This article is about the v.3.5 sourcebook. For other uses, see City of Splendors (disambiguation).
City of Splendors: Waterdeep is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting using the 3.5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons® ruleset.
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The first in-depth look at Waterdeep, the shining jewel of the Forgotten Realms setting, in many years.
City of Splendors: Waterdeep offers an in-depth examination of the great city of Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms setting. An overview of the city includes history, a who’s who, information on laws, and rules for running and playing in a Waterdhavian campaign. Information on the people of Waterdeep covers non-player characters, arcane schools, armed forces, guilds, nobility, prestige classes specific to the city, and more. Also included in the book are discussions of specific Waterdeep locales, adventure locales, and new monsters. An extensive appendix gives information on new equipment, magic items, psionic powers, poisons, spells, and more.
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Contents[]
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The City of Splendors
- Chapter 2: People of Waterdeep
- Chapter 3: Prestige Classes
- Chapter 4: Waterdeep Locales
- Chapter 5: Adventures in Waterdeep
- Chapter 6: Monsters of Waterdeep
- Chapter 7: Heroes and Magic
Description[]
It details the city of Waterdeep, including a history of the city, detailed city maps, descriptions of key locations, game statistics for important NPCs, information on local laws, and rules for running and playing in adventures in the City of Splendors.
Index[]
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Characters[]
- Achem el Zalath • Alathene Moonstar • Alaura Cartier • Aleena Paladinstar • Amrani • Araeralee Summerstar • Arnagus • Artor Morlin • Athosar • Aznar Thrul • Baerom Thunderstaff II • Bamaal Dunster • Blackrabbas Khuulthund • Crunch • Cyrtue • Corinna Lathankin • Dagsumn • Dahaerlin • Danilo Thann • Djarrus Gost • Drejjd • Errya Eltorchul • Essimuth • Ethur Anszim • Fea Eltorchul • Frethian • Gathgaer Milomynt • Ghentilara • Haerun Mhammaster • Hanor Kichavo • Haurier Brightshadow • Helve Moonstar • Hemmerem • Hlanta Melshimber • Hlethvagi Anteos • Horth Shalark • Hronkil Elgredesson • Huld Belabranta • Ildar Orsabbas • Ilbrost Mythyl • Ilighast Chamnabbar • Ilistar Maeringuld • Irbryth Authamaun • Iriador Wintermist • Irusyl Eraneth • Jalarra Sakrel • Jandar Ilbaereth • Jannaxil Serpentil • Jasmal • Javroun Lithkind • Jhandess Millomyr • Jhanthra Rowanmantle • Juz'la • Kadila adh Vitendi • Kappiyan Flurmastyr • Kelthul Majarra • Khallos Melshimber • Khostal Hannass • Kiirma Blackmane • Kromnlor Sernar • Lhoril Delhiirnyn • Loene • Maaril • Madame Garah • Maresta Rhanbuck • Maskar Wands • Maura Silverhand • Mhaere Dryndilstann • Mhair Szeltune • Mirrormul Tszul • Mother Tathlorn • Muiral • Mulgor • Nandel Greenward • Naneatha Lharilstar •Narthund Delzhour • Nelkaush • Nleera Tarannath Tesper • Nylaersyn Floshin • Olanhar Wands • One-Eyed Jukk • Orgin Ulmokina • Orlar Thammas • Orth Ironchisel • Oth Eltorchul • Piatran • Ramas Shehepset • Salarma Meldart • Savengriff • Shalara Malarrkin • Shradin Mulophor • Shyrrhr • Sulphon • Sydon Gundwynd • Sylsinssath Sultlue • Syluné • Tamar Harpell • Tammert Landral • Tehss Maerklos • Telbran Nelarn • Tessalar Hulicorm • Thazar Arkanak • Thesp Eltorchul • Thunna • Thruin • Thyriellentha Snome • Tlinthar Regheriad • Tomas Siohcen • Trobriand • Turth Anczibul • Umbralax • Vlorn Keenear • Vulharindauloth • Xorla Djannas • Yolanda Shamat • Zabbas Thuul • Zeltabbar Iliphar • Zorth Ulmaril
Creatures[]
- Constructs
