Dagult Neverember
Neverember had "pumpkin-brown" hair, deep-set dark eyes, and broad shoulders.[10] He was often called a "lion of a man" for both his appearance and bearing.
In the late 1480s DR, Neverember sported a thick beard.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Dagult Neverember grew up in Neverwinter, where he began to dream about creating a mercantile empire. At some point he moved to Waterdeep and married a member of the Brandarth family, adding her broad property holdings and wealth to his own. She bore him a son, Renaer, before dying when Renaer was still in his youth. She left everything to Renaer rather than to Dagult, which contributed to Dagult's rocky relationship with his son.
Years after the destruction of Neverwinter, in 1469 DR Neverember started the New Neverwinter movement to rebuild the city, claiming himself to be a descendant of Neverwinter's former rulers and thus the rightful "Lord Protector" of Neverwinter. To lend credence to his claims, Neverember invested a great deal of his own personal fortune to rebuild the city's infrastructure, buy the interest of merchants, and even ensure that Neverwintan refugees had enough food and gold in hand.
Neverembers' true intentions were to increase the prosperity of the city in order to gain the favor and love of the Neverwintans, so that they would welcome him as their king in the future; and to transform Neverwinter into the center of a powerful mercantile empire under his rule. The Sons of Alagondar, an underground movement associated with the Harpers, resisted Neverember's reign in Neverwinter, fearing that his aims were imperialistic and would not aid the people of the city in the long run.
In 1479 DR, Neverember became the Open Lord of Waterdeep. Thanks to his political acumen and resources, Waterdeep began to thrive after years of neglect,[16] and he sold many noble titles to potential allies he could rely in the future while profitting in the process. As he was busy with his new duties in Waterdeep, he left the day-to-day running of Neverwinter to General Sabine and Mayor Soman Galt. While in Neverwinter, Dagult operated out of the Hall of Justice.
That same year, Neverember conspired with Khondar "Ten-Rings" Naomal to find the Overlord's Helm in order to find out the secrets of his fellow Lords of Waterdeep; it was unlikely, however, that he was aware of the full extent of Khondar's plans to establish wizards as the rulers of Waterdeep.
When a "Lost Heir" of the Alagondar bloodline made public his claim to the throne of Neverwinter, Neverember instructed General Sabine to hire a group of adventurers to track down the so-called heir and discover his true intentions.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Neverember had a quick temper. He was ambitious and manipulative. He considered himself to be superior to everyone else, this made him overconfident. He was also charismatic and proud, and people considered him easy to like.
Neverember disliked demihumans and abused them in private. Publicly, however, he was quite a diplomat and he genuinely had Waterdeep's, and later Neverwinter's, best interests at heart. He enjoyed to partake with successful male adventurers and to flirt with successful female adventurers.
Laeral Silverhand once described him as a no-nonsense, energetic practical person.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Neverember flirted with Talana Taenfeather and often sent her valuable gifts, although she apparently was not his lover.
Neverember deeply resented Laeral for taking his position as the Open Lord of Waterdeep, and preferred to hire adventurers and mercenaries to help to protect Neverwinter and train the local troops rather than accept the help of the armies of the Lords of Waterdeep, who Neverember felt had betrayed him. However, he tried to avoid letting his feelings cloud his judgment whenever he had to fulfill his duties as a member of the Lords' Alliance.
The sentiment was not mutual, however, as Laeral really appreciated Neverember's efforts to restore Waterdeep during his time as Open Lord.
Family Ties
Neverember claimed to be the descendant of Vers Never. Vers Never was supposedly the bastard son of Nasher Alagondar and brother to Bann Alagondar, who served as Neverwinter's king earlier in its history. In order to cement his relations to the royal line, Neverember paid scribes to find or create books that gave legitimacy to this claim; any books that cast doubts on it were burned.
The relationship with his son, Renaer was said to be rocky and complicated.
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