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| − | |patmatname= | + | |patmatname=Klentra Ruldegost |
| − | |consort= | + | |consort=Khelve Ruldegost (m) |
| − | |heir= | + | |heir=Sheram Ruldegost (thirdborn son) |
| − | |membership= | + | |membership=26 |
| − | |faith=Waukeen, | + | |faith=Waukeen, Helm |
| − | |descriptors= | + | |descriptors=Avaricious, orderly, protective |
| − | |classes= | + | |classes=Fighter, paladin, rogue, cleric (Waukeen or Helm) |
|alignments=LN, N | |alignments=LN, N | ||
|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.<br> | |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.<br> | ||
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==Members of the Family== | ==Members of the Family== | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Lady Klentra Ruldegost:''' ''Matriarch (Rank 10) • 37 years''. Jealous of her power and inclined to towering rages, Lady Klentra is a tall, angular woman, beautiful in a severe, sharp way. Though she does not fight herself, she has had fighting men in her command for most of her life, and doesn't hesitate to deal with problems through the threat of – and even sometimes application of – violence. She is a fringe part of Waterdeep's social scene, disinclined to pursue most of what it takes to be truly popular, but the matriarch of a House nonetheless, which means that she receives all the invitations in proper order. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Khelve Ruldegost:''' ''Consort (Rank 5) • 37 years''. By and large, most folk who know Khelve agree: he is a useless wastrel, even if he is pretty enough to gaze on. A distant Wands cousin, Khelve is motivated mostly by the need to fulfill his own meager vices, and does that by keeping his ladywife as happy as he can. Klenta seems both perfectly aware of his limitations and perfectly content with them. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Sheram Ruldegost:''' ''Heir and thirdborn son (Rank 0) • 14 years''. Sheram's older brother Marek died when he was nineteen, working as part of one of the House's mercenary companies, and his other brother Joram died of an ugly abdominal ailment three years later. Now Sheram is the heir, and chafing at the over-protectiveness his mother displays. He has grown up learning contempt for his father, which his mother not only doesn't discourage, but seems to find wildly amusing. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Laugredd Ruldegost:''' ''Regent and matriarch's younger sister (Rank 6) • 34 years''. Laugredd is named the legal regent for House Ruldegost, charged with the responsibility of running the House should aught happen to her elder sister before Sheram is old enough to hold the reins of the House legally. She is a tall and spindly woman, thoroughly birdlike in her demeanor, with all the sternness to her of a school-marm. She has held the position of regent since Sheram's birth, and has raised and taught him all his life. |
| + | ==Holdings== | ||
| + | '''Resources Limit:''' If necessary, House Ruldegost could probably generate about 34,000 gp in liquid coin and valuables within a month. | ||
| + | ===Vouchsafe House (Villa)=== | ||
| + | '''xxx, [[Sea Ward of Waterdeep|Sea Ward]]'''<br>[[Image:Vouchsafe-house.jpg|right|350px]] | ||
| + | A tall wall of iron-studded black stone, the helm from the House's sigil is replicated in stone busts every twenty feet or so along the height of its ten-foot walls. | ||
| + | * '''Vouchsafe House:''' 4s | ||
| + | * '''Goldenarms Hall:''' 3s | ||
| + | * '''Osembra's Tower:''' 4s | ||
| + | * '''The Barracks:''' A modest building, with a Household stables taking up its first floor, and its upper stories dominated by two-man sleeping quarters for household guard. | ||
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==Rumors About House Ruldegost== | ==Rumors About House Ruldegost== | ||
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Revision as of 14:07, 26 March 2019
House Ruldegost
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Personages
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| Matriarch: Klentra Ruldegost Consort: Khelve Ruldegost (m) Heir: Sheram Ruldegost (thirdborn son) Membership (Nobles): 26 Predominant Faith: Waukeen, Helm |
Faction Details
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| Common Descriptors: Avaricious, orderly, protective Primary Classes: Fighter, paladin, rogue, cleric (Waukeen or Helm) Alignments: LN, N |
Faction Ranks
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| • 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 scion of the House, 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. |
Interests
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| Trade & Interests: banking, mercenary fighting, bounty-hunting, caravan-mastering Holdings: Waterdeeep |
History
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| Ethnicity: Illuskan Founded: 1151 DR Previous Eras: 1354 DR |
Members of the Family
- Lady Klentra Ruldegost: Matriarch (Rank 10) • 37 years. Jealous of her power and inclined to towering rages, Lady Klentra is a tall, angular woman, beautiful in a severe, sharp way. Though she does not fight herself, she has had fighting men in her command for most of her life, and doesn't hesitate to deal with problems through the threat of – and even sometimes application of – violence. She is a fringe part of Waterdeep's social scene, disinclined to pursue most of what it takes to be truly popular, but the matriarch of a House nonetheless, which means that she receives all the invitations in proper order.
- Khelve Ruldegost: Consort (Rank 5) • 37 years. By and large, most folk who know Khelve agree: he is a useless wastrel, even if he is pretty enough to gaze on. A distant Wands cousin, Khelve is motivated mostly by the need to fulfill his own meager vices, and does that by keeping his ladywife as happy as he can. Klenta seems both perfectly aware of his limitations and perfectly content with them.
- Sheram Ruldegost: Heir and thirdborn son (Rank 0) • 14 years. Sheram's older brother Marek died when he was nineteen, working as part of one of the House's mercenary companies, and his other brother Joram died of an ugly abdominal ailment three years later. Now Sheram is the heir, and chafing at the over-protectiveness his mother displays. He has grown up learning contempt for his father, which his mother not only doesn't discourage, but seems to find wildly amusing.
- Laugredd Ruldegost: Regent and matriarch's younger sister (Rank 6) • 34 years. Laugredd is named the legal regent for House Ruldegost, charged with the responsibility of running the House should aught happen to her elder sister before Sheram is old enough to hold the reins of the House legally. She is a tall and spindly woman, thoroughly birdlike in her demeanor, with all the sternness to her of a school-marm. She has held the position of regent since Sheram's birth, and has raised and taught him all his life.
Holdings
Resources Limit: If necessary, House Ruldegost could probably generate about 34,000 gp in liquid coin and valuables within a month.
Vouchsafe House (Villa)
xxx, Sea Ward
A tall wall of iron-studded black stone, the helm from the House's sigil is replicated in stone busts every twenty feet or so along the height of its ten-foot walls.
- Vouchsafe House: 4s
- Goldenarms Hall: 3s
- Osembra's Tower: 4s
- The Barracks: A modest building, with a Household stables taking up its first floor, and its upper stories dominated by two-man sleeping quarters for household guard.
Rumors About House Ruldegost
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Faction
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Overview
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Goals and Philosophy
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Activities
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Quests undertaken by agents of House Ruldegost might include the following:
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Perks
Scions and agents of House Ruldegost in good standing might receive the following benefits:
- xxx: Rank xxx. x
