Lapalgard

Lapalgard was a large town in Lapaliiya in southwest Faerûn in the mid–14 century DR. It was based around the ancient stronghold known as the Fortress of Lapalgard.
==Geography==
It stood in the south of the realm, at the end of roads from Ithmong and Lushpool via Dungar, and faced the Dun Hills and the Bandit Wastes.
==History==
Facing attacks from yuan-ti, in the aptly named Year of Fragile Beginnings, −690 DR, the Lapal tribes united in the nation of Lapaliiya. Over the next ten years, they constructed the Fortress of Lapalgard and declared it a symbol of their unity and common cause.
The Fortress of Lapalgard stood strong for centuries, but no wars came to it after the fall of the Shoon Imperium in . Instead, a town grew around it, enriched by caravans passing between Lapaliiya and Halruaa through the Talath Pass.
==Government & Religion==
Lapalgard was led by the Knight-Commander of the Fortress.
The civic deity of Lapalgard was Tempus.
==Population==
The town had a population of 3,701 in 1373 DR.
==Activities==
The soldiers of Lapalgard conducted patrols of the Bandit Wastes and the northeastern Mhair Jungles in equal measure.
==Appendix==
===References===
FR:Fort Lapal
Category:Fortresses
Category:Towns
Category:Large towns
Category:Settlements
Category:Human locations
Category:Locations in Lapaliiya
Category:Locations in Southwest Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril