Jardeth

The patriarch of the family was Ulb Jardeth from at least the Year of the Prince, 1357 DR, to at least 1372 DR. His consort was Allys Jardeth and their eldest son as Koris Jardeth. There were forty-one noble members of the clan as of 1372 DR.

The family business was in training professional soldiers and providing logistic support for armed militias. They were one of four families that sponsored a trade mission to Maztica that eventually became the colony of New Waterdeep. House Jardeth was responsible for the defense of the colony, conducting drills, and recruiting and training new guards.

The head of House Jardeth was one of twelve noble heads permitted to choose new Masked Lords in times of peril.

The Jardeth family headquarters was a walled compound of two-story buildings surrounding some gardens located in the North Ward of Waterdeep. The west side of the estate fronted on Whaelgond Way overlooking the intersection with Delzorin Street. The somewhat triangular grounds faced Saerdoun Street to the northeast and an alley to the southeast. Directly across Saerdoun Street was the Gralhund family villa.

The Jardeths also has significant holdings and a garrison of troops in New Waterdeep.

The Jardeths were of Chondathan descent and worshiped Helm. They were ennobled in the Year of the Cockatrice, 1248 DR, along with many of their fellow merchant gentry families. As of 1372 DR, there were forty-one living members.

In the Year of the Sword, 1365 DR, the Jardeths were part of a flotilla of twelve ships that attempted to establish trade at Helmsport in Maztica, but the Lord-Governor of New Amn turned them away, citing limits on transoceanic trade that had been put in place by the Council of Six (Amn). The trade armada eventually landed on Maztapan Island and in the space of two months established the New Waterdeep colony.