Nashkel
Town in Amn · the Cold City
Nashkel is an Amnian mining town near the border with the Sword Coast, whose iron mines supply much of the region.
Amnian soldiers watch the road at the edge of town, mine carts rumble down from the hills, and travelling performers set up camp in the fields outside.
Nashkel at a glance
- Also known as
- the Cold City, the Windy City
- Type & size
- Fortified mountain town
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Amn, though largely self-governing behind the mountains
- Ruled by: A mayor
- People & culture
- Mostly humans; miners, soldiers and traders on the border between Amn and the Sword Coast
- Key exports & trade
- Iron ore from the Nashkel mines
Overview
Nashkel lies on the northern slopes of the Cloud Peaks, the highest and coldest town of Amn, cut off from the rest of the realm by the mountains, on the road between Amn and Baldur's Gate. Its iron mines are important to the whole region.
In the Baldur's Gate video games, trouble in the Nashkel mines sets off a crisis that threatens the whole Sword Coast.
At the table
- Miners in Nashkel refuse to go back underground after a shift came up with ore that turns to rust in their hands.
On the map
Regions nearby
- The Cloud PeaksMountains · ~7 mi south-west
Nearby places
- CandlekeepFortress · ~103 mi
- BeregostTown · ~123 mi
- AthkatlaCapital · ~126 mi
- CrimmorCity · ~185 mi
- PurskulTown · ~201 mi
- Baldur's GateCapital · ~217 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.