Loudwater Loudwater was a city that sat on the confluence of the Delimbiyr and Greyflow rivers . Much reduced since its heyday , it still offered a well - defended rest stop for caravans and riverboats despite the ruination of its neighbours after the Spellplague . History . The great dwarven craftsman Iirikos Stoneshoulder of Ammarindar built an ornate bridge across the Delimbiyr River in 149 DR for some elven friends of his . These elves , who were members of two moon elf families who followed Labelas Enoreth , built a school of philosophy on the north bank of the river . Constructing homes around the school , which they named the Velti ’ Enorethal , the site grew into a small town . The population grew again when Earlann i sun elves applied to join the school . Later , humans descended from the survivors of Netheril discovered the town and built their own houses , bringing human ideals to the expanding settlement . Though most of the humans lived separately from the elves on the south bank of the river , their influence still upset the elven natives and in 1100 DR , the elves began slowly leaving their homes for Evereska . Fifty years later , a family of mage s from Calimshan called the Rensha s conquered the Delimbiyr Vale , centering their power in Loudwater . Though they made Loudwater a much more prosperous town by exploiting the Vale ' s natural resources and expanding its limits , they despoiled much of the pristine beauty of the area and the amoral Renshas also committed several atrocities in pursuit of their art . The Renshas ruled for 165 years before a Nimbral i mercenary working for them named Nanathlor Greysword rebelled against their rule after receiving a message from Mielikki who was angered at the Rensha ' s actions within the Vale , which she considered sacred . The two - year long War of the Returned Regent freed the Vale from Rensha rule and Nanathlor was acclaimed as ruler of Loudwater . He ruled in relative peace for 52 years until malarite lycanthrope s attacked the city after a blood red moon appeared in the sky over the Vale . Nanathlor himself was on his deathbed but the citizenry , led by a young man named Stedd Rein saved the town when Stedd opened his father ' s stock of silvered weapons . Kalahar Twohands , Gauntlet of the western marches , replaced Nanathlor , who didn ' t survive to see his city saved . Kalahar oversaw the most turbulent years in Loudwater ' s history since the war . A mass migration of orc s , threats from a bandit army and their illithid allies , dragon s and several attacks from the Zhentarim . Along with Secomber , Loudwater was the only settlement of any size in the area to survive the effects of the Spellplague , though it was much reduced in size and had been almost completely abandoned by the elves . Still , it managed to resist the dangers of the surrounding area . What it struggled to cope with was internal troubles . There was barely enough trade to keep the town afloat and dangerous criminals replaced the small - time thieves guild that had been operating there . Many foundlings discovered on the shores of Highstar Lake came to live and grow up in the town , unknowingly the spawn of some fishlike creature who dwelt beneath the lake ' s waters . By 1491 DR , a new High Lord had been chosen , but Telbor Zazrek , a northern wizard , was a corrupt puppet of the Zhentarim , who took hefty kickbacks in order to ensure Zhentarim trade goods were the only ones most folk could afford . Government . Nanathlor was accorded the title of High Lord , residing in High Lord ' s Hall , the seat of power in the city . The High Lords were aided by two Gauntlets . Each Gauntlet was given the responsibility of protecting Loudwater ' s territory ( known as the marches ) , either east or west of the city . In 1372 DR , the Gauntlet of the eastern marches was Harazos Thelbrimm and the Gauntlet of the western marches was Isyan Kiy ' sisnos who succeeded Kalahar Twohands when he became High Lord . The half - elven Lady Moonfire was never documented as being referred to as High Lord , but her successor , Telbor Zazrek , was . It is unknown whether High Lords were only chosen from among the Gauntlets . Although they coexisted ( relatively ) peacefully with the humans south of the river and were ruled by the High Lord along with everyone else , the elves of Loudwater had a largely independent noble class before they abandoned the city . Trade . Before the Spellplague , Loudwater was a significant stop in the trade route along the Delimbiyr , as beyond it ' s influence , all trade was tightly controlled by the Zhentarim . After the Spellplague , Loudwater took an entire century to cope with the loss of trade that followed and ironically , was saved by the Zhentarim , who came to control all of the trade through the town via unfavorable tax rates for their competition . Religion . The local temple of Lathander ministered to the majority of matters of faith in the city , at least among its human population . The elven citizenry worshiped Labelas and the rest of the Seldarine at the Velti ’ Enorethal . As the chosen of Mielikki , the Green Regent was an important religious figure in the city , but the Regents and their Scions tended to provide practical aid , rather than acting as any kind of divine emissaries . During the late 15th century , Loudwater saw the rise of the faith of Silvanus and members of all good faiths came to congregate in Silvanus ' temple . Behind the scenes . Loudwater was not particularly detailed in any sources until the Legacy of the Green Regent RPGA campaign began , the majority of which took place within the town and it ' s environs . Loudwater then had an entire chapter dedicated to it in the " Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide " , more than any other location in the fourth - edition campaign book . The layout and structure of the city as written in this book was a significant departure from how it was presented in the Legacy of the Green Regent campaign and this fact was acknowledged a few times in the source . The next official mention of the settlement however , in Storm King ' s Thunder , paints it much more like it was before the release of the FRCG . The Town of Loudwater in 1479 DR