Daran Edermath was a retired drow or half-elf adventurer who dwelt in Phandalin in the late 15th century DR.[2][1][note 1]
Description[]
Daran had silver hair and was over a hundred years old. He was a retired member of the Order of the Gauntlet, but still kept in touch with them.[2] His connections secretly made him one of the most powerful folk in Phandalin, if he cared to bring them to bear.[3]
Personality[]
Daran was quick to help, and was happy to speak and trade with newcomers to the town of Phandalin, sometimes offering them a place to stay in his apple orchard.[2] However, he was slow to put his faith in strangers, and any hint of underhandedness could forever lose his trust. He preferred to avoid politics.[3]
Possessions[]
He owned a small cottage close by to his orchard.[2]
Activities[]
Daran managed the Edermath Orchard in Phandalin. He grew apples and produced cider, juice, and other goods to be sold to visiting merchants and local businesses. He had a habit of hiring out-of-work miners, making him a popular figure in town.[3]
History[]
In his earlier years, Edermath was an active agent of the Order of the Gauntlet, quelling evil throughout the Dragon Coast. Daran retired to open his apple orchard in Phandalin, though he still kept watch for evildoers in the region[2] and maintained contact with some of the more powerful members of his order.[3]
In 1491 DR,[note 2] Daran became increasingly worried about the havoc that the Redbrands were causing in Phandalin. Anyone who spoke out or acted against them would be killed, and their family kidnapped. Daran wished that a group of adventurers would rise up and sever the head of the bandit organization by killing its leader, Glasstaff. He would tell willing adventurers that the bandits' safe house was under Tresendar Manor, and that they spent much time at the Sleeping Giant tavern.[2]
As of that same year, he had heard rumors that an excavation was going on around Old Owl Well, and that undead potentially lurked there. He believed powerful magic was dormant close to the site.[2]
In 1496 DR,[note 3] Daran became distraught when his daughter, Bertice Edermath, disappeared shortly prior to an explosion rocking the nearby Tresendar Manor. While he feared for her safety, most of the town was well aware that she had run off with a young miner named Grovet.[3]
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Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daran Edermath was originally a half-elf introduced in Lost Mine of Phandelver, but was retconned to a drow in Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk. The reason for this is unknown. It's possible he is a half-drow.
- ↑ Pages 30‒31 of Lost Mine of Phandelver describe the eruption of Mount Hotenow (1451 DR) as occurring "30 years ago", which would place the adventure in 1481 DR. When the adventure was later remade into Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk, this 30 year time frame was kept (pages 50 & 53). However, pages 103 and 179 of Acquisitions Incorporated, a source published after the former, state that the events described in the adventure happen five years after both Lost Mine of Phandelver and Princes of the Apocalypse. Since the latter is explicitly set in 1491 DR, and considering this answer by Ed Greenwood about dating the adventure, this wiki will use 1491 DR for events related to both versions of the adventure.
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Acquisitions Incorporated, but Jerry Holkins answered a question via Twitter and stated the year was 1496 DR. Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1496 DR for events related to this sourcebook.
Appearances[]
Adventures
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Baker, et al. (September 2023). Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk. Edited by Eytan Bernstein, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. ?. ISBN 978-0-7869-6900-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Wizards RPG Team (July 2014). “Lost Mine of Phandelver”. Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 15–16, 27, 29. ISBN 978-0-7869-6559-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Jerry Holkins, Elyssa Grant, Scott Fitzgerald Gray (June 18, 2019). Acquisitions Incorporated. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 107. ISBN 978-0786966905.