Ahghairon's dragonward was a powerful and undispellable mythal cast by the famous mage Ahghairon over the city of Waterdeep.[1][2] Centered under Ahghairon's Tower, the mythal projected a...

Hathmar Blademark was a renowned drow swashbuckler and transmuter wizard who worked as a mercenary in the surface lands of the Vast in the mid-14th century DR.[1][2][3][4][note 3] Hathmar was...

Mordenkainen's buzzing bee, also known simply as buzzing bee,[4] was a simple arcane spell of the conjuration school of magic practiced by wizards and sorcerers.[1][2][3] The spell conjured a...

A Black Bucket Hunt was an annual revel and treasure hunt held in Waterdeep that ultimately led into Undermountain. It was sponsored each year by a different noble family and tacitly allowed by...

Marret was a rare stone from the Underdark that glowed a faint white.[1] Marret was a rare, white stone. It had a property akin to phosphorescence, except it did not require prior illumination in...

Mirrormoss Bay, or Neirthoura in the Elven language, meaning "Stars-In-The-Water," was a large bay located at the northernmost end of the Dragon Reach, where the River Lis joined the Sea of Fallen...

Thond of Wyvernwater was a human diviner and merchant of Cormyr, a member of the House of Thond, and a spokesman for the Iron Throne in the late 14th century DR.[1][note 1] A respectable merchant...

The Most Careful Order of Skilled Smiths & Metalforgers was a guild of blacksmiths and metalworkers operating out of the city of Waterdeep.[1] The Master of the guild was both the leader of the...

The tooth of Acererak was said to be one of the teeth of Dahlver-Nar, objects of pact magic able to provide links to powerful entities.[1][note 1] This particular tooth allowed the user to form a...

Brazing Honeywaffles was a dessert dish found in the Dalelands that was notable for being served piping hot.[1] Brazing Honeywaffles was a variety of pancake dish made with milk, flour, butter...

Bloodiron or trollsbane was a forge chant employed by dwarves. It rendered a blood-drawing weapon preternaturally bloodthirsty, such that it caused unhealing, gruesome wounds.[1] A weapon affected...

Wildhound Court was a courtyard in the Mountainside neighborhood of Waterdeep. It's name was derived from the strange effect it had on stray dogs who seem to be attracted to the courtyard by an...

Highmoon Dark was a popular ale from the Oak and Spear tavern in Highmoon.[1] It was a dark stout with an aftertaste described as rich, nutty, and tasting like bacon.[1] In the late 14th century...

The Duharrkoth was a floating "island" above the Trackless Sea. Whatever unknown magic kept it aloft also kept it utterly immobile and upright no matter the weather or other interference. It was...

The Tribe of the Seal was a nomadic group of Reghedman barbarians living in the tundra of Icewind Dale.[1] This Tribe spent most of the year out on the Sea of Moving Ice.[1] By 1439 DR, both...

Izulktur was a Xanathar, the leader of the Xanathar's Thieves' Guild in Waterdeep, for a brief period in the mid–15th century DR.[1] Izulktur was an impatient and restless beholder who quickly...

Dlaarvos Fyredram (pronounced: /dəˈlærvoʊs/ duh-LARR-voh-ss) was a handsome, half-elven repairer in the Luruaran city of Silverymoon. Though relatively popular—especially with older Silvaeren...

Iron rations, sometimes referred to as journeyfood[1] but more commonly known on Toril as way-rations,[2] were rations distinct from the standard variety in that they were well preserved to have a...

Torias was a roguish halfling Vistani trader of the merchant caravan led by Katriana that visited such towns of Luruar as Hilltop in the late 14th century DR.[1] Torias was a hin man with a pale...

The Smiling Mask was an underground club in Waterdeep, catering mostly to drow. It was named for its proprietor, a friendly floating mask, and was considered "neutral ground" for drow all across...

Oceanus (pronounced: /oʊʃiˈɑːnʌs/ oh-shee-AHN-uss[5]) was a sea elf hero and representative of Myth Nantar as well as a commander of its military during the late 15th century DR.[1][2][note 1] He...

An orange cube, also known as an orange ioun stone,[1] was an ioun stone that offered protection from mind-affecting spells.[2][4] As the name suggested, these ioun stones were orange cubes. It...

Eldercap mushrooms were a variety of magical fungus native to the Feywild.[2] Eldercaps were white and grey mushrooms, covered in small bumps and sporting whiskers. Though unappetizing, eldercaps...

Mount Sar was a mountain peak in the Sword Mountains, the second most southern in the entire range.[2] The mountain located north of Waterdeep between the Long Road and the High Road. Along with...

The Smiths' Coster was a fairly large dwarven-owned[1][4][5] trading company, specialized in the proliferation of weapons and armor of all kinds,[1][3][4][2][3] that operated across several...

Ailyn Kane was Raidon Kane's adoptive daughter.[3] Rescued after her family was replaced by tsochari, she perished at a young age during the upheavals of the Spellplague upon Nathlekh.[1] She had...

Yarok was an ogre berserker in the service of the Shining Crusade in the mid-to-late 14th century DR.[1] Yarok was the leader of the first wave of Shining Crusade forces attacking the Coalition...