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The nobility of Waterdeep were the collected houses that comprised the city's aristocracy.[1]

List of Noble Houses[]

A
B
C
  • Cassalanter— A devilish family of money-lenders and rumor-mongers who served the highest payer.[3][9]
  • Cragsmere—Noted landowners who increased their wealth through money-lending.[3]
  • Crommor—Fine craftspeople who specialized in brasswork particularly in the crafting of instruments.[3]
D
  • De'Spri—A family with old members of the house buried within the catacombs of Undermountain.[10]
  • Deepwinter—The dissolved noble house that dated back to the time of the city's Guildmasters.[11][12]
  • Dezlentyr—The family of traders and explorers who strived to settle new lands.[3]
  • Durinbold—A noble family skilled in both martial prowess and animal husbandry.[3]
E
G
  • Gauntyl—This hard-living group garnered wealth as miners and mercenaries.[16]
  • Gildeggh—An outcast noble house whose members were exiled in the late 13th century DR.[18][19]
  • Gost—Long ago this family built an infamous dungeon beneath their estate in the North Ward.[20][21]
  • Gralhund— Their business interests included contracting hireswords and manufacturing weapons.[16][22][23]
  • Grifstone—One of the most recently ennobled families. Their wealth came from mining, masonry, and blacksmithing.[24]
  • Gundwynd—The renowned hippogriff breeders had connections with the unsavory Black Boars gang.[16][25]
H
  • Hawkwinter— With relations in the southern realm of Tethyr, the Hawkwinters enjoyed understated power as renowned military guardians.[16][26]
  • Hedare— A minor noble family.[27][28]
  • Helmfast— Noted shipwrights of Waterdeep who kept a villa in the city's North Ward.[16][29]
  • Hiilgauntlet— These Kossuthan nobles earned their wealth through the business of war.[16][30]
  • Hothemer— This merchant family was among the many families ennobled in 1248 DR.[16][30]
  • Hunabar— The fashionable Hunabars had investments in textiles and the trade of stylish foreign garments.[16][31]
  • Husteem— Devoted to the Beastlord Malar, this family were known to deal in illegal contraband.[32][33]
I
J
K
  • Kormallis— Forced to renounce their slaving ways,[19] they have since diversified their financial interests.[16][38]
  • Kothont— The owners of Mother Gothal's festhall owed their wealth to their expertise as farmers and trappers.[32]
L
  • Lanngolyn— More-recently ennobled than other houses, this family made their name in textiles and shipping.[16][32]
  • Lathkule— The noble worshipers of Gond were renowned jewelers and gem-cutters.[16][32]
M
N
  • Nandar— Ennobled in the 10th century DR the Nandars were experienced in the field of construction and engineering.[42][43]
  • Nesher— Wealthy lumberers who enjoyed the sport of hawking.[42][43]
P
  • Phull— An older family well-known for their skill as fishermen.[44]
  • Phulbrinter— Sometimes also written as "Phullbrinter"[45][46]
  • Phylund— This family of monster-tamers were known for procuring the most fearsome of beasts.[43]
  • Piiradost— An old noble house that had a long history of raising horses and cattle near the city.[43]
R
S
  • Shadowdusk— After consorting with the Far Realm and falling from grace in the city, they plotted a grand comeback.[49]
  • Silmerhelve— As many Helmite families, these nobles dedicated themselves to guardianship and warrior-training.[42][50][24]
  • Silvertor— One of Waterdeep's oldest families, and a permanent fixture on the Council of Nobles.[51]
  • Snome— These nobles were renowned brewers and distillers.[42][50]
  • Stormweather— After years of misfortune, this family of explorers and naval merchants saw their prospects get better in the late 14th century.[42][50][52]
  • Sultlue— A family of traders whose members possessed a serpentine heritage.[43][53]
T
U
W
Z
  • Zoar— One of the families exiled from Waterdeep during the 13th century DR.[11][52]
  • Zulpair— This family's shipping interests coincided with their devotion to the deity Umberlee.[53][52]
  • Zun— These noble cattle farmers maintained their villa in city's North Ward.[53][52][57]

Appendix[]

Further Reading[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Eric L. Boyd (2005-09-28). Noble Houses of Waterdeep (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for City of Splendors: Waterdeep. Wizards of the Coast. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
  2. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 46. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  5. slade, et al. (April 1996). “Cities & Civilization”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 4. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
  6. Beamdog (March 2016). Designed by Philip Daigle, et al. Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Beamdog.
  7. Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 58. ISBN 978-0786906574.
  8. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  9. Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  10. Matt Sernett, Shawn Merwin (2012). Halls of Undermountain. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 45, 51. ISBN 0786959940.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 59. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  12. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 117. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  13. slade, et al. (April 1996). “Cities & Civilization”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 4. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
  14. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 56. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  15. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 26. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  16. 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 47. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
  17. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  18. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
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  20. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 117. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  21. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 118. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  22. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  23. Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  24. 24.0 24.1 Claire Hoffman, Keith Hoffman (August 2008). Heirloom (WATE1-1). Living Forgotten Realms (RPGA), pp. 13–14.
  25. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
  26. Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 87. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.
  27. Erin Evans (February 2010). The God Catcher. (Wizards of the Coast), p. ?. ISBN 978-0-7869-5486-5.
  28. Erin M. Evans (December 2013). “The Harpers of Waterdeep”. In Steve Winter ed. Dragon #430 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 37.
  29. Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 94. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
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  33. Eric L. Boyd (September 2005). “Vampires of Waterdeep: Blood of Malar”. Dungeon #126 (Paizo Publishing, LLC) (126)., pp. 62–77.
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  36. Eric L. Boyd (2007-04-25). Dragons of Faerûn, Part 3: City of Wyrmshadows (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Dragons of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. p. 9. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
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