Experience: Veteran - Starred with a few sessions of ADnD but switched to 3.5 when it released and stayed with that until switching to 5e last year.
Location/Timezone: EST Manhattan
Availability: I am looking for a day game. I switched to overnights at work and so I need to find a new group with whom to play that fits my new schedule
See Notes for planned progression path and additional information. I would like to start at level 1 or 3 because I've never gotten to play this one at lower levels but can drop in at higher levels. They are set up to level or age into a decent knight/leader who can size anyone up in a minute. The TL;DR on the background is they are from a family of disgraced nobility in the region of Waterdeep. No grand adventures or something epic his background really just fleshed out his retainers and family.
Personality: A favorite of the common people. Although he his noble the disgraced state of his family put him closer to the common man and so he values everyone regardless of social rank. They are bonded to their people and will do everything they can for them. They must be seen as the "good guy" after everything that happened and so he will stop at nothing to maintain that image and restore his family name.
Background:
Sir Heydan Barnerd Seegil was born into a lesser known noble house which controlled a small fiefdom consisting of the small farming village of Hym along with a small fortress on at the southern edge of the region of Waterdeep. Their fiefdom became relevant to Waterdeep during the War of 1325DR due to it being along the boarder of Waterdeep and the region of Amn to the south.
The House of Seegil rose to predominance by the heroic acts of his great grandfather, Lord Loius D. Seegil, during the War of 1325DR which consisting of several clashes against the Shadow Thieves of Amn in the south along the boarder between Amn and Waterdeep. More often than not battles were indirect and consisted of quick but effective raiding parties. Lord Loius D. Seegil gaind renowned by taking advantage of the hastily planned battles of the Shadow Thieves of Amn and creating traps which ultimately bogged down their forces leaving them surrounded by often better equipped armies. However his most notable stroke of favor towards the Lord was in uncovering a plot to assassinate most of the nobility at a feast.
Passing the responsibilities on to his son, Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil, the house came to significant standing in thwarting the Cult of the Dragon and preventing the rise of Tiamat. More of a show boat than a Knighy Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil used his contacts in the entertainment industry to secure information which was used to later infiltrate the Cult of the Dragon. Yet despite being less of a warrior than his father Lord Nyrvem did not run from a fight and was more than once forced to defend himself from doom at the hands of more than one cultists.
While the House of Seegil may have been set for good fortune it suffered a severe scandal when it passed on to Lord Divad H. Seegil, who was imprisoned by the city of Waterdeep for embezzling tax funds from the crown. While the crown still received all the tax money taken there were still amounts which were temporarily stolen only to be returned at some later point. The scheme involved several dummy investment firms along the waterfront in Waterdeep which invested in the futures on the commodities market. A parent company owned by Divad H. Seegil then purchased all the seed and shorted the market. While the money from this scheme ultimately proved lucrative enough to fund developments in Hym as well as Waterdeep the price was at the cost of skirting several administrative processes set in place to prevent corruption and promote a free market.
This resulted in his family name have been almost abandoned by the nobility of Waterdeep. Their standing as nobility was only maintained by his grandfather, Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil, the who returned from retirement to take back control of the house after calling in every debt and personal favor he had. Meanwhile the former Lord of the house, Divad H. Seegil, was sentences to three years in prison. During this time the fiefdom was mostly ran by Lady Bilande V. Seegil while Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil remained close to the nobility in Waterdeep attempting to repair their reputation.
After his release Divad H. Seegil was returned to his home where he remained under an enforced retirement and although there was still love between them the ordeal put a space between Divad H. Seegil and his wife Lady Bilande V. Seegil who would never again take to the same room as her husband. This fracture resulted in Elax J. Seegil taking up with friends outside of the home and very nearly going down the same path as his father Divad H. Seegil. Thwarted in his attempt by his mother, Lady Bilande V. Seegil, Elax J. Seegil fled home at an early age, legally changed their surname and settled in Neverwinter far from home.
