Scornubel

Scornubel, also known as The Caravan City, was a major location for caravan trade in the heart of the Sword Coast region. It lay on the northern side of the River Chionthar, where it met with the Reaching River coming in from the northeast. It is located on the second major branch of The Trade Way.

Current Status:
Scornubel had kept out of most of the war gripping the region, mostly by being a neutral location that city-states and kingdoms on both sides of the conflict relied heavily on for trade, meaning that even Baldur's Gate didn't push for Scornubel to pledge to them, despite their close proximity. Eventually, the Zhentarim forces who had been spreading through the cities of the region moved their eyes to the prize that was The Caravan City.

The Zhentarim contacted City Councilors in private before moving on to more grander displays of their force after their initial offers were rejected, with multiple assassination attempts culminating in the eventual death of the previous Councilor of Trade. At the time of the groups arrival, Zhentarim threats had reached a peak that escalated with the largest full-scale attack to date during the annual Scornubel Summit. This was defeated, due to the efforts of the party and members of the town defense, though sadly one of the planted explosives was able to take out the Councilors of Trade and the Interior, Lonny Valleybrook and Wanda Craghold. Anya Selden, Mayor of Scornubel, and Zoltan Melioda, the Councilor of Security, are the only two remaining city officials after the blast, leaving Scornubel in a state of unrest.