The Dragon's Teeth Lagoon was the body of water between the "jaws" of the Dragon's Head Peninsula, the westernmost part of the Tethyr Peninsula.[2]
Description[]
Dragon's Teeth Lagoon was a peaceful inlet[1] in the Trackless Sea and bordering Asavir's Channel to the north.[2] Its name was insured by the shape of the peninsula rather than any sort of draconic activity in the area. The shoreline of the Dragon's Teeth Lagoon was known as the Bite and was the location of forty abandoned villas and manors abandoned during the Ten Black Days of Eleint of the Year of the Bright Blade, 1347 DR. The manors were looted, ravaged, and burned by the angry mobs, and their inhabitants – slaughtered. However, some of the villas were still in use and heavily guarded in the late 14th century DR. Whether used by their rightful owners or not remained a mystery. The Firedrake Road hugged the Dragon's Head coastline and passed the abandoned mansions overlooking the Dragon's Teeth Lagoon. On rare occasions, ships were ween dropping anchors by some of the villas still in use, and heavily guarded companies prevented anyone from straying off the Firedrake Road along the Lagoon's shores.[1]
Climate[]
The Tethyr Peninsula was known for its fierce winters. The elements and water freezing in the ruined mansions' walls often caused collapses, exposing more and more of their interior with each passing season.[1]
Notable Locations[]
- Banshee's Point, the small forest on the southernmost point of Cape Velen with terrifying whaling heard by passing ships.[3]
- Carlsmere, once favored villa of the Tethyrean royal family. It was abandoned after the death of Prince Valys sometime before 1145 DR.[1]
- Cape Velen, one of the Duchies of Tethyr.[3]
- Dargree Ruins[2]
- Downdragon Rise, the forest that grew at the heart of the Dragon's Head behind the ruined villas.[1]
- Downdragon Rise Ruins[2]
- Manor Atheon, the most famous of the abandoned villas on the Bite. Its owner Lord Sarnil Atheon, slaughtered his family after succumbing to strange madness caused by a five-day-long thick fog. The fog still returns to the manor. Sarnil's ghostly wails could be heard echoing from the mists we well as ghosts of his wife and children could be witnessed fleeing for their lives.[1]
- Presmer Ruins[2]
- Tharamon Ruins[2]
Inhabitants[]
With the death of the inhabitants of the villas on the Bite, the only known dwellers of the area were ghosts that haunted the ruins of their old homes.[1]
- Sarnjack Hlaever, an infamous brigand who was killed along the Firedrake Road. His magically hidden treasure trove remained unclaimed despite many attempts to find it.[1]
- Lady Sharanree Korun once inhabited one of the manors here. She disappeared on her wedding night centuries before 1370 DR, and rumors talked about her hidden jewels somewhere in the area.[1]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 74. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 73. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.