Not long after Sir Heydan B. Seegil was given the chance to redeem his family by enlisting in the service of Lord's Alliance, a duty his older brother shirked when he left for Neverwinter, and received training as well as a Knighthood on his own merits despite his father's reputation. After spending a year reconnecting with his brother Elax J. Seegil, now Elax J. Foxx, Sir Heydan B. Seegil returned to his home to take over the affairs of the family and claim his birthright. Shortly thereafter he set out seeking to restore his family to good status along with provide for the people of his fiefdom as it transitions from a humble village into a small town or maybe one day even a major city!
Notes:
RETAINERS
- Chaim Cohen is a male Human age 46 from Waterdeep. They serve as the Personal Assistant, Accountant, and Official Representative to the nobility for Sir Heydan B. Seegil. They like their father and their father before them have long served the Seegil family in all matters having been rescued from certain death as well as raised to a position of luxurious power unthought of by others of their baring by the Seegil family on more than one occasion. Chaim personally raised and taught Sir Heydan B. Seegil much of what he would know, including how to not follow in his father's footsteps. His loyalty is unquestionable.
- Undelhorn Longarm is male Dwarven age 112 who is originally from Mirabar and severs as the blacksmith, artificer, and tradesman for Sir Heydan B. Seegil along with the town Hym located in the fiefdom own by the Seegil family. Sir Heydan B. Seegil met him in his travels north through Neverwinter and up to Silverymoon while on leave. The two had a drinking contest one night and by some miracle Sir Heydan B Seegil defeated him, then saved him from a bar fight which occurred afterwards and during the shared hangover again saved his life. In exchange the dwarf took up residence in the town of Hym where he built a forge of his own. His friendship is unbreakable.
- Sidra Forestwood is a female Wood Elf age 136 who is originally from Hym and serves as the animal caretaker and gardener to Sir Heydan B. Seegil; as well as, the appointed representative for matters concerning the people of Hym to his Lordship Sir Heydan B Seegil. Sir Heydan B. Seegil has known her since he was a child and as adolescents they were involved in a short courtship before going their separate ways. In his early twenties she returned home and they again courted for a second time planning out an adventure together during the courtship. Unfortunately the scandal that ruined his father also destroyed their chances. She went off on their adventure while he was asked and agreed to volunteer for the Lord's Alliance in order to restore the family name. Upon his return he found her at home, now a farmhand in the town, and upon taking control of his birthright he immediately hired her to also care for his stables and gardens. He also appointed he as his representative from the people village so that he would aware of their concerns and needs trusting her to be honest about her concerns; whereupon she began training all the adults in the town in archery and basic combat as a militia force capable of defending the town in an emergency. Her honesty is unwavering.
FAMILY
- Divad H. Seegil is a male Human age 70 and the father of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. He served as head of the family for roughly twenty years before being imprisoned when Sir Heydan B. Seegil was a child for embezzling tax money. The enterprise took the local tax money intended for the crown and to put it towards a local investment company that he owned which provided financing on seed and farming supplies. The taxes to the crown were paid out separately from accounts tied to a series of financial companies which he also owned as well as profited from through the return on investments on futures in the commodities market. These profits were mostly due to his local investment company giving him the chance to corner and manipulate the market by controlling the distribution of seed. While the scheme did return the funds taken in, there was still a theft and the crime was to be punished through Imprisonment. After a sentence of three years he was released back to his home but banned from court, all social functions, and dismissed as head of household. These days he lives a simple life of forced retirement getting drunk with the few locals who still enjoy his company.
- Balinde V. Seegil is a female Human of 65 and mother of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. She served as the liason between the people of Hym and Nyrven H. Seegil, Sir Heydan B. Seegil's grandfather, when he took over control of the family. She is often thought of as a hard woman able to more than adequately take care of herself ever since she defended the village from raiders during the transition of power between heads of household.
- Elax J. Seegil is a male Human of 40 and brother of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. In the wake of the disappearance of their father he attempted to portray a strong role model often bullying Sir Heydan B. Seegil into submission or just for fun. As a teenager he was tossed out of the house after nearly getting involved in a drug smuggling operation between Amn and Waterdeep. His mother, Balinde V. Seegil, immediately put an end to this before it began and so Elax feeling repressed ran away to Neverwinter where he changed his surname to Foxx and became a moderately successful events and function planner who has ties to almost everyone in the city. Just after Sir Heydan B. Seegil completed his enlistement in the Lord's Alliance as an adult he and his brother made amends for their past, but it is only a matter of days before friction begins to spark between them.
