Lower City

The Lower City of Baldur's Gate was the southern region of the metropolis, located between the great wall of Balduran, that divided it from the Upper City, and the shores of the River Chionthar. It served as the Gate's mercantile hub, housing the city's docks, along with a great many businesses, inns, taverns and temples. Trade and commerce were paramount in the Lower City.

Description
""In the Lower City, we live and work atop each other untidily""

- Asturgel, Baldurian sage

The Lower City of Baldur's Gate was shaped like a crescent that surrounded the city's Gray Harbor. Built atop sloping bluffs, the narrow cobblestone streets of the Lower City twisted around one another to form the regions city-blocks. The tight rows of conjoined, stone buildings featured common characteristics such as slate roofs and vibrantly-painted shutters that were firmly secured in the evening hours.

Most of the Lower City was covered in a near-continued fog that rolled in from the Chionthar River. As a result the stone streets were damp and slippery and visibility was low, even during the daytime. The darkness and mist were abated, to an extent, by the number oil-and-wick street lamps that dotted many of the street corners, particularly those in the nice neighborhoods.

Seatower
Seatower encompassed the entire south-western area of Baldur's Gate, including the west-most docks of the harbor. Notable landmarks included the Candlekeep Chandlery and the great Seatower of Balduran, a beacon of the Flaming Fist's statue within the city.

Bloomridge
This rather affluent neighborhood was home to the successful merchants, seafarers and landowners whose wealth, if not their station, mirrored that of the Baldurian patriar—to a notably lesser extent. Along with the numerous cafes and boutiques found within, Bloomridge house a couple of manor houses, including those of the eccentric mage Mandorcai and the adventurer-turned-councilor, Coran.