The Called, as they were sometimes known, listened to Waterdhavians, who were only too keen on sharing rumors and stories about the dungeon. The clientele consisted mostly of adventurers eager to enter the depths of Undermountain. It also led to the Pool of Loss, a portal to Hades. It led directly to a total of two areas: a different area of Undermountain than the Entry Well and to the sewers of Waterdeep. It was located in the back room and was the inn's source of washing water. The second well was a normal well in the sense that water could be pulled up from it. These shields were rusty to the point of uselessness but for one purpose: people who wanted to be drawn up hit these shields and the noise made that way was considered a sign that people below wanted to be pulled up from the dungeon.
Around the 50 feet point (15 meters), the well grew completely dark and on reaching the floor, one entered a sandy floor with stone walls decorated with shields. A waist-high stone ring was built around the well to prevent customers and objects from falling into the dungeon. This dry well was the main and only publicly known passage to Undermountain. The first measured 40 feet in diameter (12 meters), descended 140 feet (43 meters), and was located between the bar and dining tables. The inn had a total of two wells that both could serve as entry points to Undermountain. A signboard that simply read "The Yawning Portal," hanging on chains from a black iron pole above the front door, announced the entry to the inn. Rich blue tapestries decorated the wood-paneled walls of the common room, which consisted of a bar and tables of stout wood.
Well-worn boards covered the floor, but the main impression was of comfort. Interior Ī brawl breaking out at the Yawning Portal.Ī stone building with a slate roof, the Yawning Portal offered guest rooms on the three upper floors. The Yawning Portal was located on Rainrun Street in Waterdeep's Castle Ward between Waterdeep Castle and Snail Street.
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