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Well met, traveler!
You hold in your hands an amusing and insightful guide to Waterdeep - the metropolis of the North, the City of Splendors. This handy pouch-sized tome presents Volo's choice of the finest, most spectacular, and least known (but most desired) information about the people, customs, and locations in Waterdeep - ranked with a handy coin, dagger, pipe, and tankard ratings system.
Discover:
- What it's like to attend a private party hosted by Waterdhavian nobles,
- Where Waterdeep's ghosts walk,
- Legends and clues about famous, as-yet-unrecovered treasures,
- What fare a typical Waterdhavian menu offers you,
- The best moon-kissed spots to meet Waterdhavians of the opposite sex,
- Waterdeep's best shops and craftsmen,
- The best places to dine, stay, see -- and, of course, avoid!
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Index[]
Characters[]
- Aglatha Shrey • Ahghairon • Alsible Blackhorn • Amaratha Ruendarr • Ansilver • Aurora • Balarg Dathen • Balthorr Olaskos • Blazidon "One-Eye" • Cathal Sunspear • Cathliira • Elguth Iramblin • Felzoun Thar • Hilmer • Ilmairen Arnskull • Ilphara • Imbaerl • Immithar • Jaerloon Bucklebar • Jathaliira Thindrel • Jannaxil Serpentil • Jhauntar Olmhazan • Kappiyan Flurmastyr • Khelben Arunsun • Klarargh Skullbold • Kriios Halambar • Larithmae • Loene • Masked Minstrel • Mhair Szeltune • Minthalue • Mintiper Moonsilver • Mirt • Moarinskoar Irlingstar • Nain Keenwhistler • Narthindlar • Nesmorae • Ouldra • Orlpiir Hammerstar • Phalantar Orivan • Phantrara • Piergeiron the Paladinson • Relchoz Hriiat • Ruufdeidel Ressatar • Sabbar • Shalara Malarkkin • Shyrrhr • Simon Thrithyn • Snilloc • Tathlorn • Thunturn • Volothamp Geddarm • Vorn Laskadarr • Welvreene Thalmit • Xanatrar Hillhorn • Xandos Waeverym • Yaereene Ilbaereth • Zalanthess • Zarondar Riautar • Zobia Shrinsha • Zygarth Saern
Creatures[]
- battle horror • blue dragon • boar • cockatrice • crab • crawling claw • death tyrant • deepspawn • deer • dragonet • duck • dung beetle • eye of the deep • faerie dragon • gargoyle • ghoul • griffon • hippocampus • iron golem • killmoulis • lizardmen • longfin • manticore • mimic (grub • space) • mouse • myconid • nymph • ox • oyster • pegasus • pheasant • pigeon • quail • rabbit • red dragon • salmon • sea snake • seagull • shrimp • silverfin • skeleton • spectator • spider (watchspider) • squirrel • stone golem • tome guardian • Walking Statues of Waterdeep • white dragon • wight • wizshade • wraith • yeti • zombie (monster zombie)
- Referenced only
- Baatezu
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
- Sea of Fallen Stars (Inner Sea)
- Buildings
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- Businesses & Shops
- Aurora's Whole Realms Shop Catalogue Counter • Balthorr's Rare and Wonderous Treasures • Belmonder's Meats • Gelfuril the Trader • The Golden Key • Halambar Lutes & Harps • Halazar's Fine Gems • Halls of Hilmer • Helmstar Warehouse • Hriiat Fine Pastries • Maerados Fine Furs • Old Monster Shop • Old Xoblob Shop • Nueth's Fine Nets • Olmhazan's Jewels • Orsabba's Fine Imports • Phalantar's Philtres & Components • Pelauvir's Counter • Red Sails Warehouse • Riautar's Weaponry • Riven Shield Shop • House of Pride • Saern's Fine Swords • Selchoun's Sundries Shop • Serpent Books & Folios • Sulmest's Splendid Shoes & Boots • Thentavva's Boots
- Castles & Forts
- Palace of Waterdeep • Spellgard
- Dungeons
- Sewers • Undermountain
- Festhalls, Nightclubs, & Gambling Houses
- Copper Cup • Gentle Mermaid • Hanging Lantern • House of Purple Silks • Jade Dancer • Mermaid's Arms • Mother Tathlorn's House of Pleasure and Healing • Purple Palace • Rusty Halidom • Smiling Siren Nightclub & Theater • Three Pearls Nightclub
- Guildhalls
- Citadel of the Arrow • Cobblers' & Corvisers' House • Costumers' Hall • Fellowship Hall • Golden Horn Gambling House • Guildhall of the Order • Guild Paddock • House of Cleanliness • House of Crystal • House of Gems • House of Healing • House of Light • House of Song • House of Textiles • House of the Fine Carvers • Map House • Market Hall • Master Bakers' Hall • League Office • Old Guildhall • Stationers' Hall • Tower of the Order • Wheel Hall • The Zoarstar
- Inns
