Gauntlgrym
Dungeon in Neverwinter Wood, Sword Coast North
Gauntlgrym is an ancient dwarven city buried beneath the mountains north-east of Neverwinter, built around a great forge fired by an imprisoned primordial of fire.
Heat rolls up from the depths, the Great Forge roars with primordial fire, and endless carved halls fall away into darkness and silence.
Gauntlgrym at a glance
- Type & size
- Ancient underground dwarven city
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: The dwarves who resettled it under Bruenor Battlehammer
- Ruled by: King Bruenor Battlehammer, who led the dwarves back in the late 15th century DR
- People & culture
- Mostly dwarves from several clans; grim, determined and always on guard against what lurks in the deep halls
- Key exports & trade
- Weapons, armour and goods forged in the Great Forge
Overview
Gauntlgrym was a great city of the old dwarven kingdom of Delzoun. For centuries it was lost and became a legend. Its heart is the Great Forge, which draws its heat from Maegera, a primordial being of fire imprisoned beneath the city by ancient magic.
When the bindings on the primordial weakened, its fury shook the region and caused the eruption of Mount Hotenow that devastated Neverwinter. In the late 15th century DR, dwarves led by King Bruenor Battlehammer reclaimed and resettled the city, but its deepest halls remain dangerous.
In adventures
Gauntlgrym is a fitting destination for high-stakes delves: drow, cultists and fire elementals all have reasons to be there, and anything that disturbs the primordial threatens the whole region.
On the map
Regions nearby
- Neverwinter WoodForest · Gauntlgrym lies within it
- The CragsHills · ~40 mi north-east
Nearby places
- Mount HotenowLair · ~12 mi
- Morgur's MoundTown · ~55 mi
- Port LlastPort · ~55 mi
- NeverwinterCity · ~73 mi
- Blackford CrossingTown · ~81 mi
- Helm's HoldFortress · ~81 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.