Master of Spells from Faerun

Chapter 26 Waterdeep City

The next day, the caravan was ready to leave the shallow water beach and continue on their way.

Before leaving, Imrik made an appointment with everyone in the Dragonlance Adventure Group to meet at Dunan's Tavern in Waterdeep City.

Watching Imrik and his party leave, Jerome sighed and said, "Lathander, we are really lucky. Such a powerful mage joins us. Hahaha, our Dragonlance Adventure Group will leave a big mark in the Lost City below the mountain!"

Hamlein also looked at the back of the black-robed mage enviously: "Yes, to use the three-ring spell so skillfully, he must be at least a sixth-level mage. He is still so young. Hey, people are more angry than others."

"Then you should work harder. Every day you either fabricate gossip for the people in the tavern, or play the piano to seduce little girls. If you ask me, your human aesthetics are really ugly. Women must have thick muscles and thick beards to be sexy!"

The dwarf Zack slapped the bard on the back fiercely. In fact, he wanted to pat the head, but unfortunately Hamlein's 1.8-meter height did not allow him to do so.

Hamlein shuddered when he heard this: "Ah, are you sure you're talking about a woman?"

Domila rolled her eyes and yelled, "Stop making jokes here! We've done such a great favor to Shoal Beach, and he won't repay us? Go and ask for money with me!"

Jerome scratched his head in embarrassment: "Well, to be precise, we didn't do much, and Imric took care of most of it."

Domira glared at the paladin: "Imric is a member of our Dragonlance Adventure Group, and this is a reward for helping him respond!"

The paladin nodded helplessly, but insisted: "Then when we see Imrik, we will pay him back!"

Domira glanced at the paladin heartbroken, as if she couldn't believe that the person in front of her could say such rebellious words.

Just as the Dragonlance Adventure Group was fighting, there was a lizard swamp in the distance.

Warlock Kalis was listening to the angry roar of the Lizard Commander next to him with a dark face:
"Damn it! Damn it! Where did the high-level mage come out? My elites are all in vain!"

"Enough! Stop arguing, it hurts my ears. Next, I will go back to the Troll Mountains to explain to the organization what happened, and you will continue to collect blood food for me. I don't care if you steal, rob, or buy. In short, if you can't hand in enough sacrifices by then, you and I will both die!"

the warlock growled gloomily at the Lizardlord.

Lizard Commander choked when he heard the words of the warlock. He had glimpsed Kalis's mentor before. The raging flames of hell were terrifying. If they fell into the hands of those people, death might not be the final destination.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I know."

The magician struggled to take out the magic storage ring for communication, but after thinking about it, he took it back. He must correct his attitude to have a chance of survival, otherwise
There was a trace of fear in Kalis's eyes, and he shook his head. This time, he was powerless to stop the failure. The mysterious mage's strength is absolutely high, especially the spell that summoned the sandstorm that he released at the beginning, at least at the level of five rings. Although it is not as good as his mentor, it is not far behind.

He sighed, called out the wings of darkness and flew into the distance.

The next day, the caravan finally arrived in Waterdeep City.

Looking at the magnificent city gate in front of him, Imrik couldn't help but feel his heart surge.

'Here at last, the crown of the North, the city of splendor. '

Waterdeep City is an important place of harmony on the land of Faerun.It benefits from good ports, enlightened institutions, and a spirit of tolerance and a strong magical tradition.Good mages cultivated under this tradition are always stronger than evil mages.Waterdeep City has everything, but it is not a melting pot. On the contrary, it is more like a jewel grinder, smoothing the edges and corners of individuals and making their geniuses shine.The title Splendid City is not at all ironic.

Of course, there is that person.

Imrik looked at the tallest mage tower in the distant city. Its owner was Elminster Omar, the legendary mage and the chosen one of Mystra, the goddess of magic.

It is because of his existence that Waterdeep City can stand out from Faerun and become an independent and powerful city of mages.

It is also because of him that the people of Waterdeep City don't have to worry about the threat from the underground, that crazy legendary mage Helast Black Robe.

However, the mage's tower in Waterdeep is only one of Elminster's many resting places, and he spends most of his time in his stronghold, the Valley of Shadows in northern Faerûn.

Waterdeep is protected by a wall that stretches from the southern end of the city to the northern end of the Dead City. This section of Troll Wall (so named because it was mainly used to ward off trolls in the early days) is below a cliff that is more than a hundred feet high.

There are four gates passing through this wall: the South Gate, the River Gate, the North Gate, and the West Gate.Within the city walls, the urban area extends all the way to the seashore, with the exception of the areas where construction is prohibited by the lord's decree. The areas that are prohibited from encroachment include the dead city, public streets, and the deep water mountains extending around the water deep castle.

The guard divided the city into seven districts, also known as "administrative districts".They are Castle District, Dead City, Marina District, North Quarter, Trade Quarter, Docklands, and South Quarter.Outsiders can't find obvious zoning signs in the city.With the exception of the dead cities, there are no restrictions on the activities of all walks of life in the regions.

Imrik and his party were at the south gate at this time. After entering the city gate, they arrived at the south area, which was specially used for caravan trade and provided necessary transportation vehicles and warehouses.Many poor but righteous Waterdeep folk live in this district.

After the black-robed mage left the caravan, he walked alone on the streets of the city. Waterdeep City is indeed the pearl of the west coast of Faerun. Along the way, he met all kinds of races, including a large number of professionals.

He even saw that in several shops selling magic supplies, the shopkeepers were actually magic apprentices. With such a dense number of professionals, probably only Waterdeep City could see them in the entire Sword Coast.

Of course, in such a prosperous city, the real estate prices are ridiculously high. According to the guard at the entrance of the city, the nouveau riche of Deepwater City all live in the Binhai area, where they rely on the sea and have private villas.

There are also traditional nobles, who live in the North District, where the most powerful people in Waterdeep City gather, controlling the center of power.

In these two areas, if you want to buy a mansion as large as Dragon Blade Fort, you need at least 5 gold coins, and the price in Beicheng is doubled.

As for the southern district, it is probably cheaper, maybe only ten to twenty thousand, but the houses here are generally small and small, and for Imrik, who is used to living in the Dabie wilderness, he is really not used to it.

After some investigation, Imrik decided to stay in a high-end hotel for the time being. He hoped to gain something from this trip to the Lost City at the bottom of the mountain and buy a property in the North District.

If you want to buy, you can buy the best. At this time, the investment concept of Imric, whether it is the value-added demand or the demand for the accommodation environment, the North District is the best choice.

(End of this chapter)