vampire Orlak and a small army of mercenaries captured the city in a single night. Orlak proclaimed himself the Night King and ruled until he is defeated by a group of Lathander-worshiping paladins in the Year of Many Harvests, 157 BDR.
• In the Year of the Speaking Mountain, 257 DR, pirates from the Pirate Isles invaded Westgate and began the 200-year-long reign of the Pirate Kings.
• In the Year of the Cat's Eye, 429 DR the Chondathan mercenary captain Mulsantir Illistine attacked Westgate and overthrew the pirate kings.
• After the Spellplague, the Sea of Fallen Stars began to drain into the Underdark. The lower water level caused the shoreline to recede and, for a time, the harbor of Westgate was left high and dry. The docks were rebuilt on the new shoreline and the new dock area was known as Tidetown.
• During the Second Sundering and the Great Rain, the level of the Sea of Fallen Stars rose, revealing dungeons built by lords in Tidetown and making flooding in Westgate commonplace.

Mythology & Lore

Religion Westhavians tolerated the worship of a wide variety of gods, including evil gods, and were proud of their openness. Westgate is home to:

• Amaunator
• Beshaba 
• Gond
• Ilmater
• Lathander
• Lliira
• Loviatar
• Malar 
• Mask
• Shar
• Sune
• Talona
• Talos
• Tymora
• Umberlee

Anything can be bought in Westgate.

Religions:

Westhavians tolerated the worship of a wide variety of gods, including evil gods, and were proud of their openness. The following gods all had "temples" in Westgate: Amaunator, Beshaba, Gond, Ilmater, Lathander, Lliira, Loviatar, Malar, Mask, Shar, Sune, Talona, Talos, Tymora, Umberlee.

Commerce Exports:

Perfume, wine, pottery

Population:

~96,000 (increased to 114,000 during summertime)

Founding Date

349 BDR

Type

Geopolitical, City-state

Alternative Names

Gateway to the West, City of Coin

Demonym

Westar or a Westhavian

Leader

Jaundamicar Bleth

Leader Title

First Lord

Government System

Oligarchy

Power Structure

Federation

Economic System

Traditional

Legislative Body

Council of Westgate

Neighboring Nations

• Cormyr