Population:  4,000

Government: Ruled for 45 years by the
High Lord of Loudwater, Nanathlor Greysword
(NG 11th level cavalier) who came to
the North from Nimbral to found his own
realm, but instead, rose to rule a place that
needed him.
 

Nearly a quarter of the inhabitants of this
lovely town near the midpoint of the River
Shining are half-elven, descendants of the
Eaerlann elves. A thousand years gone, the
dwarf Iirkos Stoneshoulder built a spectacular
arching stone bridge for the elves who
once dwelt here. The elves are gone, but the
bridge and the wide pool which serves as a
river harbor still remain. Here, of old, traders
of the Eaerlann elves began the portage
around the Shining Falls before journeying
north on the river again.

Loudwater is an idyllic place, where
green, grassy banks line the river, and great
green trees shadow its waters. The town's
wooden buildings are overgrown by hanging
plants and ivy until they seem one with
the forest.

Economy: Farming, fishing, caravan
services to and from Llorkh.

Militia: 300 warriors, divided into patrols
of 20 each under the command of Harazos
Thelbrim (LN 5th level fighter) and Kalahar
Twohands (CG half-elven 6th level fighter).
 
 

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FR5 The Savage Frontier	-	Forgotten Realms	-	1st Edition AD&D

FR1
This town of 4,000 lies almost at the mid-point
of the River Shining, and spans the river
with a spectacular arching bridge made
over 1000 years ago by the dwarf
Iirkos Stoneshoulder for the elves who lived
there at the time.  Few elves are left here
today, although almost a quarter of the
town's inhabitants are half-elven (the rest
are human).  Here the river has been cut into
a wide pool to skirt around unthrusting
rocks and to provide a loading and unloading
area for cargo that of old went overland
to north of The Shining Falls (and back to
the river), and today goes east to Llorkh, for
assembly into caravans there.

Loudwater is a beautiful place, where
green, grassy banks line the river, and great
trees overhang it; the many wooden buildings
of the town are of all shapes and sizes,
overgrown by hanging plants and ivy until
they seem to blend almost back into the forest
itself. Loudwater is defended by patrols
of warriors, usually twenty strong, who
muster some three hundred in all, under
the command of two "gauntlets": Harazos
Thelbrimm (LN, 5th level fighter) and Kalahar
Twohands (CG, half-elven, 6th level
fighter), who is under the command of the
High Lord of Loudwater (ruler of the town
and its ?claimed lands,? which extend for
two days ride up and down the river). The
present High Lord is Nanathlor Greysword
an 11th level NG cavalier of the nobility of
Nimbral, which he left in his youth some fifty
years ago to found his own land in the
savage North; instead, he rose to rule a
place that needed him.