Castle Ward

The Castle Ward was the central ward of the city of Waterdeep. It encompassed Mount Waterdeep, Castle Waterdeep, and much of the government of the city, which included the Palace of Waterdeep, occupied by Laeral Silverhand.

Industry & Trade

Inns The Castlegate Jade Jug Pampered Traveler Sapphire House Wyrmbones Inn Yawning Portal
Festhalls and Taverns
Asp's Strike Azuth's Mug Blue Jack Blushing Nymph Crawling Spider Dragon's Head Tavern Elfstone Tavern Gralkynd's Tankard: Built in the lap of The Great Drunkard Walking Statues of Waterdeep.[15] Jhrual's Dance Mighty Manticore Tavern Mother Tathlorn’s House of Pleasure Quaffing Quaggoth Red-eyed Owl Sailors' Own Silavene's Sleepy Slyph Smiling Siren
Shops & Businesses Aurora's Realms Shop, Waterdeep Way Catalogue Counter Balthorr's Rare and Wondrous Treasures: A store that specialized in gems and rare coins, Balthorr's shop was known to buy "secondhand" items at 40% of the usual street value.[24] Curious Past: This antiquities shop was run by the Harper Bronwyn Caradoon, who served as a wealth of knowledge about obscure items and ancient texts. The presence of her employee, and fellow Harper, Alice Tinker, made the shop a popular meeting place for gnomes and halflings within the city.[25] Diloontier's Apothecary Eilean’s Maztican Delight Halambar Lutes & Harps Halls of Hilmer Hilmer Storage Lightsinger Theater Nurneene's Marvelous Masks Old Knot Shop Olmhazan's Jewels Paethier's Pipeweed Phalantar's Philtres & Components: This specialty shop on the Street of Bells was run by the known fence Phalantar Orivan. He primarily dealt in exotic herbs, medicines and other difficult to-find substances.[26] Rebeleigh's Elegant Headwear “Sharkroar” Horth Shalark's Broadsheets Sorynth's Silverware

Guilds and Factions

Guildhalls Fellowship Hall: This building was home to the oldest guild in Waterdeep, the Fellowship of innkeepers. Once per tenday it was opened for use as an inn.[16] Guildhall of the Order: Headquarters of the Solemn Order of Recognized Furriers and Woolmen.[17] House of the Fine Carvers: Located on the western side of the High Road within the city, this guildhall was home to the hundred or so members of the Guild of fine carvers.[18] House of Gems: The headquarters for the jeweller's guild,[9] led by Master Stromquil Halazar.[19] Map House: This building served as the meeting place for members of the Surveyors', map and chart-makers guild within the city.[20] Market Hall: Located on Trader's Way, this guildhall served as the meeting site for the wealthy farmers of the Council of farmer-grocers guild.[21] Master Bakers' Hall: Home to the baker's guild of the city, whose members were known to employ runners to both deliver their freshly-baked goods to Waterdhavians and protect the bakers' incoming cash payments.[22] Pewterers' and Casters’ Guildhall: The office of the Guild of trusted pewterers and casters, some 400-plus metal-casters who worked throughout the city.[23] Tower of the Order: This tower was home to the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors, a group of wizards that sought to maintain the respect and dignity of their kind, by regulating the use of magic within the city to protect its less-powerful arcane spellcasters.[20]

History

The Castle Ward was one of the original wards of Waterdeep, established by Ahghairon in the Year of Falling Stars, 1035 DR together with the Trades Ward, Temple Ward, and Dock Ward.

Points of interest

• Castle Waterdeep
• Palace of Waterdeep
• Ahghairon's Tower
• The Blackstaff Tower
• Syndra Wands' Tower

Civic

• Cynosure
• Peaktop Aerie
• Thayan embassy

Religious

• Font of Knowledge
• Halls of Justice
• House of Two Hands
• Pantheon Temple of the Seldarine
• Spires of the Morning

Walking Statues of Waterdeep

• The God Catcher: Settled just north of the Market.
• The Great Drunkard: Settled just south of the Market.
• The Griffon: Settled on Mount Waterdeep near the Peaktop Aerie.
• The Hawk Man
• The Lady Dreaming: Settled on the lower north slopes of Mount Waterdeep.
• The Sahuagin Humbled: Settled on the lower north slopes of Mount Waterdeep.

Geography

The ward was delimited by Julthoon Street to the north, west of Shield Street, and by Trader's Way between Shield Street and the High Road, which delimited the ward's eastern border together with Snail Street. The southern border of the ward was delimited by Shesstra Street, Gut Alley, Belnimbra's Street, and Lackpurse Lane, until the ward met Deepwater Harbor.[6] Geographical Features
Much of the territory of the Castle Ward was taken up by Mount Waterdeep, which consisted mostly of unused land.

Type

Ward

Location under

Waterdeep