Candlekeep

Candlekeep is a fortified castle near the town of Beregost on the Sword Coast. It is south along the coast from Baldur's Gate. Is the starting location for the player character in the first Baldur's Gate game. Mages study the vast accumulated library of arcane knowledge, gleaned from the writings of long dead mages, in Candlekeep to better understand how magic works. Tethtoril the archmage is the master of the keep.