Ironmaster
Town in Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale · the Ironmaster
Ironmaster is a reclusive dwarven city carved into the walls of a valley on the frozen northern coast, where the Shaengarne River flows from Icewind Dale to the Sea of Moving Ice.
Towers carved from the valley walls rise over a frozen river, tunnels and storerooms vanish into the permanent ice, and the hammering of forges carries over the snow.
Ironmaster at a glance
- Also known as
- the Ironmaster
- Type & size
- Small dwarven city built into a valley, About 9,000 dwarves (late 14th century DR)
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Independent dwarven city
- Ruled by: A clanmaster
- People & culture
- Shield dwarves; reclusive, and long closed to anyone who is not a dwarf
- Key exports & trade
- Iron
- Dwarven metalwork
Overview
Ironmaster fills a vale breaking the cliffs of the cold northern coast, on the Shaengarne River. Its dwarves carved chambers and passages into the rock and the permanent ice, and use tunnels and viaducts to draw water from the river and control its spring floods.
The city has long barred non-dwarves from entering. It keeps a strong force of armoured warriors who patrol both above and below ground, and it is known for its iron.
At the table
- An Ironmaster clan needs outsiders for a task its own warriors cannot be seen doing: a rare chance to see inside the city.
On the map
Roads from Ironmaster
- Bryn ShanderBy sea · 26 mi
- FireshearBy sea · 172 mi
- LuskanBy sea · 301 mi
- Blackford CrossingBy sea · 320 mi
- Port LlastBy sea · 326 mi
Regions nearby
- Icewind DaleTundra · Ironmaster lies within it
- Reghed GlacierIce · ~41 mi north-east
- The Spine of the WorldMountains · ~51 mi east
Nearby places
- Bryn ShanderTown · ~6 mi
- FireshearTown · ~74 mi
- LuskanCity · ~154 mi
- Raven RockTown · ~158 mi
- Blackford CrossingTown · ~166 mi
- Port LlastPort · ~207 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.