Bregan D'aerthe

Bregan D'aerthe was an elite drow mercenary group founded and ruled by Jarlaxle Baenre, based in Menzoberranzan in the Underdark.

History
Bregan D'aerthe was founded by the houseless rogue Jarlaxle, choosing to seperate from the matriarchal drow society. It was built of mainly rogue drow males from destroyed houses of Menzoberranzan or Ched Nasad. It was widely employed by the ruling houses of Menzoberranzan, especially by House Baenre, which had the resources to hire the group regularly.

The group had an important role on major events at Menzoberranzan; for instance, it was hired by House Do'Urden to assist on the attack to the Fifth House, House Hun'ett.

It was also known to have acted in Ust Natha in connection with House Jae'llat.

Bregan D'aerthe played a role in the fall of The Host Tower of the Arcane in Luskan and the subsequent grapple for dominance between Captain Deudermont, who was supported by Waterdhavian nobles and the Highcaptains. They secured trade relations with Luskan during this incident. Jarlaxle later used that connection to make a deal with Marchion Elastul Raurym, opening trade with the city of Mirabar.

Leadership
Jarlaxle was adventuring on the surface and had left the organization in the capable hands of his trusted lieutenant Kimmuriel Oblodra. Kimmuriel longed for a time when he could return to his lieutenant status and let Jarlaxle take over again, allowing him to return to his personal psionic studies.

Some time after his adventures in the Bloodstone Lands, Jarlaxle returned and resumed his throne as leader of Bregan D'aerthe, still working in the shadows of society to establish trade and profits from the surface world. Kimmuriel was still his second and was frequently the public face of dealings with the mercenary band while Jarlaxle was off adventuring on the surface. Kimmuriel was, however, given the power to overrule Jarlaxle if he felt his master's involvement in matters of the surface world threatened the organisation as a whole.

Below Kimmuriel in the hierarchy was Valas Hune, but he was afforded a great deal of independence in his activities. Lesser in rank to Valas were a number of lieutenants of equal standing, such as Beniago Baenre, each of whom was given jurisdiction over an area of interest for the group.