@TheEdVerse hi again. I have another question for my campaign: who is the head of the Thann family in 1479 DR? (the 4e timeframe)
Thanks in advance!
— Jon Gomez (@ZeromaruX) February 6, 2020
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If you mean the Thann noble family of Waterdeep, Rhammas ‘the Younger’ died in 1478 DR (of natural causes, at a ripe old age), and was succeeded as patriarch of House Thann by his second son Oraskar (the eldest son, Tontar 2)
…died in a tavern brawl in 1472). So Oraskar is head of the family in 1479 DR.
Rhammas was a widower; his consort, Palaerla Cragsmere Thann, died of heartstop in 1464 DR. Upon becoming patriarch, Oraskar was in his fifth…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 7, 2020
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…decade of life, and his health had never been strong, so from the moment he became head of the family, he wasn’t expected to last long, and left most of the brawling and speaking in public and being a vigorous and energetic 4)
…family trade representative to his uncle Bendrigo, and younger brothers Thelver and Baraskan. Oraskar was unmarried and showed no interest in taking a mate, and Bendrigo firmly and repeatedly told the family that if Oraskar…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 7, 2020
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…died without issue, Thelver would become head of the family, as he wanted no kin-strife (Bendrigo was the youngest, most forceful, and most popular of three brothers all still alive in 1479 DR; the eldest, Thrandol, was a 6)
…sour, scholarly sage who dwelt in Leilon in a tower full of books and had little to do with his kin, and the middle brother was a jovial roisterer and drunkard by the name of Dranth).
Much younger than Oraskar, Thelver, and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 7, 2020
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…Baraskan are their two sisters, Sharleen and Daraerra. They are quiet, graceful women; Bendrigo says they each have more brains than all of the living male Thanns put together, himself included.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 7, 2020