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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:14:12
Thanks to resident and respected sage, Jeremy Grenemyer, as well as all the other interested sages of this keep. It has been decided to create this scroll of lore, information, and otherwise, canon material for Waterdeep. Everyone whom is interested and wishes to learn more,need only come here to add, or take information, from this scroll. I shall add a few beginning lores from respected sages as it was seen on the original page here: Waterdeep, the city of splendors!
EDITORS NOTE: We are hoping to hear from fellow sage, Wooly Rupert as he is a renowned Waterdeep fan. As well as writer of his own Hidden Lords of Waterdeep. Here is where you may find said writings:
Editor and Scribe for~ The Candlekeep Compendium |
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| Alruane |
Posted - 12 Dec 2013 : 00:24:39
We DEFINITELY need to add more lore and history, or sources, etc. My resources on this are FAR too limited, as I am still learning about it myself! |
| crazedventurers |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 17:33:38
Waterdeep Lore?
This is an account of the very first play session from the Home Realms game featuring the Company of Crazed Venturers
http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0102B&L=REALMS-L&D=0&I=-3&m=27917&P=14918
However, my very first Company of Crazed Venturers
play session involved a visit to UnderMountain,
wherein a first-level fighter fell through a pit
trap...(and via a magical gate which the magic item he
was unwittingly carrying activated) into Laeral's lap,
as she sat soaking in a large tub (what we moderns
might call a 'hot tub') with her sister Alustriel,
trading gossip about an upcoming MageFair! His
subsequent, ah, 'skillful diplomacy' earned him a
magical relocation THROUGH the nearest closed door,
into the waiting hands of two rather surprised
young-and-eager-male-magic-user apprentices, who were
waiting for their turn in the tub. They mind-reamed
him, jotted down the operation of the gate and
relieved him of its magical trigger...and then (under
Laeral's orders) teleported him right back into the
Company's midst...naked, weaponless, dripping wet, and
smelling strongly of Alustriel's forty-herbs bath mix!
The funniest part of the play session was the complete
refusal of the other players to believe his
(stone-cold-truthful) account of what had happened to
him. However, he got his revenge on them some years
later, when the Company met formally with Laeral, and
she winked and sweetly asked him to go and get the
bath ready...
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:55:29
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Oh, and we have this bit from the lovely Lady Hooded One, on Asper's time as a Lord:
quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One
And for about 30 years Ed worked for "Nipple" (that is, NYPL, or North York Public Library). A library system that can and has been called many things, but seldom "tawdry." 
However, back to the Realms . . .
Wooly, Asper's Lordship WAS a brief one. She was made a Lord in place of someone ailing, to try to track down a traitor within the ranks of the Lords (this was a storyline/subplot in Ed's home Realms campaign that almost made it into printed Realmslore early on, that we called, "Who Is Killing the Lords of Waterdeep?" vice "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?"), and managed to hunt down and kill the guilty lord, but in so doing grew to loathe many of the sitting Lords [who in turn loathed her], and she decided to remain a Lord so as to have the powers and privileges and be able to step in and deal with future traitors and misbehaving Lords, but to stay quiet and low-profile. This suited the rest of the Lords just fine; aside from Mirt and his personal friends within the Lords, who remained Asper's friend, the rest of the Lords just ignored her. Some of them referred to her as "the Sword At Our Back" or "the Lurking Sword," so if you run across those phrases in Realmslore, that's who's meant.
Published rosters of the Lords are notoriously incomplete and inaccurate, so the lone mention means little. I know of three NPCs widely (and correctly) suspected around the city of being Lords, who have never been mentioned in published Realmslore as belonging to the Lords.
This is fine, BTW; it gives individual DMs more leeway in playing "who's a Lord/who's not" games in their own campaigns.
love,
THO
Why thank you Wooly, anything from THO is definitely worth putting up on this lore of Waterdeep scroll! Thank you again. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:42:47
Oh, and we have this bit from the lovely Lady Hooded One, on Asper's time as a Lord:
quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One
And for about 30 years Ed worked for "Nipple" (that is, NYPL, or North York Public Library). A library system that can and has been called many things, but seldom "tawdry."
However, back to the Realms . . .
