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At a Glance
The Sword Coast, strictly speaking, is the saber-like western shore of northern Faerun, stretching from Candlekeep to Luskan.
In the looser, colloquial sense, the Sword Coast is an arbitrary region, defined here as everything south of the Delimbiyr and north of the Cloud Peaks, from the Sea of Swords itself east to Anauroch and the Sunset Mountains. This region is often called the Western Heartlands in official sources.
The folk of this area don’t necessarily consider themselves residents of the coast. It’s just a convenient way to divide up the map.
Waterdeep and the High Forest, among other famous landmarks, are north of the Delimbiyr and are hence part of the Sword Coast North.
Overview
Settlements
- Asbravn
- Baldur’s Gate
- Berdusk
- Beregost
- Boareskyr Bridge
- Candlekeep
- Corm Orp
- Daggerford
- Darkhold
- Dekanter
- Dragonspear Castle
- Drawn Swords
- Easting
- Elturel
- Evereska
- The Friendly Arm
- Hardbuckler
- Hill’s Edge
- Hluthvar
- Iriaebor
- Llorkh
- Loudwater
- Scornubel
- Soubar
- Triel
- The Way Inn
- Xonthal’s Tower
- Yarthrain
Ruins, Dungeons, Etc
Roads
Other Landmarks
- The Battle of Bones
- The Marsh of Chelimber
- The River Chionthar
- Cloak Wood
- The Cloud Peaks
- The River Delimbiyr
- Durlag’s Tower
- The Far Hills
- The Fields of the Dead
- The Forgotten Forest
- The Graypeak Mountains
- The Greycloak Hills
- The Halls of the Hammer
- Hammer Hall
- The High Moor
- The Hill of Lost Souls
- Laughing Hollow
- Lizard Marsh
- The Lonely Moor
- The Misty Forest
- The Reaching Woods
- The Serpent Hills
- Serpent’s Tail Stream
- The Wood of Sharp Teeth
- The Sunset Mountains
- Skull Gorge
- South Wood
- The Trielta Hills
- The Trollclaws
- Trollclaw Ford
- The Troll Hills
- Trollbark Forest
- Weathercote Wood
- The Winding Water
- The Forest of Wyrms
- Yellow Snake Pass
Neighboring Nations & Features
- Anauroch
- Cormyr
- The Dragon Coast
- The Green Fields
- The Lands of Intrigue
- The Sea of Swords
- The Sword Coast North
- The Tunlands
Sources
Primary Sources
- Forgotten Realms [1085] (2e campaign setting) — A Grand Tour of the Realms pages 85-103 (the Western Heartlands)
- Forgotten Realms [1031] (1e campaign setting) — Cyclopedia of the Realms page 81
Passing Mention
- Questions for Ed Greenwood (2013)
- Wyrms of the North: Palarandusk, ‘The Unseen Protector’
- Dragon Magazine #252 — Wyrms of the North: Palarandusk, The Unseen Protector
Maps
- The Halfling’s Gem (novel)
Other Resources
- Search for the Sword Coast on the FR Wiki
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