House Marliir

Dungeon Magazine #198, 4e

Traditionally, the Marliirs had their power base in and around Arabel and were outsiders at the Royal Court. That situation changed when Azoun V married Nalara Marliir in the Year of the Secret (1396 DR), which elevated the family’s status and influence in the court. Its fortunes have waned in the century since this coup, especially under the relentless social assault of the Huntcrowns and the disdain of the Greatgaunts and the Crownsilvers. The animosity between the Marliirs and the Huntcrowns is particularly virulent and threatens to erupt into an open feud. Already, fisticuffs between their younger scions are becoming common, and courtiers have observed more than a dozen duels in the Royal Gardens.

1379DR

Dauneth Marliir

High Warden of the Eastern Marches

A capable strategist, even if a less than formidable soldier, Dauneth Marliir has risen sharply in the estimation of the Crown in recent years. Formerly a bumbling, well-meaning courtier and younger son of House Marliir, the Warden of the Eastern Marches has thoroughly impressed the important figures at Cormyr Royale: The Royal Court of the Forest Kingdom court with his acumen. Some now whisper that he will soon be appointed High Marshal of the kingdom. Alusair in particular is impressed with Dauneth’s ability to shut up, listen to his sword captains, and make the best decisions for the realm.
Dauneth continually seeks skilled adventurers willing to brave the northeast frontier of Cormyr, beyond the easy reach of the Purple Dragons. He believes that small, experienced groups of such characters can be more useful than whole companies of inexperienced soldiers trained for battle but not for exploration.
Formerly a suitor for the affections of Crown Princess Tanalasta, Dauneth recently married the daughter of the Lady of Arabel. The couple have a daughter, Nalara. Although the seat of the Marliirs’ power is in Arabel, Dauneth has decided to make his family’s home in Suzail, to better serve the realm.

Nalara Marliir

The future of the five-year-old Nalara Marliir is more fiercely debated than that of any other child at court except Azoun. The daughter of the High Warden of the Eastern Marches spends much of her time at court clinging to the skirts of her grandmother, Myrmeen Lhal. Nalara watches with night-black eyes as nobles debate which of their own heirs will marry her when she comes of age, raising that husband’s family higher in the estimation of the Dragon Throne.

Realms Mailing List Archive, 3e

• Seat in Arabel
• Largest noble house in Arabel.
• Have always been outsiders at Royal Court.
• Holdings include extensive farmlands and related businesses in the Arabel area.
• Fought against Dhalmass at Marsember, part of the Redlance Rising, backed the Regent Salember, and Have been in tax trouble since then.
• Led the Marsemban infantry fighting with King Galaghard against the Witch-Lords in 900 DR.
• Remained loyal to Azoun when Gondegal made his claim to empire in 1352 DR.

Family Members Currently Alive

• Raynaar Marliir (LN hm F6), current head of family who spends most of his time in Arabel rather then the Royal Court, has the title of duke, head of family and husband of Lady Terese.
• Lady Terese Marliir (hf), wife of Lord Raynaar.
• Dauneth Marliir (LG hm Ftr11), nobleman and warrior , loyal throughout Abraxus Affair, appointed to be Warden of the Eastern Marches by Azoun, five years younger than Princess Tanalasta, a very slim 6 feet tall, but gawky and bony.
• Merelda Marliir, wife to Raynaar and mother to Dauneth, a stumpy little woman lacking in court etiquette.
• Dardreth Marliir (CE hm Ftr6/Rog6), Dauneth's older brother, an unscrupulous cold and calculating man who considers Dauneth a servile idiot, seeks true (if secret) rule of Arabel and cares not who sits on the Dragon Throne.

Historical Family Members

• Rhodes Marliir, youngest cousin of minor relative of the noble house of Marsember when it fell to Cormyr in 1227 DR; became founder of the noble Marliir house of Arabel.
• Jolithan Marliir, head of the family in 1352 DR, who risked two daughters as messengers to get intelligence to Azoun.

Cormyr, 2e

The Marliir family has its base of power and wealth in and around Arabel. With most other families anchored in Suzail and Marsember, the Marliirs have always been outsiders at the Royal Court.
In the Arabel area, however, it is a different story. Family holdings, especially extensive farmlands and related businesses, give the Marliirs great power over the society and economy of Arabel and the surrounding areas.
The head of the family, Raynaar Marliir, spends most of his time in Arabel, not the Royal Court in Suzail, reflecting the family’s emphasis on its own base of power, not on court intrigues.

Type

Geopolitical, Great house