Wooly, Asper's Lordship WAS a brief one. She was made a Lord in place of someone ailing, to try to track down a traitor within the ranks of the Lords (this was a storyline/subplot in Ed's home Realms campaign that almost made it into printed Realmslore early on, that we called, "Who Is Killing the Lords of Waterdeep?" vice "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?"), and managed to hunt down and kill the guilty lord, but in so doing grew to loathe many of the sitting Lords [who in turn loathed her], and she decided to remain a Lord so as to have the powers and privileges and be able to step in and deal with future traitors and misbehaving Lords, but to stay quiet and low-profile. This suited the rest of the Lords just fine; aside from Mirt and his personal friends within the Lords, who remained Asper's friend, the rest of the Lords just ignored her. Some of them referred to her as "the Sword At Our Back" or "the Lurking Sword," so if you run across those phrases in Realmslore, that's who's meant.
Published rosters of the Lords are notoriously incomplete and inaccurate, so the lone mention means little. I know of three NPCs widely (and correctly) suspected around the city of being Lords, who have never been mentioned in published Realmslore as belonging to the Lords.
This is fine, BTW; it gives individual DMs more leeway in playing "who's a Lord/who's not" games in their own campaigns.
love,
THO
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:36:21
quote:
Originally posted by Alruane
Danilo Thann
Terresk
Sarya
Lord bronson and Lady jeryth Phaulkon
Jannaxil Serpentil
Danilo Thann stepped down from his Lordship. He asked to be replaced with someone who would champion Waterdeep's elves, and was replaced with Kyriani Agrivar. I like Kyri as a Lord, but she does not seem a logical choice -- she is a half-elf, and from Elaine's writings, we see that some elves will accept humans more readily than half-elves. On top of that, Kyri has lived with elves, but never really showed any interested in elven concerns. That's part of why I made one of my own Lords be the one concerned with elves, and made him an Elf-friend and an agent of Amlaruil.
I have no idea who Terresk, Sarya, and Lord Bronson are. If they are Lords in 4E, I would not be familiar with them.
Lady Jeryth Phaulkon was, as I recall, a Chosen of Mielikki and someone who went missing from the city -- I don't recall her being a Lord.
And I don't recall anything naming Jannaxil Serpentil as a Lord, either.
My own compiled list of Lords of Waterdeep:
Official Lords of Waterdeep, per City of Splendors: Waterdeep:
Brian the Swordmaster
NG human male Fighter 4/Expert 16
Caladorn Cassalanter
NG human male Fighter 13
Durnan “the Wanderer”
NG human male Fighter 18
Nindil Jalbuck
LN halfling male Thief 6/Expert 4
Note: Slain and subsumed by Hlaavin
Mirt the Moneylender
CG human male Fighter 8/Thief 5
Larissa Neathal
NG human female expert 10
Peirgeiron the Paladinson
LG human male Paladin 17 (Tyr)
Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun
LN human male Wizard 24/Archmage 3
Nymara “Kitten” Scheiron
NG human female Thief 12
Sammareza Sulphontis
N human male Expert 15
Texter
LG human male Paladin 20 (Tyr)
Kyriani Agrivar
N half-drow female Wizard 11/Moonstar Agent 3
Brianne Byndraeth
CG human female Sorcerer 12
Canon but not listed in City of Splendors: Waterdeep:
Asper
CG human female Sorcerer 1/Fighter 8
Source: Realms of the Underdark
Deliah the White
human female wizard, alignment and level unknown
Source: The Siege
Non-canon, my own creation:
Ralser Kepp
CG human male Thief 14
Aerys Vellimar
NG female water genasi Thief 3/Fighter 8
Sierkan Dahl
LG human male Fighter 3/Psionicist 12
Terielle Nashirn
CG human female werecat Thief 4/Priest of Selûne 4/Silverstar 6
Taethen Caliel/Elios Bivaehl
NG human male (one-quarter elf) Fighter 12
Note: Replaced Deliah the White, took over looking after Waterdhavian elves
Eolann Westril
human male fighter, alignment and level unknown
Note: Formerly a respected swordcaptain of the Watch, now working as a farmer in Goldenfields after his mind was psionically damaged by Valson Halfmoon. (See Sierkan Dahl)
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:34:01
Post Orignally From: Jeremy Grenemyer
quote:
Below are some words and phrases used in and around Waterdeep. These are take from the Forgotten Realms Lexicon found at Loremaster.org.
I'm happy to say all the entries (unlike the ones above) include a source where the word or phrase is found.
Enjoy!
