Pirates' Skyhold

Pirates' Skyhold was an earthmote that floated in the skies over the Sword Coast North during the 15 century DR.

Geography
Pirates' Skyhold hovered over the Sea of Swords northwest of Neverwinter, approximately in the sky. As it lacked any connection to the city, it was difficult to reach the earthmote if one didn't have their own means to provide flight transportation.

History
Some years following cataclysm of the Spellplague, some time before the, a group of pirates led by Bartholomew Blackdagger acquired a small fleet of skyshipps and took hold of the earthmote aboard the captain's personal vessel, the Black Scourge. Blackdagger and his crew spent years assailing ships and terrorizing innocents along the Sword Coast, accumulating great wealth and an infamous reputation in the region. They began construction of Skull Fortress atop their personal flying island, which itself came to be known as Pirates' Skyhold.

After ten years of pillaging and piracy the Pirate King Blackdagger grew too bold, taking his in pursuit of a black dragon they saw soaring in the skies, with the goal of capturing the great beast The black wyrm was Garrundar the Vile, and it killed every crewman of the Black Scourge, leaving Blackdagger alone to flee alone back to Pirates' Skyhold. As Garrundar pursued the Pirate King back to his fortress, Blackdagger and his men holed themselves up within Skull Fortress.

Garrundar performed a ritual that struck Bartholomew Blackdagger with a vile curse that bound his soul to the island fortress...

took control of the earthmote thanks to their skyship. They built a fortress there, renaming the earthmote Pirates' Skyhold, and hid within the fortress all the fortune they had amassed. Then, one day, all the pirates were killed in the most obscure of circumstancies and nobody was able to reach the earthmote thereafter. The Neverwintans believed that an evil dragon killed the pirates to steal their treasure and decided to make the earthmote his lair because nobody had the means to bother him there.

Garrundar
The evil dragon was actually Garrundar the black dragon. At one time, the sky pirates led by Bartholomew Blackdagger tried to capture Garrundar but they failed spectacularly and the black dragon pursued them back to their hideout. Garrundar took control of the lizardfolk that lived there and he weaved a powerful spell that cursed the pirates into undeath and bound them.

In 1484 DR, Company Yargo, needing a new base of operations and more skyships, sent an adventurer to confront the dragon. The adventurer fought and killed him.

Appearances

 * Neverwinter (game)