![[AlvidaMargasterPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Alvida Margaster _Human Noble | [[House Margaster]] | [[Waterdeep]]_ ## Summary Current head of [[House Margaster]], a conservative noble family allied with the [[Emerald Coalition]]. Publicly exposed as an Asmodeus cultist during the Waterdeep Wazoo scandal. Related to [[Lucian Margaster]], the evil archmage of [[Neverwinter]]. %% ## Now _placeholder_ ## Appearance Dark hair, sharp features, elegant in an aggressive way. Dresses expensively but practically, with a thin scar on her collarbone she never explains. Watches hands and eyes, not faces. ## Personality Survivor first, schemer second. Pragmatic about her own monstrousness, having made peace with the demon blood because the alternative is despair. Warm when she wants something, cold when she doesn't. ## Quote _"I've learned not to make threats, darling. Threats imply uncertainty."_ ## Connections **[[Inkeri Margaster]]** — former matriarch; Alvida killed her when she transformed. **[[Fiona Gauntyl]]** — [[Inkeri Margaster|Inkeri]]'s half-elf daughter, inherited and married off to [[Vhass Gauntyl]]. **[[Lucian Margaster]]** — family; they find each other useful but distasteful. ## Background **Nouveau Riche:** The Margasters are three generations from nothing, built on demonic phylacteries that tainted the family line. Their deal with the [[Cult of Asmodeus]] uses devil contracts to suppress the demon chaos — it mostly works, but under pressure the old blood wins. **Lucian:** [[Lucian Margaster]] is family, but not close. She finds his obsession with lichdom distasteful; he finds her contentment with political power small-minded. ## Secret She carries the Margaster demon blood. When [[Inkeri Margaster]] confronted her, Alvida transformed and killed her — whether she meant to, she's never been sure. She married off Inkeri's daughter [[Fiona Gauntyl|Fiona]] to [[Phandalin]] without knowing the girl's true parentage. ## Stats **Base:** Noble (MM p.348) for social encounters. - **Demon Transformation** (triggers at half HP or extreme stress): use Cambion (MM p.36). Wings manifest after 1 round; retains intelligence and personality; lasts 1 minute or until threat ends. Will flee rather than be seen transformed. %%