High Fantasy
The City of Splendors brought to life! Designed for narrative-rich experiences in the Forgotten Realms setting of Faerun's Sword Coast. While the main focus of the world is Waterdeep, locations throughout the Sword Coast and outer planes are available as well.
Author's Note: Welcome to Waterdeep: The City of Splendors
Step into one of the most iconic and richly storied cities in the Forgotten Realms—now expanded and reimagined for deeper exploration and immersive play. Waterdeep: The City of Splendors is your gateway to the Sword Coast, the Moonsea Region, and even the distant reaches of the Outer Planes. While Waterdeep remains the heart of the experience, its surrounding territories are available for those bold enough to venture beyond the city walls.
This adaptation builds upon official Forgotten Realms lore, but introduces both minor and major changes to support a more engaging and open-ended campaign. For example, the characters from Baldur’s Gate 3 are playable, but have been recontextualized to exist in Waterdeep rather than Baldur’s Gate. Content is designed for compatibility with Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Dungeon of the Mad Mage, and a host of original plot hooks waiting to be uncovered across the city’s alleys, taverns, towers, and catacombs.
You’re free to explore at your own pace, shape the world as you see fit, or lose yourself in the layered politics, mysteries, and magic of the city. This is not a replacement for a traditional tabletop game—it’s a love letter to it. Dedicated to anyone who struggles to find a group and is itching to play. If you enjoy what’s inside, consider supporting the official Dungeons & Dragons books. They remain an invaluable resource for players and storytellers alike—and they make excellent collectibles.
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For updates, feedback, or to share your stories, visit the Friends and Fables Discord and head to #Waterdeep: The City of Splendors.
Recent Updates
Map v2 initiated
Major Arcana NPCs (central figures) v1 complete
Gods v1 finished (additional pantheons incoming)
Current Roadmap
Sword Coast Expansion in development
Minor Arcana NPCs (supporting cast) in progress
Monsters, Items, and Spells being added regularly
Factions & Shops receiving unique NPCs and updates
Points of Interest (POIs) undergoing refinements
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| Created | 60 days ago |
| Last Updated | 1 days ago |
| Visibility | Public |
Tashlyn Yafeera
Level 9 Human Paladin -
Tashlyn is Master of Arms and Mercenaries for the Waterdeep Zhentarim. In this role, she provides armor, weapons, and training to sellswords on the Black Network's payroll.
Details
| Race | Human |
| Class | Paladin |
| Level | 9 |
| Alignment | |
| Pronouns | She/Her |
| Location | -974, 5422 |
Skills
Acrobatics
Animal Handling
Arcana
Athletics
Deception
History
Insight
Intimidation
Investigation
Medicine
Nature
Perception
Performance
Persuasion
Religion
Sleight Of Hand
Stealth
Survival
Ispreparedcaster
Isspellcaster
Currencies
| Dragon | 0 |
| Shard | 0 |
| Nib | 0 |
appearance
Unwavering and athletic, with fair, dark brown skin. She has light blue sharp eyes, and braided black hair tied into a warrior’s knot. She's a bit short and petite, but has years of training and grit to make up for it. She wears sturdy black leather armor adorned with silver accents and carries twin scimitars as well as a shield on her back. Outside of work, she wears high quality, comfortable silks.
personality
Born to a well-off family in Calimshan, Tashlyn has an unfettered sense of superiority, though one may never tell due to how well in control she is of herself and her emotions when on the job. Though in her free time and not working, she loses that professionalism and is quick to anger, she hates to back down from a fight. She respects anyone who can best her in melee combat.
backstory
Tashlyn grew up to a noble family of warriors in Calimshan. Born as the runt of her family, she worked five times harder than her siblings to prove herself. She was a member of the Doom Raiders adventuring company until they came with Waterdeep to join the Zhentarim. Having established a useful cover by serving as a bodyguard to Vorondar Levelstone, a dwarf magister stationed at the South Gate. She likes the dwarf and has earned his confidence, allowing her to reach the rank of captain in the City Guard. In that position, she watches over traffic that passes through the gate-and ensures that her associates in the Black Network can come and go freely while monitoring and subverting the activities of her enemies.
Stats
Strength
18
Dexterity
15
Constitution
14
Intelligence
10
Wisdom
14
Charisma
12
Armor Class
18
Max HP
149
Speed
30
HP
149 / 149 HP
XP
48,00048,000 XP63,999
Level 9
Equipped Items
Spellbook