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Thorsar
Patriarch: Palimond Thorsar, a handsome man who never smiles, but glares at the world from under heavy brows, his face set in a perpetual scowl. He drinks constantly from huge, ornate goblets without ever seeming the slightest bit tipsy, and never seems… 2)
…to concern himself with matters of earning coin. What does seem to consume nigh all of his waking energy is carrying on feuds (with the Athagdals and many, many wealthy merchants he judges have crossed him or failed to properly respect him in some way); he…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…remembers every slight and is determined to pay all of them back fivefold, or more. Which he works at doing; as a result, he’s become—and seems to enjoy being—one of the most detested men in Westgate.
Matriarch: Thoumea (“THOO-may-uh”) Thorsar, a warm, … 4)
…affectionate hugger of a woman who seems determined to cuddle and kiss her way into softening her husband’s every rudeness. She isn’t wanton, but does like skin-on-skin contact and befriending anyone who’ll have her as a friend; many who would otherwise loathe..#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…House Thorsar are mollified and softened by her embraces and friendly converse, and wind up thinking that Palimond Thorsar is “impossible” to deal with, but the rest of the Thorsars are…tolerable. Thoumea is very shrewd and perceptive, and well-read besides, .. 6)
…not to mention benefitting from the reports of a small network of good, well-paid spies she’s developed over the years to look into everything unfolding in Westgate, but she takes care to act like a simple, direct person. She may know more about everyone in…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…Westgate, high and low, than anyone else—including the Night Masks; she just takes great care not to show it. She does, however, steer family investments and policies according to what she knows, so they tend to profit from just about every situation—nothing… 8)
…takes House Thorsar by surprise.
Heiress: Vuloushaea (“Vell-OO-shay=uh”) Thorsar is a taller, younger, slimmer version of her mother in looks, and admires her mother greatly. She also loathes her father almost as much, but takes care to always be polite to…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…him. She thinks feuds and holding grudges and trying to get even or more than even is utter life-wasting foolishness, and that one should live in the moment, and work towards satisfactions, and ignore all the misfortunes and times when others do you dirty as… 10)
…just part of life, the “tests of the gods upon us all.” Personally, she laments that she doesn’t seem to have the Gift for wielding the Art, so can never become a great wizard (or sorceress), so she’ll have to covertly acquire enough powerful magic items to… #Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…have some magical power that way. She longs for the day when she can use magic to alter her appearance and stop being a Thorsar long enough to get things done for herself in Westgate, and to taste life and adventure beyond Westgate. Perhaps she could journey… 12)
…to fabled Waterdeep, and meet and marry one of its nobles, winning him as herself, and not as the Thorsar heiress.
Notable Rakes/Adventurers: Sarandra (“Sar-ANN-drah”) Thorsar, “Lady Bloodrake,” now semi-retired from her days as a sorceress-adventurer who… #Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…earned her nickname slaying pirates of the Sea of Fallen Stars and seizing or sinking their ships, so as to stop them preying on Thorsar shipping. Sarandra has firm friends in most of the cities in Cormyr and Sembia from her adventuring days, and often rides… 15)
…the owner of two dancing longswords that she’s been known to use in battle at the same time, to even the odds when outnumbered. She’s also one of the few nobles of Westgate to go drinking in the worst taverns on occasion, to openly bed both men and women, … 14)
…to their aid; when not doing so, she lounges around the Thorsar mansion in Westgate, nettling her older brother Palimond (and quietly making amends for some of his rudenesses, behind his back, in a more practical and serious manner than Thoumea does). She’s…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…and even to enjoy watching the goings-on in festhalls.
House Thorsar first rose to wealth by importing small wares from the Sword Coast to the Sea of Fallen Stars, but long ago diversified into becoming a major investor in farming (in Turmish and the Vilhon)…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…so as to guarantee itself a plentiful supply of crops to ship to the Sword Coast on return journeys, and then gradually abandoned the shipping and importing, to focus on food-growing and foodstuff warehousing and preservation to feed Westgate, Cormyr, … 18)
…Sembia, and the Moonsea cities. Thorsar granaries remain vital in bad winters.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