- Gondsman
- Creatures
- dweomervore • familiar • guardgoyle • leucrotta • leucrotta, changesteed • phaerimm • scaladar • sea wraith • walking statue of waterdeep • watchspider • wilora
- Races
- half-elf (half-drow / half-sea elf)
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
- Chionthar River • Delimbiyr River • Mirar River • Naval Harbor • Skull Pool • Trackless Sea • Unicorn Run
- Buildings
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- Arenas
- Monster Pit
- Boarding Houses
- Madame Garah's Boarding House
- Businesses
- Amrani's Laundry • Athal's Stables • Aurora's Realms Shop, Slut Street Catalogue Counter • Aurora's Realms Shop, South High Road Catalogue Counter • Aurora's Realms Shop, Street of Tusks Catalogue Counter • Aurora's Realms Shop, Waterdeep Way Catalogue Counter • Balthorr's Rare & Wondrous Treasures • Bellister's Hand • Belmonder's Meats • Berendarr's World of Words • Brian the Swordmaster's Smithy • Curious Past • Daily Trumpet • Diloontier's Apothecary • Downybeard Tobacconist • Dunblast Roofing Company • Eilean's Maztica Delights • Essimuth's Equipment • Fallen Stars Fish • Felhaur's Fine Fish • Fine Nuts • Fishscale Smithy • Flame of Hope • Garrulous Grocer • Gelfuril the Trader • Gentle Rest Stables • The Golden Key Locksmiths • Halambar Lutes & Harps • Halls of Hilmer • Hemmerem's Stables • Henndever's Coffins and Coffers • Hlakken Stables • Hlethvagi's Coins • Horizon's Sails • House of Pride • Huulfor Manor • Khammeral's Coins • Krabbellor Silversmiths • Lanternmaker Zorth Ulmaril • Laran's Cartographers • Lightsinger Theater • Medusa's Glare • Meiroth's Fine Silks • Melgard's Fine Leathers • Meraedos Fine Furs • Merlook Nets & Knotware • Millomyr Harps • Mother Jatha's • Nelkaush the Weaver • Nestaur's Ropes • Nueth's Fine Nets • Nurneene's Marvelous Masks • Old Knot Shop • Old Monster Shop • Old Xoblob Shop • Olmhazan's Jewels • Orm's Highbench • Orsabbas's Fine Imports • Paethier's Pipeweed • Patient Fingers Finework • Pelauvir's Counter • Phalantar's Philtres & Components • Piatran's Clothiers • Prestar's Furniture • Ralagut's Wheelhouse • Rebeleigh's Elegant Headwear • Redbridle Stables • Rejviik's Mortuary • Riautar's Weaponry • Riven Shield Shop • Saern's Fine Swords • Sarsantyr's Tapestries & Draperies • Sea Elf Trading Outpost • Serpentil Books & Folios • Sharkroar, Horth Shalark's Broadsheets • Smokehouse • Sorynth's Silverware • Surtlan's Metalwares • Talnu's Ropeworks • Tammerbund's Glasswares • Taurntyrith Adornments • Tehmak's Coaches • Telethar Leatherworks • Thentavva's Boots • Thond Glass and Glazing • Torpus's Tannery • Turnstone Plumbing and Pipefitting • Waukeen's Wares • Whistling Blades
- Civic buildings
- Castle Waterdeep • Cookhouse Hall • Cynosure • Deepwater Beacon • East Torch Tower • Enclave of Red Magic • Guard Smithy • Inner Fort • Outer Fort • Palace Paddocks • Palace Stables • Peaktop Aerie • Piergeiron's Palace • River Gate • South Gate • Thayan Embassy
- Festhalls
- Blushing Mermaid • Blushing Nymph • Copper Cup • Golden Horn Gambling House • Hanging Lantern • Jade Dancer • Jhural's Dance • Mermaid's Arms • Mother Tathlorn's House of Pleasure and Healing • Purple Palace • Silavene's • Smiling Siren • Three Pearls Nightclub
- Guildhalls
- Builders' Hall • Butchers' Guildhall • Citadel of the Arrow • Coach & Wagon Hall • Cobblers' & Corvisers' House • Coopers' Rest • Costumers' Hall • Fellowship Hall • Guild Paddock • Guildhall of the Order • House of Cleanliness • House of the Fine Carvers • House of Gems • House of Good Spirits • House of Light • House of Song • House of Textiles • Jesters' Clubhouse • League Hall • League Office • Map House • Mariners' Hall • Market Hall • Master Bakers' Hall • Metal House of Wonders • Metalmasters' Hall • Old Guildhall • Pavilion of Paving Stones • Pewterers' and Casters' Guildhall • Road House • Saddlers' & Harness-Makers' Hall • Seaswealth Hall • Shippers' Hall • Shipwrights' House • Stationers' Hall • Stone House • Tower of the Order • Watermens' Hall • Wheel Hall • Zoarstar
- Inns
- Blackstar Inn • Gentle Rest • Gondalim's • Gray Serpent • Inn of the Dripping Dagger • Jade Jug • Maelstrom's Notch • Pampered Traveler • Rearing Hippocampus • Safehaven Inn • Sailor's Corner • Sapphire House • Ship's Prow • Shipmasters' Hall • Splintered Stair • Unicorn's Horn • Warm Beds • Wyrmbones Inn • Yawning Portal
- Residences
- Ammathair Hawkfeather's residence • Arnagus the Shipwright's residence • Blackstone House • Caladorn Cassalanter's residence • Delzimmer Villa • Eltorchul Villa • Fair Winds • Flurmastyr residence • Gathgaer Milomynt's residence • Haerun Mhammaster's residence • House of Velstrode • Jemuril's residence • Larissa Neathal's residence • Loene the Fighter's residence • Mirt's Mansion • Myrmith Splendon's residence • Naneatha Lharilstar's residence • Phaulkonmere Villa • Rokkek Ingerr's residence • Sablehearth • Scirkhel Wands residence • Shyrrhr's residence • Tolgar Anuvien's residence • Zeltabbar Iliphar's residence
- Taverns
- Angry Coxswain • The Asp's Strike • Azuth's Mug • Beer Golem • Bloody Fist • Blue Jack • Blue Mermaid • Bowels of the Earth • Crawling Spider • Darth's Dolphyntyde • Dragon's Head • Elfstone Tavern • Felzoun's Folly • Full Cup • Full Sails • Gray Griffon • Grinning Lion • Hanged Man • Keelhauled Dwarf • Midnight Sun • Mighty Manticore • Muleskull Tavern • Pickled Fisherman • Quaffing Quaggoth • Red Gauntlet • The Sailors' Own • Red-eyed Owl • Selûne's Smile • Singed Bolt • Singing Sword • Sleeping Snake • Sleeping Wench • Sleepy Slyph • Soaring Pegasus • Spouting Fish • Swords' Rest • Tavern of the Flagon Dragon • Thirsty Sailor • Thirsty Throat • Tymora's Blessing • Underdark
- Temples
- Font of Knowledge • Halls of Justice • Helm's Hall • Hospice of St. Laupsenn • House of Pain • House of Two Hands • Monastery of the Sun • Pantheon Temple of the Seldarine • Plinth • Queenspire • Spires of the Morning • Temple of Good Cheer
- Towers, Civic
- Beacon Tower • Bell Tower • Endcliff Tower • Farwatch Tower • Harborwatch Tower • Smuggler's Bane Tower • Upper Towers • Watchway Tower
- Towers, Residential
- Ahghairon's Tower • Blackstaff Tower • Halaster's Hold • Kolat Towers • Mhair's Tower • Syndra Wands' Tower
- Warehouses
- Alex Lenter's Storage • Bellister's House • Crommor's Warehouse • Dhaermos Warehouse • Fellowship Warehouse • Helmstar Warehouse • Hilmer Storage • House of Light Storage • House of Tarmagus • Ingerr & Ingerr Warehouses • League of Basketmakers & Wickerworkers Storage • Maernath Storage • Palace Storage • Red Sails Warehouse • Shippers' Storage • Thomm Warehouse
- Caverns
- Beggar's Rest Pass • Steamfall Pass • Stronghold of the Nine
- Cities
- Evereska • Hespheira • Port Llast
- Dungeons
- Dungeon of the Crypt
- Mountains
- Mount Sar
- Neighborhoods
- Warrens
- Planes
- Plane of Shadow • Silver Safehold
- Regions
- Evermeet • Maztica • Stornanter • Thay
- Roads
