The Long Road was a route in northeast Faerûn that connected the Kingdom of Damara to the far north of Rashemen.[1][2]
Description[]
The road provided a trade route between the Cold Lands and the Unapproachable East, connecting the merchants of Damara, Rashemen, and Narfell.[1] It was not an easy trip[3] as the road was little more than a wide trail,[4] and parts were impassable during the winter.[5]
Geography[]
While some maps put the route’s western origin in Damara at Helgabal,[6] the Long Road itself truly began along the Merchant's Run just south of the city of Trailsend in the Barony of Polten.[2][7] From there, it travelled northeast along the edge of the Dunwood, passing through the town of Tellerth[3] before heading north through the Giantspire Mountains at Giant Gap to arrive in Narfell.[2][5] The Gap was less a pass and more an area of low hills between the mountains, and was known to become clogged with snow in the winter months.[5]
In Narfell, the route passed the Nar meeting grounds at Nar-sek Qu'istrade[8][9] before proceeding east to its first major stopover at the village of Jiyyd,[4] located at the intersection with the trail north to Peltarch.[4][8] The Long Road then proceeded through Ormpur[8] to the village of N'Jast at the crossroads with the Cold Road.[4] It then continued east, traversing the rest of Narfell north of the Firward Mountains and Erech Forest before crossing the River Erech[10] at Mistbridge[2] to arrive in the North Country of Rashemen. From there, it cut through the northern fringes of the Endless Wastes, passing near the Fortress of the Half-Demon[11] and crossing the Iceborn River,[10] before finally ending in Nathoud at the base of the Icerim Mountains.[2]
Notable Locations[]
- Trailsend, a city on the western end of the route,[7] although the road truly began further south of the city along Merchant's Run.[2]
- Tellerth, a farming and logging town in Damara.[3]
- Giantspire Gap, the pass through the Giantspire Mountains.[4] During the late 15th century DR, travelers were expected to pay a toll to the Razor Heart tribe of hobgoblins to pass through the Gap.[12]
- Nar-sek Qu'istrade, a neutral meeting place of the Nar tribes.[8][9]
- Jiyyd, a crossroads village in Narfell connecting the route to Peltarch.[4]
- Ormpur, a trademeet in Narfell.[8]
- N'Jast, a crossroads village in Narfell where the Long Road crossed the Cold Road.[4]
- Mistbridge, where the road crossed the River Erech.[2][10]
- Fortress of the Half-Demon, an ancient Nar castle.[11]
- Nathoud, a fortified town on the eastern end of the route. Here the Long Road met the Huhrong's Road.[10]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 190. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 118. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 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. 160. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 188. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ Map included in Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 191. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands (Map). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 42. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 129. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 86. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ 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. 161. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.