Whilst I consider you the ultimate authority, I thought that in dragon heist it states that luskan is ran by jarlaxle Baenre the leader of the bregan de'aerthe who is trying to convince the lords alliance to recognize luskan as a legitimate member state? pic.twitter.com/KGkJNgJy86
— lukey baby (@lukey_baby86) May 14, 2020
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Jarlaxle “declared himself” its secret lord. He is indeed trying to get Luskan standing with the Lords Alliance, and he is sponsoring and propping up the High Captains. Like Arklem Greeth, Jarlaxle is far too wily to openly rule. Jarlaxle wants Luskan to be the. 2)
…open trading port for Bregan D'aerthe.
But Jarlaxle is spread far too thin to truly rule anywhere; he's trying the exact same thing in Neverwinter and in Waterdeep, hoping he can achieve effective rule in any of them. If the Arcane Brotherhood would go away, ..#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 14, 2020
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…he could most easily achieve true (but behind the scenes) rule in Luskan. But saying Jarlaxle “runs” Luskan is like saying a downtown street gang leader “runs” Chicago or New York. Leans on folks to try to get his own way, yes, “runs,” no. He’s trying to. 4)
…wield and claim powers he doesn't really have, yet, in hopes folk will let him get away with it.
In other words, the situation has been masterfully set up by @ChrisPerkinsDnD to make for maximum play opportunities for your PCs.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 14, 2020