Silverymoon is the Gem of the North, a city built as the center of learning and a symbol of the greatness that once shone out of the elven capital of Myth Dannor.  Three years ago, the ruler of Silverymoon, the High Lady Alustriel, reached out to the rulers of other human, elven, and dwarven strongholds north of the High Forest, west of the Evermoors, and south of the great mountains.  After much debate, the diverse dwarholds, human and half elven settlements, and human cities decided to ally in a mutual defense pact headed by Alustriel, who stepped down as a ruler of Silverymoon in order to oversee the new confederacy of the Silver Marches.

The present member settlements of the Silver Marches include Citidel Adbar, Citidel Felbarr, Deadsnows, Everlund, Jalanthar, Mithral Hall, Quaervarr, Silverymoon, and Sundabar.

All people in the Silver Marches are free, all people may own land, and no one is guaranteed rights and privileges that are denied to others under the law.  The Silver Marches represent the unfolding of a dream, a chance to forge a better Faerun, and everybody from the poorest woodcutter to the richest city merchant senses the beginning of something extraordinary.

That said, the new confederation is not perfect.  Just because the humans, elves, and dwarves have set aside differences in a few small cities in the North doesn't mean the barbarians, orcs, gnolls, giants, and dragons of this forbidding landscape feel constrained to join them.  Deadly enemies surround Alustriel's league and plot its downfall.  Rumor has it the orc hordes of the high mountains grow strong again and arm for war.  The drow of Menzoberranzan threaten the fledgling realm from the depths of the earth.  And, as in most places in Faerun, the wreckage of ancient realms and the remnants of magical disasters wait under the forests and snows of the realm.  Plagues and evils untold await those foolish enough to disturb them and unlock their powers.

Important Sites

The Moonwood is a large forest north of Silverymoon that is blessedly free of orcs and other goblinoids.  Unfortunately, the woods are rumored to have many lycanthropes held within it.

The Nether Mountains hold the pass between Silverymoon and Sundabar which is closed about 6 months of the year due to the heavy snows.  The Nether Mountains hold many monsters that keep the people of these two towns busy during the harsh winter months by plundering the lowlands.

Citadel Adbar is a large and powerful fortress with mainly dwarves as its residents.  Its a difficult place to reach, most caravans travel from Mithral Hall thru the Underdark to get there.  Human and elves find the citadel a hard place to relax in:  It's too cramped and too cold, and the stench of metalworks reminds elves at least of nothing less than an orc siegeworks.

Citadel Felbarr is a former dwarven citadel given over to the humans when the dwarves retreated into deeper holds.  Felbarr fell to orcs three hundred years ago.  Renamed the Citadel of Many Arrows by its new masters, it stood an example of how orcs could conquer the weaker folk of the south.  About five years ago a huge orc horde moving south against the settled cities paused in front of the orc citadel, held by a chief calling himself King Obould.  Instead of pressing onto the human lands, the horde besieged their fellows inside.  After a four  month siege, the invaders broke down the gates and entered the main keep, but a strong dwarven force fell on both tribes and seized the citadel out from under the orcs' tusks.  King Emerus Warcrown took control of the citadel and holds it to this day, determined never to loose it again.  The orc King Obould escaped the conflict and has yet to be seen.

Deadsnows sits among the crags of mountain country, near the trails left by dire bears and hunting dragons, an outpost of 500 dwarves and 30 humans. The dwarves worship Marthammor Finder of Trails, an adventurers' god. The humans worship Lathander. Together the two races maintain a watchtower, an Underdark cavern, and an abbey that provides shelter for travelers. In the new order of the Silver March, Deadsnows serves as an early warning post for the communities to the south.

Everlund is a large walled city of elves, humans, half-elves, and halflings to the south of Silverymoon.  It is a caravan trading city and a solid ally of Silverymoon.  They face threats from all sides.  The trolls who used to occupy the Evermoors could be counted on to be stupid and predictable.  Not so for the giants who have replaced them.  To the south of the city, the trees of the High Forest are growing closer and closer to the city's walls, but no one dares take an axe to them.

Mithral Hall was once one of the greatest of the shield dwarf holds.  Around 180 years ago, it fell to a shadow dragon named Shimmergloom, let loose from the Shadow Plane into Faerun when members of the Battlehammer clan dug too deep in there search of mithral.  Shimmergloom slew most of the dwarves and took possession of the hall along with his entourage of shadow monsters and duergar.  Things were not set right until sixteen years ago, when Bruenor Battlehammer returned from Icewind Dale to slay Shimmergloom.  Bruenor drove out the duergar and retook the hall, proclaiming himself Eighth King of Mithral Hall.  Shield dwarves from all over the north, particularly, children of Thunder Blessing generation, have marched to Bruenor's side to mine mithral and finish cleaning out the Underdark beneath the hold.  Mithral Hall's resurgence has strengthened the Silver Marches and by providing Silverymoon with and energetic sister city and a staunch all in war.

Silverymoon is a beautiful place of ancient trees and soaring towers, with curving lines in its stonework and garden plantings adoring every nook and balcony.  Aerial steeds carry riders on high, magic and learning is revered, music and laughter are heard often in the streets, and the city contains fascinating shops brim-full of maps, books, minor magic items, and beautiful things. Humans Elves and Dwarves all maintain dwellings in the same areas of the city, instead of dividing into separate wards.  A human home might be built under a elven tree which is rooted above many dwarven caverns.  Silverymoon is considered to be the foremost center of learning and culture in the North.  And yet is a welcome home to adventures who seek fortune in aiding the government of Silverymoon in cleaning up the surrounding area of monsters and other baddies.  One of the most famous locations in Silverymoon is the University of Silverymoon, which is a school of magic housing many colleges of magic.  Silverymoon is also protected by a number of wards that detect the presence of evil being and the use of magic in certain areas.  The city's peace and goodwill is due to the influence of powerful local mages and the Harpers.  Silverymoon's people feel safe and that's due to the vigilance of the mages and agents trained and established by Alustriel.

Sundabar is a large city with two walls to the east of Silverymoon.  Sundabar was built for war, the surrounding area is chock full of obsessed miners, howling orcs, and citizens of Sundabar who should know better.  Every two or three years, orc invasions stream in from the mountains and break themselves against the city walls.  The Everfire, a zealously guarded volcanic rift beneath Sundabar, is the source of some of the finest magic weapons of Faerun.