Phaulkonmere
By far one of the grandest and best-kept buildings of South Ward, this walled villa seems very much out of place among the warehouses and tradeshops of the area. Four warehouses once stood where Phaulkonmere is now, but these were destroyed in the Wardfires of 1358 DR; the land was purchased by an up-and-coming merchant, well-to-do caravan organizer, and minor noble from Cormyr. Lord Bronson Phaulkon took the land and built his wife and family a manor "amongst those people who support us, not amongst those who wish to associate with us due only to our income." The manor and its high-walled gardens were finished by winter of the next year.
Phaulkonmere is two buildings within a walled enclosure. The two-story manor house is lavishly decorated with pillars, polished stone, and gilded falcons alighting from each comer of its small high tower. Windows are also plentiful, allowing much light and air into the luxurious house. All around the top of the manor wall are golden metal barbed spikes which help protect the gardens. While the gates and spikes deter trespassers, the manor house has magical protections provided by the Watchful Order of Magists & Protectors (only Lord Phaulkon and the mages involved know what such wards are, and they are changed monthly).
The Phaulkon family is well known and loved throughout the Adventurer's Quarter, the daughters having grown into great beauties sought by many young men (noble or otherwise). Their parties each season are open to their neighbors and friends, not exclusively nobles or merchants.
