Lords' Alliance

The Council of Lords: merchant cities of the North and the Sword Coast standing together.

The Lords' Alliance, also called the Council of Lords, is a partnership of merchant cities in the Forgotten Realms, founded in 1325 DR. Its members come from the Sword Coast, the North and the Western Heartlands - Waterdeep, Silverymoon, Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter among them, together with smaller free cities and towns. It was formed to check the Zhentarim's growing hold on the North, the Shadow Thieves of Amn, rampaging orc hordes and Northlander raiders.

Its member rulers often quarrel and compete, but set their rivalries aside when real danger threatens their shared safety and trade: they negotiate mercantile treaties, guard the trade routes and take charge of military campaigns across the North and the Heartlands, often hiring adventurers for the work. The Alliance's emblem is a golden crown on a field of red, and as of 1489 DR it was led by Laeral Silverhand, Open Lord of Waterdeep.

Quick Facts

Also called

Council of Lords

Founded

1325 DR

Alignment

Lawful good

Notable members

Waterdeep
Silverymoon
Baldur's Gate
Neverwinter
Mithral Hall
Mirabar
Daggerford
Yartar

Enemies

The Zhentarim (14th century)
Luskan
the Shadow Thieves of Amn
the church of Bane

Emblem

A golden crown over a field of red

Facts from the source article.

Did You Know?

The Alliance's ranks run from Cloak at the bottom through Redknife, Stingblade and Warduke to Lioncrown at the top.
It maintains Revel's End, an isolated prison in the Frozenfar for the North's worst criminals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Lords' Alliance?

A pact of merchant cities of the North, the Sword Coast and the Western Heartlands, founded in 1325 DR to resist the Zhentarim, the Shadow Thieves of Amn, orc hordes and Northlander raiders.

Which cities belong to the Lords' Alliance?

Waterdeep, Silverymoon, Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter are the best known; Mithral Hall, Mirabar, Daggerford, Longsaddle, Amphail and Yartar were also members as of 1489 DR.