Phandalin
Village in Sword Coast North
Phandalin is a small frontier town in the foothills of the Sword Mountains, south-east of Neverwinter, rebuilt on the ruins of an older settlement near the lost Wave Echo Cave.
New timber houses stand among the overgrown ruins of the old town, prospectors drift in from the hills, and everyone watches the road for trouble.
Phandalin at a glance
- Type & size
- Small frontier town
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: None; a free settlement within reach of Neverwinter
- Ruled by: A townmaster, with little real power to enforce the law
- People & culture
- Human settlers with a few dwarves, halflings and others; hopeful newcomers, wary of trouble and of strangers with weapons
- Key exports & trade
- Farm produce
- Ore and gold from prospectors in the hills
Overview
Phandalin was abandoned for centuries after orcs destroyed the original town. In recent years settlers from Neverwinter and the south have rebuilt it, drawn by farmland and by the hope of gold and silver in the hills. It has no walls and no lord, only a townmaster, and depends on whoever is willing to keep the roads safe.
Nearby lies Wave Echo Cave, the lost mine of the Phandelver's Pact, an alliance of dwarves and gnomes who worked a magical forge there long ago.
In adventures
Phandalin is the central town of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the D&D 5e Starter Set adventure, and appears in several later introductory adventures. It makes a natural home base for a new party.
At the table
- Bandits have been extorting the town, and the townmaster cannot pay anyone enough to deal with them.
On the map
Regions nearby
- Sword MountainsMountains · ~10 mi south-east
- Neverwinter WoodForest · ~20 mi north
- Mere of Dead MenMarsh · ~42 mi south
- Kryptgarden ForestForest · ~46 mi east
Nearby places
- LeilonVillage · ~44 mi
- ThundertreeRuin · ~50 mi
- ConyberryVillage · ~63 mi
- Helm's HoldFortress · ~78 mi
- NeverwinterCity · ~111 mi
- TriboarTown · ~122 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.