Vambran Matrell

Vambran Matrell was the scion of the noble House Matrell of Arrabar in the Vilhon Reach in the mid-to-late 14 century DR.

Description
By 1373 DR, Vambran's forehead was decorated with three tattooed blue curcles, traditional in the Vilhon Reach. The most recent circle was the indicator that its owner is a practitioner of arcane magic.

Personality
Vambran Matrell was born into money and status, but he learned early on that wealth did not mean an easy life in the city of Arrabar. He spent most of his early life trying to impress his family and not bring embarrassment and dishonor to his kin, all while trying to find his own lot in life.

Possessions
Vambran Matrell cherished his intricately decorated silver and gold breastplate - the goodbye gift from his aunt Xaphira Matrell.

History
Vambran was born in the. He was only four years old when his grandfather - Obiron Matrell, the visionary merchant and the creator of House Matrell, died. The young man's father died just four more years later. The true mother figure in Vambran's life was Xaphira Matrell. She was just fourteen years older than Vambran when the responsibility fell on her shoulders. With time, Xaphira came to see young Vambran as her beloved younger brother.

Xaphira herself was a tomboy spitfire and taught his young ward to climb walls, sneak out from home, and fight with fist and sword. Eventually, when Vambran was old enough, aunt Xaphira left Arrabar to pursue a career in mercenary work. Vambran's idolization of his dear aunt gave his aspirations of the same future. However, a tragedy struck in the Flamerule of the during the Night of Ghosts festival hosted by Eles Wianar, the Lord of Arrabar. Vambran Matrell, along with two of his young friends and fellow noble scions, Adyan Mercatio and Horial Rohden, were playing around with a bejeweled crossbow, gifted to young Vambran by his uncle Kovrim Matrell. Shooting plantains off a tree, Vambran unleashed a stray bolt that lodged itself in a stranger's chest, killing him. The victim was Rodolpho, a cousin of the Lord of Arrabar. Xaphira Matrell and her brother Dregaul Matrell knew that this accidental murder meant death for Vambran and ruin for House Matrell. Desperate to see her nephew unharmed, Xaphira took the blame. She masqueraded as an assassin and fled Arrabar, likely to never be able to return again.

In the years that followed, Uncle Dregaul never forgave Vambran for his foolish crime, bringing the family so close to destruction and being the cause of his sister's disappearance from Arrabar. Vambran himself felt the crushing weight of guilt for all the same reasons. The loss of his mother-figure left the young man devastated and emotionally traumatized. Not having any prospects of inheriting family business nor titles, Vambran, along with Adyan and Horial, enrolled into service with the elite Waukeenar militaristic organization - The Order of the Sapphire Crescent. The act was met with disapproval from Dregaul Matrell, who thought the job to be for the common man, unfit for nobility. Instead, he wished his nephew to transfer his talents to serve within the Church of Waukeen to improve the family's standing with the major religious power of Arrabar. By the, Vambran reached the title of lieutenant, and he was well-traveled, all across the Sea of Fallen Stars aboard the Lady's Favor. He came to love his work and being in command.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Sapphire Crescent &bull; The Ruby Guardian &bull; The Emerald Scepter