AT A GLANCE: Orlumbor is a rocky 
bare island just off the Sword Coast, 
300 miles south of the city of Waterdeep.  
It is Home to a few fishermen, 
some goat-herds, and the most skilled 
shipwrights in the Realms.  The finest 
ships of the North find their origins at 
the docks of Orlumbor. 

ELMINSTER'S NOTES: Of old the island 
of Orlumbor was covered with trees, 
though these dhave long-since been cut 
down.  Most of the ships which ply the 
Sword Coast have been built, or at least 
repaired, here. 

Orlumbor has a good natural harbor 
on its landward side.  It is about that 
harbor, cut into the living rock of the 
island itself, that the docks and homes 
of the shipwrights of the island are 
found.  The homes are cave-like complexes 
connected by tunnels and stairs, 
and the construction docks are seldom 
empty or deserted. 

Orlumboor is an independent nation 
that has several times retained its independence 
solely by having Waterdeep 
as a strong ally.  That city-state of the 
Sword Coast has stepped in to aid 
Orlumbor in conflicts with Mintarn 
(before the advent of the Tyrant there), 
then Baldur's Gate, and most recently 
Amn.  The Lords of Waterdeep see it in 
their best interests  in keeping the most 
important shipbuilding center of the 
Sword Coast independent of any of its 
strong rivals. 

Orlumbor is the home to the Magess 
Delshara "Windhair," also called "the 
Witch of the Waves," whose magics are 
reported to have hurled back ships 
attacking the isle from the Pirate 
Islands and from Luskan.

GAME INFORMATION: The Shipwrights 
of Orlumbor are the finest purveyors 
of ocean-going ships to be found 
along the Sword Coast.  Their construction 
techniques give these ships the 
maximum hull range value available for 
these ships, at the standard costs.  They 
can construct ships in the following 
times: 

Merchant, Small	2 months
Merchant, Large	6 months
Warship	4 months (not including any additional weapons fitted to it).

The shipwrights of Orlumbor specialize 
in salt-water craft, and as such do 
not normally deal in galleys and other 
craft normally found on the Sea of 
Fallen Stars.