Sword Coast

A big and ancient forest south of Baldur's Gate at the River Chionthar and north of Candlekeep.

Unlike the cliffs to the north, Cloakwood's shoreline theoretically allows a ship to moor and send a small boat to shore for water and supplies. In practice, only desperate mariners dare to face the wood's dangerous wildlife. Cloakwood is known to be full of beasts, monsters, and vicious fey, causing most folks to avoid the forest. These creatures included giant spiders, wyrms, satyrs, stirges, and other uncommon creatures. The sages of nearby Candlekeep asserted that Cloakwood contains portals to several other parts of the cosmos. Though they are uncertain of the exact number of portals within it. Nowadays however, these portals are believed to be defunct.