> [!infobox|right] > #### Sword Coast > ![[5e_theswordcoast2.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Western Coastline,<br>Regional Expanse | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Western [[Faerûn]] | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active,<br>Politically Fragmented | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Ancient | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Ancient | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | N/A,<br>Independent Powers | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | City-States & Territories | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | Regional Armies,<br>Mercenary Companies | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Vast & Diverse | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The [[Sword Coast]] stretches across the western shores of [[Faerûn]], a vast and turbulent coastline shaped by storm-battered cliffs, sprawling harbors, dangerous wilderness, and the endless movement of merchants, mercenaries, and adventurers seeking fortune along its roads and seas. Great powers such as [[Waterdeep]], [[Baldur’s Gate]], and [[Neverwinter]] dominate the region, though no single ruler governs the Coast as a whole, leaving each city-state and territory to rise or fall through its own strength, ambition, and alliances. Trade caravans cross the land in constant motion while pirates stalk the waters offshore, creating a region where opportunity and violence exist side by side in nearly every settlement. Throughout history, dragons ruled its skies, ancient mages carved towers into cliffs and mountainsides, and gods themselves have left marks upon its shores through war, miracles, and catastrophe.