- Nyrven H. Seegil is a male age 90 and grandfather of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. He served as head of household before passing the entitlements to Sir Heydan B. Seegil upon completing his service in the Lord's Alliance. Nyrven was a legend in his own time as a prolific adventure commonly found in the company of the most famous nobles and entertainers of his time. It was at the cost of every connection and personal favore he had that his namesake and family was saved from being completely exiled by the royalty and nobility of the region of Waterdeep. Since turning over the affairs of the household to Sir Heydan B. Seegil he has returned to retirement where on most days his health is well enough to afford him a quiet walk, short carriage ride, or polite conversation with visiting company.
FRIENDS
- Arithesuss Illyduss is a male High Elf age 248 who is originally from Chult. Theh are both a diviner and priest with the Temple of Savras. He sought Sir Heydan B Seegil out personally during a campaign having expressed an interest in him after receiving a vision. The events he foretold came to pass exactly as he foretold them and as a reward Sir Heydan B Seegil allowed him to construct a Temple to Savras in his fiefdom as well as put up a sizable amount towards the construction of it. During the construction Sir Heydan B Seegil was ordained in the faith of Savras as a lay member and granted the authority to conduct ceremonies on behalf of the Temple of Savras.
ENEMIES
- Lelen Dakker, age 78 human female and a lower level noble in the city of Waterdeep from a family who has long been jealous of the Cohen's family's choice of joining the Seegil family as their retainers. Lord Loius was engaged in battle and by chance happened to save Chaim Cohen's grandfather from certain death while Lelen Dakker's father stood idle in fear. A bitterness formed between them and since the Dakker family, of which Lelen is the last surviving member of, has stopped at almost nothing to see the political demise of the Seegil family. After the scandal ruined the Seegil family Lelen Dakker was the first to try to turn the rest of the nobility against them and has since been a constant barricade between Sir Heydan B. Seegil and noble society. Lelen Dakker even went so far as to take a bureaucratic role for the government when Sir Heydan B Seegil enlisted in the Lord's Alliance in an effort to prevent him from being able to enlist. When she was unable to prevent the enlistment she did everything she could to get him drummed out by filing every bureaucratic measure she could to obstruct him, but he always managed some how to overcome her efforts. She is now incapable of child birth, without children, and she doesn't want to see Sir Heydan B Seegil dead. She wants to see him destroyed.
Game: D&D 5e
Group preferred: Either
Experience: Veteran - Starred with a few sessions of ADnD but switched to 3.5 when it released and stayed with that until switching to 5e last year.
Location/Timezone: EST Manhattan
Availability: I am looking for a day game. I switched to overnights at work and so I need to find a new group with whom to play that fits my new schedule
Preferred role: Player
Game style: A good mix of RP/Combat/Puzzles
Character Information: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/95890001
See Notes for planned progression path and additional information. I would like to start at level 1 or 3 because I've never gotten to play this one at lower levels but can drop in at higher levels. They are set up to level or age into a decent knight/leader who can size anyone up in a minute. The TL;DR on the background is they are from a family of disgraced nobility in the region of Waterdeep. No grand adventures or something epic his background really just fleshed out his retainers and family.
Personality: A favorite of the common people. Although he his noble the disgraced state of his family put him closer to the common man and so he values everyone regardless of social rank. They are bonded to their people and will do everything they can for them. They must be seen as the "good guy" after everything that happened and so he will stop at nothing to maintain that image and restore his family name.
Background:
Sir Heydan Barnerd Seegil was born into a lesser known noble house which controlled a small fiefdom consisting of the small farming village of Hym along with a small fortress on at the southern edge of the region of Waterdeep. Their fiefdom became relevant to Waterdeep during the War of 1325DR due to it being along the boarder of Waterdeep and the region of Amn to the south.
