Sword Coast

The districts of Baldur's Gate inside its walls, filled with commoners, merchants and alike.

A great crescent of steep slopes descending to the docks, is packed tight with conjoined, slate-roofed buildings that are made of stone and feature window boxes and stout shutters in vibrant hues. The narrow alleys access interior court·yards and other streets. Stone buttresses often span its roadways, literally holding apart the upper floors of structures that face each other. Even though some of these narrow supports act as pedestrian bridges, they are most often used by pigeons, gulls. rats, and cats. The citizens are accustomed to their noisy, cramped existence. Trade is king in this section of Baldur’s Gate. Craftwork, repairs, and buying and selling consume the lives of the tradesfolk, shopkeepers, and day servants who dwell here. Commerce in shops and crowded streets begins before sunrise and continues until after dark. Aside from inns and taverns, the Lower City is largely dark and shuttered after sundown.