Maer Dualdon

Once the primary destination of all who came to Icewind Dale, Maer Dualdon has seen fewer visitors in recent generations, with travelers staying in Bryn Shander or taking the Eastway to Lac Dinneshere instead. Those who still make the final leg of the journey north are rewarded with some of the same sights that greeted the first explorers and enticed them to settle here. Under the great shadow of Kelvin’s Cairn, protected by the mountain from the winds of the Reghed Glacier, sits an azure lake, its deep, cold waters rich with trout, its banks sheltered by tall growths of pine and fir. Otters play in the river waters that drain from Maer Dualdon, and great eagles soar overhead, occasionally diving to rake the lake’s surface with their talons, leaving behind a silver scar that is quickly engulfed by the blue waters.

Today’s travelers are also greeted by other sights that the first settlers could not have imagined. The lake’s southern shore is sheltered not by trees but by the wooden walls of Targos, built out over the water to provide safe harbor for its ships. On the eastern shore, the town of Termalaine stretches out beneath the mountain, and the town of Lonelywood has pushed back the forest’s edge to the north. West of the lake, the people of Bremen have built along the banks of the Shaengarne River, chasing the otters downstream. Everywhere on Maer Dualdon, boats skim across the surface, competing with the eagles to pull fish out of the depths.

Type

Lake

Location under

Icewind Dale