Lord Balfour de Casteelle

One of the Umbra, the highest-ranking members of the Fraternity of Shadows. He is also a leading professor and the president of the University of Dementlieu in Port-a-Lucine. He holds doctoral degrees in both history and "arcane sciences".

Biography

Lord Balfour lives in the President's Mansion on campus with his wife, Lady Cassilda de Casteelle, and their two sons. Though Lady Cassilda is five decades younger than Lord Balfour, she is a talented sorcerer and also a faculty member of the University of Dementlieu, presumably in the Department of Arcane Sciences. Lord Balfour also keeps an owl familiar, Lupzig.

Lord Balfour de Casteelle has corresponded with both Dr. Van Richten and the Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins. He even wrote a chapter for Van Richten's Arsenal on magic items. Of course, he performs his "benevolent" actions to further his own agenda, particularly that of building contacts among adventurers and monster hunters.

Statistics

• Male Human, Illusionist 18, Neutral Evil

*(Revised by fans) Neutral Evil male human Illusionist 8/Fraternity of Shadows (Prestige Class) 10

Timeline

• 675 BC Lord Balfour de Casteelle is born
• 706 BC The parents of Lord Balfour de Casteelle are mysteriously burnt to death, leaving their holdings to Balfour.
• 706 BC Lord Balfour de Casteelle finishes his doctorate degrees and takes over the University of Dementlieu.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Van Richten's Arsenal
		Van Richten's Arsenal - p146
		Van Richten's Arsenal - pp145-146
		Van Richten's Arsenal - pp145-147