Mirabar

Mirabar is a mining city of great wealth located on the Sword Coast. As of 1368 DR it was the richest city north of Waterdeep. In 1370 DR, the city was occupied by 1600 shield dwarves who lived underground near to their workshops, which produced metal goods for export in the region and beyond. The humans above cooperated with the dwarves to handle the mining, move the ore to market, and defend the city against magical threats.
Mirabar is now ruled by a hereditary marchion, but the true power is in an elected assembly called the Council of Sparkling Stones, a mixed dwarven and human group that meet once a year to determine production quotas and whether or not to threaten current clients with reduced output. It is led by the dwarven Marchion, Selin Ramur. Mirabar also has an elected sceptrana, Shoudra Stargleam.
Mirabar stands on a knoll on the north banks of the River Mirar. On the surface, Mirabar is populated with squat stone buildings and a few stone towers. It is arranged in such a way as to provide great efficiency. Its walls are extremely thick and sloping, so as to allow water to be poured down them in the winter, which freezes to make them slippery. The area around the city is dotted with open mines and heaps of rock. Roads lead to its major mines in the Spine of the World mountains, which yield a wide range of metals and gemstones, so they are guarded against monster raids by the Axe of Mirabar.
The badge of Mirabar is a deep red double-bladed axe with a pointed haft and a flaring flat base, on a black field.
Notable Locations
Hall of All Fires: A large hall lined with furnaces with a capacity of more than two thousand.

Undercity Square: An open area between three buildings and containing the entrance to the Undercity.

The Undercity: The center of all mining in Mirabar. It is guarded by the Axe of Mirabar, and accessible via a staircase from Undercity Square, followed by a pulley-operated lift in a shaft hundreds of feet deep.

Region Northwest Faerun, The Steadfast, Sword Coast North
Size Small city
Gov't type Hereditary Monarchy
Ruler: Marchion Selin Ramur
Council of Sparkling Stones