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all horns hunt
Common (Waterdeep)
phrase
1. The equivalent of a real-world "all points bulletin" for the Watch in the city of Waterdeep.
2. Refers to the signal horns all Watch officers carry while on patrol.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Six Horned Crowns." Dragon #413 July 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201207eotr
comfort fare
Common
Food that is flavorful and easy to eat.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Lost Dragon of Waterdeep." Dragon #414 August 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201208eotr
Guild Speaker
Common
noun
In Waterdeep:
1. A grandiose term for a spokesperson of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors.
2. An official title within the Watchful Order by 1479 DR. Several such Speakers exist, each with a particular specialty or field of magical expertise.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Lost Dragon of Waterdeep." Dragon #414 August 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201208eotr
the High
Common (Waterdeep)
noun
1. A shortened form of "the High Road" that is almost always use the citizens of Waterdeep. (Outlanders and non-natives of Waterdeep can be distinguished as such by their failure to use this term.)
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Talking Door." Dragon #410]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201204eotr
jacks
Common
noun
1. A shortened version of the word "doorjacks".
2. A term used to describe the youths employed at the Inn of the Dripping Dagger (in Waterdeep) to fetch and return items from the inn's cellars and attics.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Talking Door." Dragon #410]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201204eotr
"not previously entertained"
Common (Waterdeep)
phrase
Business activities not previously engaged in. E.g. "We will expand our business into holdings not previously entertained."
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Six Horned Crowns." Dragon #413 July 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201207eotr
onslur eel
Common
noun
1. A kind of eel.
2. Known to be served roasted in Waterdeep.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Lost Dragon of Waterdeep." Dragon #414 August 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201208eotr
"prominent and dominant"
Common (Waterdeep)
phrase
1. A polite term for ruthless-in-trade, domineering nobles, guildmasters and wealthy citizenry seeking to become noble.
2. A phrase found in broadsheets printed in Waterdeep.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Lost Dragon of Waterdeep." Dragon #414 August 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201208eotr
safegiving
Common (Waterdeep)
verb
1. The act of turning over suspect or possibly dangerous items, or items whose ownership is in dispute, to the Watch of Waterdeep.
2. An act gaining in popularity over the last thirty years (approx. 1449 DR to 1479 DR) in Waterdeep and seen as a civic duty, as items unclaimed after four seasons are returned to the individual who safegave them, as are items for which a dispute over ownership has been resolved.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Six Horned Crowns." Dragon #413 July 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201207eotr
seasoners
Common (Waterdeep)
noun
Individuals who rent rooms by the season.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Talking Door." Dragon #410]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201204eotr
spalder-splash
Common (Waterdeep)
noun
A polite term for nonsensical dross.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: The Wild Lords." Dungeon #190 May 2011]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201105eotr
wharfjets
Common (Waterdeep)
noun
Small, movable cranes that load and unload ships in Waterdeep.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Storm Bird." Dragon #411 May 2012]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201205eotr
"Whisperer within the Door"
Common (Waterdeep)
phrase
The name given by broadcryers to the voice that emanates from the front door of the Inn of the Dripping Dagger, in Waterdeep.
[[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye on the Realms: The Talking Door." Dragon #410]]http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201204eotr
wildblade
Common (Waterdeep)
noun
A Waterdhavian noble who rebels against rules, believes rank accords one the right to break most laws and shun those who behave "properly." [[Greenwood, Ed. "Eye On the Realms: The Wild Lords." Dungeon #190 May 2011]]
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201105eotr
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:31:32
Post Originally From: Jeremy Grenemyer
Cont.
quote:
What follows are a whole bunch of names belonging to various personages found in Waterdeep, along with a few bits of info about them.
As before, my source of information is the Eye on the Realms series of articles. I hope you find them useful.
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Alanthra Ghellowsar
Brothelkeeper
Alathea Gryphonsar
Disappeared, daughter of Andremon.
Aldran Haldark
Guilded rope maker and ship outfitter, shop owner
Andremon Gryphonsar
Many rooms and places named after him in Waterdeep after he passed away. Well liked. Six daughters.
Andurlatha Merendil
Lady escort
Annath Horkle
Broadsheet publisher; Trades Ward
Awntrus Malaver
Nickname: the Black Glove.
Unguilded investigator
Beregon Stormshot
Member of the Watch.
Earned Shield of the City award.
