Hill certainly would not attack Neverwinter directly.
He was of the Good Alignment and took rules seriously. If no one provoked him, how could he make such a dreadful decision?
Neverwinter did not matter enough to make him change his alignment.
But Neverwinter only seemed important because merchants heading to Icewind Dale had to hire adventurers there to get through Luskan.
The thousands of high-level adventurers were one reason Neverwinter prospered. Its skilled carpenters and artisans alone could never have made it as wealthy as it was.
Tyr and Helm valued their temples in Neverwinter so highly because they needed to oppose Bane in Luskan.
If the Undead cleared out Luskan...
Luskan was the best place to hold back evil. When the Elves had resisted the Half-Orcs, they had established their defensive line between Luskan and Neverwinter.
Only there could they completely block the Half-Orcs pouring out of the Spine of the World.
Hill had left Luskan alone until now not just because of Bane, but also because the barbarians of Icewind Dale worshiped Tempus.
Though the Battle God's Absolute Neutrality was baffling, he could be underhanded...
He often took covert revenge on anyone, mortal or divine, who offended him.
The sole exception was Bane... but anyone who knew what had happened in Faerunriel could understand why.
Hill's caution did not mean he feared Tempus. It was that he had ties to too many Gods. Even if an action clearly seemed to be his own choice, people might suspect that one of the Gods behind him wanted to make an enemy of Tempus.
Things were different now.
For the next ten years, no God would likely be able to do much besides send a few things into Toril.
Neverwinter had always taken pride in shielding all of Faerûn from Luskan's