Kurth ( town ) Kurth , known as " Pirates ' Rest " , was a town in the Vast , located at the intersection of the Cross Road and the North Road , between Maskyr ' s Eye , Blanaer , and King ' s Reach , and at the end of the Hunt Trail from Tavilar . It sat at the northern entrance to Three Trees Pass , and east of the Beluar ' s Hunt hills . History . The town was founded by the adventurer Kurth " Banditslayer " , who gave it its name . Kurth grew to be a large town , but its people were unable to fully defend the length of its walls , exposing them to raids by orc s . The inhabitants constructed another set of walls closer in , leaving the new " Tweenwalls " district to go to ruin . A mage in Kurth using a scrying spell was one of only two surviving witnesses to a rampage by a stag - horned lich in the Beluar ' s Hunt hills , around 1350 DR , the other being another scrying mage in Tavilar . The adventurer Feljack built the mansion of Feljack ' s Hall in the Tweenwalls area around 1347 DR . A sudden fire destroyed it one night , " circa " 1357 DR ; Feljack was not found and was thought dead . Shortly after , as scavengers picked through the smoking wreckage for valuables , a giant skeleton armed with a magical black sword emerged from the ashes to slaughter them . A wizard identified the black sword as a " shadow blade " . The skeleton was presumed to be a guarding treasure , but the few who dared return to the ruins to investigate were often found cut to pieces on the road outside . The ruins of Feljack ' s Hall were wisely abandoned . However , after 1367 DR , on moonlit nights , human skeletons carrying swords were observed roaming the mound and poking around the rubble of the Hall , their presence and purpose unexplained . Feljack ' s supposed treasure went undiscovered by 1370 DR . Description . Kurth was described as either a large village or a town , though it was big enough to be walled . On the western side was the district known as " Tweenwalls " , formed as the new city walls were built closer in and laying between them and the old walls . It was left to go to ruin , becoming an area of shanties , crude stables , and rundown warehouses . At its center was the blackened , overgrown mound left by the ruins of Feljack ' s Hall . Kurth operated as a stop for caravans , a site for gatherings , and as a farmers ' market . Among its industries in the late 1360s DR were two mills , large stockyards , and a brewery . The local wheelwright was a skilled woman who kept stocks of wheels and snow - runners ready for swift repairs . The town held shrines to Chauntea , Clangeddin , Eldath , and Tymora , which was regularly tended by visiting priest from Mulmaster . There were many bars and several quality taverns and inns . The Gauntlet and Girdle tavern was the site of a great deal of shady backroom deals . Two rival inns were the Beluar ' s Hunt and the Rolling Heads Inn , both named after the elven hero Beluar ' s victory over the orcs in the hills southwest of Kurth , also called Beluar ' s Hunt . Activities . Kurth thrived and profited off trade along the North Road and Cross Road , between King ' s Reach , Mulmaster , and Ravens Bluff . Nevertheless , the town was grim and watchful , and known as dark and haunted . Curiously , many pirates came to Kurth desiring to retire somewhere away from the sea , earning it the nickname " Pirates ' Rest " in the nearby cities of Calaunt , Tantras , and Ylraphon . They brought what treasure they had with them , and were said to hide it in the town . Merchants starting their own businesses sometimes went to Kurth seeking sponsors and investors among the former pirates ; the discreet and cautious often got what they needed , while the rest went afoul of still - active pirates . Smuggling and other criminal deals often went on in Kurth ' s taverns . Kurth suffered continuing water shortages . Thus the people recycled their water , filtering it with magic and recirculating it . This was thought to explain the taste of the local beer . The beer was dark and foamy , with a thick , rough taste similar to licorice and described as a " ropy " . Rumors . With all its former pirates , Kurth was rumored to be stuffed with their loot , reportedly hidden in cellars , attics , cisterns , and chimneys . A Cult of the Dragon cell serving the black dragon Velvet of the Flooded Forest was theorized to be operating near Kurth or Calaunt .