Berdusk

Berdusk was known as the Jewel of the Vale as it sat on both the Uldoon Trail and the River Chionthar in Sunset Vale. Twilight Hall was located here, making the city the base of many operations for Harpers in the west and the north. A person from Berdusk was known as a Berduskan.

Culture
The Twilight Tome was the longest running and most popular periodical chapbook published in Berdusk. The Tome included witty poetry, satire, song lyrics, and short fiction.

History
Long before Berdusk was founded two other settlements stood in its placement. The first was an elven moot hall, the second a human fishing village. The city was named for a local human warrior, Berdusk Orcslayer, whose driving out of orcs from the Sunset Vale made it safe to establish settlements the area. The rapids were already named after Berdusk as of.

At some point before the, Berdusk became home of the elder orb known as the Unseeing Eye and its Cult of the Eyeless. The beholder and its cult allegedly were vanquished by Thom Wainwright, a hero sponsored by priests of Helm. Thom continued performing services for Berdusk's chapter of the Church of Helm until several years later and his fall into serious debt.

In the, the High Sun riot erupted in Berdusk due to food shortages in the city. The local bakery was burned down, and the baker's daughter was tragically killed by the crown.

Organization Houses

 * Costerheadshouse, the base of operations for the local branch of the Thousandheads Trading Coster.
 * Twilight Hall, a base operations for the local Harpers branch that is disguised as a temple of Deneir.

Fest Halls

 * Herald's Rest, the more luxurious and exclusive of the city's two fest halls.
 * Ruby Shawl, "another" festhall.

Taverns & Inns

 * Bellblade Throne
 * Blackpost's Bench
 * Flourished Flagon
 * Hullybuck's Gamble
 * Memblar's Minstrelry
 * Olyndin's Folly
 * Running Stag Inn
 * Sign of the Silver Sword

Shops

 * Alamather's by the Water
 * Ondraer's Fine Pages
 * The Dawn of Any Day
 * Thunderwood Forays
 * The Shining Sword

Temples

 * Ready House of the Right Strong Hand, a temple dedicated to Helm.
 * Evensong Tower, a temple dedicated to Milil.
 * Seat of Lore, an old stone temple dedicated to Oghma.

Other
One of fanciful bardic colleges was located in Berdusk, favored by nobles. Joel of Finder spent some time studying there, before moving on and pursuing his calling of a cleric, to his parents' chagrin.

Landmarks

 * Clearspring Tor, a park.
 * High Lady's Castle, a hilltop fortress that acts as the city's chief administrative building and quarters for most of the city guards.

Important Figures

 * Brandsuldyn Mirrortor, a former adventurer turned leader of the Seat of Lore in the late 14th century DR.
 * Cylyria Dragonbreast
 * Joel the Rebel Bard, an adventurer and favorite follower as well as a friend of his deity - Finder Wyvernspur. Joel hailed from a noble Berduckan family traced back for ten generation in the late 14 century DR.
 * Tathlosar Brimmerbold, leader of the Ready House of the Right Strong Hand in the late 14th century DR.
 * Uluene Maertalar, the high priestess of Evensong Tower in the late 14th century DR.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Parched Sea • The Nether Scroll • Tymora's Luck
 * Video Games
 * Icewind Dale II
 * Icewind Dale II
 * Icewind Dale II