Melvaunt
Melvaunt (pronounced: /ˈmɛlvɒnt/ MELL-vont), also known as the City of Swords, was a frontier city that sat on the northern coast of the Moonsea, in the Moonsea North region of north Faerûn. It was a city of smithing and mercantile services, as well as factories serving as the port of entry to many travelers coming to the region.
Defences
Melvaunt had a curtain wall surrounding it3 and it was patrolled by contingents of the army night and day.
Geography
Melvaunt was situated on the norther shores of Moonsea lake, in the appropriately named Moonsea North region of the Realms.13 It was located at the point where the Tormel River opened up into the the sea's northern shores, east of the Bay of Phlan and south of the Moonwatch Hills.14
A number of roads and trails connected Melvaunt to other nearby settlements. The Phlan Path extended west from the city to Phlan, a long trail wound north through the lands of Thar towards Glister, and the Sword Trail went east along the coast towards Thentia.
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