@TheEdVerse How — and, more importantly, why — did the Gosts spliter off from the Ruldegosts in Waterdeep? Thanks in advance! 😊
— Lazar Stojkovic ⚡️ (@LazarStojkovic) November 7, 2018
Hi!
(1/5) Here’s the fast, slimmed down version:
House Gost split from House Ruldegost in 1197 DR over profound disagreements over religion and ethics: the Ruldegosts, bankers and investors in caravan-mastering (and mercenaries, primarily … https://t.co/mYlYaii9Us— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 7, 2018
2/5) …as caravan escorts, and bounty-hunting, primarily to track down and jail swindlers) who venerated Waukeen and Tempus, tried to expel two younger sons and a daughter of the family who had taken up worship of Mask, and invested…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 7, 2018
3/5) …their personal coins in the Shadow Thieves. (In other words, a dispute between wealthy law-and-order types who made profits if the status quo laws and order were maintained, versus “get rich quick” sorts who wanted to profit from…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 7, 2018
4/5) …breaking the same rules.) Those shunned Ruldegosts became House Gost, and got involved in plundering noble tombs, swindling guilds, kidnapping nobles (such as some of the Gundwynd nobles of the day), and even working with, and…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 7, 2018
5/5) …and interbreeding with, yuan-ti (so some Gosts have the Snake Blood feat, to this day). This bare bones reason was complicated by the personalities involved, and you will hear many different tales today as to why the split happened.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 7, 2018
