Sanbalet

**Sanbalet** was a Human wizard born in 2755 in the city of Seaton. He was the leader of a branch of the Sea Princes operating around his hometown, smuggling contraband silk and wines, as well as supplying the Lizardfolk with weapons for the coming Sahuagin Invasion in 2801. Sanbalet has a reputation in the Marsh Region as insane and a weak spellcaster who was quickly defeated by the Bane of the Princes before they even grew powerful enough to build themselves a reputation.

## Appearance and Personality

Sanbalet was known in Seaton for his height during his earlier years, and was described as having "piercing green eyes." He kept his head shaved and took a liking to fancy clothing, owning many silk coats and decorative jewellery pieces.

Although his parents had owned a bookstore, Sanbalet himself never cared for his non-magical education and developed bad grammar as a result. He always spoke of himself in the third person, and usually showed narcissistic tendencies. Lives other than his own meant nothing to him, and he claimed over and over again that he would sacrifice his whole crew to earn more wealth or magical power.

## Magic and Abilities

Considering himself an expert wizard, Sanbalet felt he had no need for physical weapons, although he kept a dagger on him at all times for safety. His spellbook, filled during his time at Yalsentaltrutuin, contained nine spells: *dancing lights*, *minor illusion*, *ray of frost*, *charm person*, *color spray*, *magic missile*, *silent image*, *magic mouth*, and *scorching ray*. While studying magic, Sanbalet specialized in the School of Illusion.

## History

### Early Life

Not much is known about Sanbalet's childhood, although it took place during King Beven Greenblade of Lathaan's Industrialization of Seaton from 2764 to 2782. As a child, he worked in his parents' store selling books and writing equipment, although he never properly learned to read, being too fascinated by the occasional wizard that passed through the shop and dreaming of learning magic himself.

### The Sea Princes

Chasing his dreams of magic, Sanbalet left Seaton in 2778 for Ellavorn to study magic in Yalsentaltrutuin, the famous Elven school of the Yalsental wizards. He sailed west along the coast of the Delakar Sea until his ship was attacked by the Sea Princes, capturing him and taking him to Luindel, an Elven town taken over by the Sea Princes in 2745. Sanbalet pled to the pirates to let him go, but to no avail, and he was locked up for two weeks. Once he grew desperate, he promised the Princes that if he were released he would learn at Yalsentaltrutuin and return once he graduated, using his powers to aid their smuggling operations. After much consideration, Sanbalet's request was accepted, and the young man was sent to Ellavorn with Nezin Dov, a member of the Sea Princes, to keep an eye on him. He kept his promise and returned to Luindel a full wizard in 2788. The Sea Princes assigned him to a hideout situated between Seaton and Saltmarsh, Salentin Shumul's Haunted House, where he would run a branch operation shipping illegal goods around the Marsh Region and Shanirith.

### The Sahuagin Invasion

Sanbalet did his job well, and remained working for the next fourteen years until he was caught off-guard by the Bane of the Princes and captured in 2802. He was locked up in the Saltmarsh prison until he was moved to Seaton in early 2803. While serving his time in Saltmarsh, Sanbalet was interrogated by Bolsh Thornson and Raloris, where he revealed to them that the Sea Princes were still active in Phandelver. His famous quote, "Wherever there is coast, there is Sea Princes" is from his interrogation.

A few weeks later in early 2803, Sanbalet was moved out of Saltmarsh to Seaton by the Saltmarsh town guard, Nyla Longcut, Calarion, and Raydin Vusk. However, on the road, Raydin betrayed his fellow guards and attacked them both before they could react, killing Nyla and gravely injuring Calarion. The man revealed himself to a still contained Sanbalet as a new recruit of the Scarlet Brotherhood, and explained how Bolsh Thornson and Vala Idrova had taken out all the other members of his organization, leaving him the only one in the region. He offered Sanbalet a deal: the Sea Princes allow Raydin into their ranks and offer him protection, and Sanbalet would be freed in return. The wizard accepted, and together the two fled towards Sea Prince Isle.

### Second Sea Prince War

Sanbalet and Raydin regrouped with other Sea Princes who had heard about the loss of the *Sea Ghost*, and planned to take action against the Marsh Region before they could be defeated again after the First Sea Prince War. Sanbalet spent the next few years regaining his lost magic, as his spellbook had been stolen from him by the Bane of the Princes.

In the year 2826, Sanbalet rode the ship *Storm's Fall* across the Delakar Sea in the Battle of Seaton, casting spells and sinking many ships of the Marsh Region Navy. During the battle, Sanbalet was killed by Bolsh Thornson using *lightning bolt*.