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is a common practice, a seemingly accepted means of The north side of the city, known as North Bank,
gaining the favor of one of the High Captains to obtain is devoted almost entirely to warehouses, caravan
fishing rights, earning an advantageous decision from yards, and workspace. It includes the Mirabar Shield,
the Magistrates, or having a business rival or undesired the fortified compound that represents Mirabar's
suitor arrested, accosted, or roughed up. trading interest in Luskan. Mirabar uses it as a base
Given its status as the harbor that feeds the goods of to trade with the Sword Coast and the islands of the
Mirabar to the Sword Coast, bridging the coast with Trackless Sea.
the utter north, and offers the only convenient crossing The main city stands on the southern side of the River
of the River Mirar for many miles, Luskan makes con- Mirar. North of Reaver's Run is the Reach, where most
siderable coin as a crossroads. Merchants wishing to of the homes and smaller businesses are located. South
avoid Luskan can choose to use the Blackford Crossing, of the Run are the slums, the "bad" area of town. Near
some thirty miles upstream, eventually connecting with the slums is the Captain's Close, where the residences
the Blackford Road on the northern bank, but the savvy of High Captains Taerl and Suljack stand, but the area is
know that Luskan's Ships control the cable-guided otherwise quite poor.
ferries at the crossing, and demand tolls based on the
size and contents of the goods being ferried across. THE ISLA NDS
The Blackford Road still bears the ancient marks of the Five islands stand in the bay formed by the River Mirar
dwarven realm of Gharraghaur, reminding travelers of and are claimed by Luskan:
whose wealth sustains the region. Blood Island is filled with Ships' soldiers tasked with
North of the city, the Northern Means heads up guarding the city; it holds a guard tower, barracks, an
toward Icewind Dale. Not many take this route without armory, and little else of interest.
purpose, but scrimshaw from the dale finds its way into Closeguard Island is the home of High Captain Kurth.
Luskan, where those who would purchase it can do so • Cutlass Island has two rocky heights split by a peb-
without going any farther into the frozen terrain. ble-strewn beach. The southern peak is surmounted

CHAPTER 2 I THE SWORD COAST AND THE NORTH