Longsaddle

Longsaddle is a sleepy little hamlet on the Long Road in the Savage Frontier of northwest Faerûn. Despite its small size, it is a member of the Lords' Alliance.
Situated east of the Crags and west of the Evermoors, Longsaddle is located on an isolated stretch of the Long Road. The surrounding area is a vast expanse of grassland that caters to the town's ranchers.
Longsaddle is led by its current Mayor, Dowell Harpell, and the Council of Elders.
History Longsaddle was founded in the Year of the Reaching Beacon, 1042 DR by Shardra Harpell, an escaped Calishite slave.
In the Year of the Bent Blade, 1376 DR, two separate sects of the Malarite faith wanted to set up churches by the waterfront of a magically created lake. The two churches immediately began fighting each other and the Harpells had to step in. Unfortunately, they couldn't get rid of them so instead they imposed a severe punishment on the more dangerous individuals: transmuting them permanently into harmless rabbits.
By the Year of the Ageless One, 1479 DR, the forest around Longsaddle was inhabited by werewolf descendants of Bidderdoo Harpell. These werewolves were called "the Bidderdoos" and although the townsfolk feared them, they provided some measure of protection for the town.
From 1479 DR until the end of the Year of the Narthex Murders, 1482 DR, the reincarnated Catti-brie, under the name of Delly Curtie, dwelt at the Ivy Mansion in Longsaddle, learning magic from the Harpells.
Inhabitants The community is famous for the presence of peculiar wizards who were eccentric and often dangerous in their spell-casting manners. The Blue Sigil mercenary company is located in nearby Mog's Keep.
Notable Families The hamlet consists of around 5,000 or so people from the surrounding countryside. Among these are the Beliver, Cadrasz, Dostril, Emmert, Feldryn, Gosstal, Harpell, Irimari, Kromlor, Mammlar, Ostever, Sharnshield, Silverhand-Arunsun-Maerdrym, Stormrider, Suldivver and Zelorrgosz families.

Type City State
Region Savage Frontier, The Steadfast, northwest Faerûn
Size Hamlet
Gov't type Elected Mayor and City Council
Ruler: Mayor Dowell Harpell
Allegiances Lords' Alliance