Name: Egan "The Boot" Blackwood. (hm,f0, LN, judge)
Submitted By: Jade Williams
Description:
Egan is a tall (6"), thin, wiry man, with short gray-black hair and dark
brown eyes. He usually wears black, dark gray, or dark blue clothes. He
wears no jewelry, not even simple rings, and his robes are always plain,
with a tied cloth belt. His house is moderately furnished. He prefers heavy
wooden furniture, usually darkened with age. Many of his furnishings are
from the local area, but there are items that stand out as being from such
faraway places as Maztica (carved chairs), Zakhara (Egan's bed; a vast
canopied affair), to Damara (a set of bloodstone figurines).
History:
This hawk-nosed man of 64 winters is a judge in Arylon. Egan grew up in
Waterdeep. His mother was a festhall dancer who got pregnant by an
adventurer. However his father disappeared into the Undermountain soon
after. Egan grew up in the festhall and was taken care of by the other girls
while his mother was occupied. His mother, Aspen, did not neglect him as he
was growing. She taught him about city life, the various people and power
groups of the city. Aspen hoped her teachings would influence Egan to become
streetwise and she hoped he would work at the festhall to repay past
kindness.
Unfortunately as he grew he remained thin and wiry. He lacked the frame for
a bouncer and was unable to intimidate unruly customers. Egan also did not
look favorably on the kind of work his mother was into, nor did he
sympathize with the customers who frequented such places. Egan began
harboring an enmity toward adventurers, a product of the many years he saw
them come in and out of the city without thought for those they left behind.
He was outraged by the amount of crime and danger that seemed to follow
them, and after a festhall fight nearly cost the life of his mother he
decided to do something about it. He spent seven years studying the Code
Legal, and after three more spent scribing for the courts, he was appointed
as a Magistrate (Black Robe).
Egan spent 35 years administering justice in the city. He got the nickname
"The Boot" from the adventurers that ran into his unswerving justice. Some
felt he was too strict on the adventurers that appeared in his court. As a
matter of fact they did get heavier sentences than other city folk, but the
Lords never revoked his judgments. His personal life during this time is
something he doesn't talk about. The pay for being a Judge in Waterdeep
meant he was well off, but he made no close friends, or acquaintances. His
street contacts also lost track of him as he slowly stopped seeing them. One
popular rumor is that he was once married to an adventuress, who was killed
in a spell-battle, thus accounting for his fanatical pursuit in punishing
them. During the past decade he has been seen dining at high class
restaurants with various older members of the "in-crowd", but no-one has
managed to dig up any more juicy gossip (despite attempts by at least three
adventurers to do so).
In spring two years ago Egan suddenly resigned his post, left Waterdeep, and
moved down to Arylon. Again the rumor mill started up, with everything from
the Lords throwing him out, to his imminent marriage to a young socialite.
Of course the adventuring community was glad to see him leave. He bought a
house in Arylon, and now lives here alone except for his pet tressym. The
tressym moved in with him about a year before he left Waterdeep. He quickly
got back into the legal situation in Arylon, and after getting familiar with
the City Code of Laws, he applied for and got a position in the courts.
Even with this occasional expense, it doesn't take disreputable types long
to realize that he must have a large sum of money stashed somewhere, or
quietly invested in other ventures. This has led him to improve security
around his house; his doors and windows are all fitted with high quality
locks and bolts. His front door has a catflap that has been magically
sealed, so that only his Tressym, Duchess, can pass through. To all others
it appears to be a solid door. The truth is Egan keeps little money in
Arylon; just what he needs to get by day-to-day. Most of his money is kept
safe in Waterdeep, in one of Mirt's establishments. Mirt is one of Egan's
few friends.
Duchess (Tressym)
Mirt saw Egan growing old and alone and decided to set up some "company" for
the old judge. When it seemed that he was not willing to participate in the
match making efforts, another companion was set up for him. Duchess was an
initiate in the church of Azuth. During her Transforming initiation the
shape change spells went awry and she was left as a Tressym. Due to the Time
of Troubles that occurred soon after, no effort was made to restore her to
normal for several months, and by then normal dispel magic spells had no
effect. Spells indicated she had high intelligence, but all attempts to
communicate with her failed. She has adopted several people in the past,
and remains a loyal pet to them until she decides it is time to move on.
Then she suddenly disappears and seeks someone new.
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