Iriaebor

Iriaebor, also known as the Overland City and the City of a Thousand Spires, was a large city in Sunset Vale in the Western Heartlands region of west Faerûn.

Geography
The city stood on a sprawling ridge above the north fork of the river Chionthar. The ridge itself was known locally as the Tor.

Government
In the 14th century DR, Lord Bron ruled the city, and carefully followed the dictates of a forty-person voting merchant council.

Trade
Iriaebor carried the caravan trade on The Dusk Road over the rapids and rough water of the upper Chionthar river, and linked up with the Trader's Road.

Defense
The Shield of Iriaebor was the name of the armed forces of the city. They acted to both police the city and patrol the surrounding lands. They were well-armed.

Notable Locations
The city was split into three sections: the Docks, at the bottom of the ridge on the river Chionthar; the Old City, built on the ridge itself; and the Lower City, on the flat lands on top of the ridge. Space was limited in the city, so the locals simply built upwards. Many-storied towers rose from all over the city, joined to one another by bridges. The city streets were narrow and winding, covered in shadows.

Businesses

 * Blacktalon Citadel

Inns

 * The Wandering Wyvern
 * The Black Boar
 * The Old Talking Ox
 * The Sign of the Dreaming Dragon

Shops

 * Give Me Wings to Fly
 * Well-Dressed Wizard
 * Kaladon's Curiousities
 * Tollendell Armory
 * Dallyn Fletcher & Bowyer

Organizations

 * Blacktalons

Inhabitants
A person from Iriaebor was known as an Iriaeben or Iriaeban.

The city was ruled by Lord Bron, who lives in the central palace complex.

History
Mageholm Tower, built upon a holm (small island in the middle of the river) was originally constructed as an outer watchtower for the city, roughly a days' ride from the city's gates. It was the home of Lord Zatherin Kaladon, a powerful abjurer. His young nephew and apprentice is Geoffryn Kaladon, a bright overconfident boy of nearly fifteen summers. While the boy was on an errand in the city, Rezmir, Heinricus Darkboon, and a contingent of orcs invaded the holm and murdered Zatherin. Rezmir was satisfied with claiming the dead mage's Wand of Winter, but Darkboon, an ambitious Red Wizard of Thay, wanted access to the Tower's Vault. This Vault lies partially on another dimensional plane, and is protected by powerful arcane wards that only a member of the Kaladon family may safely pass. The Vault is filled with arcane artifacts, including the legendary Book of Vile Darkness. An annex contains the fabled mirror library of Candlekeep. Geoffryn was sworn by his uncle not to use any of the items within the Vault until he could cast the spell himself; because of this, he only took two items with him when he fled the city's environs: a silver Ring of Protection crafted to look like a platinum dragon set with an onyx, and the Bag of Holding he'd had on him when he made a delivery of scrolls and potions to a mageware shoppe in the city. Rezmir put a price on Geoffryn's head, for the boy to be taken alive, so the Cult of the Dragon could procure the magical treasures in Mageholm to present as a gift to Queen Tiamat. The boy mounted his horse Snowymane, joined by a group of adventurers, and traveled to the Greenest, only to find that town in flames. This was the beginning of the adventure known as Hoard of the Dragon Queen.