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+ | | title = Tilverton |
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+ | | image = [[File:Tilverton2eR.jpg|250px]] |
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+ | | caption = Tilverton, ''circa'' [[1367 DR]] |
| name = Tilverton |
| name = Tilverton |
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+ | | aliases = [[Tilverton Scar]] |
| − | | size = |
+ | | size = Small city |
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+ | | area = [[Interior Faerûn]], [[Cormyr]] |
| + | | population1 = 12,100<ref name="FRA-112">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Adventures|112}}</ref> |
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| − | | population = nil [[1372 DR]] |
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+ | | popyear1 = 1358 |
| + | | population2 = 9,002 |
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| + | | popyear2 = 1372 |
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| + | | population3 = 0 |
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| + | | popyear3 = 1373 |
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| + | | races = [[Human]]s |
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| + | |demonym = Tilverian or Gap folk<ref name="WotW">{{Cite polyhedron/74/The Everwinking Eye: Words To The Wise}}</ref> |
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| − | '''Tilverton''' |
+ | '''Tilverton''' was located on the [[Moonsea Ride]] in the [[Stonelands]] in [[Cormyr]].<ref name="TGP-P49">{{Cite book/The Glass Prison|49}}</ref><ref name="FRCS2eRmap">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised)/Map}}</ref> |
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| + | ==Geography== |
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| + | Located at the strategic mouth of [[Tilver's Gap]], between the [[Thunder Peaks]] and the [[Desertsmouth Mountains]],<ref name="TGP-P49" /> Tilverton stood at the ''T'' intersection where the [[North Ride]] met the Moonsea Ride.<ref name="VoloC-p195-196">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to Cormyr|195-196}}</ref> These roads led from the town to [[Arabel]], via the Moonsea Ride and [[Shadowdale]], via the North Ride. |
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| + | ==Places of Interest== |
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| − | Animal pelts from the [[Thunder Peaks]] and the [[Storm Horns]] did very good business in Tilverton as of 1368 DR.<ref name="EE:tTTatSH-p12">{{Cite book/Elminster's Ecologies/The Thunder Peaks and the Storm Horns|12}}</ref> |
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| + | ===Taverns=== |
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| + | *[[Flagon Held High]] |
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| + | *[[The Winking Moon]] |
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| + | ===Streets=== |
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| + | *''The Street of the Sorceress'' was a wide street inside Tilverton's east gate on the Moonsea Ride.<ref name="TGP-P51">{{Cite book/The Glass Prison|51}}</ref> It turned south in a wide 'S' shape and from there went up the ''Tilver Stairs'' hillside into ''Old Town'' and then looped around down the ''Market Stairs'', which stopped at the Market.<ref name="VoloC-p197-198">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to Cormyr|197-198}}</ref> |
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| + | *''Phorn's Lane'' was a small dead-end side street near the Flagon Held High.<ref name="TGP-P51"/> It ran north of the Street of the Sorceress and past the ''Tilver Stairs'' toward Old Town.<ref name="VoloC-p197-198" /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| + | [[Image:Tilverton.PNG|thumb|right|250px|''A map of Tilverton in 1358 DR.'']] |
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| ⚫ | On Mirtul 27 [[1372 DR]], Tilverton was destroyed.<ref name="PGtF-P170">{{Cite book/ |
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| + | By [[1357 DR]], the city had come under complete [[Cormyrean]] occupation.<ref>{{Cite book/Ruins of Zhentil Keep/Campaign Book|47}}</ref> In [[1367 DR]], the [[Rogues of Tilverton]] drove the agents of both the [[Zhentarim]] and the [[Dragon Cult]] out of Tilverton, to establish themselves as an outlaw force with which to be reckoned. Even a brief foray by the [[Fire Knives]] was repelled.<ref name="VoloC-p197">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to Cormyr|197}}</ref> Animal pelt traders from the Thunder Peaks and the [[Storm Horns]] did brisk business in Tilverton as of [[1368 DR]].<ref name="EE.tTTatSH-p12">{{Cite book/Elminster's Ecologies/The Thunder Peaks and the Storm Horns|12}}</ref> |
