Sword Coast, Faerûn

Perched atop the bluff overlooking the rest of Baldur’s Gate, the Upper City is the domain of the patriar noble class and the city’s wealthiest merchants. Protected by high walls and elite guards, it is the seat of political power, centered around the High Hall and the offices of the Council of Four. Entry is tightly controlled, with gates manned day and night by Watch officers. Life here is orderly and luxurious, far removed from the squalor below. For most citizens, the Upper City is a distant dream—seen from afar, rarely visited, and never truly welcomed.

The Upper City gleams with polished marble, pristine boulevards, and sprawling manor houses behind manicured hedges. Wide avenues lined with gas lamps and statues lead to plazas where fountains burble and city banners flutter. Clean, quiet, and opulent, the district boasts fine shops, elite clubs, and the city’s grandest temple facades. Servants in livery tend to estates while guards patrol in gleaming armor. The air smells of perfume and garden roses, not smoke and sweat.