![[IstridPic.webp]] # Istrid Horn _Dwarf Money-lender | [[Doom Raiders]] | [[Waterdeep]]_ ## Summary Dwarven money-lender and senior [[Doom Raiders]] member. [[Xyrbwynn]] discussed a loan for [[Trollskull Manor]] renovations but couldn't agree on terms. Later confronted the party with the other Doom Raiders after they obtained the [[Stone of Golorr]], revealing their alliance with [[Jarlaxle Baenre]]. %% ## Now _placeholder_ ## Appearance Broad-shouldered dwarf woman with iron-gray hair in a severe braid and shrewd dark eyes; thick fingers heavy with rings taken as collateral from defaulted loans. ## Personality Pragmatic, patient, and ruthless about collection. Takes nothing personally, since business is business. The kind of lender who smiles warmly while explaining exactly how she'll ruin you. ## Quote _"Interest compounds, dear. So do consequences."_ ## Connections **[[Jarlaxle Baenre]]** — the Doom Raiders' ally. ## Background **The Backbone:** The Doom Raiders' financial spine. Operates legitimate money-lending fronts throughout the city, and every debt she holds is leverage. ## Stats **Base:** Veteran (MM p.350), modified. - INT 16, proficiency in Insight and Persuasion. %%