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| + | ===The Destruction of Tilverton=== |
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| − | In [[1479 DR]], Tilverton had changed from shadows to a “spiral of darkness and blue fire”. '''Tilverton''' is the only known area of [[plagueland]] in [[Cormyr]].<ref name="FRCG-p107">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|107}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On Mirtul 27 [[1372 DR]], Tilverton was destroyed when it was attacked by the forces of [[Thultanthar]].<ref name="PGtF-P170">{{Cite book/Player's Guide to Faerûn|170}}</ref> All that was left of the town was a dark, concave space filled with shadows and flitting regions of deeper darkness.<ref name="The Siege">{{Cite book/The Siege}}</ref> |
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| + | Though Tilverton is now destroyed and desolate, the city's walls rise high above the flat plain on which it once stood.<ref name="TGP-P49" /> By [[1479 DR]], this area become known as the [[Tilverton Scar]].<ref name="FRCG-p107">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|107}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:29, 7 August 2018
This article is about The town of Tilverton pre 1372. For Tilverton post 1372 DR, see Tilverton Scar.
Tilverton was located on the Moonsea Ride in the Stonelands in Cormyr.[3][4]
Geography
Located at the strategic mouth of Tilver's Gap, between the Thunder Peaks and the Desertsmouth Mountains,[3] Tilverton stood at the T intersection where the North Ride met the Moonsea Ride.[5] These roads led from the town to Arabel, via the Moonsea Ride and Shadowdale, via the North Ride.
Places of Interest
Taverns
- Flagon Held High
- The Winking Moon
Streets
- The Street of the Sorceress was a wide street inside Tilverton's east gate on the Moonsea Ride.[6] It turned south in a wide 'S' shape and from there went up the Tilver Stairs hillside into Old Town and then looped around down the Market Stairs, which stopped at the Market.[7]
- Phorn's Lane was a small dead-end side street near the Flagon Held High.[6] It ran north of the Street of the Sorceress and past the Tilver Stairs toward Old Town.[7]
History
A map of Tilverton in 1358 DR.
By 1357 DR, the city had come under complete Cormyrean occupation.[8] In 1367 DR, the Rogues of Tilverton drove the agents of both the Zhentarim and the Dragon Cult out of Tilverton, to establish themselves as an outlaw force with which to be reckoned. Even a brief foray by the Fire Knives was repelled.[9] Animal pelt traders from the Thunder Peaks and the Storm Horns did brisk business in Tilverton as of 1368 DR.[10]
The Destruction of Tilverton
On Mirtul 27 1372 DR, Tilverton was destroyed when it was attacked by the forces of Thultanthar.[11] All that was left of the town was a dark, concave space filled with shadows and flitting regions of deeper darkness.[12] Though Tilverton is now destroyed and desolate, the city's walls rise high above the flat plain on which it once stood.[3] By 1479 DR, this area become known as the Tilverton Scar.[13]
References
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 112. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (August 1992). “The Everwinking Eye: Words To The Wise”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #74 (TSR, Inc.), p. 14–15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Monte Cook (April 1999). The Glass Prison. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 49. ISBN 978-0786913435.
- ↑ Map included in Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 195–196. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Monte Cook (April 1999). The Glass Prison. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 51. ISBN 978-0786913435.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 197–198. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Kevin Melka, John Terra (March 1995). “Campaign Book”. In Julia Martin ed. Ruins of Zhentil Keep (TSR, Inc.), p. 47. ISBN 0-7869-0109-8.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 197. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Thunder Peaks and the Storm Horns”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 12. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 170. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ Troy Denning (November 2001). The Siege. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-2678-7.
- ↑ 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. 107. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.