Saltmarsh
Type: Coastal town — now in ruins Region: Sword Coast — west of Leilon, roughly a coach-ride away on narrow coastal roads Status (latest): Largely abandoned; the Mephisto Twins occupy a 4-story coast house outside the town, on the cliffs overlooking the sea First Visited: Session 024
Description
A coastal town in ruins on the Sword Coast west of Leilon. The town's collapse predates the campaign; the most recent civic event referenced in the player notes is the burning of the most popular tavern shortly before the Mephisto Twins' arrival.
What remains is the shell of a town: abandoned buildings, overgrown outskirts, a 4-story old home on the cliffs that the Mephistos took as their seat — with overgrown gardens and animal pens long abandoned.
Notable Locations
- The Mephisto Coast House — 4-story, outside Saltmarsh proper, on the cliff overlooking the sea. Den for large animals on the property — abandoned. Houses Oriana Mephisto and Mordecai Mephisto; held Ser Gertz captive in the basement as of session 024.
- The Burned Tavern (unnamed in player notes) — once the most popular tavern in town; burned shortly before the Mephistos' arrival. Possibilities for its role: arson-arrival of the Mephistos; a casualty of the town's larger collapse; a ritual-burning of a gathering place by an outside faction. (See Mephisto Twins page for the arson-thread.)