- Alnether Street • Andamaar's Street • Bazaar Street • Belnimbra's Street • Book Street • Brindul Alley • Burdag Lane • Burnt Wagon Way • Calamastyr Lane • Caravan Court • Carter's Way • Chelor's Alley • Cliffride • Coach Street • Coachlamp Lane • Court of the White Bull • Cymbril's Walk • Dancing Court • Deloun Alley • Drakiir Street • Drovers' Street • Fetlock Court • Gothal Street • Grocer's Lane • High Road • Irimar's Walk • Ironpost Street • Juth Alley • Lamp Street • Lemontree Alley • Marlar's Lane • Mendever Street • Mount Melody Walk • Mulgomir's Way • Nethpranter's Street • Olaim's Cut • The Prowl • Quaff Alley • Quill Alley • Rainrun Street • Rednose Alley • Rising Ride • River Street • Rivon Street • Selduth Street • Sevenlamps Cut • Shesstra's Street • Simple's Street • Snail Street • Snake Alley • Soldier's Street • Soothsayer's Way • Sorn Street • Spendthrift Alley • Spindle Street • Street of Bells • Street of Silver • Street of the Sword • Street of the Tusks • Sul Street • Sutherlane • Swords Street • Tharleon Street • Theln Lane • Toalar's Lane • Trader's Way • Tsarnen Alley • Turnback Court • Virgin's Square • Wall Way • Watchmen's Way • Waterdeep Way • Way of the Dragon • Waymoot • Wide Way
- Tombs
- Deepwinter Vault • Hall of Heroes • Hall of the Sages • House of the Homeless • Lords' Respite • Mariners' Rest • Merchants' Rest • Roads' End • Sultlue Vault
Magic[]
- Items
- amulet of Alcedor • amulet of fire breath • amulet of the Watch • Belabrantan caparison of warmth • bit and bridle of griffonriding • Crown of Horns • gauntlets of weaponry arcane • griffon badge of Waterdeep • griffon lancesaddle • Halaster's drifting portals • harper pin (greater) • horned ring • Laeral's anklets • Laeral's robes • lords' amulet • lords' helm • lords' rings • lords' robe • Mask of Lhestyn • master ring of the scaladar • ring of armor • ring of feather falling • ring of freedom of movement • ring of the ram • ring of research • ring of shooting stars • ring of Trobriand • ring of warmth • ring of wizardry • rod of Lathander • slippers of shadowwalking • spell-lens • staff of banishment • staff of rejecting • stamp of the messenger • teukiir badge
- Portals
- Angry Coxswain Portal
- Spells
- abolish shadows • antimagic aura • antimagic field • backlash • baleful polymorph • binding chain of fate • Ensul's soultheft • forcewave • Halaster's blacksphere • Halaster's fetch I • Halaster's fetch II • Halaster's fetch III • Halaster's fetch IV • Halaster's fetch V • Halaster's fetch VI • Halaster's image swap • Halaster's light step • Halaster's shaking hand • Halaster's teleport cage • Jhanifer's deliquescence • Jumpgout • Khelben's dweomerdoom • Khelben's suspended silence • Laeral's crowning touch • Laeral's cutting hand • Laeral's silver lance • low-light vision • Lutzaen's frequent jaunt • Palarandusk's fire breath • ruby ray of reversal • scintillating sphere • steelsting • symbol of insanity • Tirumael's energy spheres • Trobriand's baleful teleport • Trobriand's crystalbrittle • Trobriand's glassee
- Weapons
- lance of burning blackfire • Magebane • Morgan's staff • Murial's decapitator • quarterstaff of Alcedor • spiked gauntlet of Ulbaerag • Viperfang
- Weapon Qualities
- blueshine • corrosive • everbright • harmonizing • shattermantle • spellstrike • sundering
Miscellaneous[]
- Classes
- arcane devotee • arcane trickster • bear warrior • cognition thief • divine champion • divine disciple • divine seeker • dragon disciple • duelist • dweomerkeeper • eldritch knight • goldeye • Harper agent • heartwarder • loremaster • mage-killer • maiden of pain • mystic theurge • nightcloak • sacred fist • silverstar • Sun Soul monk • techsmith • thaumaturgist • Thayan knight • Thayan slaver • thief-acrobat • vigilante • warrior skald
- Currency
- trade bar
- Events
- Halaster's Higharvestide
- Gemstones
- pearl
- Monuments & Statues
- Ahghairon's Statue • Warriors' Monument
- Poisons
- sleep-smoke
- Years
