Skaug (port)

Skaug was a harbor town on the island of Skaug in the Nelanther Isles and was one of the few permanent settlements in the island chain.
The port was home to the largest dockyards in the island chain. Able to handle forty visiting ships, the port welcomed and catered to pirates and privateers. In addition, the fifteen ships that made up the Skaug Corsairs always had a place at port as the city's primary defenders.
==History==
It was founded by Captain Skaug around 1170 DR using the stolen lumber and supplies carried in his three ships.
In the Year of the Gauntlet, 1369 DR, during an event known as Halaster's Higharvestide a juggernaut formed from shipwrecks by wild magic terrorized the port.
==Notable Locations==
A few notable locations, mostly taverns, existed on the island as of 1370 DR:
* The Crow's Nest Cliffs: Watch points on several nearby islands were manned by scouts, each watching over a sea lane that led towards Skaug. Blowing the magical horns equipped there also sounded the larger horn located in the city. Different signals gave early warning to the port on ships closing in on the port.
* The Corsairs' Docks: The private docks of the Skaug Corsairs, separated from the main docks of the island.
* Maliceprow Manor: The largest building on the island. Set into a hill on the east side of the port, the manor was fortified with stone walls and a gate. The manor consisted of a main house, stables, servants' quarters, guest house, and armory. Each of the buildings was constructed out of stone, a rare building material for the island.
* Asavir's Launch: A well-kept inn and festhall that started inside of the hull of a beached ship. Additional floors were built up between the masts.
* The Apple Barrel: A tavern that specializes in the apple brandy distilled at the attached Appleheart Distillery.
* The Crossbows: A three-story gambling hall, boarding house, and festhall.
* The Keelhaul: A popular tavern with no-nonsense clientele. Troublemakers were seized by bouncers and patrons and thrown into a central well that magically propelled them out of the building and into the harbor nearly away.
* The Gibed Sail: A filthy tavern with worse drinks.
==Appendix==
===Background===
While sources like Lands of Intrigue and Forgotten Realms Player's Guide establish that the port of Skaugh lies on the island of Skaug, and many sources treat them as synonymous, maps disagree on which island in the Nelanther Isles that Skaug actually is, while others don't mark it at all. The maps with Lands of Intrigue and Rising Tide mark Skaug as the small island just north of Ioma, while the 4-edition map marks it as a much larger island at the northern side of the archipelago. Since the text of Lands of Intrigue describes Skaugh as a small island and the map of the port is consistent with the coastline of the smaller island, this is presumed to be the correct one. Nevertheless, it's possible that the port was relocated to a different island, likely after the Spellplague.
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