Forge Fitzwilliam

Forge Fitzwilliam was a human rogue and confidence trickster and later Lord of Neverwinter in the late 15 century DR. He was a former partner-in-crime of Edgin Darvis, Holga Kilgore, and Simon Aumar before he betrayed them. "Never put your trust in a conman."

- Forge

Description
"He has those soulful eyes and that face that’s a little bit swoony, but at the same time I kind of want to punch him. You ever know anyone like that?"

- Edgin Darvis As Lord of Neverwinter, he wore a white shirt, a tan vest, and a turquoise neckerchief, under a gold-brocaded coat, with an ornate belt and rings and gold amulet with an emerald gem.

Personality
"Oh, look how you glow. I can see the envy that claws at your heart, though you try to hide it. Such lovely flaws and weaknesses and hidden truths..."

- Drueena the green hag to Forge

His morality was malleable, if not absent altogether, and he used a charming smile, flattery, and deception to manipulate people—and backstab them given the opportunity. He had a taste for wealth and its trappings, especially if he could win them himself. He was audacious in his schemes and never satisfied, instead growing ever more ambitious.

Abilities
With his charm, Forge could disarm his foes, appearing less of a threat in combat, and he could also easily dodge attacks and evade harmful effects. He would cunningly escape to advantageous locations from which to strike back. However, he was most deadly to his own formers whom he'd double-crossed. His weapons were coated with poison.

Skilled in the arts of the thief, he was agile and stealthy, persuasive and deceptive, and also skilled in investigation and sleight of hand.

Possessions
He fought with a dagger and heavy crossbow.

History
Over decades in the latter 1400s DR, Forge had carried on his dishonest trade in cities up and down the Sword Coast, pulling a variety of heists and scams under many false identities, and leaving as broken promises and thefts in his wake.

"But there are things I need to accomplish first before I really think about settling down, and one particular mountain I have yet to climb, so to speak. Neverwinter. That's the prize I've always coveted. The wealth in that city is staggering, and it’s all just ripe for the taking."

- Forge Fitzwilliam In the late 1490s DR, Forge was a fellow thief of Edgin Darvis, Holga Kilgore, and Simon. 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 Edgin and Holga were incarcerated in Revel's End.

Forge somehow used the loot to become Lord of Neverwinter. In this role, serving his own interests and not those of Neverwinter, he cut the city's traditional alliances and painted the wood elves of Neverwinter Wood as enemies and dispatched loggers who cut ever deeper into the woods, abandoning sensible logging practices.

He later worked with Sofina.

Forge revived the Highsun Games at the newly built Neverwinter Arena and hosted the event, even raising a balloon over the arena with his face on it.

Background
Forge Fitzwilliam is played by actor Hugh Grant. The character was initially reported to be named Forge Fletcher. He was confirmed to be a rogue via a promotional video played at the San Diego Comic-Con 2022's Tavern Experience. Writer-director Jonathan Goldstein said that "He turns out to be one of the bad guys."

Appearances

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