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* '''Instructor (Title):''' ''Rank 5+''. A House member or retainer of this rank, and the ability to cast 3rd level spells or better is likely to be made one of the proper instructors of the Academy, given a roster of classes in line with their specializations and the needs of the Academy's students. This comes with a stipend of an additional 2gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
 
* '''Instructor (Title):''' ''Rank 5+''. A House member or retainer of this rank, and the ability to cast 3rd level spells or better is likely to be made one of the proper instructors of the Academy, given a roster of classes in line with their specializations and the needs of the Academy's students. This comes with a stipend of an additional 2gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
 
* '''Senior Instructor (Title):''' ''Rank 7+''. One of the few Instructors of this rank, Senior Instructors run the school's curriculum and day-to-day affairs, reporting directly (and only) to the Dean of the Academy. This comes with a stipend of an additional 4gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
 
* '''Senior Instructor (Title):''' ''Rank 7+''. One of the few Instructors of this rank, Senior Instructors run the school's curriculum and day-to-day affairs, reporting directly (and only) to the Dean of the Academy. This comes with a stipend of an additional 4gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
* '''Dean of the Academy (Title):''' ''Rank 9+''. Though this position has traditionally been held by the House patriarch since the Academy's founding, it could potentially be held by someone else.  
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* '''Dean of the Academy (Title):''' ''Rank 9+''. Though this position has traditionally been held by the House patriarch since the Academy's founding, it could potentially be held by someone else. The Dean is responsible for all major decisions concerning the Academy, and for ensuring House Eltorchul's prosperity via the institution remains on track. If held by someone other than the patriarch, it comes with a stipend of an additional 5gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
 
* '''Wealth of the House:''' ''Rank 10''. The patriarch of the House is in total control of the House's finances and various holdings, established by the laws of Waterdeep.
 
* '''Wealth of the House:''' ''Rank 10''. The patriarch of the House is in total control of the House's finances and various holdings, established by the laws of Waterdeep.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 04:32, 9 December 2016

House Eltorchul
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Personages
Patriarch: Thesp Eltorchul
Consort: Arus Eltorchul
Heir: Oth Eltorchul (secondborn son)
Membership (Nobles): 22
Predominant Faith: Mystra
Faction Details
Common Descriptors: arcane, academic, plotting
Primary Classes: Wizard, sorcerer, bard, cleric (of Mystra or Azuth)
Alignments: LN, CG, LG, NG, CE
Faction Ranks
Favored: Rank 1. You are a favored member of the House. If you are a scion of the House, you have pleased the patriarch sufficiently to gain his notice. If you are an agent or retainer of the House, your efforts to aid the House have gone well-noted.

Lynchpin: Rank 3. You are given a position of some responsibility in the House's operations. If you are a Husteem, the patriarch considers you one of the favored scions of the House, and consults with you on matters of House importance. If you are an agent or retainer, your contributions and skills in service of the House have won you a position of no small regard and respect in the patriarch's eyes - although that may earn you the jealousy of his blood kin who are less favored than you.
Matriarch/Patriarch: Rank 10. You are the acknowledged and legal head of the household.

Interests
Trade & Interests: mage schooling, magical research, procuring of rare substances and items
Holdings: Waterdeep
History
Ethnicity: Tethyrian
Founded: 1167 DR
House Eltorchul Lineage

One of the noble Waterdhavian Houses known for their study of the arcane, the Eltorchul name is synonymous with careful, academic study of magic. Everyone in Waterdeep knows of the Eltorchul Academy, the House's school for wizardry and arcane lore. Though the Academy takes primarily noble apprentices, particularly promising young apprentices are sometimes accepted to "round out" a given year's enrollment. The Eltorchuls also have a recognized connection to Twilight Vaeteru through both patriarch and his younger brother, and in this way they have made their stance in Waterdhavian society in a way no previous generation of Eltorchuls has quite managed.

Faction

A House of wizards and arcane scholars, even those Eltorchuls who can't cast the first cantrip still frequently understand more about magic than many wizardly journeymen in the Realms do.

Overview

House Eltorchul is a distinctly arcane House - their history is shaped by its practice, their most notable members are now and always have been wizards, and they are one of the foremost supporters of the House of Wonder and the clergy of Mystra. Moreover, they are also highly organized in their studies: where other magical Houses maintain lines of apprenticeships and more stodgy modes of working magic, the Eltorchuls maintain a small but vibrant arcane Academy that is seeing more and more of Waterdeep's magically-capable nobility training there.

Goals and Philosophy

Lord Thesp inherited the Academy from his own father, and it is at the center of the House's efforts and incomes. Arcane research, the training of wizards, and the enabling of a magical economy are all of the foremost importance in the House and its Academy, and unlike with other wizards, Lord Thesp expects his wizards to share their findings. There is no room for eccentric, reclusive wizards in House Eltorchul - their mages contribute equally, each to the very best of their ability.

