Swordcrag

Swordcrag was an orcish fort in the Tarkhaldale, the Lost Dale.
==Description==
The tall grey rocky crag, which had given the name to the village, stood as a marker, visible for miles.
==Geography==
Swordcrag stood tucked away in the south-western part of the Desertsmouth Mountains' foothills.
==Society==
By 1367 DR, among Swordcrag's residents were only the members of the remaining orc tribe and ogrish guards of the local chieftain.
==History==
Swordcrag was once a small mining village which was built before the .
The village was conquered during an invasion of the orcs of the Dragonspine Mountains, which had overrun the whole Tarkhaldale by . Since then the orcs controlled the mines below the imposing crag.
By 1367 DR the remaining orcs and ogres living in Swordcrag had fought in several conflicts against the saurials from Tarkhaldan. The orc chieftain of Swordcrag, Durang Head-taker with help of his shaman, Yegg Blackteeth, spent years forging alliances among neighboring tribes to challenge the saurials and was successful at it.
==Notable inhabitants==
*Durang Head-taker, an orc chieftain of Swordcrag.
*Yegg Blackteeth, an orc shaman of Swordcrag.
==Appendix==
===References===
Category:Settlements
Category:Villages
Category:Mines
Category:Orcish locations
Category:Locations in Tarkhaldale
Category:Locations in the Desertsmouth Mountains
Category:Locations in North Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril
Category:Locations
Category:Locations in the Eastern Heartlands