Dharvek
A recent arrival to the city’s smuggler trade and an upstart rival to the gang lord Kreelo, the elf named Dharvek is still sought by the Sentinel Marshals of House Deneith for years of war profiteering. He main- tains a hidden storehouse of illegal weapons deep in the Whiteroof Ward, guarded well by deadly traps and animate constructs. Rumors within Fairhaven’s underworld hold that Dharvek ’s vault includes a cache of experimental arms spirited away from the city of Eston before the Day of Mourning.
Too vain to assume an epithet like infamous masterminds, Dharvek is a criminal of unknown scruples and devious stratagems. He amasses wealth but spends it quickly, strengthening his resources and eschewing decadence. The dusky tone of his skin suggests the presence of drow blood in his ancestry, but this rumor only makes his exploits, origins, and motives all the more mysterious. Yet there may be some truth to the tales: Nearly fifty years ago, Dharvek started his criminal career in the gutters of Stormreach, Xen’drik’s outpost of civilization, and left that perilous city behind only when more than one Storm Lord put a bounty on his head. Dharvek prefers a fluid business. As a purveyor of illicit magic weaponry, he knows that adventurers are the best resource for unloading contraband or acquir- ing more. Sometimes he funds expeditions into the Mournland in search of more “merchandise” and is willing to hire adventurers for such a purpose. But PCs are just as likely to cross blades with Dharvek as work with him, especially if Fairhaven’s elite or the Royal Eyes wish to investigate him. Sentinel Marshals and Tharashk bounty hunters search for him still; they may be willing to enlist further assistance. Dharvek often makes his deals at the Underquay.
Too vain to assume an epithet like infamous masterminds, Dharvek is a criminal of unknown scruples and devious stratagems. He amasses wealth but spends it quickly, strengthening his resources and eschewing decadence. The dusky tone of his skin suggests the presence of drow blood in his ancestry, but this rumor only makes his exploits, origins, and motives all the more mysterious. Yet there may be some truth to the tales: Nearly fifty years ago, Dharvek started his criminal career in the gutters of Stormreach, Xen’drik’s outpost of civilization, and left that perilous city behind only when more than one Storm Lord put a bounty on his head. Dharvek prefers a fluid business. As a purveyor of illicit magic weaponry, he knows that adventurers are the best resource for unloading contraband or acquir- ing more. Sometimes he funds expeditions into the Mournland in search of more “merchandise” and is willing to hire adventurers for such a purpose. But PCs are just as likely to cross blades with Dharvek as work with him, especially if Fairhaven’s elite or the Royal Eyes wish to investigate him. Sentinel Marshals and Tharashk bounty hunters search for him still; they may be willing to enlist further assistance. Dharvek often makes his deals at the Underquay.
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