High Road



Near Neverwinter

 * Just outside the south gate, a trail veers east along the city walls.
 * As the walls curve northwards, the path follows until the wall breaks by the banks of a large river.
 * This is the Neverwinter River (Neverwinter River's bright waters ran warm throughout the year and many believed this feature was thanks to the heat produced by Mount Hotenow).
 * The trail follows along the southern banks of the river through rolling hills. The city disappears in the distance to the west, replaced by clumps of shrub and trees. You can make out the edge of the looming Neverwinter Wood on the eastern horizon.
 * The trees become more and more dense as you venture east. Hard to tell when exactly you entered the wood. The woods feel colder here, the trees seem to pull back. They look gaunt, dark, bark peeled back. No leaves left but still hard to see the sky. High perception can make out the first glimpses of ruins in the distance.
 * After 25 miles, you reach Thundertree.

Landmarks

 * Stop by a solitary crabapple tree. Leaves are bright red, and birds dance through their branches. [You find a small stone that looks like a grinning face.]

Encounters
Near Thundertree, the encounter table looks like this:

Neverwinter <--> Triboar Trail
Closer to Neverwinter
 * To your west, a grassy outcrop 100 ft away suddenly drops away and becomes the Sea of Swords.
 * To the east, the Neverwinter Wood looms.
 * You can smell the salt in the air and the soft lapping of water against rockface. The sun is just starting to disappear over the crystaline surface of the water, turning the waves a prism of purples and orange and red. It’s actually quite picturesque.
 * Road continues along overlooking the Sea for a few miles, then curls inland closer to the wood. Thickets and clumps of trees start to block your view of the water.
 * The wind occasionally rustling the leaves. The woods loom closer.
 * You approach a clearing that appears to be a well-used camp site where people stop for the night.
 * http://dndspeak.com/2018/03/100-social-encounters-on-the-road/
 * Neverwinter Wood to the east.

Closer to Triboar Trail
 * Eventually splits off onto the Triboar Trail.
 * The High Road breaks into an intersection here, continuing south down the Sword Coast, and north back towards Neverwinter.








 * Consider THIS table.