Activities

Even for those who do not work magic, Eltorchuls and their retainers are involved in magical pursuits. Quests undertaken by agents of House Eltorchul might include the following:

  • Accompany a small expedition of students into the wilderness surrounding Waterdeep, keeping them safe while they identify and harvest magical resources from the wild.
  • Investigate the sudden appearance of Eltorchul magics outside of the school and House to discover who is selling those secrets without permission of the Academy.
  • Venture into an old Netherese ruin in the Dessarin Valley to recover the remnants of an arcane library there.

Perks

Scions and agents of House Eltorchul in good standing might receive the following benefits:

  • Living Quarters: Rank 1+. Those in good standing with the House are given quarters within the House's Waterdhavian villa appropriate to their role in the House.
  • Living Expenses/Salaries: Rank 1+. Those in good standing with the House also receive a stipend of 1gp plus 5sp per day per point of Rank. This is not actual cash, but simply familial credit towards payment of Lifestyle costs. This stacks with the same kind of familial credit received from the Waterdhavian Noble Background (see Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide).
  • Arcane Training: Rank 1+. Any member of the House in good standing can receive education free of charge at the Academy proper. The fostering of magical talent is of the utmost importance in House Eltorchul, and this includes not just family but also retainers. This includes access to the Academy's lore library for research, its spell library, and its scriptorum as well.
    • Lore Library: The lore library of the Academy is rated Good in Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion.
    • Spell Library: The spell library of the Academy is not only rated Good for both formula and schema research, but it also contains all spells from the Players' Handbook of up to 4th level, any of which may be copied by students at no cost other than what it takes to scribe the spell into a spellbook.
    • Scriptorum: The Academy subsidizes the cost of magical inks and experimentation with new spells, halving the cost to scribe new spells into a student's spellbook. If the spell is one which has already had its cost reduced by half, the student pays one-quarter instead.
  • Business Opportunities: Rank 3+. Lynchpins to House Eltorchul's operations receive access to a variety of business opportunities within the House's money-making endeavors. This is handled as "Running a Business" in downtime months. This does not incur a business expense, but if the character rolls results that end in a loss of money, he can and will find access to his House funds reduced until the loss has been made up for.
  • Heir or Consort (Title): Rank 3+. The holder of one of the legal titles Heir of House and Consort of House, as recorded with the city of Waterdeep, is entitled to an additional 2gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" entry above. The heir is also accorded certain privileges within the legal system of Waterdeep, including the ability to speak on behalf of his House in some legal proceedings and the like.
  • Senior Student or Junior Instructor (Title): Rank 3+. A House member or retainer of this rank is likely to be given a mid-level leadership position in the faculty of the Academy, so long as their magical skill is up to snuff (they are able to cast 2nd level spells or better). Such instructors test would-be pupils for ability and assist other instructors in their lessons. This comes with a stipend of an additional 1gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above, and access to the Academy's schema library and magical workshops.
    • Faculty Spell Library: The spell library open to senior students and faculty contains all the spells in the Players Handbook of up to 8th level.
    • Schema Library: The faculty library also has the schema for any magic item of Common, Uncommon, or Rare rarity from the Dungeon Master's Guide.
    • Magical Workshops: The magical workshops of the Eltorchul Academy, which are open to senior students and faculty only, allow magical craftsmen to create 75gp worth of work on a magical item per day of labor, rather than the typical 50gp.
  • Instructor (Title): Rank 5+. A House member or retainer of this rank, and the ability to cast 3rd level spells or better is likely to be made one of the proper instructors of the Academy, given a roster of classes in line with their specializations and the needs of the Academy's students. This comes with a stipend of an additional 2gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
  • Senior Instructor (Title): Rank 7+. One of the few Instructors of this rank, Senior Instructors run the school's curriculum and day-to-day affairs, reporting directly (and only) to the Dean of the Academy. This comes with a stipend of an additional 4gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
  • Dean of the Academy (Title): Rank 9+. Though this position has traditionally been held by the House patriarch since the Academy's founding, it could potentially be held by someone else. The Dean is responsible for all major decisions concerning the Academy, and for ensuring House Eltorchul's prosperity via the institution remains on track. If held by someone other than the patriarch, it comes with a stipend of an additional 5gp per day in familial credit, per the "Living Expenses/Salaries" above.
  • Wealth of the House: Rank 10. The patriarch of the House is in total control of the House's finances and various holdings, established by the laws of Waterdeep.

