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The Blackford Road is a rugged overland trade route linking the fortified city of Mirabar with the coastal stronghold of Luskan in northwest Faerûn. Though lesser known than the High Road or Long Road, Blackford has long served as a vital artery for the transport of ore, stone, and arms from Mirabar’s deep mines to the docks of Luskan, where goods are shipped south or traded to the savage frontier beyond the Spine of the World. By 1370 DR, the road had become a contested stretch, regularly plagued by bandits, trolls, and worse. Though the Arcane Brotherhood of Luskan once maintained magical watchposts along the route, most have since fallen to disrepair or destruction. The road cuts across frost-bitten tundra, dark pine forests, and stony hill country, where many small, fortified waystations have risen—and fallen—in the long struggle to keep the trade flowing.

A weather-beaten path carved into hard earth and stone, winding through thick pines casting long shadows, with icy winds carrying the scent of snow and stone; marked by cart tracks, ancient stone culverts, shattered mile-markers, and black-feathered arrows signaling ambushes.