Ruldegost

The Ruldegost clan was a noble family of Waterdeep in the, but could trace their lineage back to the lost kingdom of Uthtower in the 2 century DR. They had multilateral interests in bounty hunting, mercenary work, caravan mastering, and banking.

Organization
Lady Kara Ruldegost was the matriarch of the family as of 1372 DR, having succeeded Lord Dethnar sometime in the intervening years since the. She had no acknowledged consort but had an infant son, Detan, for whom her brother, Bly, acted as regent. In 1372 DR, the family had nineteen living members.

Activities
Although the family maintained a public image of being peaceable and respectable to serve their banking and caravan business interests, the members were not above performing mercenary work and even bounty hunting for those that could afford their services. The Ruldegosts owned sixty percent of the Thousandheads Trading Coster and Lady Kara acted as partner to Bharavan Bhaerkantos who controlled the other forty percent. Lord Bly was a senior member of the Knights of the Shield, although he was not on the Shield Council. He represented both the business interests of the Ruldegosts (through the Thousandheads) and the ambitions of the Knights of the Shield in both Waterdeep and the region of Amn around the Coster's headquarters in Riatavin.

Base of Operations
The Ruldegosts made their home in a large, walled compound of three- and four-story buildings that surrounded a garden area. It was located in the Sea Ward on the south side of Grimwald's Way and bordered by Seawatch Street on the west and the Street of Whispers on the east. Directly across Grimwald's Way was Naingate, home of the famed wizard and adventurer Nain Keenwhistler, and the Silken Sylph tavern.