- Banshee at Bay • Blackstar Inn • Cliffwatch • Dacer's Inn • Galloping Minotaur • Gentle Rest • Gondalim's • Grey Serpent • House of Good Spirits • Inn of the Dripping Dagger • Jade Jug • Maerghoun's Inn • Pampered Traveler • Pilgrims' Rest • The Raging Lion (Waterdeep) • Ship's Prow • Rearing Hippocampus • Splintered Stair • Shipmasters' Hall • Unicorn's Horn • Wandering Wemic • Warm Beds • Yawning Portal
- Residences
- Adarbrent Villa • Fair Winds • Hawkwinter House • Helmfast Villa • Heroes' Rest • High House of Roaringhorn • House of Loene • House of Shyrrhr • Kappiyan Flurmastyr's House • Marblehearth • Margaster Villa • Mirt's Mansion • Snookery • Stormwatch
- Taverns
- A Maiden's Tears • Bloody Fist • Blue Jack • Blue Mermaid • Blushing Mermaid • Bowels of the Earth • Crawling Spider • Dragon's Head • Elfstone Tavern • Felzoun's Folly • Fiery Flagon • Friendly Flounder • Full Cup • Grinning Lion • Gounar's Tavern • Hanged Man • Misty Beard • Red Gauntlet • Red Owl • The Sailors' Own • Ship's Wheel • Singing Sword • Sleeping Snake • Sleeping Wench • Sleepy Sylph • Spouting Fish (Waterdeep) • Sword's Rest • Thirsty Sailor • Thirsty Throat
- Temples
- House of the Moon • House of Wonder • Plinth
- Towers, Civic
- Endcliff Tower • Farwatch Tower • Mountain Tower
- Towers, Residential
- Ahghairon's Tower • Blackstaff Tower • Dragon Tower • Mhair's Tower • Naingate • Tessalar's Tower
- Districts of Waterdeep
- Castle Ward • City of the Dead • Dock Ward • North Ward • Sea Ward • Southern Ward • Trades Ward
- Forests
- Ardeep Forest • Dernall Forest • High Forest
- Hills & Mountains
- Earthspur Mountains • Mount Waterdeep
- Islands
- Alaron • Evermeet • Mintarn • Moonshae Isles • Pirate Isles (Dragonisle) • Nimbral
- Landmarks
- Field of Triumph • Heroes' Garden • The Market • Trollwall
- Nations
- Amn • Calimshan • Cormyr • Evereska • Lantan • Sossal • Tashalar • Tethyr • Thay
- Planes
- Ethereal plane
- Regions
- Anauroch • Chult • Deepingdale • Great Glacier • Maztica • the North • Shaar • Shadowdale • Stonelands • Sword Coast • Sword Coast North • Zakhara
- Roads
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- Alleys of Waterdeep
- Arun's Alley • Asmagh's Alley • Atkiss Alley • Blackhorn Alley • Blue Alley • Brindul Alley • Buckle Alley • Cat Alley • Cat's Tail • Chelor's Alley • Coin Alley • Dark Alley • Deloun Alley • Duir's Alley • Elsambul's Lane • Hunters' Alley • Kulzar's Alley • Lathin's Cut • Lemontree Alley • Lhoril's Alley • Mhaer's Alley • Moonstar Alley • Mouse Alley • The Prowl • The Reach • Quaff Alley • Quill Alley • Sabbar's Alley • Satchel Alley • Seawind Alley • Sevenlamps Cut • Shadows Alley • Shank Alley • Spendthrift Alley • Spoils Alley • Tarnished Silver Alley • Theln Lane • Tuckpurse Alley • Urcandle Alley • Wastrel Alley • Zeldan's Alley
- Courts of Waterdeep
- Anchoret's Court • Caravan Court • Court of the White Bull • Howling Cat Court • Jester's Court • Turnback Court
- Streets of Waterdeep
- Adder Lane • Alnether Street • Aureenar Street • Bazaar Street • Belnimbra's Street • Book Street • Buckle Street • Burnt Wagon Way • Cage Street • Calamastyr Lane • Cliffride • Coffinmarch • Cymbril's Walk • Delzorin Street • Diamond Street • Gem Street • Golden Serpent Street • Gorl Street • Grimwald's Way • Gulzindar Street • Haltover Street • Julthoon Street • Lamp Street • Mendever Street • Mulgomir's Way • Phastal Street • River Street • Seawatch Street • Selduth Street • Shesstra's Street • Shield Street • Simple's Street • Siren Lane • Skulls Street • Snail Street • Sorn Street • Stormstar's Ride • Street of Bells • Street of Glances • Street of Lances • Street of the Manticore • Street of Silks • Street of Silver • Street of the Singing Dolphin • Street of the Sword • Street of the Tusks • Street of Whispers • Sul Street • Sutherlane • Telshambra's Street • Vellarr's Lane • Vondil Street • Warriors' Way • Waterdeep Way • Westwall Street
- Settlements
- Almraiven • Amnwater • Amphail • Baldur's Gate • Calimport • Callidyrr • Everlund • Immurk's Hold • Menzoberranzan • Mirabar • Myth Drannor • Neverwinter • Priapurl • Silverymoon • Skullport • Sundul • Suzail • Tashluta
Magic[]
- Armor & Clothing
- eyes of minute seeing • gauntlets of ogre power • gauntlets of swimming and climbing • hat of disguise • helm of Bolarr • shield of many meteors
- Potions
- elixir of health • Keoghtom's ointment • periapt of health • periapt of proof against poison • periapt of protection • potion of extra healing • potion of longevity • potion of super heroism • potion of treasure finding • potion of vitality
