Llorkh

Llorkh is a human town to the Northeast of Loudwater in the Gray Vale

Establishment & Expansion
Llorkh was founded by the Netherese fleeing the downfall of their kingdom. Later on, further settlement occurred by pioneers from Waterdeep, sponsored by Waterdhavian families. Llorkh became an important mining town of aproximately 2,000 humans and 300 dwarves.

Zhentarim Control
The iron and silver from the hills started to run out. The Zhentarim arrived and the last of the old Lords, Phintarn Redblade, was found dead at the base of Lord's Keep. Overnight, the Zhentarim installed their own man, Geildarr Ithym, in the Lord's Keep. Four hundred Lord's Men arrived and slaughtered all of the militia under the pretext that they were trouble-makers. A significant number of townsfolk left Llorkh, along with dwarves. Shortly thereafter, Zhentarim caravans began to arrive from the Anauroch. Lorkh thus became western end of the Zhentarim trade route, the Black Road, and a point from which to trade into the western region of Faerûn. The Zhentarim maintained both a significant number of soldiers and three hundred purple-cloaked Lord's Men. These defended the city against orcs, adventurers and ungrateful townsfolk.

1479 DR
Llorkh has sharply declined in recent years lays largely in ruins. A string of incompetent rulers drove off most of the honest residents, and now the ruined city serves as a haven for a self-styled bandit king and his lackeys.