Halaster's Heirs

Halaster's Heirs was a school of wizardry established by two former apprentices of the "Mad Mage" Halaster Blackcloak. It was located on the first level of Undermountain, not far from the entrance in the common room of the Yawning Portal Inn.

Organization
As of the, Halaster's Heirs had forty members, the vast majority of whom were human, with a pair of shield dwarves and a couple other non-humans. The reputation of the leaders, Trobriand and Muiral, drew applicants from across the North and up and down the Sword Coast. Their were a number of members from the nobility of Waterdeep as well. As an organization, they could muster up to about 15,000 gp in resources if necessary.

Activities
When accepted, the apprentices of the school were required to pay 250 gold pieces and dues of 25 gp per month. In addition, each member was required to create for the school one magic item worth at least 100 gp per month, although the guild did assist with the cost of raw materials for constructs, reducing the out-of-pocket expense by ten percent. In exchange, the students learned new spells (some of which were rare to unique) and techniques and could work on their own projects after the tithe to the school was paid.

A major source of income was from the sale of the items crafted by the students. Halaster's Heirs was a well known source for magic weapons, armor, and other magic items including constructs. They could also be hired to cast spells.

Base of Operations
The arcanists' academy was located on the Dungeon Level of Undermountain, not far from the main access point in the Yawning Portal Inn. The Yawning Portal Inn was located on Rainrun Street in the Castle Ward between Waterdeep Castle and Snail Street.

Possessions
Halaster's Heirs had a wide variety of magic items, weapons, armor, and constructs, but the selection was limited by what was in stock and what the students produced. The special spells that apprentices could learn included Halaster's blacksphere, Halaster's fetch I through VI, Halaster's grappling hand, Halaster's image swap, Halaster's light step, Halaster's shaking hand, Halaster's teleport cage, Trobriand's baleful teleport, Trobriand's crystalbrittle, and Trobriand's glassee.

Members

 * Trobriand the Metal Mage: Leader and primary instructor.
 * Murial the Misshapen: Co-leader and instructor. Sanity questionable, but kept in check by Trobriand.
 * Errya Eltorchul: Daughter of Lord Thesp Eltorchul (estranged).
 * Nandel Greenward: Former apprentice of Halaster and the first to join Halaster's Heirs.
 * Tehss Maerklos: Daughter of Lady Aldara Maerklos.