Simon Aumar

Simon was a half-elf sorcerer and thief of the late 15 century DR.

"My family has always been absorbed in magic—or, at least, that's their reputation. The name "Aumar" carries weight, but I didn’t realize how much until I decided to study magic myself. You wouldn’t believe the pressure to measure up to my ancestor... I feel like I’m supposed to do great things and then wait for the bards to show up and sing songs and tell tales about those great deeds. But things never seem to work out that way for me. Whenever someone's watching, the magic doesn't work, or I mess it up."

- Simon the sorcerer

Description
He wore a yellow shirt, purple vest, and brown cape.

Personality
He had a deep inferiority complex and a timid nature, while he lacked confidence.

Possessions
He carried a bag of holding. He had a deathly token displaying Kelemvor's holy symbol; this allowed him and others to speak with the dead.

Activities
He got by as a petty thief.

Relationships
He was a fellow thief of Edgin Darvis, Holga Kilgore, and later Doric.

He came from a long line of wizards and was a descendant of Elminster Aumar, the Sage of Shadowdale. Hence, he felt much pressure to be good at magic.

Abilities
However he had little talent as a mage and his spells seemed less powerful than they ought to be. In fact, his talent lay in wild magic, so he had little control over his spells and their effects were unpredictable, yet it was a force he needed to learn to tap into. One spell he could cast, sometimes, was Maximilian's earthen grasp.

History
In the late 1490s DR, Simon joined a team with the ex-Harper bard Edgin Darvis, the Elk tribe barbarian Holga Kilgore, and the confidence trickster Forge Fitzwilliam. They worked together to steal riches and on the way they battled gnoll raiders and fey witches and more. In one notable heist, they infiltrated the estate of the wealthy and eccentric Torlinn Shrake during a party with intent to rob the place. They were also caught in a town threatened by the Bandit King on one Feast of the Moon.

Then, a mysterious hooded figure calling herself "Lady Sofina" met the team in the Trip and Shuffle tavern in Targos and hired them to help her steal a powerful magical horn from Korinn's Keep. But Sofina took it for herself and Forge betrayed his teammates to steal for himself the loot from their heist.

While Holga and Edgin were incarcerated in the Revel's End prison in Icewind Dale, Simon got away. By the time they escaped and reunited with Simon, they found Forge had stolen the loot from their heist and somehow used it to become Lord of Neverwinter. In this role, he painted the wood elves of Neverwinter Wood as enemies and dispatched loggers who cut ever deeper into the woods. There, Holga, Edgin, and Simon recruited the tiefling druid Doric to aid them in their quest to steal Forge Fitzwilliam's fortune from Castle Never.

Background
Simon is played by actor Justice Smith. He was confirmed to be a sorcerer via a promotional video played at the San Diego Comic-Con 2022's Tavern Experience. He comes from a line of wizards, but lacks confidence. According to writer-director John Francis Daley, "He has to learn to grow into his own and become the great sorcerer he was destined to become."

Appearances

 * Film & Television
 * Honor Among Thieves
 * Novels
 * The Road to Neverwinter • The Junior Novelization • The Quest Begins • Heroes Unite!
 * Comics
 * Honor Among Thieves: The Feast of the Moon