Blacksunder
Murderer for hire
Blacksunder
Wheelwright (note: this isn't a typo. Both NPCs share the name "Blacksunder".)
Blakrho Phull
Exiled noble; called “Blackthroat”
Dragonard Merendil
Dratha Murrndryl
Seer; called a ‘daily lifeguide’; Castle Ward
Elaerla Raelingdorn
Sage.
Specialtiy is the recent social history of Castle Ward.
Loves cheeses.
Eldro Heldargram
Brewmaster
Elmra Mrayvren
Inn owner.
Felgrar Ilitul
Exiled noble. Called “Firehurler”.
Felmar Phull
Noble of Waterdeep
Glaerus Blakakhmar “the Black”
Glaraura Margaster
Noble of Waterdeep
Guild Speaker Amgarath Beltront
Watchful Order member
Haeldrar Mrayvren
Merchant
Haelor Hammantle
Gem merchant
Haelrorn Phull
Deceased noble of waterdeep
Harburtran Daeyel
Leader of the True Ghost Knight Faithful
Helgramgura Gundwynd
Exiled noble
Ithrim Cauldart
“Purveyor to the Titled”; caterer and procurer used by most nobles in Waterdeep, acts as the “voice of the nobles” for a fee.
Jessalythe Sparrantar
Independent adventurer-wizard
Kleannsur Hortothul
Just Hand of Torm;
Nickname: Cleanser
Lady Alaeya Kothont
Lady Anthra Snome
Noble of Waterdeep; dowager; harridan
Lady Embrelle Eagleshield
Laeyra Jhannastra
Wealthy widow; Castle Ward
Lord Elevur Tarm
Son and heir of the Tarms
Lord Grimmun Kothont
Spends all his time invisible.
Lord Lonthlur Tarm
An invalid and former adventurer; monster nearly bit his head off, taking a good chunk instead. Walks Dock Ward by night, hooded and cloaked.
Lord Narrovan Eagleshield
Holds a revel every four years, on the sixth night of Flamerule, to honor his dead wife Embrelle.
Lord Olranth Silmerhelve
Noble of Waterdeep
Lord Quaen Lanngolyn
Noble of Waterdeep. Tentacled mask of his caused gossip; 1466 DR
Lord Ralascar Tarm
Father of Elevur and Lonthlur
Lord Urlymen Jardeth
Discontented bachelor; North Ward
Malaerha Ohmtalakar
Mother of Thanthrabbas
Markarl Mightyeye
Social Critic
Maruttur Thalekin
Self-appointed Sage of the Seas; Nickname: mutter; Castle Ward
Melaroar Duthking
Art dealer. Loudly flamboyant, rich.
Meurold Navarnaekur
Self-styled Sage of Waterdeep.
Expert on building and sites history from 1430 DR to 1451 DR. Most of his notes and records were stolen.
Mhairdren Phull
Noble of Waterdeep
Moaront Ghelmer
A painter who disappeared some thirty years ago.
Mortrym Margaster
Noble of Waterdeep
Old Coldeyes Saerpryn Thulomhreigh
Moneylender; Castle Ward
Olthar Jhannastra
Deceased
Dealer in fineweave textiles, outlander mercantile concern investor
Ostryn Gralhund
Noble
Phondra Dorlym
Merchant, Nickname: eggs.
Egg seller
Rambaertus of Waterdeep
Sage
Randamar Lohthuntle
Innkeeper
Rastigur Stornont
Merchant, Nickname: Old Roaring Rastigur
Relavvar Husteem
Exiled noble; called “Redblade”
Rhavilra Gryphonsar
Runs the Brightboots cleaning service, daughter of Andremon.
Rhoenus Ravenwynd
Factor of Ravenwyndar Representations
Sammereza Sulphontis
Notorious personage
Sardron Thandarn
Pirate (former), Trader
Sastram Vaerintel
local minstrel
Systarra Lohthuntle
Innkeeper
Talessa Tanshar
Nickname: Bloodcoins
Thamrose Baradult
Scribe
Thanthrabbas Ohmtalakar
Of Ohmtalakar’s Fine Gems in Sea Ward. Calishite blood.
Tlarleene Gryphonsar
Adventurer; daughter of Andremon.
Trueblood Merendil
Tyrael Dantathur
Apprentice to Glaerus
Velmark Durinbold
Exiled noble
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:29:32
Post Originally From: Jeremy Grenemyer
quote:
Some random bits of lore, from my collection drawn from various Eye on the Realms articles in Dragon and Dungeon magazines (ezine versions).
