Waterdeep Locales
Dock Ward
THE WARRENS
Beneath the heart of Dock Ward lies one of Waterdeep's lesser-known neighborhoods. Reachable through narrow winding tunnels leading off various dark alleys, the Warrens have been centuries in the making, starting with ancient stone houses built along hilly streets. From time to time a higher floor has been added to a building, or a walkway built to add living space or to connect houses, even those across a street from each other. Over time, parts of streets have been completely hidden from the sun, and the lowest floors of many buildings have become cellars. Subsequent rebuildings have shored up the lowest inhabited floors and worked from there. The slow result of Waterdeep's reach for the grander and larger and taller is the forgotten layer known as the Warrens, home to many of Waterdeep's small folk. Many gnomes, halflings, and even the occasional dwarves have found congenial and discreet housing amid the dark cellars and narrow tunnels, for stout halfling warriors guard most entrances, keeping the Warrens free of humans and their ilk.
THE KEELHAULED DWARF
In the cavernous cellar beneath the warehouse known as the House of Tarmagus (D30) lies The Keelhauled Dwarf, a subterranean tavern favored by duergar and their ilk, as well as many of the city's half-orcs, thugs, and ruffians.
THE MONSTER PIT
Beneath the Fishscale Smithy (D60) building and the neighboring Thirsty Sailor (D12) lies an abandoned gladiatorial arena once owned (indirectly) by Elaith Craulnober. Various Dock Ward gangs sometimes use the place for settling their differences.
THE OLD XOBLOB SHOP (D71)
This curiosity shop is filled with lots of battle trophies and souvenirs from Undermountain. The shop is untidy and ill-organized but worth a look, if only to see the stuffed beholder for which the shop is named (hanging by the main counter). The proprietor, Dandalus Ruell, loves to tell the tale of his victory over Old Xoblob.
DOCK WARD STRUCTURES
- D1: The Gray Griffon (tavern, C, 3)
- D2: Turnstone Plumbing and Pipefitting (business, C, 2)
- D3: The Metal House of Wonders (guildhall, C, 2)
- D4: Dhaermos Storage (warehouse, D, 5)
- D5: Whistling Blades (business, D, 1)
- D6: Selûne's Smile (tavern, C, 2)
- D7: The Rearing Hippocampus (inn, C, 2)
- D8: The Splintered Stair (inn, C, 3)
- D9: The Blackstar Inn (inn, C, 3)
- D10: Serpentil Books & Folios (business, D, 3)
- D11: The Ship's Prow (inn, C, 4)
- D12: The Thirsty Sailor (tavern, D, 3)
- D13: The Thirsty Throat (tavern, D, 2)
- D14: Helmstar Warehouse (warehouse, C, 2)
- D15: Warm Beds (inn, C, 3)
- D16: Lanternmaker Zorth Ulmaril (business, D, 2)
- D17: The Bloody Fist (tavern, D, 1)
- D18: Three Pearls Nightclub (festhall, D, 1)
- D19: Shipwrights' House (guildhall, B, 2)
- D20: Red Sails (warehouse, C, 2)
- D21: Muleskull Tavern (tavern/guild, D, 2)
- D22: The Hanging Lantern (festhall, C, 6)
- D23: The Sleeping Wench (tavern, D, 3)
- D24: Aurora's Realms Shop, Slut Street Catalogue Counter (business, C, 3)
- D25: The Purple Palace (festhall, C, 4)
- D26: The Mermaid's Arms (festhall, C, 3)
- D27: The Blue Mermaid (tavern, D, 2)
- D28: Shippers' Hall (guildhall, C, 2)
- D29: Shippers' Storage (warehouse, D, 3)
- D30: The House of Tarmagus (warehouse, D, 4)
- D31: Coopers' Rest (guildhall, C, 2)
- D32: The Hanged Man (tavern, D, 1)
- D33: House of Pride Perfumes (business, C, 1)
- D34: Arnagu's the Shipwright's residence (row house, B, 3)
- D35: Full Sails (tavern/guildhall, C, 3)
- D36: The Blushing Mermaid (festhall, C, 2s & 3s)
- D37: Felhaur's Fine Fish (business, D, 1)
- D38: Khostal Hannass, Fine Nuts (business, D, 1)
- D39: Seaswealth Hall (guildhall, C, 2)
- D40: Nestaur the Ropemaker (business, C, 2)
- D41: The Sleeping Snake (tavern, D, 1)
- D42: Shipmasters' Hall (inn, C, 3)
- D43: Watermens' Hall (guildhall, C, 3)
- D44: Mariners' Hall (guildhall, B, 3)
- D45: Torpus the Tanner (business, C, 2)
- D46: League Hall (guildhall, C, 2)
- D47: The Butchers' Guildhall (guildhall, C, 2)
- D48: Melgard's Fine Leathers (business, C, 1)
- D49: Thomm Storage (warehouse, C, 4)
- D50: Telethar Leatherworks (business, D, 2)
- D51: Fellowship Storage (warehouse, C, 4)
- D52: Smokehouse (business, D, 2)
- D53: Jemuril the DwarPs residence (rowhouse, C, 2)
- D54: The Copper Cup (festhall, C, 4s & 5s)
- D55: Gelfuril the Trader (business, C, 1)
- D56: Guard Barracks (city building, C, 3)
- D57: Cookhouse Hall (city building, C, 2)
- D58: The Pickled Fisherman (tavern, D, 2)
- D59: The Soaring Pegasus (tavern, C, 2)
- D60: The Fishscale Smithy (business, C, 2)
- D61: Jester's Clubhouse (guildhall, D, 1)
- D62: Horizon's Sails (business, B, 2)
- D63: Mother Jatha's (business, D, 1)
- D64: Talnu's Ropeworks (business, D, 2)
- D65: Merlook Nets & Knotware (business, D, 1)
- D66: Ralagut's Wheelhouse (business, D, 1)
- D67: The Angry Coxswain (tavern, D, 1)
- D68: Gathgaer Milomynt's residence (row house, D, 2)
- D69: Maernath Storage (warehouse, D, 2)
- D70: Alex Lenter's Storage (warehouse, D, 2)
- D71: Old Xoblob Shop (business, B, 3)
- D72: The Pavilion of Paving Stones (guildhall, C, 3)
- D73: Sailor's Corner (inn, D, 2)
- D74: Darth's Dolphyntyde (tavern, D, 1)