> [!infobox|right] > #### SWORD COAST > ![[5e_theswordcoast2.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Region | > | ![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Western [[Faerûn]] | > | ![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active | > | ![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Unknown | > | ![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Unknown | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | None Unified | > | ![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | Independent Cities & Territories | > | ![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | Varies by Region | > | ![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Unknown | <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]] covers a huge stretch of western Faerûn and includes places like [[Waterdeep]], [[Baldur’s Gate]], [[Candlekeep]], and the lands around [[Neverwinter]]. - I have crossed a fair amount of it over more than one life, usually by road and occasionally for reasons I would have preferred not to repeat. The Coast changes quickly from crowded cities and trade roads to stretches of wilderness where being a few miles from civilization can suddenly matter quite a lot.