Cloak Wood

Cloak Wood is an ancient, thickly grown forest on the south end of the Sword Coast. The forest has a rugged relief with many stream-cut ravines shaded by tall specimens of beech, elm, and white pine.

Unlike the cliffs to the north, the Cloak Wood's shoreline theoretically allows a ship to moor and send a small boat to shore for water and supplies. In practice, only desperate mariners dare the wood's population of giant spiders, quicklings, satyrs, stirges, Korred, Hangman trees and other uncommon creatures.

In 1376 DR, the Cloak Wood was the home to the base of operations to the Red Fang Marauders. It also housed their main base, Felldane Manor. Due to its sheer size it was also the home to Zarad's Clocktower, the place where Ysuran Auondril learned his necromantic spells. It is also the place where Ysuran became a Shadow Adept after killing Zarad Duskmarrow.

The sages of nearby Candlekeep assert that Cloak Wood contains portals to several other parts of the cosmos. As of 1479 DR however, these portals are believed to be defunct.

Inhabitants
The Cloakwood is known to be full of beasts, monsters and vicious fey, causing most folks avoid the forest.