The Trollclaws was a region of troll-infested hills along the Sword Coast.[4]
Geography[]
The Trollclaws lay along the northern edge of the Fields of the Dead.[3] Both the Winding Water and the Coast Way ran through the area.[2]
Geographical Features[]
The region often seemed shrouded in mist, and was characterized by steep, grassy[2] hills, and dense foliage.[4]
Trade[]
Many caravans and other travelers passed through the Trollclaws by virtue of the Coast Way passing through the region.[3] Caravans typically used around twenty armed guards when making the trip.[5]
Rumors & Legends[]
Exactly why trolls seemed to thrive in the area was unknown, fueling conversation around many a campfire. At any rate, travelers were advised to avoid the Trollclaws if at all possible.[3]
Notable Locations[]
- Trollclaw Ford: a ford where the Coast Way crossed the Winding Water. Several attempts were made to settle near the ford, but all ended in ruin.[2][3]
- The legendary Eye Tyrant Xroon maintained a lair in the northern Trollclaws, where he left an ithrim for other beholders to compete over through the Vellurith game.[6]
Inhabitants[]
The Trollclaws were home to a seemingly inexhaustible population of trolls. Repeated attempts by mercenaries and adventuring bands to clear the area seemed to have little effect.[2] A colony of these trolls regularly communicated with the trolls that inhabited the Trollbark Forest in the east.[7]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
- Referenced only
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
- Card Games
- Dragonfire (Chaos in the Trollclaws)
References[]
- ↑ Beamdog (March 2016). Designed by Philip Daigle, et al. Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Beamdog.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ed Greenwood (1994). Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. (TSR, Inc), p. 60. ISBN 1-5607-6940-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anthony Herring, Jeff Grubb (1993). Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. (TSR, Inc.), p. 54. ISBN 1-56076-695-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “Cyclopedia of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2014-08-27). The Vellurith, Part One. Forging the Realms. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved on 2017-08-27.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), A Grand Tour of the Realms. (TSR, Inc), p. 102. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.