Easthaven is one of the Ten Towns of the Icewind Dale region, and the starting area of the game Icewind Dale.
Description[]
Located south of Caer-Dineval on the shore of Lac Dinneshere, Easthaven is a quiet fishing village that mainly exports scrimshaw made from knucklehead trout.
Buildings[]
Outer ring, in counter-clockwise order:
- Snowdrift Inn
A place for travelers to rest, run by Quimby. - Pomab's Emporium
A store selling non-magical weapons and armor, run by Pomab. - Winter's Cradle Tavern
The town's tavern, serving drinks and rumors, run by Grisella. This is where the party starts their adventure. - Gaspar's home
Home of Gaspar the fishmonger - Hrothgar's home
Home of Hrothgar, the town's de-facto leader. - Townsperson's home × 2
Homes of unnamed townspersons. - Temple of Tempus
This tall wooden building with blue stained glass windows is the town's temple, dedicated to Tempus, the god of war. - Townsperson's home × 3
Homes of unnamed townspersons.
Along the waterfront, in clockwise order:
- Warehouse
This is where all food supplies and scrimshaw for the village are stored. - Apsel's workshop
Home of Apsel the scrimshander. - Old Jed's home
Home of Old Jed, a fisherman.
Characters[]
Name | Role | Location |
---|---|---|
Damien | child | outdoors |
Jhonen | fisherman | outdoors |
Elisia | sea spirit | outdoors |
Apsel | scrimshander | outdoors |
Accalia | acolyte priest | temple |
Everard | head priest | temple |
Hrothgar | town leader | his house |
Gaspar | fishmonger | his house |
Grisella | barkeeper | tavern |
Hildreth Highhammer | adventurer | tavern |
Pomab Ak'azmhir | storekeeper | store |
Quimby | innkeeper | inn |
Erevain Blacksheaf | traveler | inn |
Old Jed | fisherman | his house |
Churin | warehouse master | warehouse |
Quests[]
The game starts in Easthaven, and the portion of the main story line that plays here centers around preparing for an expedition with Hrothgar. In addition, various optional mini-quests and interactions are available in town.
Main quest | Reward |
---|---|
1. Arriving in Easthaven | - |
2. The missing caravan | 1200–2400 exp |
3. Delivering a list of supplies to Pomab | 1200 exp |
4. Embarking on the expedition | - |
Optional quests | Given by | Reward |
---|---|---|
Grisella's beetle problem | Grisella | 1200 exp, 5 |
A bottle for Old Jed | Old Jed | 1200 exp, 6 |
The dream song | Jhonen | 2400–4800 exp |
Apsel's wolf problem | Apsel | 1200 exp, 25 , Apsel's Dagger |
Damien's fish | Damien | 1200 exp, loot |
The fishmonger's supply problems | Gaspar | 1200 exp |
Getting funding for a dwarven expedition [Dwarf] | townsperson | Andar Gem |
Singing a tale of your journey [Bard] | townsperson | Moonstone Gem |
Rebuffing shorty stereotypes [Halfling] | townsperson | Knucklehead Trout |
Chapter 6b[]
The party returns to Easthaven in chapter 6b, the game's finale. The village has significantly changed then, and the side-quests from the prologue are no longer available. See the Frozen Easthaven article for details.
Words of advice[]
- Everard in the temple has better selling prices, while Pomab in his emporium pays more when he's buying items.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Easthaven article on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms