Wolfwall

The Wolfwall was a defensive wall surrounding the hamlet of White Ford in Archendale.
==Name==
The Wolfwall earned its name by repelling wild animals (including wolves) in winter and brigands ("two-legged wolves", metaphorically speaking) in summer.
==Structure==
The Wolfwall encircled the hamlet in an ovoid ring, linking the strongholds of Arch Hold and Beacon Tor.
While the gates of the Wolfwall were generally left open, the Archenriders could close them anytime at their discretion to inspect suspicious guests of the hamlet or gather passage bribes.
==Defenses==
Despite having a firing platform on its inner surface and ladder platforms spaced along the wall, as of 1370 DR, the Wolfwall no longer held weapons ready, owing to constant theft of weaponry.
==Rumors & Legends==
There were speculations that a segment of the Wolfwall close to Beacon Tor might be a living wall or some other deadly being. It was believed that it absorbed anyone who dared to touch the wall, drawing them into the wall and sustaining itself by draining their life and body. Even some Archenriders were influenced by that rumor and refused to inspect the supposed part of the wall.
According to local tales, an Arkhen warrior acquired in battle an ancient orc tribal relic, the talking bone, letting its holder to talk to an orc god, whose name was forgotten in the hamlet. After the battle, orcs eager to reclaim the artifact appeared two or three times a day to challenge him for it. Eventually, the warrior grew weary of the constant challenges and decided to conceal the talking bone within the Wolfwall. The residents of White Ford strongly disapproved of anyone dismantling their protective wall in pursuit of this relic.
==Appendix==
===Trivia===
It was planned to implement the Wolfwall around White Ford in the cancelled Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound. The concept art created by Black Isle Studios showed the Wolfwall having a rock pit surrounding the wall and wolf skin tents on the platforms.
===Gallery===
File:Black Hound loc5.png|Concept art of Wolfwall used for the cancelled Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound game.
File:Black Hound loc24.png|Concept art of Beacon Tor's exterior used for the cancelled Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound game.
File:Black Hound loc21.png|Concept art of Arch Hold's exterior used for the cancelled Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound game.
===References===
===Connections===
Category:Buildings
Category:Walls
Category:Locations on the River Arkhen
Category:Locations in Archendale
Category:Locations in the Dalelands
Category:Locations in the Eastern Heartlands
Category:Locations in North Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril
Category:Locations