The Lords' Alliance, also known as the Council of Lords, was a partnership of merchant cities founded in the early 14th century DR. Its members were from the [[Sword Coast]], the North and Western Heartlands, including [[Waterdeep]], Silverymoon, [[Baldur's Gate]], and [[Neverwinter]], as well as other free cities and towns in the region, which made up the bulk of the organization. It was formed to oppose the growing influence of the Black Network in the North, the Shadow Thieves of [[Amn]], rampaging hordes of orcs, and Northlander raiders. The Alliance maintained the famous [[Revel's End Prison]] in the far north of the [[Sword Coast]] as a supposedly politically neutral site wherein [[Faerûn]]'s most notorious prisoners could be safely held. #Organization/OP/Canon