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Daggerdale

Daggerdale is located in the Dalelands region of Eastern Faerūn in the Forgotten Realms. Dagger Falls is the only town of any size in the dale, and it lies northwest of Shadowdale and due west of Zhentil Keep. The Zhentarim have long had an interest in Dagger Falls as a caravan stop on their route through the Anauroch Desert. For that reason they've subverted the legal government, replaced the ruling Morn family with their own stooges and sent troops to occupy the town. Randal Morn and his sister Silver are the last members of the ruling family. Silver married a Cormyrean nobleman and now resides in Cormyr. Randal conducted a 30-year guerilla campaign against the Zhentish forces occupying Dagger Falls that culminated in the retaking of that town in 1369 DR. More information about the

Official sources describe Daggerdale as a land of broken hills and valleys. The soil is rocky, but fertile and there is ample vegetation. Trees grow thick in the rich soil of the valleys and ravines while the hill tops tend to be rocky and grassy. Many small streams cut through the hills and run down to flow into the two rivers which flow through the dale, the River Tesh and the Dagger River. One thing which can be deduced from studying a map of the area is that there is a ridge separating the two river valleys that has its highest point in approximately the area of Castle Enneth. This ridge extends northeast from that point to separate the headwaters of the Cold Rush from the valley of the River Tesh and join with the Dagger Hills. The largest town in the dale, Dagger Falls, gets its name from the falls where the River Tesh flows over a sudden drop in this ridge line north of where it joins the Dagger Hills.

History of Daggerdale:

The following is a timeline for the Daggerdale area. All dates are in Dale Reckoning.

796/Year of the Gray Mists

--Merrydale becomes Daggerdale following vampiric infestation.

1267/Year of the Groaning Cart

--A bountiful harvest year.
--Colderan Morn rules in Daggerdale. He drives the dwarves of Clan Bladebright from the dale.1316/Year of the Gulagoar
- --The Zhentarim take control of Teshendale. Refugees pour into Daggerdale and Dagger Falls including Zhent agents who incite a rebellion against the Morn family and install Malyk, a Zhentarim agent as ruler.
  
  1323/Year of Dreamwebs
  
  --Birth of Randal Morn.
  
  1353/Year of the Arch
  
  --Randal Morn kills the Zhent ruler Malyk, and frees much of Daggerdale (but not Dagger Falls) from the Zhents.
  
  --Doust Sulwood retires to Arabel.
  
  --Mourngrym Amcathra becomes Lord of Shadowdale.
  
  1356/Year of the Worm
  
  --Tarsakh - Cormyr sends troops to Tilver's Gap to combat orcs and goblins who have overrun Daggerdale and are threatening Tilver's Gap, Shadowdale and Mistledale. Meanwhile, Shadowdale turns back an invading army from Zhentil Keep. The small force of defending dalesmen were outnumbered five to one
  
  --Kythorn - A small army of Cormyr now holds Tilver's gap after having slaughtered "many thousands" of orcs. The siege of Tilverton has been lifted, and Cormyr offers to annex the town. Priest Gharri of Gond, the town Elder, has not yet decided to accept or reject the offer.
  
  --Flamerule - Gharri announces the formal annexation of Tilverton by Cormyr. Gharri is to remain at the temple of Gond as "Lord Regent of Tilverton," and Cormyr will maintain a standing garrison in the town.
  
  1357/Year of the Prince
  
  --Flamerule - A caravan out of Zhentil Keep was destroyed in the ruined town of Teshwave by allies and warriors of Cormyr. Cormyr and Zhentil keep have already clashed over the troubled lands around Daggerdale. Meanwhile, Mourngrym and Randal Morn, with their own men and a few mercenary additions and loaned troops from Cormyr's garrison in Tilverton have been fighting steadily to hold the overland road from Shadowdale and Mistledale through Tilver's Gap to Cormyr clear for safe passage by caravan. To lose this route means eventual economic ruin for both dales, and the acceptance of Daggerdale's extinction. They have largely succeeded: the devils seem to be fewer these days, and trolls and hobgoblins seem to have moved northward, leaving only orcs and norkers (?) in the Daggerdale area.
  
  --Eleasias - Forces of Cormyr under Duke Bhereu have advanced from Tilverton to Shadowdale, where they have joined forces with Mourngrym in an attack on a dark elven caravan, and also aided Randal Morn in his fight to regain Daggerdale from the orcs of the Desertsedge Mts. The garrison at the fortress of Castle Crag has been doubled in size to repulse any attacks from the north, or from bandits taking advantage of the strife. Soldiers of Cormyr have met and battled the armies of Zhentil Keep in ruined Teshwave and in Daggerdale.
  
  1360/ Year of the Turret
  
  --The Temple of Lathander in Dagger Falls burns to the ground and eight priests die in their beds. Arson is suspected.
  
  1368/Year of the Banner
  
  --Events of take place in this year.
  
  1369/Year of the Gauntlet
  
  --Events of The Sword of the Dales Trilogy take place in this year.
  
  --Randal Morn and his Freedom Riders reconquer Dagger Falls from the Zhentarim.
  
  1371/Year of the Unstrung Harp
  
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  Town of Dagger Falls
  
  The Broken Dagger Tavern: Small and warm tavern run by Tharwin One eye.
  
  The Teshford Arms: The only inn with rooms in Daggerdale. Run by Olavia, a middle aged woman of some size.
  
  Lathander's Light: Temple of Lathander: Having been destroyed some time ago, the temple is in the process of being rebuilt.
  
  Constables Tower: (also called Ilthonds tower) Once the tower of the Zhent occupation. It is now a magical hazard though Randall Morn plans to make his base of power.
  
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