Belitsward is a small coastal village some forty miles north of
Grindwell. Its population is mainly human but it has a
sizeable elven and half-elven minority. The town has a market for produce from the surrounding
farms but in recent years it has failed to attract much trade from outside the area.
This is because its once busy harbour has fallen under what the local population
believe to be a curse. Each night a phantom fleet approaches the harbour only to be driven
off by strong winds from the land (which the villagers do not feel).
Although this eerie spectacle has done no physical harm to anyone outsiders fear that
eventually the fleet might succeed in landing with unknown consequences. The villagers
have tried to persuade passing clerics to lift the curse but none have been successful.