Narfell Narfell is a country in the eastern part of Faerûn . It lies in the Cold Lands region but was once the heart of a vast empire that stretched from the Giantspire Mountains to Lake Ashane which included the Great Dale , much of Thesk , part of the Plateau of Thay , what would become Impiltur , and other lands . History . In its height of power , Narfell was ruled by evil priests . They maintained their power through horrid blood - pacts with demon lords , gaining the control of demonic armies . This once great civilization fell over 1 , 500 years ago in a terrific battle with its ancient enemy , Raumathar . In - 970 DR , the Nentyarch of Tharos built his capital at Dun - Tharos and forged the artifact known as the Crown of Narfell . He then began to conquer the surrounding Nar kingdoms , bringing them under his rule . In - 946 DR , the nentyarch ' s armies destroyed Shaundaular , the capital of Ashanath , and all of the Nar kingdoms were united into the new empire of Narfell . Circa - 900 DR , both the Nar and Raumathari Empires rose to prominence . In −623 DR ( the Year of Clipped Wings ) , Narfell attempted to invade both Mulhorand and Unther by sea , which failed . In - 160 DR ( the Year of the Stone Giant ) , Narfell and Raumathar began their decade - long war that involved the summoning of demon lords and an avatar of Kossuth . This final war resulted in the destruction of both empires . The empire ' s few survivors fled to Narfell ' s current borders , vowing to rebuild their mighty realm . That dream , however , has long since faded . Now , Narfell is a frigid land of barbarian tribes who have little or no knowledge whatsoever of their grand and sinister past , preoccupied as they are with simply surviving the region ' s harsh and bitter winters . The remnants of Narfell ' s magnificent empire still exist , the ruins littering the region ' s plains . These ruins are often avoided by the Nars , for they have learned that the ruins usually contain ancient and long - dormant magical traps , as well as ghosts and wraiths . Once in a while , a group of foreign adventurers decides to explore the ruins . The Nars regard those who open tombs and plunder ruins as dangerous fools who are all too likely to hurt other people with their reckless prying . Thus , the Nar tribes often go out of their way to drive off or kill any adventurers they catch exploring ancient Nar ruins . Economy . Trade is minimal , but merchants who do not wish to traverse the empire of Thesk sometimes pass through Narfell instead by way of the Long Road . The Long Road starts in Damara and enters Narfell through the pass in the Giantspire Mountains before intersecting with the Cold Road at N ' Jast . From that point , the road continues on to Nathoud , which stands in the shadows of the Icerim Mountains in northern Rashemen . The Giant Gap , as the road is commonly called , is virtually impassable in the winter and is plagued by hobgoblin s . Locations . Bildoobaris . Bildoobaris , the unofficial capital of Narfell , is little more than an open plain that rests in the towering shadow of Mount Nar . For one tenday every summer , this plain turns into a bustling city consisting of over 30 , 000 Nars . Also called Bildoobaris , this festival is the largest and most important holiday in all of Narfell ; even the cruelest and most fierce Nar tribes come to drink , feast , and trade together . Dun - Tharos . Dun - Tharos , created in - 970 DR , is a ruined city in the heart of the Rawlinswood that was once the imperial capital of Narfell . Raumathari battle mages laid waste to the city , leaving only ruined buildings and rubble . In 722 DR ( the Year of the Last Hunt ) , a powerful druid called the Great Druid of Leth took residence in the ruins of Dun - Tharos and claimed the title of nentyarch , an archaic Nar title of lordship . In order to cleanse the Rawlinswood of Narfell ' s foul taint , he grew a living fortress of trees over the ruins . Recently , in 1371 DR ( the Year of the Unstrung Harp ) , a being known as the Rotting Man and his army of diseased creatures drove away the druid and took control of Dun - Tharos . The nentyarch fled into exile at Yeshelmaar , and Dun - Tharos lay buried under masses of rotting dead and dying trees and vegetation . The Rotting Man occupied the ruins for 2 years before a mystical rite went awry and summoned scores of ancient demons to plague the forest . Fortress Narder . Located at the far eastern edge of the Forest of Lethyr , Fortress Narder was a gathering point for Nar armies preparing to invade Raumathar in the days of the empire . A Raumathari spell reduced the fortress into a pile of rubble and broken stone . A foul sickness currently permeates the ruins of Fortress Narder . This sickness seeps from the dungeon and poisons the surrounding water , soil , and air . The former Nentyarch of Dun - Tharos , with the aid of other druids , has been working to cleanse the area , but their efforts are hampered by frequent attacks from the hezrou demons that lurk in the fortress ' s depths . The nentyarch suspects that a transplanted chunk of the Abyss or some other source of evil power lies at the heart of Fortress Narder . Fortress of the Half - Demon . The ruins of the Fortress of the Half - Demon lie within the borders of Rashemen in the North Country , near Lake Ashane . The keep is built of magical and mysterious stone , which is said to have prevented its destruction at the hands of the Raumvirans . The stone comprising the walls of the fortress is icy cold and gives off a harmless , glowing green vapor . The entrance to the keep is an enormous iron gate in the shape of a demonic face . A hagspawn ed creature named Losk now resides in the ancient fortress with his gang of ruffians and thieves , who are searching the dungeons for anything valuable . Mount Nar . Mount Nar is a massive , snow - capped peak that lies in the lands of Narfell . It is even visible from the crossroads at N ' Jast . The ancient kingdom of Jastaath , one of the small Nar kingdoms that existed before the rise of the Empire of Narfell , was ruled by powerful priest - kings who kept a fortress high atop the western slopes of Mount Nar . The magic of the mighty priest - kings was able to control the weather around the fortress , keeping it pleasant and warm even in the dead of winter . The ruins of this ancient city now lie lost beneath the everlasting ice and snow . No modern expedition to the peak has ever found the buried ruins of the ancient castle . These expeditions are no doubt hindered by Kryonar , a white dracolich wyrm that resides in an icy cavern in the mountain ' s northern face . Shaundaular . Shaundaular , now also known as the City of Weeping Ghosts , was once the capital of Ashanath , a minor Nar kingdom . The city ' s ruins lie along the shores of Lake Ashane . Shaundaular was destroyed in −946 DR by the Nentyarch of Tharos when its leaders refused to join the new empire , and now it is haunted by hundreds of wraith s and dread wraith s . Val Murthag . Val Murthag was a Nar fortress destroyed by Raumathari battle - magic during the final war between the two empires . Its ruins lie on the western edge of the Great Dale . Val Murthag was Narfell ' s unholy spiritual center of demon worship . All that remain of the surface structure are crumbling walls of stone , but in vaults deep below the surface reside trapped demons , undead , stolen Raumathari artifacts , and secrets regarding a ritual used to transform mortals into fiend s . Branimern Rythil , a renegade Red Wizard , and her imp familiar have been exploring the ancient fortress recently , hoping to learn about its demonic secrets . She avoids strangers for fear of retribution from her former master , Nevron , the Thayan Zulkir of Conjuration .