Arnaud DuPont Leroux

> *But even as the tiny canoe, dwarfed by the towering frigate of gold and red sails, burnt like a bonfire, the tiefling at the stern stood proudly, sword in one hand. In a commanding tone, his voice echoed over the waves and all the way to the deck of the ship above. He was backlit by the flames, given a dull red glow that glinted off the blade he brandished.*
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> *'If you do not surrender, I shall kill you'.*
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> *Solodar and Catriona cast concerned glances at one another. In the face of such adversity, how was this sailor so foolish? Or perhaps so brave?*
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*- Arnaud faces down Cassalanter's Spear almost singlehandedly and lives.*

**Arnaud DuPont Leroux** was a pale red tiefling. Born on Faerun, his father took him to Lakay when he was young, fleeing something that Arnaud did not know or understand. Given his family heirloom sword, he joined the Vortais-Lakayan Navy, but he and his comrades were blown off course in a heavy storm and ended up decimated. Only Arnaud and his lieutenant, Iuvette Latir-Regnard, survived. Iuvette was shot and presumably killed by Hummanus Voratiant, but Arnaud was allowed onboard Cassalanter's Spear, and welcomed into the West Marchers.

He could be intimidating and strong, but also was reserved and well-spoken. He was a strong supporter of The Vortic Mercatorium.

His heirloom sword was somehow replaced with an imitation that worked just as well, in Flamerule 1519. The new sword carried the name of The Edict of the Seventh Dragon...

The crew of the Spear liked him very much. At Pellegrina's Landing, when Marco Polio staged a betrayal, Arnaud damn near killed Marco, leaving him barely alive and now with one eye. Arnaud was then almost killed by Hummanus' betrayal in a bombardment of the hillfort, and saw his crewmate Jeffery ripped to shreds by cannon fire before his eyes. This gave him PTSD, and he was never the same.

Arnaud led Catriona MacGillivray, Bernárd Atir and Gierie Giroud to stage a mutiny and get rid of Hummanus. As the captain of the Spear, he sailed off into the sunset, taking the crew on some chill adventures. Arnaud spent a year and a half sailing the world and growing close to his crew. They gained more numbers in Netheril, where he and some of the mercenaries followed the trail of El'Lasharin to the village of Hawkmoth, South Netheril. The crew fought a small sect of black-robed cultists in the otherwise deserted old town, suffering few losses. After they searched the place, Arnaud retrieved his family sword. They worked out that the cultists were trying to summon something, possibly another sword, but with a misspelling in the spell's inscription, they accidentally targeted Arnaud's blade instead. They continued to sail the world until the first month of 1521, when they ended up in Hjarofjall with a broken ram. They fixed it, took on some new hands, and set sail. Their tales can be found in the West Marchers page.

In the battle against the Tree of Death, his back was broken by the Song cultist Rashbir, leaving him gravely hurt. Nevertheless, he managed to help bring down the great tree.

When Soot killed Luca Calinezzi, Arnaud gave an amazing speech to the crew, who now knew they were wanted.