Descent into Avernus

160 The Upper City's political intrigues and the Outer City's violence spills over into the Lower City, the city's middle ground ...

To the east, the nations of Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur's Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with somed ...

many of his fellow dukes and those in the Parliament of Peers still regularly outmaneuver him politically. One of his only obvio ...

GUARD REACTIONS Use the following tables each time the party has a run-in with the Flaming Fist or the Watch and you're not sure ...

CIT IZENRY The citizens ofBaldur's Gate include many races and ethnicities. Though prejudices can exist among certain residents, ...

Patriars live and work in the Upper City. Their manor homes employ dozens of s ervants, along with contingents of pe rsonal guar ...

166 ultimate good. As a result, nearly anything can be bought and sold in the city's shops, whether it be rare jewels, magic wea ...

ol)( fiig-1) fiOUS( of Wondtrs OGHMA An eye-catching, white marble pavilion in the Upper City known as the Unrolling Scroll serv ...

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NINE-FINGERS KEENE Medium humanoid (human), neutral Armor Class 15 (leather armor) Hit Points 84 (13d 8 + 26) Speed 30 ft. STR 1 ...

information about their rivals, involving the Guild in Upper City politics. Only the most talented criminals dare to burgle patr ...

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near or under the city, possibly in an ancient chamber beneath the sewers or carved into Dusthawk Hill. Ru- mor holds that eleve ...

The Watch guards gates leading to the Upper City. while the Flaming Fist oversees the rest. Guards as- signed to BaJdur's Gate a ...

UPPER CITY The Upper City, home to the patriar aristocracy of Baldur's Gate, is a place of beauty and splendor, where magnificen ...

UPPER CITY RANDOM ENCOUNTERS d20 Encounter 1-6 7-10 11-16 17-20 No encounter Harmless interaction (roll on table A) Denizens (ro ...

Citadel Streets. The northern part of the Upper City is dominated by the Watch Citadel, where the Watch con- ducts training, mai ...

in the manor, moved them to the family crypt beneath the house. There they lie now, largely forgotten. Not long after, shantytow ...