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'''Yeoman's Loft''' was the main [[Spelljammer|spelljamming]] port in the nation of [[Netheril]].<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p92" />

==History==
Before {{Yearlink|-1064}}, the only humans to have ever traveled into [[Realmspace]] were explorers from Netheril, particularly from Yeoman's Loft. However, in addition to searching for raw materials and [[magic item]]s, the explorers also engaged in racial experiments and the vivisection of any new life forms they encountered.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p9">{{Cite book/Netheril: Empire of Magic/The Winds of Netheril|9}}</ref>

In −1064 DR, when Netheril officially decided to pursue spelljamming and explore Realmspace, Yeoman's Loft became the nation's main port, with the construction of enormous docking platforms capable of accommodating multiple vessels.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p92" /> However, the reputation acquired by the city in its previous endeavors prompted every spacefaring race from Realmspace to consider Netherese ships as threats comparable to [[nautiloid]]s, firing on them on sight. Trade became all but impossible with any other race, leaving Netherese explorers isolated.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p9" />

By {{Yearlink|-964}}, the enormous risks and costs associated with the defense of spelljamming ships in such a hostile and unwelcoming environment led the Empire to officially withdraw from Realmspace and abandon sponsoring of all spelljamming efforts.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p92" /> That same year, some of the remaining explorers from the city started an effort led by [[Oberon (Netherese arcanist)|Oberon]] to attempt to restore its relations with the other spacefaring races.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p9" />

During Netheril's Shadowed Age, the city's population declined dramatically. Spelljamming was still pursued by five separate ventures at great costs, remaining largely ignored  by the rest of the Empire.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p92" />

In {{Yearlink|-339}}, the sacrifice of [[Mystryl]] prompted by [[Karsus's Folly]] caused a massive explosion of the main docking structure of the port, as well as the detonation of the [[spelljamming helm]]s of all four ships that were docked there at the time. The collapse of the massive structure onto the city caused thousands of deaths.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p92" />

==Notable Locations==
The libraries in Yeoman's Loft were known to be larger and more complete than the [[Library of Netheril]] in [[Karsus Enclave]].<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p102">{{Cite book/Netheril: Empire of Magic/The Winds of Netheril|102}}</ref>
; Taverns & Inns 
* The [[Captain's Fancy]]<ref name="HtMAF-p10">{{Cite book/How the Mighty Are Fallen|10}}</ref>
* The [[Spacer's Lane]]<ref name="HtMAF-p10" />

; Temples 
* The [[Temple of Amaunator (Yeoman's Loft)|Temple of Amaunator]]<ref name="HtMAF-p12">{{Cite book/How the Mighty Are Fallen|12}}</ref>
* The [[Temple of Mystryl (Yeoman's Loft)|Temple of Mystryl]]<ref name="HtMAF-p12" />
* The [[Temple of Tyche (Yeoman's Loft)|Temple of Tyche]]<ref name="HtMAF-p12" />

==Inhabitants==
The [[arcanist]] [[Oberon (Netherese arcanist)|Oberon]] moved to Yeoman's Loft in −964 DR after spelljamming travel ceased to be sponsored by the other Netherese arcanists. He spent the last years of his life trying to make amends for the damage caused by the city's past exploration activities.<ref name="NEoM-WN2e-p9" />

==Appendix==
===References===
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===Connections===
{{Cities of Netheril}}

[[Category:Netherese locations]]
[[Category:Locations on Toril]]
[[Category:Locations in Faerûn]]
[[Category:Locations in North Faerûn]]
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[[Category:Spelljamming ports]]
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