Fort Morninglord

Fort Morninglord is a reclaimed former fort about one day's ride from Elturel.
After sitting abandoned for centuries, the fort was claimed as part of neighboring Elturel and later leased to Fresenius Restoration for use as a potion production and distribution facility.
== History ==
Little is known about the original use of Fort Morninglord, but the clashing architectural styles and portions in different states of disrepair indicate that the fort was claimed by many different groups and adapted for many purposes throughout history.
Local legend describes the fort as having been abandoned circa 1400 DR after an entire garrison of Paladins and many of the inner buildings vanished overnight in unexplained circumstances. Some claim the god Torm declared that it was forbidden for anyone to enter the fort. causing it to be left unused and unmaintained until 102 PR when it was reclaimed on by nearby city Elturel.
After centuries of abandonment, the fort had been reclaimed by nature, with all interior buildings destroyed and the outer wall partially damaged on its south side. Its former moat also dried up many centuries ago. Elturel lacked the resources to restore the fort to a habitable state, and so after holding it unused and only minimally maintained for several decades the city leased it to Fresenius Restoration in 133 PR, ostensibly for use as a manufacturing and distribution center for potions and other medical supplies.
== Fresenius Restoration ==
When Fresenius Restoration took control of the fort they immediately brought in laborers to clear trees and vegetation from most of its interior and use the wood to construct two warehouses (also containing manufacturing facilities), a barracks for staff living on-site, and several other small structures. They also began repairs of the damaged south wall but were unable to complete the project before the company was municipalized by the city of Baldur's Gate as part of the investigation into the company's involvement in the Sword Coast Sight Rot Epidemic.
Control of the fort was assumed by Baldur's Gate City Watch until a stockpile of the Sight Rot cure Eyebright was moved into other facilities so it could be distributed via the Fresenius Restoration urgent care clinics in various cities along the Sword Coast.
== Current Status ==
After distribution of the Eyebright stockpile, Fresenius Restoration had no further need for the facility and so it is now once again abandoned, though the structures built on the site remain intact. Ownership of the structure is now once again claimed by Elturel, but its future remains unclear.