Fantasy

Waterdeep: The City of Splendors

Manasomnia

This is a custom adaptation of Waterdeep. Designed for narrative-rich, exciting experience.

Author's Note: Welcome to Waterdeep, The City of Splendors! A WIP with more characters, monsters, locations, and more to come! Updates will be frequent. This is a custom adaptation of Waterdeep, one of the most iconic cities in the Forgotten Realms. Designed with plans to supports both Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Dungeon of the Mad Mage, letting you explore the city above and the madness below. Though these will be optional as you are free to explore the city as you please. This is meant as a way to learn or enjoy Dungeons & Dragons and not to replace the original experience. Nothing replaces the experience of a real table, a real Dungeon Master, and a group of friends. If this inspires you, support the official releases and pick up the books! Even if you never play in person they're nice to own and use for reference. Remember to sync often! I update frequently, roadmap and recent updates below. Roadmap Add Guildhall Locations Add Guild Factions Add Religion Factions Expand NPCs and update art to Tarot card style. Add Gods as Characters, Monsters, Items, Spells Recent updates Updated BG3 Characters as Playable in Waterdeep. New custom lore for each character to place them in Waterdeep with new plot hooks and arcs to follow. Updated Playable Characters Added Factions Map v1 completed

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The Swordmaiden

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Coordinates

(-2611, 4001)

Description

A sprawling plaza in Waterdeep’s North Ward, the remnants of a colossal Walking Statue known as the Swordmaiden dominate the space. Once a proud defender, her fragmented form now serves the city. The enormous faceplate, half-buried, forms the base of a civic fountain, while children play atop her fallen shoulder blade, repurposed as a pergola. The curve of her broken sword serves as the lintel for a public bathhouse, adorned with newly inscribed civic runes. Masons and artisans work on the remaining fragments, embedding them into buildings, some still faintly glowing with arcane energy. A gnome scholar documents the pieces, and a centaur preacher speaks beside her fractured helm, now a shrine. The atmosphere is one of reverence, celebrating transformation rather than mourning loss, as the people of Waterdeep honor their legacy through this divine remnant.

Appearance

The plaza is filled with warm tones of early morning light, casting long shadows over aged stone and new growth, creating a serene yet awe-inspiring atmosphere.