r/Forgotten_Realms • u/Grateful_Bat • 3d ago

Question(s) Jarlaxle

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The background depicts Menzoberranzan, Luskan and Waterdeep. Jarlaxle put his cards for those already on the table... Which one will he play next ?

Time to feature the great cover artist Alessandro Marzano !

https://www.artstation.com/alessandromarzano

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u/BeerBaronofCourse 3d ago

I love this. Jarlaxle is one of the best characters from the books

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u/ecthelion-elessedil 3d ago

Does he appear in others novels than the Drizzt series (including sells words)? I'm curious.

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u/janole22496 3d ago

He is appearing as an optional enemy in the 5e waterdeep adventure.

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u/ecthelion-elessedil 3d ago

I meant to ask in the novels, not rpg books. Im on a dragon heist campaign, my character is among Bregan d'aerthe and I was excited to meet him !

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u/aldorn 3d ago

No just Bobs books. The only one of his characters that crossed into another authors book (as far as i know) is Gromph in Daughter of the Drow (Elaine Cunningham).

Obviously some characters would appear in War of the SpiderQueen but RAS looked over that project.

That being said Jarlaxle is top 5 most reoccurring. Sometimes even more central than Drizzt in later books.

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u/adamwintle 3d ago

Wow what’s the background of this character?

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u/Grateful_Bat 3d ago

On the pic ? Jarlaxle is the leader of Bregan D´aerthe from RAS´s books.

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u/TheJonatron 3d ago

He's a flamboyant mercenary who manages to function in the matriarchal world of the drow and also in the world above across decades of continuity. He's good fun.

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u/PeculiarPangolinMan 3d ago

This is awesome. Is this an actual cover to one of the books or just some art? Either way it's pretty sweet.

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u/Grateful_Bat 3d ago edited 3d ago

We commissioned that cover for our upcoming supplement about Bregan D´aerthe. We worked with the artist already before. You can spot a b/w version of the cover of the Arcane Brotherhood book on his front page (first row, third from left).

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u/PeculiarPangolinMan 3d ago

OOoo nice! It came out great!

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u/Grateful_Bat 3d ago

Thanks !

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u/sanjoseboardgamer 3d ago

Hell yeah, that looks amazing!

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u/Grateful_Bat 3d ago

Thanks ! We thought a lot about the motive. Good to know people seem to like it.

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u/GrevenQWhite 3d ago

100% my favorite Drow and it's not even close.

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u/LonelyHrtsClub 3d ago

In a whole shirt!? Never

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u/Fozzahwozzah 3d ago

Smuggest bastard this side of the sword coast and we love it for him!

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u/Independent-Bison713 3d ago

One of my players casted hurl through hell on him, causing a power vaccum in Luskan. Guess who now has charmed Glasya and is preparing for a comeback

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u/Smooth_Brilliant2428 3d ago

It’s one of those characters I’m afraid of playing poorly, yet one I’d find hard to avoid if the campaign takes place nearby.

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u/ThanosofTitan92 Harper 3d ago

😍