History

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Members of the Family

Main Branch

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Thesp Eltorchul
Patriarch (Rank 10) • 55 years
The wizard patriarch of the Eltorchul family and master of the Eltorchul Academy, Thesp is an extremely well-known wizard. He maintains a number of allies of somewhat unsavory character, including Maaril and Meleghost Starseer, the high priest of the Temple of Mystra.
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Arus Eltorchul
Consort (Rank 9) • 39 years
Thesp's beloved is a fine mage himself, and a teacher at the Academy. He started as an apprentice of Thesp (he was sixteen at the time), and within several years the two became lovers. It was Arus who encouraged Thesp to have children, and while Thesp is often very involved in the myriad politics and academics of his work, Arus is an excellent and loving father.
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Elemia Eltorchul
Firstborn daughter (Rank 4) • 22 years
Elemia is a young wizard of some skill who felt the call to join Mystra's priesthood. She is a favorite novice of her "Uncle" Meleghost, only too willing to take advantage of the familial connection with her superior.
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Oth Eltorchul
Heir, secondborn son (Rank 5) • 20 years
A slightly chubby young man, Oth is enrolled at the Eltorchul Academy, and seems well-suited to the work of wizardry.
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Fea Eltorchul
Thirdborn daughter (Rank x) • 17 years
A bright young wizard herself, Fea has immensely enjoyed her Coming Out events, and has ridden the magical opulence of the events to a place of genuine popularity in the younger Waterdhavian set.

Helidar's Branch

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Helidar Eltorchul
Patriarch's brother (Rank 8) • 52 years
Like his older brother, Helidar is liyan, and happily wed to his consort, Tyanda. Also like his brother, Helidar is a wizard, and teaches magic at the Eltorchul Academy. Unlike his brother, however, Helidar enjoys nights out in Twilight Vaeteru, where he originally met Tyanda.
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Tyanda Eltorchul
Helidar's consort (Rank 6) • 48 years
Another instructor at the familial Academy, Tyanda is a skilled saece artisan as well, of the degree of skill that marks her as tazessar. She prefers to go about in public in saece, as well - not out of any desire to deceive, but because she considers her male identity as Modis to be personal and for family alone.
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Ser Eltorchul
Helidar & Tyanda's firstborn son (Rank 2) • 20 years
Though Ser is undoubtedly the perfect son, he has never been the perfect brother. He is always withdrawn from his siblings, spending a great deal of time away from home, practicing his weaponry. His siblings believe he must be up to something else as well.
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Arveene Eltorchul
Helidar & Tyanda's secondborn daughter (Rank 0) • 20 years
Known for chasing married men, Arveene's bright blue eyes give her an innocent quality that so many of her paramours seem to be drawn to. Arveene is not herself a magician, although not for lack of talent - she simply has no interest in the endless studying needful.
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Morn Eltorchul
Helidar & Tyanda's thirdborn son (Rank 1) • 20 years
Quietest of the siblings, but a talented singer, Morn's own magical talents lean more towards bardic arts than wizardly ones. He is most content either in the gardens of his family estate, practicing his music, or in one of the salons of Twilight Vaeteru (he has never taken a lover of either gender, but simply seems to prefer the glamour of Vaeteru).
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Jhessail Eltorchul
Helidar & Tyanda's fourthborn daughter (Rank 2) • 20 years
This young woman's skill with magic certainly has potential, and she is generally agreed to be in line to be an instructor at the Academy some day. She and the youngest, Ran, are close, though that did not prevent her from absconding with his paramour Tarrak Zulpair in recent days, causing something of a rift between them.
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Ran Eltorchul
Helidar & Tyanda's fifthborn son (Rank 0) • 20 years
Considered the youngest of the siblings, Ran is an apprentice at the Academy, an enthusiastic pankrator at the Pankratium Triumphant, and a frequent attendee to Twilight Vaeteru. Though he once fostered ambitions to saececraft like his mother, he abandoned them shortly after his Presentation.

Pertus's Branches

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Pertus Eltorchul
Patriarch's Cousin (Rank x) • 74 years
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Vigor Eltorchul
Pertus's firstborn son (Rank x) • 55 years
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Verona Eltorchul
Pertus's secondborn daughter (Rank x) • 51 years
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Shaelah Eltorchul
Vigor & Asha's firstborn daughter (Rank x) • 34 years
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Caelin Eltorchul
Shaelah's consort (Rank x) • 36 years
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Rinorr Eltorchul
Shaelah & Caelin's firstborn son (Rank 2) • 19 years
Rinorr is one of the few extended family with magical talent, a fact that sets him in good stead with the House as a whole. A brilliant student (even if the rest of the family finds his fascination with corvids a bit...de classé) who is also the best of friends with Elemia (and part of the Crownstaves clique right along with her).
Moniské Eltorchul
Shaelah & Caelin's secondborn daughter (Rank x) • 15 years
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Qoranna Eltorchul
Shaelah & Caelin's thirdborn daughter (Rank x) • 12 years
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Rumors About House Eltorchul

According to rumor...

  • The "five magical babes" of Helidar and Tyanda were not conceived by magic, but by infernal pacts!