Dekanter

Dekanter, formally the Mines of Dekanter, were ruins in the Savage Frontier.

Description
Dekanter was once a mine of Netheril. It has since fallen into ruin.

Geography
Dekanter was located south of Weathercote Wood, the crumbling ruins were surrounded by low hills.

Flora & Fauna
beholders, gargoyles , gnolls , goblins

History
In, Dekanter, a Netherese miner, discovered a massive deposit of gold, iron, mercury, platinum and silver. Netheril quickly established the mines of Dekanter, named after its discoverer. During the time of Netheril, the mines was an incredibly successful mine. It provided Netheril with a significant amount of their mineral resources.

By, all the minerals were extracted and it became a sort of laboratory for Netherese mages. Since the mine was able to isolate the potentially negative effects of a spell, it was used as a testing ground for new spells. It was also used as a storage facility for magical items.

It was abandoned with the fall of Netheril.

Rumors & Legends
It was rumored that Dekanter was the location of an entrance into a vast subterranean land beneath Faerûn.

Inhabitants
Dekanter was home to a particularly nasty and sinister beholder who was an agent for the Zhentarim. It guarded the pass, with the aid of its gnoll minions, for the Zhentarim, allowing only Zhent caravans to use the pass to cross through the Greypeak Mountains.