SE of Neverwinter lies an isolated 
monastery; dedicated to the worship 
of the god Helm.  Founded some
eight winters ago by a retired member
of the famed Company of Crazed Venturers
(of Waterdeep), the monastery
was first a single farm known as Helm?s
Stead. It has grown greatly, and been
fortified (hence its name) against bandit
and monster attacks, and now numbers
some 700 devout worshippers of Helm.
The founder, Dumal Erad, became the
White Master of Dragons by defeating
Iltmul at the Citadel of Mists (see chapter
8).