The House of Seegil rose to predominance by the heroic acts of his great grandfather, Lord Loius D. Seegil, during the War of 1325DR which consisting of several clashes against the Shadow Thieves of Amn in the south along the boarder between Amn and Waterdeep. More often than not battles were indirect and consisted of quick but effective raiding parties. Lord Loius D. Seegil gaind renowned by taking advantage of the hastily planned battles of the Shadow Thieves of Amn and creating traps which ultimately bogged down their forces leaving them surrounded by often better equipped armies. However his most notable stroke of favor towards the Lord was in uncovering a plot to assassinate most of the nobility at a feast.
Passing the responsibilities on to his son, Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil, the house came to significant standing in thwarting the Cult of the Dragon and preventing the rise of Tiamat. More of a show boat than a Knighy Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil used his contacts in the entertainment industry to secure information which was used to later infiltrate the Cult of the Dragon. Yet despite being less of a warrior than his father Lord Nyrvem did not run from a fight and was more than once forced to defend himself from doom at the hands of more than one cultists.
While the House of Seegil may have been set for good fortune it suffered a severe scandal when it passed on to Lord Divad H. Seegil, who was imprisoned by the city of Waterdeep for embezzling tax funds from the crown. While the crown still received all the tax money taken there were still amounts which were temporarily stolen only to be returned at some later point. The scheme involved several dummy investment firms along the waterfront in Waterdeep which invested in the futures on the commodities market. A parent company owned by Divad H. Seegil then purchased all the seed and shorted the market. While the money from this scheme ultimately proved lucrative enough to fund developments in Hym as well as Waterdeep the price was at the cost of skirting several administrative processes set in place to prevent corruption and promote a free market.
This resulted in his family name have been almost abandoned by the nobility of Waterdeep. Their standing as nobility was only maintained by his grandfather, Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil, the who returned from retirement to take back control of the house after calling in every debt and personal favor he had. Meanwhile the former Lord of the house, Divad H. Seegil, was sentences to three years in prison. During this time the fiefdom was mostly ran by Lady Bilande V. Seegil while Lord Nyrvem H. Seegil remained close to the nobility in Waterdeep attempting to repair their reputation.
After his release Divad H. Seegil was returned to his home where he remained under an enforced retirement and although there was still love between them the ordeal put a space between Divad H. Seegil and his wife Lady Bilande V. Seegil who would never again take to the same room as her husband. This fracture resulted in Elax J. Seegil taking up with friends outside of the home and very nearly going down the same path as his father Divad H. Seegil. Thwarted in his attempt by his mother, Lady Bilande V. Seegil, Elax J. Seegil fled home at an early age, legally changed their surname and settled in Neverwinter far from home.
Not long after Sir Heydan B. Seegil was given the chance to redeem his family by enlisting in the service of Lord's Alliance, a duty his older brother shirked when he left for Neverwinter, and received training as well as a Knighthood on his own merits despite his father's reputation. After spending a year reconnecting with his brother Elax J. Seegil, now Elax J. Foxx, Sir Heydan B. Seegil returned to his home to take over the affairs of the family and claim his birthright. Shortly thereafter he set out seeking to restore his family to good status along with provide for the people of his fiefdom as it transitions from a humble village into a small town or maybe one day even a major city!
Notes:
RETAINERS
- Chaim Cohen is a male Human age 46 from Waterdeep. They serve as the Personal Assistant, Accountant, and Official Representative to the nobility for Sir Heydan B. Seegil. They like their father and their father before them have long served the Seegil family in all matters having been rescued from certain death as well as raised to a position of luxurious power unthought of by others of their baring by the Seegil family on more than one occasion. Chaim personally raised and taught Sir Heydan B. Seegil much of what he would know, including how to not follow in his father's footsteps. His loyalty is unquestionable.
