Hultail

Hultail was a small port village on eastern side of the Wyvernwater in Cormyr, where locals felt kinship towards their northers neighbors from the Dalelands.

Description
The settlement was a small collection buildings that lacked its own Cormyr-appointed lord. Its main notable feature was Hultail being the only true port on the Wyvernwater and standing guard of the trade "secret door" to Cormyr.

Geography
Hultail stood on the Hullack Trail that hugged the Wyvernwater's southern shores and the Thunder Way, a wagon-trail, started at Hultail, moved through Cormyr, into the High Dale, and down to Sembia, ending in Saerb.

Government
Lacking its own government, Hultail was lorded over by Wheloon, Sarp Redbeard in the late 14 century DR. The only major noble house of Cormyr that had holding in Hultail was the Wyvernspur family.

Trade
The village stood along a less known trade route that connected Cormyr through the High Dale, the Hooknose Crag, and down the Thunder River to Hultail. This trade entrance was called the "secret door" and received significantly less attention than the tree routes through the Thunder Peaks, and the Vast Swamp. The "secret door" was used by those seeking quiet entrance to Cormyr and by the traveling Dalesmen. Hultail received business through traveling merchants fro the Dales as well from the smuggling operations that used the "secret door."

Defenses
Hultail was protected by a small group of militia.

History
At some point, many years before the, an unnamed ettin was able to assemble a raising party of goblins and orcs to carry out several attacks on the towns of Thunderstone and Hultail. Another monster-related event involved a single ankheg killing forty two cattle beasts on the farmlands outside of Hultail all within a month.

As of the, three Crown mages of Cormyr were stationed in Hultail. The posting was considered to be remote and of no particular importance.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Fractus, a retired War Wizard who established a shop in Hultail in the mid-to-late 14 century DR, leading many to believe he was a spy for the Dragon Throne.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Four from Cormyr
 * Novels
 * Elminster Enraged &bull; Fire in the Blood
 * Murder in Cormyr &bull; Spellstorm
 * Murder in Cormyr &bull; Spellstorm
 * Murder in Cormyr &bull; Spellstorm