Luskan

Luskan, also known as the City of Sails, is a port city at the mouth of the River Mirar on the Sword Coast north. Luskan, despite the presence of the Ten Towns, is considered by many to be civilization's farthest reach. Although once a bustling city, in the days prior to the Spellplague, the city would suffer greatly at the hands of Arklem Greeth. The resulting disaster would allow the Spellplague to nearly decimate the city, with it having only a fraction of its former populace.

In the years after the Spellplague, Luskan fell into ruin. Over the next century, the rulership of the city changed from hand to claw to hand so many times that it would be nigh-impossible to document them in any kind of detail. The result was a mockery of a true city. Most buildings were ruined and murderers and demon-worshipers roamed the streets freely, plying their trade in broad daylight. Wretched tribes of goblins and kobolds skulked in the shadows and the fetid bog that was once the estuary of the River Mirar was infested with aquatic horrors. The place became a haven for escaped criminals who, while escaping punishment for their crimes would likely die on the end of a psychopath's blade or a monster's claw. Bregan D'aerthe continued their semi-secret domination of the city and its trading markets, associating with Ship Kurth.

By 1480 DR there was no true functioning government and gangs (including the ships of the High Captains) carved out territories within the city.

In 1483 DR, the city and its bridges were in disrepair. The rickety Upstream Span was run by gangs that demanded passage for crossing. The Red Dragon Trading Post was no longer in operation, but Baliver's House of Horses still was, housing a pony for 3 silver coins per night. One-Eyed Jax is an inn and tavern on the northern bank.

Some time after 1485 DR, the five High Captains who ruled the city started to conduct legal sea trade across the Sword Coast. They also protected the city and raided the island kingdoms to the west.