Port Castigliar is an abandoned coastal settlement on the eastern shore of Chult, located on Kitcher’s Inlet where the River Olung flows into the sea. Despite its grand name (pronounced kah-STEE-lee-ar), it is merely a stretch of beach featuring an abandoned supply depot, seven battered bamboo and thatch huts, and a defiled graveyard. The settlement was long ago abandoned after undead drove away its inhabitants, and ghouls subsequently dug up the graves.
Geographic Significance
The port provides access to the inland ruins of Mezro and serves as a landmark for navigation along Chult’s eastern coast. Kitcher’s Inlet itself is named after Ilyber Kitcher, a pompous Cormyrean explorer who falsely claimed to have discovered it centuries ago, despite the location being well known before his accidental arrival.
Current Activity
The ruins mark the northern boundary of the frost giant search parties’ exploration zone. Drufi’s expedition, searching for Artus Cimber and the Ring of Winter, has ranged from the coast to the River Tiryki and from Port Castigliar to the northeastern mountains. The frost giants avoid Flaming Fist patrols from Fort Beluarian, though their passage leaves obvious signs: trampled brush, broken trees, gigantic boot prints, 3-foot-high runic trail markings, and winter wolf droppings.