- Undelhorn Longarm is male Dwarven age 112 who is originally from Mirabar and severs as the blacksmith, artificer, and tradesman for Sir Heydan B. Seegil along with the town Hym located in the fiefdom own by the Seegil family. Sir Heydan B. Seegil met him in his travels north through Neverwinter and up to Silverymoon while on leave. The two had a drinking contest one night and by some miracle Sir Heydan B Seegil defeated him, then saved him from a bar fight which occurred afterwards and during the shared hangover again saved his life. In exchange the dwarf took up residence in the town of Hym where he built a forge of his own. His friendship is unbreakable.
- Sidra Forestwood is a female Wood Elf age 136 who is originally from Hym and serves as the animal caretaker and gardener to Sir Heydan B. Seegil; as well as, the appointed representative for matters concerning the people of Hym to his Lordship Sir Heydan B Seegil. Sir Heydan B. Seegil has known her since he was a child and as adolescents they were involved in a short courtship before going their separate ways. In his early twenties she returned home and they again courted for a second time planning out an adventure together during the courtship. Unfortunately the scandal that ruined his father also destroyed their chances. She went off on their adventure while he was asked and agreed to volunteer for the Lord's Alliance in order to restore the family name. Upon his return he found her at home, now a farmhand in the town, and upon taking control of his birthright he immediately hired her to also care for his stables and gardens. He also appointed he as his representative from the people village so that he would aware of their concerns and needs trusting her to be honest about her concerns; whereupon she began training all the adults in the town in archery and basic combat as a militia force capable of defending the town in an emergency. Her honesty is unwavering.
FAMILY
- Divad H. Seegil is a male Human age 70 and the father of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. He served as head of the family for roughly twenty years before being imprisoned when Sir Heydan B. Seegil was a child for embezzling tax money. The enterprise took the local tax money intended for the crown and to put it towards a local investment company that he owned which provided financing on seed and farming supplies. The taxes to the crown were paid out separately from accounts tied to a series of financial companies which he also owned as well as profited from through the return on investments on futures in the commodities market. These profits were mostly due to his local investment company giving him the chance to corner and manipulate the market by controlling the distribution of seed. While the scheme did return the funds taken in, there was still a theft and the crime was to be punished through Imprisonment. After a sentence of three years he was released back to his home but banned from court, all social functions, and dismissed as head of household. These days he lives a simple life of forced retirement getting drunk with the few locals who still enjoy his company.
- Balinde V. Seegil is a female Human of 65 and mother of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. She served as the liason between the people of Hym and Nyrven H. Seegil, Sir Heydan B. Seegil's grandfather, when he took over control of the family. She is often thought of as a hard woman able to more than adequately take care of herself ever since she defended the village from raiders during the transition of power between heads of household.
- Elax J. Seegil is a male Human of 40 and brother of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. In the wake of the disappearance of their father he attempted to portray a strong role model often bullying Sir Heydan B. Seegil into submission or just for fun. As a teenager he was tossed out of the house after nearly getting involved in a drug smuggling operation between Amn and Waterdeep. His mother, Balinde V. Seegil, immediately put an end to this before it began and so Elax feeling repressed ran away to Neverwinter where he changed his surname to Foxx and became a moderately successful events and function planner who has ties to almost everyone in the city. Just after Sir Heydan B. Seegil completed his enlistement in the Lord's Alliance as an adult he and his brother made amends for their past, but it is only a matter of days before friction begins to spark between them.
- Nyrven H. Seegil is a male age 90 and grandfather of Sir Heydan B. Seegil as well as originally from Hym. He served as head of household before passing the entitlements to Sir Heydan B. Seegil upon completing his service in the Lord's Alliance. Nyrven was a legend in his own time as a prolific adventure commonly found in the company of the most famous nobles and entertainers of his time. It was at the cost of every connection and personal favore he had that his namesake and family was saved from being completely exiled by the royalty and nobility of the region of Waterdeep. Since turning over the affairs of the household to Sir Heydan B. Seegil he has returned to retirement where on most days his health is well enough to afford him a quiet walk, short carriage ride, or polite conversation with visiting company.
