Stone Bridge

Stone Bridge was a bridge located along the River Dessarin, connecting Red Larch and the Long Road via the Stone Trail to Beliard on Jundar's Pass, and the High Forest.
==Description==
The bridge, which was also a temple to Moradin, was a single arch, in length and in height, made of granite, roughly six paces wide, with no railings or barriers. It was originally built to connect the two halves of the realm of Besilmer, and was wide enough to cope with the broadest flow of the river in times of flooding.
As of the , it was a site of pilgrimage for dwarves of certain moral outlook.
==History==
Stone Bridge was originally constructed to link the ancient Halls of the Hunting Axe to another long-lost dwarfhold.
The bridge was the site of a fight between Torhild Flametongue, founder of the dwarven realm of Besilmer, and a hill giant, resulting in Torhild's death.
During the final days of the Ironstar clan of dwarves, their king, Daurvos Frostbeard, was cut down on the bridge by orcs while the clan was attempting to flee south. While mortally wounded, he cried to Moradin for aid and died. Moradin's avatar, a armored dwarf, appeared on the bridge, rallying the fleeing dwarves and leading them to victory over the orcs.
==Rumors & Legends==
Legends claimed that the avatar of Moradin fell down onto the Stone Bridge at the start of the Time of Troubles. He was said to have guarded the walkway, in order to bar a number of malevolent deities from reaching the Celestial Stairway that had appeared in Waterdeep.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
:;Adventures
::Princes of the Apocalypse • Storm King's Thunder
===Gallery===
Talntower-map.png|Map showing the trail over Stone Bridge connecting to Beliard.
Stonebridge3e.jpg|Stone Bridge on the 3 edition map of Faerûn.
===References===
FR:Archepierre
Category:Bridges
Category:Temples
Category:Temples to Moradin
Category:Locations on the River Dessarin
Category:Locations on the Stone Trail
Category:Locations in Besilmer
Category:Locations in the Savage Frontier
Category:Locations in Northwest Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril