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| − | | source = [[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition|FRCS]], [[The Bloodstone Lands| |
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| + | '''Bloodstone Pass''' was the only reasonable crossing point through the [[Galena Mountains]] in [[Northeast Faerûn]].<ref name="BL-p32"/> |
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| ⚫ | The pass acted as a trade route between [[Damara]] and [[Vaasa]]. Due to the extremely impassable terrain that constituted the majority of the mountain range, the pass was the easiest route and was of great strategic importance to both Damara and Vaasa.<ref name="BL-p32" /> The entrances to the Pass were guarded by the Bloodstone Gates: the [[Damaran Gate]] to the southeast and the [[Vaasan Gate]] to the northwest.<ref name="BL-p38-40">{{Cite book/The Bloodstone Lands}}</ref> |
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| + | In the 14{{th}} Century [[DR]], the Pass was part of [[Bloodstone Barony]], and contained [[Bloodstone Village]] (later called Bloodstone City),<ref name="“DunMag.177-p.80”">{{Cite dungeon/177/Realmslore: Vaasa|80}}</ref> the [[Bloodstone Mines]], [[Lake Midai]], [[Waukeshire]], [[Windless]], and [[Virdin (town)|Virdin]]. The [[Beaumaris River]] flowed through the Pass.<ref name="BL-p32">{{Cite book/The Bloodstone Lands|32}}</ref> |
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| + | Bloodstone Pass was originally formed only around [[1070 DR]] when the edge of the [[Great Glacier]] withdrew to the north.<ref name="BL-p32"/> Prior to the rise of [[Zhengyi the Witch-King]], the Pass was mostly remarkable only as an overland trade-route between Damara and the [[Moonsea]].<ref name="BL-p3">{{Cite book/The Bloodstone Lands|3}}</ref> However, the Witch-King's forces used the pass to invade Damara in [[1347 DR]], and after his defeat in [[1359 DR]], the Pass became one of the most impressively fortified places in [[Faerûn]] with the construction of the Bloodstone Gates.<ref name="FRCS3e-p107-108">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition}}</ref><ref name="BL-p38-40"/> |
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| + | The Pass would subsequently become the center of [[Gareth Dragonsbane]]'s [[Kingdom of Bloodstone]] encompassing both Damara and Vaasa, with Bloodstone City as its capital.<ref name="“DunMag.177-p.80”"/><ref name="FRCG-p188">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|188}}</ref> |
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| + | In [[1470 DR]], the [[Warlock Knights]] invaded the Pass and burned everything, leaving the once lush Bloodstone Valley barren and lifeless.<ref name="“DunMag.177-p.80”"/> The Pass then became the site of a decades-long tense standoff between the Warlock Knights of Vaasa and the kingdom of Damara, with the Warlock Knights occupying the Vaasan gate and the ruins of Bloodstone City<ref name="“DunMag.177-p.80”"/> and the Damarans occupying the Damaran Gate in the south.<ref name="FRCG-p114">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|114}}</ref> |
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| + | ==Appendix== |
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| + | ===References=== |
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[[Category:Valleys]] |
[[Category:Valleys]] |
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[[Category:Locations in the Galena Mountains]] |
[[Category:Locations in the Galena Mountains]] |
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[[Category:Locations in Damara]] |
[[Category:Locations in Damara]] |
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[[Category:Locations in Vaasa]] |
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[[Category:Locations in the Bloodstone Lands]] |
[[Category:Locations in the Bloodstone Lands]] |
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[[Category:Locations in Northeast Faerûn]] |
[[Category:Locations in Northeast Faerûn]] |
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Revision as of 00:05, 8 June 2021
Bloodstone Pass was the only reasonable crossing point through the Galena Mountains in Northeast Faerûn.[1]
Geography
The pass acted as a trade route between Damara and Vaasa. Due to the extremely impassable terrain that constituted the majority of the mountain range, the pass was the easiest route and was of great strategic importance to both Damara and Vaasa.[1] The entrances to the Pass were guarded by the Bloodstone Gates: the Damaran Gate to the southeast and the Vaasan Gate to the northwest.[2]
In the 14th Century DR, the Pass was part of Bloodstone Barony, and contained Bloodstone Village (later called Bloodstone City),[3] the Bloodstone Mines, Lake Midai, Waukeshire, Windless, and Virdin. The Beaumaris River flowed through the Pass.[1]
History
Bloodstone Pass was originally formed only around 1070 DR when the edge of the Great Glacier withdrew to the north.[1] Prior to the rise of Zhengyi the Witch-King, the Pass was mostly remarkable only as an overland trade-route between Damara and the Moonsea.[4] However, the Witch-King's forces used the pass to invade Damara in 1347 DR, and after his defeat in 1359 DR, the Pass became one of the most impressively fortified places in Faerûn with the construction of the Bloodstone Gates.[5][2]
The Pass would subsequently become the center of Gareth Dragonsbane's Kingdom of Bloodstone encompassing both Damara and Vaasa, with Bloodstone City as its capital.[3][6]
In 1470 DR, the Warlock Knights invaded the Pass and burned everything, leaving the once lush Bloodstone Valley barren and lifeless.[3] The Pass then became the site of a decades-long tense standoff between the Warlock Knights of Vaasa and the kingdom of Damara, with the Warlock Knights occupying the Vaasan gate and the ruins of Bloodstone City[3] and the Damarans occupying the Damaran Gate in the south.[7]
Appendix
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 32. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Brian R. James (April 2010). “Realmslore: Vaasa”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dungeon #177 (Wizards of the Coast) (177)., p. 80.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 3. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.