Baron Faro

Baron Virion Faro was an Eladrin Elf and the Head of the Faro family of Seglock.

About

He holds no political position or power, he was given his title of "Baron" early in the Seglock's establishing days to make him feel important and convince him to look the other way as the city began to take shape around his elven estate.

One of his guards was Clarence Poleman, and his groundskeeper was a Firbolg named Kled.  

His loyal butler was named Gerald

Manor

The Baron's manor had a few important places:

• Storage Shed
• A Library
• A Main Hall

History

The only remaining original inhabitants of this once heavily forested area. Owns a large share of the Sheridan Lumber company. Rich, flamboyant, and self-absorbed Baron Faro earned his wealth and clout by establishing a relationship with the founders of Seglock and involving himself in all of their major ventures.

After Cheshire's Assault on Seglock, Baron Faro pulled any of his funding and patronage from Seglock University, as a result of Cheshire's connections with the school. To make matters worse, Faro believed that Cheshire (and Tiamat) attacked Seglock specficially because so many heroes of the realm had made it their home. He motioned to have the heroes, such as the Band of the Iron Hawk, evicted.

This put him directly into the crosshairs of The Protectors of the People, a vigilante group of people who set their sites on powerful individuals and the power they abused. This came to a head when the Protectors publically accused the Baron of his evilness during a city hall meeting. After the confrontation, one Harold took it upon himself to begin spreading rumors that the Baron was into unorthodox private activities in his house, and that Harold should instead be elected the new Baron. Despite it not being an elected position...?

Loss and Insomnia

In 824 PR, Baron Faro’s wife, Genevieve, passed away. Her warmth and benevolence had been instrumental in much of what appeared to be Faro’s philanthropy: she was the true architect of the university scholarships that bore his name. In the wake of her death, he became bitter and withdrawn, unwilling to embrace the goodwill Genevieve had encouraged. This downturn in his temperament coincided with a spate of supernatural events at his manor, culminating in restless nights and eerie hauntings that took shape around Yuletide. Though Faro himself initially resisted outside help, his butler Gerald sought adventurers to investigate. At midnight, the manor’s grand hall transformed to reflect scenes from his childhood, revealing his past unkindness—such as locking Sir Jereth Leighonen, the head of his household guard, and other staff out in the cold while he celebrated inside. The appearance of Jereth’s vengeful spirit forced Faro to confront the harm he had done.

A second haunting then pulled him into a future ravaged by flames and destruction, brought on by his bitterness and refusal to help in the broader struggles faced by Isonhound. When the adventurers banished the fiery elemental responsible for that apocalyptic vision, Genevieve’s spirit appeared and pleaded with Faro to let go of his resentment, warning that ignoring the realm’s dangers would lead to the very ruin they had just witnessed.

Though he remains proud and skeptical, he softened enough to offer the adventurers a modest payment and conceded that he might consider providing support against the dragons threatening Isonhound. Whether this marks a genuine change in Baron Faro’s outlook or a fleeting concession remains to be seen, but it has cast him in a slightly different light than the arrogant noble who once turned his back on Seglock’s heroes.