The Waterdhavian Coven - The Court of Sorrows
The Court of Sorrows is said to be most active in the north of Narfell, particularly in the City of Peltarch. As the only Court to which mortals have formally visited, more is known about their members and roles than either of the other two.
Danag Styx
Description
Those few who have laid eyes upon this reclusive creature speak of an alabaster skinned vision of perfection, with snow white hair, slumbering as still as the grave in a crystalline coffin, protected from her own kin behind the constant fall of running water all around.
Rumours and Speculation
Danag Styx was said to have been the Master vampire who reigned the longest out of the three, while the Coven was active in Waterdeep. When the Courts were eventually driven from the City of Splendours, she was forced to allow the more martially inclined Lidérc to take her place, and so she slumbered while he completed the century long task of carefully and painstakingly relocating the surviving kindred across Faerun to Narfell.
Rumour suggests she slumbers still, somewhere beneath the Icelace Lake, while her Court claims rulership over Peltarch in her name.
Ancon Je'laan
Description
Richly attired in fine cloths, he is a pale, amber eyed elf of noble demeanor. His fineries are carefully understated compared to more modern Peltarchan nobility, who favour more bold, ostentatious displays of their standing and means. Bearing a calm and collected expression, he speaks with a mild but articulate voice given to neither passionate exultation nor dry exposition.
Rumours and Speculation
Ancon Je'laan is listed in the official roll-books of former Senators, and as a matter of public record he was a mage from House Je'laan who served his city faithfully until he disappeared whilst on a private trip to Waterdeep.
He is now said to have returned to his home, the most senior member of his court while his mistress slumbers, taking the title of Prince Regent. He is said to hold court in the most traditional fashion out of the three bloodlines, and enforces very strict laws upon his kind in order to ensure the daytime cohabitants of 'his' city do not have cause enough to take the drastic actions the Lords of Waterdeep once did.
Quintus Amelius Galbus
Description
A tall, bald man robed in cloth stitched with Oghman symbology and bearing a mage's staff, Quintus is unremarkable save for an occasional amber sheen to his grey eyes that marks him as more than merely human.
Rumours and Speculation
Quintus is the Seneschal of the Court of Sorrows, and most likely to deal with outsiders, whether they be from other courts or even mortals. He is said to not hold mortals in overt disdain like so many of his kind, and can deal with them quite amicably - particularly when discussing a subject that piques his interest. He is a consummate academic, and can occasionally be found pursuing interests entirely unrelated to his vampiric nature or his Court's designs.
Galen
Description
A burly, grey haired man typically seen encased in silver armour engraved with the gothic "D" of his mistress. Despite his size and the weight of his armour, he moves with a speed and grace typical of his kind. In battle he wields a sword and shield.
Rumours and Speculation
Galen is the Sheriff of the Court of Sorrows, said to be the one to whom his Prince Ancon entrusts with the unfailing enforcement of his laws upon members of the Court and outsiders alike. He is said to brook no compromise in fulfilling this duty, and unlike many in his Court he is quicker to settle disagreements with his blade rather than with his tongue.
Gustav
Description
A gentleman musician, blonde of hair and genial of expression, he is rarely seen without his violin either in his hands or by his side. His presence provides an unnatural sense of calm, of welcome, of safety, and his magnanimous smile and soft, often glib, tone quickly puts one at ease.
Rumours and Speculation
Gustav is the Keeper of the Court of Sorrows, which those familiar suggest involves responsibility over the well-being of the Court, both in terms of hospitality and in terms of provisions. Rumours speculate that in order to keep a low profile, the Court keeps very careful track of their "feeding" activities, ensuring deaths are avoided and the typically territorial creatures of the night take care to not over-sample from one area. As Keeper, Gustav is said to be responsible for coordinating these activities.
He is rumoured to occasionally be heard playing his violin atop the Bardic College or City Hall, whilst looking down upon the city. The song is invariably sonorous and melancholic, and some say it can stop even the hard hearted citizen in their tracks.
Morgana Makere
Description
A half-elven lady of obvious noble bearing, favouring black and red dresses and ruby jewelry. She has a curious demeanor, her gaze filled with a cat-like detached interest. A silver trumpet hangs from a belt loop against her thigh, though strangely she does not seem to use it when announcing guests to the court.
Rumours and Speculation
Morgana is said to be the Herald of the Court of Sorrows, the only known responsibility of which seems to be the announcing of arrivals to court. As a matter of public record, the Makere family did have a half-elven member by the name of Morgana who was enrolled in the Bardic College some generations ago; she was said to be an avid musician and left Peltarch to perform for greater audiences than Narfell could provide.
