East of Cormanthor Forest, on the eastern shore of the Sea of Dragons, lay Tantris Harbor.
Tantris Harbor stood on the eastern shore of the Sea of Dragons, which, like Dragonmere, belonged to the Sea of Fallen Stars water system. East of Cormanthor Forest and across the Dragon Reach from Cormanthor and the Dalelands, it was a renowned natural harbor.
The port began developing rapidly after 649 Dalereckoning. Originally a haven for immigrants from the south and pirates of the Sea of Fallen Stars, it had been infamous for plundering. To resist the pirates, merchants banded together, raised an army, and established a city council, eventually creating the port city.
Tantris Harbor's most famous event occurred during the Time of Troubles. Torm, the God of Loyalty and Courage and one of the Three Gods of Justice, descended there in avatar form, swiftly making his church one of the most influential in Tantris Harbor.
Torm had not lived there long before Bane, who had likewise descended as an avatar, led a Zhentarim army against Tantris Harbor.
After stealing the Tablets of Fate from the Overgod Ao, Bane had hidden them in this very city. He had now come to retrieve them, hoping to uncover the secret of becoming an Overgod.
Torm knew nothing of this at the time, but that did not stop the upright, benevolent god from fighting for the people. As a Lesser Deity, however, Torm was clearly no match for the Greater Deity Bane. He therefore chose a highly controversial course of action-he asked his faithful to sacrifice their lives to strengthen him.
According to incomplete records, several thousand people agreed to sacrifice themselves. They offered their bodies and souls, giving Torm the power to fight Bane.
Through this mass sacrifice, Torm ultimately perished alongside Bane's avatar in