Easthaven

Easthaven was one of the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale.

Geography
The town was located on the southern shore of Lac Dinneshere on the east end of the Eastway that led 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 reached out into Lac Dinneshere.

History
In 1281 DR, Hrothgar assembled 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.

Notable inhabitants

 * Quimby, owner and innkeeper of the Snowdrift Inn.
 * Everard, priest of Tempus.
 * Apsel, local scrimshander who has been having trouble with wolves in his store.
 * Churin, foreman of Gaspar's warehouse.
 * Gaspar, local fishmonger and small-time businessman.
 * Old Jed, heavy drinker and town drunk.
 * Damien, the young son of Gaspar who is constantly terrified of being eaten by monsters.
 * Grisella, owner and barkeeper of the Winter's Cradle Tavern.
 * Jhonen, local fisherman and secret love of the spirit Elisia.
 * Jeffy, small boy and playmate of Dillsandra and Ahmadora.
 * Dillsandra, small girl and playmate of Jeffy and Ahmadora.
 * Ahmadora, small girl and playmate of Jeffy and Dillsandra who wants to be an adventurer.

Inns and taverns

 * Banrock's Mithril Pot, a tavern specializing in pottage.
 * Big Fat Knucklehead, a lakeside tavern run by Flug the Blind (who lost an eye to a fish hook), catering to fishermen.
 * Cairn's Crossing, one of the town's oldest inns.
 * Snowdrift Inn
 * The Wet Trout, the largest and loudest of the town's taverns.
 * The White Lady Inn, named after a local ghost on Lac Dinneshere.
 * Winter's Cradle Tavern

Temples

 * Temple of Tempus

Mercantile

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

Other Locations

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

Novels

 * The Crystal Shard

Adventures

 * Legacy of the Crystal Shard
 * Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Computer games

 * Icewind Dale

Connections
Osthafen