The Throat was a water tower in Luskan.[3]
Location[]
The tower was located in the North Bank of Luskan near the Red Dragon Trading Post.[1] The Throat could be reached by the long span of Harbor Cross from Blood Island.[4]
Structure[]
The Throat was a large water tower surrounded by pastures for tending sheep.[2]
Inhabitants[]
Anyone found in the vicinity of the tower was immediately apprehended to protect the city's main water supply. The city guards were armed with crossbows with paralyzing quarrels.[3]
History[]
Around 1370 DR, the sheep raised in the field around the Throat were given to the five captains of Luskan: Baram, Kurth, Rethnor, Suljack, and Taerl.[3] For a time, dwarves made it a rite of passage to paint the High Captains' sheep different colors, but after a bloody feud with the city, the practice ceased.[2]
Rumors and Legends[]
Most Luskanites would tell all travelers to Luskan that the Throat and Whitesails Harbor were extremely dangerous places filled with kidnappers and killers.[3]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 114. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 113. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 slade, et al. (April 1996). “Cities & Civilization”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 116. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.