Cantrev Llewellyn was a small coastal city located in the kingdom of Callidyrr on the island of Alaron within the Moonshae Isles.[1][2][3][4]
Description[]
It was a plain and prototypical Ffolk settlement. Several hundred cottages filled the town, surrounding a few larger structures including several inns and taverns.[7] The walls and buildings were plastered and painted white. The area around the docks was a large grassy park surrounded by shops, alehouses, and merchants selling fruits and meats.[8]
Geography[]
Llewellyn was located along the High King's Road in southern Callidyrr in the county of Stirgewick. The town sat on Alaron's west coast along the Strait of Alaron on the north end of Llewellyn Harbor within Bregonshire.[1][2][3][4]
Government[]
As of the Year of the Highmantle, 1336 DR,[9] Llewellyn was led by a Lord Llewellyn.[7]
Defenses[]
A stone tower located about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) inland from the shore provided a degree of protection against raiding Northlanders.[7]
Trade[]
The village relied on the rich fishing in Llewellyn Harbor, and clashed over rights to the waters with Kythyss to the south.[7]
History[]
During the reign of High King Reginald Carrathal, he failed to intervene in the disputes between Llewellyn and Kythyss, leading to Kythyss hiring mercenaries that threatened both Llewellyn's fishers and perhaps the town's very autonomy.[7]
When Tristan Kendrick travelled to meet with the High King in the Year of the Bloodbird, 1346 DR, he arrived on Alaron at Llewellyn, where he was promptly captured by the Scarlet Guard.[10]
The cantrev grew from a large fishing village in the early 14th century DR (around which time it was visited by Elminster)[7] to the size of a city by the late 15th century DR.[4]
Notable Locations[]
- The Diving Dolphin, an inn known for fine food, drink, and music.[8]
- The Old Sailor, an old tavern in a rundown part of town.[10]
- A fortified manor house on the edge of town.[11]
Inhabitants[]
In addition to the Ffolk, a large community of halflings resided within the town and had additionally excavated burrows in the hills near the defensive tower. These halflings operated many of the inns and taverns catering to humans in the town.[7]
A band of doppelgangers were known to live in and around Llewellyn, and were known to impersonate travelers in hopes of ambushing unsuspecting victims on the roads and in the inns.[12]
Notable Inhabitants[]
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Appearances[]
Novels & Short Stories
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ProFantasy Software Ltd. (1999). Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas. TSR, Inc.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae (Map). Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Shawn Merwin (November 2011). “Backdrop: Moonshae Isles”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., pp. 5–6. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03.
- ↑ Map included in Douglas Niles (April 1988). Black Wizards. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-563-4.
- ↑ Map included in Douglas Niles (March 1992). Prophet of Moonshae. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 1-56076-319-1.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 34. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Douglas Niles (May 2011). Black Wizards. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 6. ISBN 978-0-7869-5970-9.
- ↑ Brian R. James (December 2007). “Grand History of the Realms: The Moonshaes”. Dragon #362 (Wizards of the Coast). Archived from the original on 2009-06-01.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Douglas Niles (May 2011). Black Wizards. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 7. ISBN 978-0-7869-5970-9.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (May 2011). Black Wizards. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-5970-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1991). Halls of the High King. (TSR, Inc), p. 15.