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Daggerford

Town in The Sword Coast

Daggerford is a small walled town at a ford on the River Delimbiyr, where the Trade Way between Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate crosses the river.

Caravans splash across the ford beneath the castle walls, smoke drifts from the inns, and the marsh wind carries the smell of reeds from the south-west.

Daggerford at a glance

Type & size
Small walled town, About 1,200 (1485 DR)
Allegiance & rule
  • Allegiance: Ruled by its own duke or duchess; a member of the Lords' Alliance
  • Ruled by: The ducal family of Daggerford (Duchess Morwen by 1489 DR), alongside a Council of Guilds
People & culture
Mostly humans, with some halflings and dwarves; down-to-earth farmers and innkeepers used to caravans and travellers
Key exports & trade
  • Furs and garments
  • Lodging and supplies for caravans on the Trade Way

Overview

Daggerford sits on a low rise beside the ford, surrounded by farmland and with the Lizard Marsh to the south-west. Its castle and walls shelter the farmers of the surrounding countryside in times of danger, and its inns serve the caravans that stop here on the long road south from Waterdeep.

The town takes its name from a local legend of a youth who held the ford against raiders armed with nothing but a dagger. It is ruled by a hereditary duke or duchess from the town's castle.

In adventures

A quiet place in itself, Daggerford is a convenient base: a day or two from Waterdeep, close to the Lizard Marsh and the hills along the Delimbiyr, and on the road that most caravans travel.

At the table

  • Lizardfolk from the marsh have been seen near the ford, and the duchess wants to know whether they are raiders or refugees.

On the map

Map of Daggerford and the land around it on the Sword Coast
Daggerford at the centre, about 470 miles across.Open the interactive map

Roads from Daggerford

Regions nearby

Nearby places

Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.

Sources

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