- Items
- bead of force • driftlight • dust of petrification • dust of tracelessness • figurine of wondrous power • Harp that Sings by Itself • iron bands of Bilarro • moon sphere • Quaal's feather token
- Jewelry
- brooch of shielding • earring of protection • earring of spell turning • greenstone amulet • necklace of adaptation • ring of blinking • ring of gargoyles • ring of free action • ring of gargoyles • ring of invisibility • ring of jumping • ring of levitation • ring of protection • ring of shooting stars • ring of spell storing • ring of spell turning
- Spells
- disintegrate • dispel magic • fireball • forcecage • Melf's minute meteors • prismatic sphere • silence • turn undead • wall of force
- Weapons
- flying dagger • Horrible Hammer of War • rod of lordly might • spear of Lochal • staff of power • staff of the magi • sword of dancing • sword of quickness • wand of lightning bolts • wand of magic missiles • wand of misplaced objects • wand of negation • wand of paralyzation • wand of teleportation • wand of wonder
Organizations[]
- Adventuring bands
- Company of Crazed Venturers • Company of the Bloody Banner • Guild Adventuring Company • The Nine • Weird Company • Wrath Rampant
- Civic Organizations
- City Watch
- Cults
- Cult of the Black Tortoise • Cult of the Dancing Bear
- Families
- Clan Arnskull • Clan Bucklebar • Clan Hammerstar • Clan Thar • House Eagleshield • House Hawkwinter • House Irlingstar • House Margaster • House Roaringhorn • House Tesper
- Guilds
- Council of Musicians, Instrument-Makers and Choristers • Guild of Apothecaries & Physicians • Jewelers' Guild • Order of Cobblers & Corvisers
Miscellaneous[]
- Art & Literature
- calligraphy • Fall of the Company • tattoo • Trollsong
- Clothing
- apron • bodice • boots • breeches • gown • sash • spectacles • tunic
- Conditions
- petrification
- Food & Drinks
- apricot • asparagus • bacon • bitter • bread (blackbread • brown bread) • butter • carrot • celery • cheese (cheese handwheel) • coast chowder • crab meat • eel pie • egg • garlic • garlic butter • garlic sauce • gooseberry • grape • horseradish • jelly • leek • lemon • lentil • lettuce • lime • Merithian sauce • mint jelly • molasses • mustard • olive • onion • peach • pear • pickle • pork pie • potato • roast oxen • roe • sausage • sausage roll • soup (dragon soup • morkoth soup • turtle soup) • spiced silverfin • stew • sweet and sour sauce • tomato • tripe • venison
- Beverages
- Al & Tal's Slurp Syrup • ale • black grog ale • blackthroat • brandy • Evereskan clearwater • Fool's Thirst-Quencher • liqueur • mead • milk • nectar (Guldathen nectar • Neverwinter nectar) • stout • Tashlutan amberthroat • thorl beldarakul • Neverwinter white • whiskey • wine (elverquisst • firewine • Maerlathen blue wine • Neverwinter black icewine • moonwine • red lythton • red wine • sherry • sluth • white wine • Wyvern whiskey • zzar)
- Spices & Herbs
- chive • parsley
- Games
- chess • dice
- Gemstones
- amaratha • black opal • emerald • kings' tears • pearl • rogue stone • ruby • star sapphire
- Items
- anchor • barrel • bedroll • blanket • bowl • bowstring • candle • chain • chapbook • coffin • coffer • figurehead • flask • gong • hammock • harness • jar • lock • lockpicks • map • marbles • net • pouch • rope • rope ladder • torch
- Materials & Substances
- blown-glass • brocade • ceramic • dung (manure) • flagstone • marble • perfume
- Professions
- apothecary • locksmith • minstrel • moneylending • hiresword
- Titles
- satrap
- Vegetation
- endive • lichen • mildew • moss • mushroom • nightcap (mushroom) • nightshade • shadowtop • tobacco
- Vessels
- caravel • ghost ship • push-dolly • wagon
- Ships
- Lost Luck • Moonwind
- Weapons
- crossbow • long sword • mace • polearm • shank • short sword • sling
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
An early mock and promotional cover of Volo's Guide to Waterdeep.
Further Reading[]
- Ed Greenwood (February 1993). “The Game Wizards: Volo goes to town”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #190 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 81–82.
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline. Volo's Guide to Waterdeep (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2014-01-10.