Chapter 4 : Playing Your Location

 Faerun contains a wide range of exciting locations.  Ranging from the chilling mountains in the far north, to the blazing heat of the southern lands; from the bustling metropolis of Waterdeep, to the sheltered tribes in the great Shaar plains.  The sheer diversity in Forgotten Realms is on such a vast scale that even attempting to tackle the entire thing in this section would be a sure one-way ticket down a path towards insanity.  Instead, here you will find a short blurb about each of our Live servers, as well as a couple of handy links where you can find more information.

ALFA Live Servers

The Silver Marches
Welcome to the Silver Marches, where civilization and barbarity struggle for dominance. A dramatic land of icy passes and misty forests, of hidden valleys and rushing rivers, this savage frontier is home to elves, dwarves and men...and the creatures that prey on them. Within the walls of Silverymoon, the Gem of the North, the High Lady Alustriel leads the Confederation of the Silver Marches and every grace and pleasure may be found. Capital of the Marches and protector of the land from Rivermoot in the west to Winter's Edge in the northwest and east through Silverymoon Pass in the Nether Mountains, Silverymoon boasts temples to most major good-aligned deities as well as housing the Conclave, a group of allied centers of learning that includes the Lady's College for arcane casters, the Fochlucan for bardic studies and the Vault of Sages for all who seek knowledge in the written word. The city is protected by high magic in the form of a mythal that bestows protections on all who enter it...and keeps out those who should not. Outside the walls, be they around Silverymoon, High Hold, Rivermoot, or one of the famed dwarven citadels of Felbarr or Mithril Hall, it is a different tale. Wild animals and orcs, barbaric tribes and werebeasts have long ruled these northlands and do not welcome civilized interlopers. Death can be swift in the Marches, but heroes are made of those who surmount the challenges it offers.

Starting points in ALFA 003, The Silver Marches:
Silverymoon - Metropolis: Temples, stores, inns, schools. No drow or duergar. Guards are set to react violently to either race without special dispensation to be within the city.
Rivermoot - Frontier village: Roughly civilized, basic amenities, westernmost village and jumping off point for northwestern reaches of the server as well as for portalling to the Baldur's Gate server. Viable for any race or creed, though drow, tiefling and genasi will be reacted to with immediate suspicion.
Wilderness outside of Rivermoot - Starting point for those who would raise suspicions inside towns or cities.
Felbarr - Dwarven Citadel: Basic amenities, northeasternmost civilization on server, suitable for dwarves as a starting point. Drow and Duergar are KOS.


http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Silver_Marches

ALFA Silver Marches Forum

Baldur's Gate

One of the two great cities along the Sword Coast, Baldur's Gate sits on the north bank of the River Chionthar, twenty miles from where the river flows into the Sea of Swords.  Situated halfway between Amn and Waterdeep, the city thrives on trade.
Trade knows no alignment, so tolerance is a virtue in Baldur's Gate, but not to the extent that visitors are allowed to conduct themselves in ways injurious to other persons or property.  Guards in distinctive black helms with red stripes on either side police the city.  They pay more attention to the upper half of the city, the part within the originalw alls, than to the newer, lower half by the river, enclosed by lower walls.
Most major cities have a few major temples, but Baldur's Gate's three major halls of worship are noteworthy.  Gond's High House of Wonders houses an astonishing collection of one-of-a-kind inventions.  Gnomes, inventors, and craftsfokl make the pilgrimage to Baldur's Gate for both imspiration and devotion.  Tymora's temple, the Lady's Hall, is remarkable for its size and wealth.  The temple to Umberlee, euphemistically known as the "Water Queen's House," is one of the few actual temples to this deity in all of Faerun.

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Baldur's_Gate

ALFA Baldur's Gate Forum

ALFA Alpha & Beta Servers

While there is no information here specifically on our Beta Servers, if you are interested, information on them can be found through the links in the following section.

• Western Heart Lands (Beta)
• Moonshae Isles (Beta)
• The Far North (Alpha)
• Cormanthor (Alpha)

Handy Links

For more information about any Forgotten Realms location, a good place to start is here:

Forgotten Realms Wikia : Geography Portal

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