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Trollskull Alley was an alley located in the North Ward of Waterdeep.[1]

Geography[]

The alley was a narrow passage that wound through the interior of the city block surrounded in the North and South by Saerdoun Street and Delzorin Street and in the East and West by Whaelgond Way and Windborne Way, respectively.[3][2] Two entrance points existed into the alley from Saerdoun Street and one from Delzorin Street.[4] The alley itself ran parallel to Delzorin Street at its eastern end.[2]

At the southeast end of the alley, closest to the intersection between Whaelgond Way and Delzorin Street, a removable metal grate opened into a surface shaft that led to the Waterdhavian sewer system.[4][5][6][7]

The narrow alley was marked by its architecture of closely-constructed rowhouses.[8] Several business buildings also backed onto it from the surrounding streets.[2]

History[]

In the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR,[note 1] a fireball was detonated in the alley by a nimblewright in the service of Yalah Gralhund, as part of an assassination attempt on the gnome Dalakhar. The blast killed eleven people, including Dalakhar and two of his Zhentarim pursuers, a group of halfling street artists, and several other civilians.[9]

The nimblewright's objective was to obtain from Dalakhar the Stone of Golorr, an item that contained information on the whereabouts of a large treasure that had been obtained illegally by Dagult Neverember during his time as Open Lord and lay hidden somewhere in Waterdeep.[10] The blast injured Urstul Floxin, who was also in pursuit of Dalakhar, but he managed to survive and take the stone to Gralhund Villa.[9]

Notable Locations[]

Trollskull manor-5e

The abandoned Trollskull Manor.

Inhabitants[]

In the mid‒14th century DR, Trollskull Alley was frequently occupied by gambling gangs of rich youths. At night, the alley became the territory of aggressive gangs.[2]

By the late 15th century DR, Trollskull Alley was inhabited mostly by upper-middle class Waterdhavians.[8]

Appendix[]

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but Christopher Perkins answered a question via Twitter and stated the year was 1492 DR. Corroborating this, Dragon Heist page 20 refers to events of Death Masks (set in 1491 DR) as being "last year". Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1492 DR for events related to this sourcebook and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (which is referenced on pages 5 and 98 of Dragon Heist).

Appearances[]

Adventures
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 103. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.
  3. Map by Jason Engle included in Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  5. Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (July 1994). “Campaign Guide”. City of Splendors (TSR, Inc), p. 60. ISBN 0-5607-6868-1.
  6. Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 28. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
  7. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 122. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  10. Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 5, 6. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  12. Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
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