- -8500 DR • -1288 DR • -1100 DR • -1088 DR • -750 DR • -677 DR • -458 DR • -339 DR • -334 DR • -50 DR • 34 DR • 52 DR • 123 DR • 148 DR • 168 DR • 171 DR • 211 DR • 302 DR • 307 DR • 308 DR • 309 DR • 326 DR • 390 DR • 395 DR • 409 DR • 482 DR • 493 DR • 523 DR • 554 DR • 615 DR • 697 DR • 734 DR • 765 DR • 806 DR • 816 DR • 841 DR • 882 DR • 887 DR • 889 DR • 920 DR • 927 DR • 932 DR • 936 DR • 940 DR • 941 DR • 940 DR • 947 DR • 952 DR • 963 DR • 974 DR • 1007 DR • 1010 DR • 1024 DR • 1026 DR • 1030 DR • 1032 DR • 1035 DR • 1038 DR • 1064 DR • 1066 DR • 1071 DR • 1076 DR • 1097 DR • 1104 DR • 1130 DR • 1136 DR • 1148 DR • 1150 DR • 1181 DR • 1182 DR • 1184 DR • 1215 DR • 1226 DR • 1235 DR • 1246 DR • 1248 DR • 1250 DR • 1255 DR • 1256 DR • 1262 DR • 1273 DR • 1276 DR • 1298 DR • 1302 DR • 1306 DR • 1308 DR • 1310 DR • 1311 DR • 1314 DR • 1315 DR • 1317 DR • 1318 DR • 1319 DR • 1321 DR • 1322 DR • 1327 DR • 1335 DR • 1337 DR • 1340 DR • 1342 DR • 1344 DR • 1345 DR • 1348 DR • 1351 DR • 1355 DR • 1356 DR • 1357 DR • 1358 DR • 1359 DR • 1361 DR • 1364 DR • 1367 DR • 1368 DR • 1369 DR • 1370 DR • 1371 DR • 1372 DR • 1377 DR
Organizations[]
- Adventuring Organizations
- The Nine
- Government Organizations
- Guild of Foreign Trade
- Guilds
- Council of Musicians, Instrument-Makers, & Choristers
- Magical Organizations
- Sword Heralds • Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors
- Religious Organizations
- Brotherhood of Light • Order of the Aster • Order of the Sun Soul • Church of Loviatar
- Schools
- Blackstaff Academy • Eltorchul Academy • Halaster's Heirs • New Olamn
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Designer: Eric L. Boyd
- Additional Design: Ed Greenwood, James Jacobs, Steven E. Schend, Sean K Reynolds
- Developer: Richard Baker
- Editors: Cindi Rice, Gary Sarli
- Editing Manager: Kim Mohan
- Design Manager: Christopher Perkins
- Development Manager: Jesse Decker
- Senior Art Director RPG R&D: Stacy Longstreet
- Director of RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek
- Production Managers: Josh Fischer, Randall Crews
- Forgotten Realms Art Director: Mari Kolkowsky
- Cover Artist: Scott M. Fischer
- Interior Artists: Steve Belledin, Steve Ellis, Wayne England, Ralph Horsley, William O’Connor, Lucio Parrillo, Vinod Rams, Rick Sardinha
- Graphic Designer: Dee Barnett
- Cartographer: Dennis Kauth, Robert Lazzaretti
- Graphic Production Specialist: Angelika Lokotz
- Image Technician: Jason Wiley
- Special Thanks: Thomas M. Costa, Elaine Cunningham, George Krashos, Alex Roberts
Appendix[]
External links[]
- City of Splendors: Waterdeep Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved on 2020-04-23.
- City of Splendors: Waterdeep Map Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-06-22). Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved on 2021-10-30.
- Excerpts: City of Splendors: Waterdeep (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-06-01). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-10-30.
- Eric L. Boyd (2006-05-03). Environs of Waterdeep (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for City of Splendors: Waterdeep. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
- Eric L. Boyd (2005-09-28). Noble Houses of Waterdeep (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for City of Splendors: Waterdeep. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
- Dungeon Masters Guild product page
References[]
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
Connections[]
3rd edition and v.3.5
Champions of Ruin • Champions of Valor • City of Splendors: Waterdeep • Dragons of Faerûn • Faiths and Pantheons • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting • The Grand History of the Realms • Lords of Darkness • Lost Empires of Faerûn • Magic of Faerûn • Monsters of Faerûn • Mysteries of the Moonsea • Player's Guide to Faerûn • Power of Faerûn • Races of Faerûn • Serpent Kingdoms • Shining South • Silver Marches • Unapproachable East • Underdark
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb