The Moonstone Mask was one of the most renowned festhalls in Neverwinter and across all Faerûn. The Mask was known for it's discretion as well as its rarified delights. The earthmote now known as the Moonstone floats beside the western edge of the Protector’s Enclave, high over the docks below. It hangs a hundred feet above the crashing waves of the Sea of Swords, bound in place by thick chains strung to heavy anchors. A bridge that runs between the earthmote and the docks allows visitors to enter and exit the Moonstone. The inn for which the mote is named, the Moonstone Mask, offers guests lavish quarters, pleasurable company, and a hard-to-beat view.
The staff was composed only by females wearing glowing, moonstone-trimmed masks (hence the name of the establishment) and sheer black gowns. They were known as friendly and wise, as well as renowned players of many games. They never revealed their true identities and always wore their mask while working. This sense of anonymity made them renowned confidants across the Sword Coast and beyond. All staff members also wore magical amulets that protected them against mind-reading and mind-controlling magic, and allowed them to send mental messages among the wearers of other amulets.
The cooks, on the other hand, were all males.
The Moonstone Mask was a five-stored building. The first floor was the dining room, lit by a huge heart and by lanterns hanging from the sides of the grand staircase. The next three floors had the particularity of being soundproof, thanks to magic cast during the construction of the inn. Those floors were dedicated to rent their luxurious rooms to travelers and regular patrons. The fifth floor served as the festhall. The roof had a landing platform for winged steeds and flying ships.
After the Spellplague of 1385 DR, the land around the inn broke free and started floating in the air, becoming an earthmote. To keep the earthmote in a fixed position, the owners of the Mask commissioned a set of heavy chains big enough to hold still a giant, and a floating, unstable bridge allowed patrons to access from the ground. Around 1479 DR, Liset Cheldar commissioned a magic portal to allow an easy and more confortable access to the Mask.