Stardock

Stardock, known as Crèche K'liir to its githyanki inhabitants, was an asteroid in the Tears of Selûne. It was connected to Undermountain through a portal known as the Rift.

Geography
The asteroid was hollowed out by a series of tunnels and chambers. The largest of the caverns was the asteroid's namesake: an enormous dock wide enough to moor a large spelljammer vessel.

Trade
During the late 15 century DR, spelljammers and astral ships docked regularly at Stardock to bring supplies to its inhabitants. Foodstuffs typically stored at Stardock included:
 * Aartuk tongues;
 * Giant space hamster hocks;
 * H'Cathan doom radishes;
 * Infinity vine stalks;
 * Pickled jammer leeches;
 * Dried mortiss meat;
 * Puffer steaks.

History
In the distant past, the cave system of Stardock had been the lair of an unknown species of dragon. Sometime before the 11 century DR, Stardock was an outpost of the illithids from Glyth, dug by umber hulk slaves. The outpost was used occasionally by the mind flayers for the following 200 years.

Sometime in early Eleasis, 1369 DR, the Twisted Rune discovered the existence of the outpost and used a wish spell to create the Rift. Led by Priamon Rakesk and the alhoon Ralayan, the Rune raided and conquered the outpost on Eleint 9 that same year. They subsequently used it as a base for magical research, kidnapping Halaster Blackcloak on Highharvestide and imprisoning him there in order to discover secrets that might grant the Rune an advantage in their struggle against the Red Wizards of Thay.

Out of Halaster's control, the occupants of Undermountain erupted all across Faerûn through uncontrolled portals. The event became known as Halaster's Higharvestide.

By 1492 DR, after a long period of abandonment, the asteroid was inhabited by githyanki and red dragons. It had been converted into a crèche where young githyanki were raised and trained before moving to the Astral Plane.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Undermountain: Stardock • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate III
 * Baldur's Gate III