Wheloon

Wheloon was a town and later small city in the kingdom of Cormyr in interior Faerûn. It lay at the junction of the Wyvernflow River and the Way of the Manticore in southeastern Cormyr.

Language
The name "Wheloon" was pronounced "way-LOON". People and things from here were called "Whelunian".

Early history
Originally a small thorp that lived off the trade of river crossings, Wheloon slowly developed as trade along the Way of the Manticore increased and more ships starting using the Wyvernflow. It grew into a town based around the ferry.

Although Wheloon sat at the crossing of two of Cormyr's most important travel routes, it usually played only a minor role in Cormyrean history prior to 1374 DR.

In the Year of the Thirsty Sword, 900 DR, King Galaghard III's army, the Glory of Cormyr, fought a battle against the Witch Lords and their undead forces in Wheloon, before driving them into the Vast Swamp and defeating them there. This was the last historical event significant to Cormyr to occur in Wheloon until 1374 DR.

Recent history
Wheloon was one of a number of places captured by the Lost King Gondegal in the Year of the Dragon, 1352 DR. His mercenary troops occupied and pillaged the town before being ousted by the Purple Dragons as Gondegal's eight-day kingdom fell.

Until the Goblin War, Wheloon was only lightly populated but refugees from Arabel changed that, causing a small population explosion.

By 1374 DR, an aging Lord Sarp Redbeard, once considered headstrong and independent of the crown had proved his loyalty though a combination of trade deals and military actions.

In 1374 DR, a Temple to Mystra was completed, but was soon discovered to be a front for Sharran cultists to kidnap magically gifted citizens in an effort to create a rift in the Weave. Adventurers foiled said plot on Eleint 13, and helped open up trade agreements between Cormyr and the Sharptooth tribe of lizardfolk in the Vast Swamp.

Post-Spellplague
By 1479 DR, Wheloon had been transformed into a prison city, all those inside sealed in by brick and magic. Suspected worshipers of Shar were held here indefinitely by royal decree and the streets were controlled by gangs of thugs.

Demographics
Wheloon underwent a population explosion in the mid-14th century, beginning as a town of 1500 people circa 1367 DR, and rising rapidly to around 3700 in circa 1369 DR, and then to a small city of 6661 people in 1372 DR and leveling at 6692 in 1374 DR. Part of this growth was due to refugees of Arabel, which was evacuated in the Goblin War in 1370 DR.

It had a mixed population, consisting of 82% humans, 6% halflings, 4% dwarves, 4% gnomes, 2% half-elves, 1% elves, and 1% half-orcs. However, Lord Redbeard kept poor records of the number of people in Wheloon and other lands he governed, meaning that the population figures were also notoriously uncertain.

Description
It acted as a port for merchant ships out of Sembia and operated ferries over the Wyvernflow River.

Most of the city's inhabitants were hardworking craftsfolk who, though not rich, earned enough money and had enough time on their hands to enjoy their lives. They built their own houses and operated small businesses from them.

These houses were roofed with bright green slate from the nation's largest quarry situated not far to the north of the city.

Inns and taverns

 * Lantern Inn and Boathouse
 * Wyvern Watch Inn

Shops

 * Basult's Books
 * The Fish House
 * Haerldoun's Helms and Shields
 * Haldos's Fine Butchery
 * Hanno's Herbs and Medicines
 * Rallogar's Hardware
 * Sendever's Stables
 * Slowtooth's Weaponry

Temples and shrines

 * God's Grove
 * Harvest Hall
 * Temple of Mystra

Other locations

 * The Green
 * Impil Street
 * Oldstone Hall
 * Rathool's Pool
 * Wheloon Moothouse
 * Wheloon Watch House