Balfour Family Estate

The Balfour Estate was built by elven wizard Quintel Balfour during the reign of Wiran Beloth. Balfour was a renowned lecturer and scholar, but fell in love with a drow woman and lost some favor in the region. He built the estate far from the cities in the hold, to protect himself and his family. When Imperator Shey'Zim contacted Balfour in order to recruit him as an agent against the Kingdom of Sildredge, he would not.

When his wife was killed by rangers of the Sestine Fells, he changed his mind. He began stirring up locals against the kingdom in the absence of Beloth. Eventually, when Shey'Zim threatened his children, Balfour put all of his power into waking a dragon to destroy the land for the Imperator in an event known as the Ravage. When it was discovered that he had been responsible, the local holds had Balfour executed and his home was ransacked and abandoned.

Balfour's soul lives on, as before he was killed, he left his soul in a Ring of Mind Protection, that now lies in the hands of his son Wex Balfour.

The party will eventually journey to the Balfour estate.