Seldra Tylmarande Seldra Tylmarande was a half - elf woman who attempted to claim the throne of Neverwinter in 1478 DR using some clever ruses . Appearance . Seldra was described as an attractive brunette half - elf of about thirty years . She commonly wore leather armor with a brown cloak and wielded a longsword that she kept at her hip . She also had a spellscar on her arm . She rarely activated her spellscar , but when she did , it wreathed her arms and face in blue fire . As the " Lost Heir " , Seldra wore plate armor with a full helm that obscured her face . Atop the helm was the " Crown of Neverwinter " . She also wore a purple cloak . The Lost Heir activated his spellscar far more frequently , persuading onlookers that it was an ability imbued by the " Crown " . Biography . Seldra was born with a spellscar that allowed her to create and exert limited control over plaguechanged creatures . She claimed to have inherited it from her father . Seldra was a spy in service to Dagult Neverember in Waterdeep but only took the job so that she could keep tabs on the Open Lord of Waterdeep . The Open Lord came to trust her implicitly however , owing to her skills and effectiveness in carrying out his orders — he considered her one of his top agents and granted her a great deal of autonomy . While in the City of Splendors , Seldra used her resources and autonomy granted to her by her employer to have a wizard create a replica of the " Crown of Neverwinter " — worn by the House of Alagondar — that was lost in the volcanic eruption in Neverwinter . She hoped to use it to rally the people of Neverwinter around herself . In 1478 DR , Seldra hired some adventurers in Waterdeep to escort her and a coffer to her home city of Neverwinter . The fake " Crown " was in the coffer . A Red Wizard named Tolivast , in service to Valindra Shadowmantle , had learned that she was transporting the supposed " Crown " and stole it as soon as Seldra ' s ship arrived in Neverwinter . The adventurers Seldra hired to escort her tracked Tolivast to Neverdeath Graveyard and retrieved the " Crown " . With her " Crown " in hand , Seldra continued with her plan . She invented a male persona and used her skills as a spy to convince people that he was a lost heir of House Alagondar , becoming an honorary member of the Sons of Alagondar , who supported his claim to the throne . Unknown to all , however , Tolivast had managed to place a curse on the " Crown " before it was taken back and the more that Seldra wore it , the more it drove her insane . She became increasingly paranoid as her grip on reality slipped from her fingers . Seldra ' s plan was to use her spellscar to orchestrate attacks on Neverwinter by plaguechanged creatures under her command then to swoop in as the Lost Heir and save the day . She succeeded in this , earning her alter - ego a grand reputation quite quickly while also working to foil Dagult Neverember ' s investigations into who this " lost heir " was . Within a week , Neverwinter was on the brink of civil war as regular folk claiming loyalty to the lost heir came into increasing friction with Lord Neverember ' s Mintarn Mercenaries . Neverember hired adventurers to perform an investigation while Seldra was busy repelling an attack on the city walls and when she found out , her newfound paranoia caused her to divert resources to assassinate them . As Seldra , she pointed the adventurers to the Dead Rats gang , hoping the wererat s would kill them while she planned an attack on the Protector ' s Enclave . However , the adventurers won out against the deadly gang and serendipity delivered them to the lair of Arlon Bladeshaper , the leader of the Sons of Alagondar . Arlon asked them to talk to the lost heir on his behalf about the foolishness of a direct attack on the Protector ' s Enclave but Seldra appeared , as the Lost Heir , and her paranoia drove her to attack her allies when she saw them with her enemies . A running battle ensued and the adventurers discovered Seldra ' s identity but Seldra released a white dragon that she had previously petrified , hoping to assassinate Lord Neverember with it but the plucky adventurers managed to take it down before it could do any real damage . It was unclear whether Seldra survived or not . If she did then she would have been sent to Helm ' s Hold . It was also unclear as to whether the fake " Crown " was destroyed or not . Family . The Tylmarande family was one of the few who refused to leave the ruins of Neverwinter after the eruption of Mount Hotenow in 1451 DR . Seldra ' s parents ( both of whom were half - elves ) were adventurers . Aribeth de Tylmarande was Seldra ' s great - great - aunt . Motivations . Seldra felt that her aunt Aribeth ' s legacy was one she had to live down . She chose to restore the good name of her family by removing the tyranny of Dagult Neverember from her home city . Personality . Often quiet and introspective , when she did speak she was assertive but also diplomatic . She appeared open - minded but was in truth highly manipulative . Appendix . Notes . It is revealed in that the " Crown " was not destroyed and was kept in a vault beneath the Hall of Justice . There was no indication that anybody knew that the " Crown " was a fake .