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El DonBrappo (Lucheszi McJurgin)

El Don Brappo Bartholomew (Lucheszi) McJurgin, AKA Father Red Bart, is a Cleric of Brap, the Lucheszi Nostra Clan name for Vergadain. He is tasked with the "Wandering" to spread the word of the iron cube of the Brap whenever possible, prudent and profitable and to acquire knowledge of the other races for purposes of networking new trading opportunities for the Lucheszi Nostra.

The Lucheszi Nostra are a city dwelling clan of Dwarves who have made their business and home in Waterdeep for many generations. They are direct descendants of the 100 surviving members of the Melairkyn Clan who were driven in 211 DR from the Undermountain upon which the city of Waterdeep was built.

The Lucheszi Nostra are determined to build their network of influence in Waterdeep through legitimate and black market business practices until the opportunity for reckoning arises when they will unmask themselves as the Melairkyn Legacy, destroy the Lords of Waterdeep and return to the Melairbode, their ancestral home within the Undermountain.

A note on the Religion of The BRAP:

The Lucheszi Friars of the McJurgin Clan worship Vergadain as the BRAP and have modified their Holy Symbol to represent the conerstone of their belief system: The Iron Cube of the BRAP is a token of the secret Bank of McJurgin which all members must contribute to as tribute and investment towards their return to Undermountain.

Vergadain:

also known as The Laughing Dwarf by non-dwarves, was the neutral dwarven deity of luck, trickery, negotiation and wealth. While it seemed that Vergadain represented the dwarves' well-known dedication to the mercantile art of bargaining, those who knew better were aware that he had an aspect that seldom filled the more legal-minded dwarves with pride. As such, Vergadain also watched over those dwarves who used less-than-legal means to gain wealth. Regardless of how he was viewed, Vergadain delighted in the art of the deal, no matter what it was, so long as it turned a profit.

Few admitted to following Vergadain in knowledgeable society, but those who did were known as hurndor, or "those who trade". The hurndor were dedicated to furthering dwarven commerce, having traveled Faerûn farther than the priests of any member of the Morndinsamman with the exception of Marthammor Duin.

Clerics of Vergadain were expected to be personally wealthy, while also ensuring that some of their wealth was dedicated to keeping the local temple filled with treasure. Holy days of Vergadain's faith were known as coin festivals (also jokingly referred to as trademeets by humans), marking a period of immense mercantile activity. These occurred on the days before and after a full moon, on Greengrass and on any day declared favorable by the Merchant Prince.