Mardon Rueh

A well-kept man of aristocratic bearing, met in the foyer of the far tower beyond The Broken Tower Bridge in Session 2. He and his sister, Wendy Rueh, are from Baldur's Gate. Another family ruined their name, and they fled the city. Warden Morn does not trust soft-handed city folk, but when the blades came out, Mardon fought on our side against his own mercenaries.

What I Know

He and his sister held Adon Twirtho in the cell beneath the tower, as part of a scheme to raise money for a campaign to reinstate their family name.
Their wealthy aristocratic family fled Baldur's Gate after rumors spread that they were devil worshippers.
Asked who we were when he and his sister stepped out of a side door in the foyer.
Commanded his mercenaries to leave. They refused to go without payment.
We convinced him that his best path forward was to come and face justice for the kidnapping. We promised to advise the authorities to be lenient, because Adon was not harmed.
When Offsha Di'aylen burst in and the fight started, he stood and fought with us against the men he had hired.
Kept telling his sister to stay out of the fight.

[!info]- Where he comes from
The nobility of Baldur's Gate were collectively called the patriar families, the old aristocracy who sat alongside the merchants and mercenary captains who really ran the city. A fallen patriar family fleeing the city is not unusual.

[!question] Open questions
Which family spread the rumors, and were they true?
Who among the nobles of Baldur's Gate wanted their name ruined, and why would a rumor of devil worship stick?
Where do the two stairways at the halfway point of the tunnel lead? Ask him.
We promised to ask the authorities for leniency. Which authorities, and will they listen?

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