Lady Eagleshield Revel
A revel held to honor Lady Embrelle Eagleshield in Waterdeep at Highroost, once very four years, on the sixth night of Flamerule.
Highroost
The home of the Eagleshield noble family in Waterdeep.
The Laughing Lass
A brothel on Ship street. Dungeon 184
The Foaming Tankard
A brew-tavern. Converted into The Foamy Smile festhall.
Dungeon 184
Ten Trolls Fallen
A tavern in Trades Ward. Has named rooms such as the Brazen Doors room.
Trades Ward
Inn of the Dripping Dagger
Front door sometimes speaks out loud. The inn is sometimes haunted.
Dock Ward
Haldark's Shiphaven Shop
On Sternpost Street.
Jhannastra House
Turned into a fortress of sorts after being broken into. Three ground floor shops occupy the space beneath her living quarters.
Castle Ward
Home of Maruttur "Mutter" Thalekin
Seller of maps, charts and books, knows much of the last century of seafaring activity in Waterdeep vicinity; doesn't do Skullport or Seacaves.
Castle Ward
Home of Saerpryn "Old Coldeyes" Thulomhreigh
Moneylender on Rainrun Street
Trades Ward
Ravenwyndar Representations
Factors/trade agents; of Blackmul Street
Mrayvren's Superior Castings
Given to four younger sons so that Mrayvren's Bountiful Rest could be opened.
North Ward
(name?)
Ilzantul Street, near Delzorin Street.
Called the Bountiful by locals. Has a room called the Gryphonshar.
Waterdeep
Mrayvren's Bountiful Rest
Feature: the Gryphonsar room (additional from Ed):
“Gryphonshar” was the name of a wealthy, successful, ethical, and much-loved Waterdhavian merchant who was a sometime sponsor, patron, and eventually business partner of Haeldrar Mrayvren. Andremon Gryphonsar died in the autumn of 1454 DR, but is remembered with fond nostalgia by many traders, and several rooms and features around Waterdeep have been named for him (all since his death).
Sea Ward
Ohmtalakar's Fine Gems
Located on the second floor of the first west-side Sul Street building north of Chanszobur's Manywares.
Sea Ward
Chanszobur's Manywares
On NW corner of Sul and Vondil Streets. Glittering and highly regarded store; favorite of nobles; expensive but superior merchandise.
(additional from Ed:)
Brightboots cleaning service
Run by Rhavilra Gryphonshar, whose teams clean many lodgings and polish many boots for laboring and shopkeeping Waterdhavians
Highroost
The home of the Eagleshield noble family in Waterdeep.
Waterdeep Wartrumpet
broadsheet
Markarl Mightyeye (pseudonym for an unknown social critic) writes in this one.
Horkle's Gossip Cauldron
broadsheet
Published by Annath Horkle of Beacon Street, Trades Ward
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A random smattering of lore, but I hope it interests you and otherwise excites your imagination.
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:26:59
We also have this thread for more information on certain aspects of Waterdeep.
FR Reference: Waterdeep 1479DR (Spoilers)
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:22:56
Post Originally From: Wooly Rupert
quote:
Most of the Waterdhavian sourcebooks cover its history, but I think the most information would be in the 3E hardback City of Splendors: Waterdeep, though the 2E boxed set City of Splendors is probably the single most comprehensive collection of lore on the city.
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| Alruane |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 15:16:15
Post Originally From: Firestorm
quote:
hmmmm. I do not remember Elminster being a lord there but it has been awhile since I read the older sourcebooks.
Lore aye?
Well, without getting into surrounding awesome places like Skullport and Undermountain.....
The Lords of Waterdeep are usually anonymous. Wearing those helms that change their voices. Has a great underworld, which is quite free of thief and assassin guilds unlike most big cities, partially due to some of the big players liking it the way it is. Elaith Craulnober for one :)
Gurk. It might be easier to name some names and point to wikipedia. Ill keep going off track forever lol.
Mirt the Moneylender
Piegeiron the Paladinson
Khelben Blackstaff
Durnan
Brian the swordmaster
Caladorn
Danilo Thann
Terresk
Sarya
Lord bronson and Lady jeryth Phaulkon
Jannaxil Serpentil
enemies:
The knights of the shield
The shadow thieves
The Xanathar
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