Icewind Dale

Location from Icewind Dale by R.A. Salvatore / Wizards of the Coast / Black Isle Studios

A vast frozen tundra north of the Spine of the World — one of the most inhospitable settled regions in all of Faerûn, where survival itself is an act of defiance.

Also known as: The Dale, The Frozen North, The Far North

What They Know

• Auril the Frostmaiden has cast the Everlasting Rime, trapping the region in perpetual winter darkness with no sunrise for over two years.
• The three lakes — Maer Dualdon, Lac Dinneshere, and Redwaters — are the lifeblood of Ten-Towns, providing knucklehead trout whose ivory-like bones fuel the scrimshaw trade.
• Reghed barbarian tribes roam the tundra in seasonal migration patterns, following reindeer herds and occasionally trading or raiding Ten-Towns.
• Chardalyn, a crystalline mineral that absorbs magical energy, can be found scattered across the tundra — corrupted fragments carry fiendish influence.
• The tundra is dotted with ancient ruins and burial sites predating human settlement, some Netherese in origin.
• Yeti, crag cats, winter wolves, and frost giants are constant threats beyond town walls.
• The Council of Speakers governs Ten-Towns collectively, though each town elects its own speaker and cooperation is often fractious.
• Drizzt Do'Urden first found acceptance among surface-dwellers here, making the Dale a symbol of unlikely refuge.

Connections

• contains — bryn_shander
• contains — targos
• contains — bremen
• contains — easthaven
• contains — caer_dineval
• contains — caer_konig
• contains — dougans_hole
• contains — good_mead
• contains — lonelywood
• contains — termalaine
• contains — maer_dualdon
• contains — lac_dinneshere
• contains — redwaters
• contains — kelvin_cairn
• borders — spine_of_the_world
• borders — reghed_glacier
• threatened_by — auril

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