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| − | |heir= | + | |heir=Dala Silmerhelve (firstborn daughter) |
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| − | |descriptors= | + | |descriptors=Kind, protective, staid |
| − | |classes= | + | |classes=Fighter, paladin, cleric (Helm) |
|alignments=LN, LG | |alignments=LN, LG | ||
|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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Silmerhelve is one of the older noble houses; traditionally their trade and business interest include guardianship, warrior-training and pandering. WATE1-1 | Silmerhelve is one of the older noble houses; traditionally their trade and business interest include guardianship, warrior-training and pandering. WATE1-1 | ||
Kylynne Silmerhelve, newly appointed tiefling magister | Kylynne Silmerhelve, newly appointed tiefling magister | ||
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Dala Silmerhelve, the much protected only daughter of House Silmerhelve, wanted to see some excitement and do something a bit dangerous. WATE1-1 | Dala Silmerhelve, the much protected only daughter of House Silmerhelve, wanted to see some excitement and do something a bit dangerous. WATE1-1 | ||
| − | + | One of the older noble houses in Waterdeep, the Silmerhelve's history seems almost charmed in comparison to so many of their fellows. The Wailing Years seem to have affected them almost not at all, with their businesses booming. Of course, the fact that their essential identity is centered around the idea of protecting folk just means they had more than enough work to keep them secure and prosperous. | |
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| + | The Silmerhelves are well-known to have a ghostly guardian within their family. Lady Shaerista Silmerhelve – a sad old ancestress who was quite mad in life – occasionally appears to members of the family to advise them and correct their choices. She has also been known to warn the head of household about perfidy within the House's ranks, allowing the Silmerhelves to frequently cut out potential problems and scandals before they occur. As a result, the Silmerhelves have a lofty reputation among Waterdhavian nobility: they are widely regarded as "goody two-shoes" figures, but also very coveted as friends (because they also have a reputation of sticking with their friends through all problems). | ||
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| + | The Silmerhelves also have an oddly positive reputation among streetfolk and soft-traders, for one good reason: they know that a Silmerhelve-backed pander will never beat their coinlasses or coinjacks, and will always protect them well. Silmerhelve-owned festhalls are always safe places for soft-traders to practice their vocations, and the folk love them for it. | ||
==Members of the Family== | ==Members of the Family== | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Olrath Silmerhelve:''' ''Patriarch (Rank 10) • 64 years''. A kindly, grandfatherly figure, Olrath's House does not make great demands of him. It largely runs itself, and these days his only daughter Dala often steps in to manage the day-to-day affairs. Though he does not have any grandchildren directly, he adores spending time among the little ones of his own House. His Silmerhelve protectiveness expands outward in that direction as well: Lord Olrath is a known contributor to several orphanages in the Dock and Castle Wards, making extra effort to see that those children are raised securely and healthily. His wrath can descended on more than one such orphanage before, and those who accept his coin equally appreciate and fear him. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Dala Silmerhelve:''' ''Heir (Rank 9) • 31 years''. Though her mother died when she was just six, Dala has always been surrounded by people who love and care for her, her father Olrath first and foremost. She is a confident woman deeply involved in politics. In particular, works to help find ways for Waterdeep's traditionally selfish nobility to aid and uplift the City of Splendors as a whole. To this end, she is a member of the Lords' Alliance, and works for the Open Lord as a Waterdhavian diplomat and advisor. She is very fond of her auntie Kylynne, and is sure to make an amazing matriarch of House Silmerhelve when that time comes. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Kylynne Silmerhelve:''' ''Patriarch's cousin (Rank 6) • 58 years''. A tiefling by-blow from one of Oldrath's distant cousins, the girl's caretakers brought her to Waterdeep when she was a very small girl of four, after the death of her father, Masgler Silmerhelve. Olrath, just ten, was enchanted rather than afraid, and insisted that they ''must'' let her live with them. His father Lord Blann conceded, and the two were basically inseparable from that point on. Even if individual family members may have had their doubts about the infernal blood in their midst suddenly, they were still Silmerhelves: they closed ranks around the young, shy tiefling girl, and Helm help those who tried to ostracize or bully her for her heritage. Kylynne grew up with an appreciation for the law and the legal system, so much so that she sought training with law professionals and tried for years to be accepted as a black rob magistrate of the city, facing ugly prejudices all along the way. Finally, though, in 1478 DR, at the age of 45, she was made a magistrate, an office she serves in to this day. She is a favored "auntie" of Dala's. |
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| + | * '''Resources Limit:''' If necessary, House Silmerhelve could probably generate about 42,000 gp in liquid coin and valuables within a month. | ||
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==Rumors About House Silmerhelve== | ==Rumors About House Silmerhelve== | ||
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===Overview=== | ===Overview=== | ||
Revision as of 08:34, 20 February 2019
House Silmerhelve
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Personages
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| Patriarch: Olrath Silmerhelve Consort: None Heir: Dala Silmerhelve (firstborn daughter) Membership (Nobles): 22 Predominant Faith: Helm |
Faction Details
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| Common Descriptors: Kind, protective, staid Primary Classes: Fighter, paladin, cleric (Helm) Alignments: LN, LG |
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: Guardianship, warrior training, pandering Holdings: Waterdeep, Westbridge (Helvenblade House, NW of city) |
History
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| Ethnicity: Illuskan Founded: 1259 DR Previous Eras: 1354 DR |
Silmerhelve is one of the older noble houses; traditionally their trade and business interest include guardianship, warrior-training and pandering. WATE1-1 Kylynne Silmerhelve, newly appointed tiefling magister Dala Silmerhelve, the much protected only daughter of House Silmerhelve, wanted to see some excitement and do something a bit dangerous. WATE1-1
One of the older noble houses in Waterdeep, the Silmerhelve's history seems almost charmed in comparison to so many of their fellows. The Wailing Years seem to have affected them almost not at all, with their businesses booming. Of course, the fact that their essential identity is centered around the idea of protecting folk just means they had more than enough work to keep them secure and prosperous.
