Houses of Waterdeep: Amcathra, Emveolstone, Phylund, and Rosznar

If you've read page 13 of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, you've seen the spark the writers give you for a character being a member of one of Waterdeep's grand noble families....but then they tell you next to nothing about those families. This pub is an attempt to solve that problem.

Written for players, dungeon masters and game designers, this document is designed to provide both historical and current details on Houses Amcathra, Phylund, and Rosznar. If you’re a player who chose the noble background for your character, a Dungeon Master looking for additional flavor for your players, or a game designer wanting to add any of these houses into your campaign, this is intended to be a resource for everyone. It also serves as a valuable resource for the entire party if they have a House as a group patron. This document also serves as a compliment to both Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. It includes:

House Amcathra

• Family history and notable historical members (all from canon).
• Maps and details for the estate house and smithy in Waterdeep, family ranch in Undercliff, and family ranch in Amphail (27 images).
• State of the current House including current head of the house, faction relationships, family rivals, and benefits for being a family member.
• Details, statblock, and DDB link for the Amphail gray riding horse.
• Full size PNG files of the family crest and family seal.
• Rules for the House to serve as a Group Patron for non-family members.
• Amcathra signet ring for a character with D&D Beyond link (description also includes the family benefits for easy reference).
• Phone pdf of the family details to email to a player for easy reference.

House Phylund

• Family history and notable historical members (all from canon).
• Maps and details for the estate house, dock warehouse, pet store, and market stalls in Waterdeep; the watchspider breeding caves under Waterdeep (which connect directly to area 12 of level 3 of DMM, on the Sargauth River); and the hunting lodge in the Ardeep Forest (29 images).
• State of the current House including current head of the house, faction relationships, family rivals, and benefits for being a family member.
• Ecology details, statblock, and DDB link for the watchspider.
• Full size PNG files of the family crest and family seal.
• Rules for the House to serve as a Group Patron for non-family members.
• Phylund signet ring for a character with D&D Beyond link (description also includes the family benefits for easy reference).
• Phone pdf of the family details to email to a player for easy reference.

House Rosznar

• Family history and notable historical members (all from canon).
• Maps and details for the estate house, wine shop, real estate office, and gem store in Waterdeep (26 images).
• State of the current House including current head of the house, faction relationships, family rivals, and benefits for being a family member.
• Full details, history and stat block for Jalanvaloss, the steel dragon living in Waterdeep, along with two of her custom spells brought to 5e: scattergloom and steelsting.
• Historical information on The Black Viper, along with her magical items of choice: viperfang, slippers of shadowwalking, and dartdasher (5e stat blocks and D&D Beyond links included).
• Full size PNG files of the family crest and family seal (and for House Hydcont too).
• Rules for the House to serve as a Group Patron for non-family members.
• Rosznar signet ring for a character with D&D Beyond link (description also includes the family benefits for easy reference).
• One new poison: Red Hyd.
• Phone pdf of the family details to email to a player for easy reference.

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