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Neverwinter Nights · Persistent World

# Welcome to Westgate

An ancient port city rises out of the mists, at the edge of the Sea of Fallen Stars. Mind the shadows.

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Long ago, merchants from distant lands filled its harbors, and gold flowed as freely as wine — but time, as it does, has a way of curdling mortal splendor.

Today its bones are old stone and salt-worn docks, and bargains are struck beneath every lantern's glow. Here, hoarded secrets, owed favour, and unspoken truths are the true measure of power — although coin certainly helps.

Westgate is a city ever-balanced on a blade's edge, built upon decaying decadence. The masked and nameless guilds clot the veins of the city with their greed and cruelty. Noble houses cling to fading legacies as their bloodlines tangle with curses, ambition, and desperation. Old cults and buried powers hold the Undergate by its throat. Beneath it all, antediluvian things begin to stir — patient, watchful, and hungry.

> “ To walk Westgate's streets is to wager your soul in a game of chance.

Every alley offers opportunity, yet each carries a price. While some come seeking fortune or power, others arrive hoping to disappear — and indeed they do, for in these boulevards you are lucky to merely survive. In Westgate, few leave unchanged… and fewer still leave at all.

Welcome to Westgate. Mind the shadows.

Your First Steps

## Enter the City

How to Join

Install Neverwinter Nights: EE, point it at our server, and step through the gate.

New Player Wiki

Starter guides, character creation, and everything you need for your first night.

The Setting Bible

Lore of Westgate — its districts, guilds, noble houses, and buried histories.

Join the Community

Introduce yourself in the forums and find your place among Westgate's denizens.

From the Watch

## Latest News

All Dispatches →
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24 Jun 2026 · Announcement
The Gates Open — Alpha Has Begun

Westgate opens its harbour to its first wave of adventurers. Here is everything you need to know.

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21 Jun 2026 · Patch Note
Patch 0.3 — The Undergate

The tunnels beneath the city are now open. New areas, factions, and dangers await below.

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18 Jun 2026 · Community
The Community Charter

Our revised rules and the principles that keep Westgate's streets worth walking.

Dispatches from the Watch

# News

Official server announcements, patch notes, and word from those who keep the gates.

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Announcement 24 June 2026

## The Gates of Westgate Open — Alpha Has Begun

After long months in the shipyards, the harbour is open. Our alpha welcomes its first denizens to walk the salt-worn docks, strike bargains beneath the lanterns, and write the first chapters of Westgate's living history. Read on for what to expect, how to join, and where to begin.

Read Dispatch
by The Watch · 4 min read
21
Jun 2026
Patch Note
Patch 0.3 — The Undergate Expansion

New sub-levels, the Quivering Thumb questline, balance passes to thievery, and a reworked lantern lighting system.

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18
Jun 2026
Community
The Community Charter & Rules Revision

An update to our code of conduct and roleplay standards. Please review before your next session.

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12
Jun 2026
Announcement
New Player Onboarding: The Watch Welcomes You

A streamlined path from download to your first night in the city — mentors now available on arrival.

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06
Jun 2026
Maintenance
Scheduled Module Reset — June 28

The server will be briefly unavailable for a planned reset. Expect roughly thirty minutes of downtime.

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From the Workshop

# Developer Blog

Behind-the-scenes development updates — the craft, the decisions, and the long work of building a living city.

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Worldbuilding 22 June 2026 · 7 min read

## Building the Undergate: Tunnels Beneath the City

Westgate has always been a city of two halves — the lantern-lit streets above, and the flooded warrens below. This month we walk you through how the Undergate came together: the layout philosophy, the lighting passes that took far longer than we'd like to admit, and the factions that now call the dark home.

archvillainette · Read Entry →
Systems 9 June 2026 · 6 min read

## Faction Systems & the Masked Guilds

Reputation, favour, and betrayal — how the guild standing system tracks the webs of loyalty players weave, and why we chose to let almost everything be undone with the right bribe.

The Westgate Team · Read Entry →
Art & Atmosphere 27 May 2026 · 5 min read

## Lighting Westgate: A Study in Lanternlight

Mood is everything in a city built on shadow. A look at our approach to colour temperature, fog, and the hundreds of placed light sources that make the docks feel cold and the taverns feel like refuge.

archvillainette · Read Entry →
Design 14 May 2026 · 8 min read

## Why We Chose Persistent Roleplay

The first entry. Who we are, what Shadows Over Westgate is trying to be, and the kind of stories we hope you'll tell in its streets.

The Westgate Team · Read Entry →
The Archive

# Gallery

Scenes from the streets of Westgate, captured by its denizens. Drag your own screenshots onto any frame.

The Undergate at Low Tide
@duskwarden
Rain over the Harbour
@archvillainette
Noble Row, House Malforten
@velvethand
Masks of the Quivering Thumb
@silktongue
The Tankard's Rest
@ghostofeltabbar
Cobbles after Curfew
@ashen
The Sea of Fallen Stars at Dusk
@cartographer
A Bargain Beneath the Lantern
@nightjar
Something in the Undergate
@nameless
Persistent World · Made by Hand

# Come build a world that's a pleasure to work on.

Westgate is made by a handful of people who love this stuff — artists, writers, builders, scripters. We've kept the tools pleasant so your time goes where it matters: into the world itself. If you make things, we'd love to meet you.

Say Hello on Discord
westgate — the undergate
screenshot · a corner you'll help build
Who We Need

## Every kind of maker has a place here

Code, art, words, world — whatever you make, there's a part of Westgate waiting for it.

toolset · scripts

### Tools that stay out of your way

For builders and scripters: a clean toolset and modern scripting on a fast core — none of NWScript's old quirks to fight. Everything's saved and versioned, so you can experiment without fear of breaking things.

models · textures · music

### Your craft, your stamp

For artists and asset-makers: models, textures, areas, sound. We're not after a house style to copy — we want the thing only you'd make, and we'll help get it into the game.

lore · quests · factions

### Ideas that reach players

For writers and designers: a questline, a faction, a forgotten corner of the city. What you dream up this month is something players are living in the next.

What It's Actually Like

## Low ego, high trust — and your work goes live.

No gatekeeping, no hazing, no “figure it out yourself.” We give honest, kind feedback, lend a hand when it helps, and keep things moving. The thing you make this week is the thing players see this week.

Honest, kind feedback on your work
A hand whenever you want one
What you make can be in-game within the week
Work at whatever pace fits your life

## Sound like your kind of place?

No test gauntlet, no résumé. Just come say hi and tell us what you'd love to build.

Join the Team on Discord →
Artists · writers · builders · scripters — all welcome
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Announcement 24 June 2026

# The Gates of Westgate Open — Alpha Has Begun

The Watch · 4 min read
News → Alpha Has Begun

After long months in the shipyards, the harbour is open at last. Westgate welcomes its first denizens to walk the salt-worn docks, strike bargains beneath the lanterns, and write the first chapters of the city's living history.

This is the moment we've been building toward. The gates are unbarred, the lanterns are lit, and the streets are yours to walk. Whether you come seeking fortune, power, or simply somewhere to disappear, there is a place for you among the shadows — and a price for everything, as there always is in Westgate.

## What to Expect

The world is alpha — rough in places, and all the better for your fingerprints on it. Expect active development, frequent patches, and a team that listens. Your characters, your stories, and your feedback shape what Westgate becomes.

> In Westgate, few leave unchanged… and fewer still leave at all.

## How to Begin

Install Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, follow the connect guide on the wiki, and create your character. A mentor from the Watch will meet you at the gate. Mind the shadows — and welcome.

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More Dispatches
21 Jun · Patch Note
Patch 0.3 — The Undergate
18 Jun · Community
The Community Charter
06 Jun · Maintenance
Scheduled Module Reset