Harpell

The Harpell family is an eccentric clan of wizards who, for the most part, live in the Ivy Mansion in Longsaddle in the Savage Frontier or Faerûn.

Organization
They are a kind-hearted clan, but their magic was capricious, sometimes backfiring in peculiar ways. As members of the Lords' Alliance, they have been firm allies of Mithral Hall, despite their unreliability as magicians.

The Ivy Mansion
The Ivy Mansion consists of three main buildings: two that look like simple farmhouses and a unique, heavily-spired central house. The mansion is surrounded by a fence of magic, that while normally invisible, has been painted to look like a fence. The mansion grounds also feature an "Underbridge/Overbridge" -- you walk on the underside in one direction and on the topside in the other direction -- and a stable full of strange animal creations and miniaturized mounts.

Inside the Ivy Mansion is the Fuzzy Quarterstaff, a tavern and inn run by the Harpells. The main room of the tavern consists of a circular room and a wizard conducting an invisible orchestra. Guests can order drinks from a magical green gem placed on every table; the drinks are then brought to them on magical floating blue disks.

History
Around 1245 DR, the Harpell conflict with the Talonmist family of Westbridge began when Ordrar Talonmist was killed in a spell duel by Darnthal Harpell For generations, the Harpells gave Longsaddle more prestige in the North than its size and purpose would warrant. This tradition began with mighty Authrar Harpell, who was famous in the North an age ago for single-handedly destroying an onrushing orc horde with spells.

Members

 * Adanac Harpell
 * Ardanac Harpell
 * Auglyth Harpell
 * Authrar Harpell
 * Bella don Delroy Harpell
 * Bidderdoo Harpell (silver werewolf)
 * Chardin Harpell
 * Darnthal Harpell
 * Delroy Harpell
 * Harkle Harpell
 * Malchor Harpell
 * Matherly Harpell (petrified)
 * Noreyth Harpell (vampire)
 * Regweld Harpell
 * Shardra Harpell
 * Tamar Harpell Wands

As of 1479-1482 DR
 * Penelope Harpell, wife to Dowell.
 * Dowell Harpell, husband to Penelope.
 * Kipper Harpell, oldest of the clan.