faerun

Shadowdale rests where the River Ashaba meets the North Ride, a small farming village bordered by golden fields and the shadowed edges of Cormanthor. Long known for its fierce independence, it is marked by Old Skull hill and the ancient Twisted Tower of Ashaba - symbols of a history shaped by heroes, invasions, and quiet resilience. Farmers, tradesfolk, and orcish river families give the dale its warmth, even as sealed tunnels and forgotten pacts linger beneath the soil.

On Liar’s Night, something shifted. Only a few adventurers remember Lady Mareldraea Hawkguard and a version of the town that no longer exists. To everyone else, Lady Khara Sulwood has always ruled from the Twisted Tower. The streets feel unchanged, but those who remember know two histories now sit uneasily as one.

Then Midwinter tested the dale. As the Dalelands Council gathered within the Tower to debate trade and winter provisions, the Zhentarim struck. A once-familiar gnome arrived, riding a young spirit dragon whose ruinous breath slew guards and priests in the snow-covered courtyard. Amid the chaos, the woman leading the assault vanished through illusion and escaped. Yet the Tower did not fall. The delegates were protected. The Council concluded its business. Surviving Zhents were chained and imprisoned beneath the Tower by order of Lady Khara Sulwood. The dragon, offered tribute instead of steel, departed the sky unhindered.

Shadowdale mourns its dead. Lolth-sworn Drow still stir in the depths, Zhentarim schemes persist, and pressure mounts from Sembia. But the dale stands in defiance.

Ways we play:
- Adventures: tradition, combat-focused games.
- Tasks: skill-based games with heavy RP focus.
- Roleplaying (RP): socialize with other players in settings around Shadowdale.
- Sparring (PvP): light-hearted PvP in the training grounds.
- Crafting: we use a modified version of the 5.5e crafting system from the PHB and DMG.

𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕤𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝔽𝕒𝕖𝕣𝕦𝕟

Needed:
- Experienced DMs
- Experienced DND Players
- Newcomers to DND + TTRPGs

Lore:
Lord Ao, once more displeased, with the Spellplague ravaging Faerun; decided to re-forge the Tablets of Fate, forever sealing the deities at their current status and influence. Many Gods/Goddesses believed dead were renewed, and Faerun seemed to stabilise, for the most part. The pockets of the Spellplague that had remained were fading and vanishing. Peace began to return, and some semblance of normalcy was expected. Life became the same predictable pattern it had been decades before. Bandit Clans exercising Brutality. Cities wrapped up in Intrigue and Diplomacy.

That is.........until last year. Magically charged meteors cleaved through cities, and tore through towns, any in the impact zones being decimated or vanishing, no sign remaining of Life. Mystra has been absent from her conclaves. Shar is noticeably quiet, even moreso than usual. Many beg the question; has the Goddess of Magic been killed once more, or is this something new? Something potentially unknown to even the older figures of Faerun? Only Time will Tell.

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𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃
a Baldur’s Gate 3 roleplay server , mainly intended to serve as a Baldur's Gate 4 based on lore.
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⤙ 🌘 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴... 🌘 ⤚

「🌙」 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐑...
After the Mind Flayer threat was narrowly averted and the tadpole scourge mysteriously stalled by an arcane tremor in the Weave, peace should have returned to Faerûn.

But peace is a lie.

Below the Underdark… beneath even the Realms Below…
something older stirs.
A forgotten name spreads like rot through dreams: Ostryx. — a will unspoken by gods, a consciousness born of divine failure, sealed by Ao, and now slipping free.

🜁 Sewers whisper.
🜁 Time frays.
🜁 Magic falters.
🜁 The Nameless walk.

「🌙」𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄

The Nautiloid lies in ruin.
The infected recover — or change.
An obelisk pulses beneath Baldur’s Gate.
And the weave bleeds.
Will you rise against nullity — or be devoured by it?

🜲 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑 🜲
✧ Post-BG3 timeline with original *lore twists*
✧ Deep lore, driven by your choices
✧ Canon & OC friendly
✧ Narrative arcs with room for player-forged legacies
✧ Semi-lit to literate immersive RP
✧ Freedom of creation: custom races, factions, relics, pacts etc!
✧ Inclusive, lore-respecting community
✧ a safe 13+ server, LGBT friendly!

⟢ 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒
⟢ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐒
⟢ 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄 — 𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑

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⟡ 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 !
⟡ 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.
⟡ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞.
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This is a brand new D&D 5e Westmarch server set in the forgotten realms with our base location being the city of Neverwinter. You must be 18 or older to join as there are mature themes present (though no sexual themes). We have many systems for players to explore such as Downtime (Working Jobs, Research, Gambling, Pit Fighting, Crime, and Crafting), Player Guilds, Purchasing or Building Strongholds, Gaining Sidekicks, Finding Exotic Mounts, and much more! There are a number of channels for text based roleplay. Quests(also referred to as jobs) are of the one-shot nature but there are also options for multi-part chains where a story can be further explored. Stop by and give us a look, we hope to see you stick around!