Easthaven

Easthaven was one of the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale.

"The area of Easthaven is but one of many tiny, frigid villages clinging to survival. They endure, but it is a hard life, and the only war that comes to Easthaven is the battle against the elements."

- Everard, Trusted Sword, Order of the Broken Blade, Easthaven, Eleint, 1281 DR the Year of the Cold Soul.

Geography
The town was located on the southern shore of Lac Dinneshere on the east end of the Eastway that leads to Bryn Shander. Originally just a small hamlet, the building of the Eastway trade road to Bryn Shander proved to be a boon to the village which became the fastest-growing community in the region with a fishing fleet rivaling that of Caer-Dineval.

A breakwater protected most of the piers that reach out into Lac Dinneshere.

History
In 1281 DR, Hrothgar put together an expedition to Kuldahar following the arrival of a messenger. However, the expedition was ambushed by frost giants in Kuldahar Pass and the only survivors to reach Kuldahar were a newly arrived group of adventurers.

Akar Kessell murdered his mentor Morkai the Red in Easthaven.

In 1356 DR, the representative to the council was Glensather. He was a respected and even-tempered councilman, viewing the Ten Towns as "sturdy bulwarks against barbarism." During the Battle of Icewind Dale, Glensather waded into a group of orcs, killing two, but as he reached Wulfgar a spear drove into his back and tearing through his chest killing him.

Inns and taverns

 * Snowdrift Inn
 * Winter's Cradle Tavern
 * Big Fat Knucklehead, a lakeside tavern run by Flug the Blind (who lost an eye to a fish hook), catering to fishermen.

Temples

 * Temple of Tempus

Mercantile

 * Pomab's Emporium, run by a man named Pomab Ak'azmjir.
 * Market square, located on the waterfront.

Other

 * Visiting Dignitaries House, set aside for pretty much anybody except the "lowliest wandering trapper or prospector."

Novels

 * The Crystal Shard

Computer games

 * Icewind Dale