Kothont

The Kothont clan was a member of the nobility of Waterdeep, circa the. They made their fortunes in the fur-trapping trade and the husbandry of various herd beasts.

Organization
From at least the, to at least the , the patriarch of the family was Lord Alaous Kothont also known as "Lord Goldbeard". His consort was Lady Byllia and their eldest son was Dragos. As of 1372 DR, there were twenty-seven members of the noble family, although Dalrosz Kothont had been shunned for dabbling in necromancy.

Activities
The Kothonts were the first noble family to host the dangerously decadent spectacle known as the Black Bucket Hunt.

Base of Operations
The Kothont family villa was in a walled compound of one- and two-story buildings located on the southwest corner of Delzorin Street and Copper Street in the North Ward of Waterdeep. Immediately across Copper Street to the east was the former Maernos family villa that became Holyhands House after the passing of the last member of that noble line. On the other side of the alley southwest of the compound was the home and shop of Obelos "The Only" Braeril.

Possessions
In addition to their villa in Waterdeep and pastureland for their herds, the Kothonts once had a house in Amphail, but only because Dalrosz Kothont was disowned by the family for practicing necromancy. He moved to Amphail and continued his illicit experiments on corpses and captured brigands until he mysteriously disappeared. The house eventually became Mother Gothal's festhall.

History
The Kothont family were of Illuskan descent and followers of Chauntea. The family was ennobled in the. As of 1372 DR, there were twenty-seven living members.

Rumors & Legends
When Dalrosz disappeared, various mongrelfolk that were apparently the results of his experiments escaped the house in Amphail. Local legend said that their descendants still roamed the nearby hills and were hazardous to the local fauna and the occasional hapless traveler.

Lord Grimmun Kothont disappeared (wearing a ring of invisibility) sometime in the 15 century DR for at least three years and was generally believed to have fallen into insanity. The family believed he still ate food from the pantry, wore clothes from his closets, bathed in the heated pools of water in the cellars intended for horticulture, and watched over his daughters when they had visitors or went visiting around the city. Lord Grimmun was also one of the speculated voices of a locally famous talking painting that belonged to the Eagleshield family.

Members

 * Alaeya Kothont: Wife of Grimmun and mother of three daughters.
 * Alaous Kothont: Patriarch in the mid–14 century.
 * Byllia Kothont: Consort of Alaous. Mother of Dragos.
 * Dragos Kothont: Son and heir of Alaous and Byllia.
 * Dalrosz Kothont: Excommunicated for practicing necromancy.
 * Grimmun Kothont: Patriarch sometime in the 15 century. Went insane and wandered Waterdeep with a ring of invisibility.
 * Malark Kothont: A young nobleman in the late 14 century DR, whose mother hailed from the Moonshae Isles and was distantly related to the High Queen Alicia Kendrick.