Moonstone Mask

The Moonstone Mask is one of the most renowned festhalls in Neverwinter and across all Faerûn.

Architecture

The Moonstone Mask is a five-stored building. The first floor was the dining room, lit by a huge heart and by lanterns hanging from the sides of the grand staircase. The next three floors had the particularity of being soundproof, thanks to magic cast during the construction of the inn. Those floors were dedicated to rent their luxurious rooms to travelers and regular patrons. The fifth floor served as the festhall. The roof had a landing platform for winged steeds and flying ships.

History

Around 1363 DR, Ophala Cheldarstorn built the Mask seeking to run a friendly place she would like to stay in. The Mask became widely popular in the North and around the Sword Coast in the following years.
After the Spellplague of 1385 DR, the land around the inn broke free and started floating in the air, becoming an earthmote. To keep the earthmote in a fixed position, the owners of the Mask commissioned a set of heavy chains big enough to hold still a giant, and a floating, unstable bridge allowed patrons to access from the ground.
However, when Mount Hotenow erupted in 1451 DR, the ropes holding the earthmote in place were destroyed and the earthmote wandered off aimlessly over the Sea of Swords for months. When the owners were able to alter its course and return it to Neverwinter, the city was devastated and almost deserted. Even after its owners re-opened the Mask and bound it to the harbor of Neverwinter using giant chains, the Mask quickly fell to bankruptcy and eventually was abandoned.
Some time before 1479 DR, Liset Cheldar, a presumed descendant of Ophala, approached Lord Neverember and convinced him to not only allow her to reclaim the Mask, but also to sponsor its reopening. In the years following its reopening, the Mask recovered its status as one of the most popular festhalls across Faerûn. He commissioned a magic portal to allow an easy and more confortable access to the Mask.

1. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Moonstone_Mask

Type

Inn

Parent Location

Neverwinter

Owner

Liset Cheldar