FRIENDS
- Arithesuss Illyduss is a male High Elf age 248 who is originally from Chult. Theh are both a diviner and priest with the Temple of Savras. He sought Sir Heydan B Seegil out personally during a campaign having expressed an interest in him after receiving a vision. The events he foretold came to pass exactly as he foretold them and as a reward Sir Heydan B Seegil allowed him to construct a Temple to Savras in his fiefdom as well as put up a sizable amount towards the construction of it. During the construction Sir Heydan B Seegil was ordained in the faith of Savras as a lay member and granted the authority to conduct ceremonies on behalf of the Temple of Savras.
ENEMIES
- Lelen Dakker, age 78 human female and a lower level noble in the city of Waterdeep from a family who has long been jealous of the Cohen's family's choice of joining the Seegil family as their retainers. Lord Loius was engaged in battle and by chance happened to save Chaim Cohen's grandfather from certain death while Lelen Dakker's father stood idle in fear. A bitterness formed between them and since the Dakker family, of which Lelen is the last surviving member of, has stopped at almost nothing to see the political demise of the Seegil family. After the scandal ruined the Seegil family Lelen Dakker was the first to try to turn the rest of the nobility against them and has since been a constant barricade between Sir Heydan B. Seegil and noble society. Lelen Dakker even went so far as to take a bureaucratic role for the government when Sir Heydan B Seegil enlisted in the Lord's Alliance in an effort to prevent him from being able to enlist. When she was unable to prevent the enlistment she did everything she could to get him drummed out by filing every bureaucratic measure she could to obstruct him, but he always managed some how to overcome her efforts. She is now incapable of child birth, without children, and she doesn't want to see Sir Heydan B Seegil dead. She wants to see him destroyed.
FIEFDOM INFORMATION
Name: Hym
Region: Waterdeep
Location: Southwestern Waterdeep
Size: 20 square miles
Populantion: Approximately 1,300 citizens
Religion: Savras
Colors: Gray and Silver
Symbol: The Compass Rose
Flag: A silver compass rose atop a gray field.
Flower: Blue Bonnet
Tree: Granny Smith Apple Tree
Bird: Swallow
Mammal: Brown Squirrel
Reptile: Red-eared Slider
Amphibian: Spring Peeper
Insect: Jumping Spider
Fish: Gold Fish
Official Motto: Life is cast by random dice.
Official Poem:
Burn my candle twice.
I have done my life justice
Against random dice.
PROGRESSION PATH
LEVEL 1 - Monk
Tools - Cook's Utensils
Feat - Cleric Initiate
Cantrip: Guidance
Cantrip: Resistance
Level One Spell: Ceremony
Enchanted Item (Optional) - Mithral Plate
LEVEL 2 - Rogue
Proficiency - Stealth
Expertise - Perception, Stealth
LEVEL 3 - Fighter
Style - Superior Technique, Tactical Assessment
LEVEL 4 - Fighter
Feat - Fighting Initiate, Interception
LEVEL 5 - Fighter
Archetype - Battlemaster
Tools - Brewer Supplies
Maneuver - Commanding Presence
Maneuver - Commander's Strike
LEVEL 6 - Fighter
LEVEL 7 - Fighter
LEVEL 8 - Fighter
Feat - Martial Adept: Distracting Strike, Rally
LEVEL 9 - Fighter
Maneuvers - Maneuvering Attack, Menacing Attack
LEVEL 10 - Ranger
Favorite Enemy - Humanoid (Humans/Elves)
Natural Explorer - Forest
LEVEL 11 - Ranger
Fighting Style - Defense
Cantrip - Alarm
Cantrip - Cure Wounds
LEVEL 12 - Ranger
Archtype: Monster Hunter
Feat - Inspiring Leader
LEVEL 13 - Rogue
LEVEL 14 - Rogue
Archetype - Mastermind
Game Set - Deck of Cards
Languages - Halfling, Gnomish
LEVEL 15 - Rogue
LEVEL 16 - Rogue
Feat - Sentinel
LEVEL 17 - Rogue
Expertise - Persuasion, Thieves Tools
LEVEL 18 - Rogue
LEVEL 19 - Rogue
LEVEL 20 - Rogue
Feat - Lucky
"Life is Cast by Random Dice"
Burn my candle twice.
I have done my life justice
Against random dice.