The Ducal Castle, also known as Daggerford Castle,[1] was the ancestral home of the Daggerford family, as well as the seat of power for the dukes and duchess that served as Daggerford's heads–of–state.[2][3][4]
Location[]
The castle was built atop a small hill in the eastern half of town. It was surrounded by the open area referred to as the Commons.[1][10]
Structure[]
The stone keep was three stories tall and surrounded by a stone wall that was about two-thirds its height.[2][9]
Between the keep and the castle walls was a small courtyard that held the duke's smithy, the stables, several gardens and their private grounds. The gate leading out to the rest of town remained open to its citizens at all times.[2][3][4]
Set within the hill beneath the castle were dungeons that dated back to the Barony of Blood, and its ruler Artor Morlin.[3]
History[]
Construction of the castle began in the Year of the Advancing Wind, 947 DR, by the local folk hero Tyndal "Daggerford".[5][11] It was originally built as a simple wooden fortress, but was eventually burnt to the ground by orcs. Duke Tyndal rebuilt his castle out of stone and hunted down the orcs responsible for its previous destruction.[2] The residents of the castle began to build outside of its walls, and eventually the town of Daggerford was formed.[12]
When the dwarves of Clan Ironeater moved to Daggerford in the 13th century DR, they offered their masonry skills to the town and its duke. They removed the last portions of the castle that were still made of wood, such as the guard towers atop its walls, and rebuilt them in stone.[13]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Greenwood (1994). Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. (TSR, Inc), p. 34. ISBN 1-5607-6940-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 slade, et al. (April 1996). “Daggerford”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 12. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Christopher Perkins, et al. (August 2013). Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 978-0786965311.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tito Leati, Matthew Sernett and Chris Sims (February 2014). Scourge of the Sword Coast. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 120. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
- ↑ slade, et al. (April 1996). “Daggerford”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 3. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
- ↑ slade, et al. (April 1996). “Daggerford”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
- ↑ Tito Leati, Matthew Sernett and Chris Sims (February 2014). Scourge of the Sword Coast. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 14.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ Tito Leati, Matthew Sernett and Chris Sims (February 2014). Scourge of the Sword Coast. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 9.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (August 2013). Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 134. ISBN 978-0786965311.
- ↑ slade, et al. (April 1996). “Daggerford”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 2. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.