The Silmerhelves are well-known to have a ghostly guardian within their family. Lady Shaerista Silmerhelve – a sad old ancestress who was quite mad in life – occasionally appears to members of the family to advise them and correct their choices. She has also been known to warn the head of household about perfidy within the House's ranks, allowing the Silmerhelves to frequently cut out potential problems and scandals before they occur. As a result, the Silmerhelves have a lofty reputation among Waterdhavian nobility: they are widely regarded as "goody two-shoes" figures, but also very coveted as friends (because they also have a reputation of sticking with their friends through all problems).
The Silmerhelves also have an oddly positive reputation among streetfolk and soft-traders, for one good reason: they know that a Silmerhelve-backed pander will never beat their coinlasses or coinjacks, and will always protect them well. Silmerhelve-owned festhalls are always safe places for soft-traders to practice their vocations, and the folk love them for it.
Members of the Family
- Olrath Silmerhelve: Patriarch (Rank 10) • 64 years. A kindly, grandfatherly figure, Olrath's House does not make great demands of him. It largely runs itself, and these days his only daughter Dala often steps in to manage the day-to-day affairs. Though he does not have any grandchildren directly, he adores spending time among the little ones of his own House. His Silmerhelve protectiveness expands outward in that direction as well: Lord Olrath is a known contributor to several orphanages in the Dock and Castle Wards, making extra effort to see that those children are raised securely and healthily. His wrath can descended on more than one such orphanage before, and those who accept his coin equally appreciate and fear him.
- Dala Silmerhelve: Heir (Rank 9) • 31 years. Though her mother died when she was just six, Dala has always been surrounded by people who love and care for her, her father Olrath first and foremost. She is a confident woman deeply involved in politics. In particular, works to help find ways for Waterdeep's traditionally selfish nobility to aid and uplift the City of Splendors as a whole. To this end, she is a member of the Lords' Alliance, and works for the Open Lord as a Waterdhavian diplomat and advisor. She is very fond of her auntie Kylynne, and is sure to make an amazing matriarch of House Silmerhelve when that time comes.
- Kylynne Silmerhelve: Patriarch's cousin (Rank 6) • 58 years. A tiefling by-blow from one of Oldrath's distant cousins, the girl's caretakers brought her to Waterdeep when she was a very small girl of four, after the death of her father, Masgler Silmerhelve. Olrath, just ten, was enchanted rather than afraid, and insisted that they must let her live with them. His father Lord Blann conceded, and the two were basically inseparable from that point on. Even if individual family members may have had their doubts about the infernal blood in their midst suddenly, they were still Silmerhelves: they closed ranks around the young, shy tiefling girl, and Helm help those who tried to ostracize or bully her for her heritage. Kylynne grew up with an appreciation for the law and the legal system, so much so that she sought training with law professionals and tried for years to be accepted as a black rob magistrate of the city, facing ugly prejudices all along the way. Finally, though, in 1478 DR, at the age of 45, she was made a magistrate, an office she serves in to this day. She is a favored "auntie" of Dala's.
Holdings
- Resources Limit: If necessary, House Silmerhelve could probably generate about 42,000 gp in liquid coin and valuables within a month.
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Rumors About House Silmerhelve
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Known Faction Perks
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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 Silmerhelve might include the following:
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Perks
Scions and agents of House Silmerhelve in good standing might receive the following benefits:
- xxx: Rank xxx. x
