Īfter the Spellplague, the Sea of Fallen Stars began to drain into the Underdark. In the Year of the Cat's Eye, 429 DR the Chondathan mercenary captain Mulsantir Illistine attacked Westgate and overthrew the pirate kings. In the Year of the Speaking Mountain, 257 DR, pirates from the Pirate Isles invaded Westgate and began the 200-year-long reign of the Pirate Kings. Orlak proclaimed himself the Night King and ruled until he is defeated by a group of Lathander-worshiping paladins in the Year of Many Harvests, −157 DR. In the Year of Foul Awakenings, −286 DR, the vampire Orlak and a small army of mercenaries captured the city in a single night. In the Year of Bold Poachers, −349 DR, Saldrinar destroyed Kisonraathiisar and became Westgate's first human king. The largest settlment was the human town of Westgate, ruled cruelly by the great topaz dragon Kisonraathiisar. This area of the Dragon Coast was first settled by humans from the Vilhon Reach roughly 1,000 years before the Standing Stone was erected in Cormanthor. While in theory this allowed rule by the common people, in practice the corruption and criminality of Westgate allowed for continued rule by an oligarchy of merchant lords. Government įor over a thousand years, Westgate was ruled by various kings, but since Year of the Cockatrice, 1248 DR Westgate has been ruled as a republic.

Demonym Ī person from Westgate was known as a Westar or a Westhavian. Many temples were all to happy to sell spellcasting services or healing potions to adventurers, as a way to earn coin. The city's corruption extended to religious matters also, with clerics of some temples secretly pocketing donations. Westhavians tolerated the worship of a wide variety of gods, including evil gods, and were proud of their openness. It received the nickname 'Gateway to the West' from its role as the Inner Sea's most prolific port city. It was probably the oldest, richest and most corrupt port on the Sea of Fallen Stars. It was an open city that welcomed all travelers and citizens alike as long as they abided by the local laws and, of course, had enough coin.

Despite this, it was the largest and most powerful city on the Dragon Coast. The legacy of scoundrels and spies was found in every alley, and danger lurked for the unprepared in every corner. Westgate thrived on black-market trade and corruption, and was perhaps one of the most sordid cities in all of Faerûn. Westgate was a seedy and squalid metropolis-with a history in piracy, powerful crime syndicates, and nameless vampiric crime-lords. Inhabitants of Westgate Locations in Westgate Organizations in Westgate Roads in Westgate Food and drink from Westgate Items from Westgate

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