Westgate

Westgate is the oldest, richest and most corrupt port in the Sea of Fallen Stars. It gets the nickname, Gateway to the West, from its role as the Inner Sea's most prolific port city. A person from Westgate is known as a Westar or a Westhavian. It is an open city that welcomes all races and all religions.

History
This area of the Dragon Coast was first settled by humans from the Vilhon Reach roughy 3,000 years ago. The largest place was the human town of Westgate, ruled cruelly by the great topaz dragon Kisonraathiisar.

In -349 DR Saldrinar destroys Kisonraathiisar and becomes Westgate's first human king.



Foreign Policy
By the Year of the Ageless One Westgate was one of the few free cities left on the Dragon Coast not occupied by either Cormyr or Sembia. In order to preserve its independence Westgate plays both powers against each other, perhaps even supporting insurrections within Cormyr's borders to stem its expansionism.

Important figures

 * King Verovan, King of Westgate who during a ship race against the Red Wizards of Thay, was tricked into turning his whole crew into stone when the Red Wizards secretly replaced his whip with one braided with a cocatrice feather.
 * Mintassan the Magnificent
 * Mystenaculis - The Black Bard; Arch-Lich. Currently ruling the city under the guise of Councilman Byzantium. Leader of The Dragonreach Alliance. Mystenaculis is an ancient evil originating in ancient Myth Drannor. He seeks to control the Dragonreach and act as the embodiment of the lost God Myrkul, God of the Dead, for his return to power. His Black Guardman control the city through fear & torture.
 * Zedrick Neely, Leader of the Night Masks
 * Gul The Grim, Dwarven Leader & figurehead of the Westgate underworld
 * Clyde The Cleaver, Information broker & underworld figure. Notorious for his hand axe of Sharpness
 * Lord Topaz, Mercenary, assassin, bounty hunter, and unofficial contractor for the Night Masks. Affiliated with Waterdeep's Assassin's Guild of the VenomBlade.

Organizations and Factions

 * Dragonreach Alliance: Currently contolling Westgate, Cedarspoke, The Pirate Isles, TenDale, Sembia, under the secret influence of the ArchLich Mystenaculis - The Black Bard
 * Black Guard; Secret Police of Mystenaculis & his dark clergy
 * Fire Knives: thieves' guild.
 * Night Masks (guild): Assassins' guild formerly in control of the city, driven out by the Dragonreach Alliance & Mystenaculis's Influence
 * Nine Golden Swords: Shou organization with criminal roots by way of Telflamm, opposes the Fire Knives
 * Zhentarim: mercenary company

Noble Houses

 * Athagdal: symbol is a set of russet weighing scales
 * Bleth: symbol is seven suns
 * Cormaeril: symbol is a red wyvern and a silver hor
 * Guldar: symbol is a black hawk
 * Malavhan: symbol is a red sun
 * Ssemm: symbol is an ivory bird's claw
 * Thalavar: symbol is a green feather
 * Thorsar: symbol is a blue hand holding corn
 * Urdo: symbol is a yellow eye
 * Vhammos: symbol is a steel-gray open hand