Warad

'Warad is... (chuckles)... well, he is a hard little bloke to read. Most geezers his size are all talk, but what worries me is he's got the means to back it up. Even so, he's probably the nicest bloke you'll ever meet, even if he's a tad loony. If he don't like you, you're finished. But if he do, you're gonna find yourself a mate in a high place.'- Edward Loveridge on Warad.
Warad was a Vreigardt goblin warlord turned politician and well-known face in Waterdeep/Halcyon. A small green man of five feet, he was quick to anger and sometimes cryptic to read, but mostly was warm, joking, and friendly. He was very clever and calculating and bore a striking resemblance to a certain fictional Jewish gangster. He loved Thayan Fireball whiskey, dressed in a three-piece suit, carried a fine pocket watch, sometimes wore a small monocle, and carried a Cassalanter Mk3 revolver. 
== Warlord Warad ==
In his early days as a Vreigardt warlord, he oversaw the western lands of The Danderillon from his tribe's castle of Erod Warad. He crafted Warad's Bone Knife, with which he killed The Last Crusaders when they came to his lands in 1504. He had a long history with the Cassalanter family - by his order, The Last Crusaders killed Vittoro (and Tolen Gold-Dust), but Cassalanter Kerosene and Tar's construction was nonetheless completed in 1507. 
== Almost Lord Warad of Waterdeep ==
If he could not stop the Waterdhavians drilling on his land through force, perhaps bureaucracy would work? His uncle, Warlord Burad, took over when he abdicated his position in 1507, and travelled to Waterdeep to become learnéd.
He ran for lordship in Waterdeep in the 1519 elections. His main policies included trying to limit the extend of Waterdhavian industrialisation, especially concerning the western Vreilands. He wanted to protect the poor and vulnerable, but he also had Scoop silenced for trying to investigate him. In 1519, he was blackmailed by the West Marchers who had followed Scoop's trail. He helped them steal Cassalanter's Spear in return, and paid them 120gp plus armour and flagspears with green flags. He was narrowly defeated in the election by Smytt. 
== Papa Warad ==
Warad continued to strive for good conditions for his people and the poor. When the Moor Wars broke out, Warad became the face of the anti-war movement, known as Papa Warad or Uncle. 
He survived an assassination attempt in 1522 thanks to Arnaud DuPont Leroux's quick shooting, thwarting the Teal Brotherhood. Warad continued to be a well-known face around Waterdeep, and joined the Convocation of Waterdeep representing the Vreigardt people. 
In 1541, he married Dr. Caledonia O'Caine, a leading doctor of the healing arts. 
By the time Halcyon thrived in the 1560s, he was also a well known person and famed old peace activist. He opened a chain of coffee shops to great success, called Papa Warad's Coffee. 
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