Locke Farguard

Locke Farguard is the founder and leader of the Lightblades mercenary army. He served with the Harpers before forming his own group to better serve the citizens of the Sword Coast.

Biography
Locke Farguard began adventuring in 1469 CR after the eruption of Mount Hotenow. He spent the first ten years of his career with the Harpers attempting to aid the residents in the region, however also had secret private dealings in the surrounding Sword Coast area. In that time he would fight alongside Sergeant Olyn Gwynnem, father to Xaín and Isen Silversmoke.

Farguard eventually grew frustrated by the slowness and secrecy with which the Harpers were forced to operate in order to obtain influence and leverage. He founded the Lightblades in an attempt to more openly and aggressively combat the evils that filled the vacuum caused by the cataclysm of Mount Hotenow.

In the following ten years, Locke has endeavored to keep the area free of various demon cabals, undead throngs, and orc war bands, but he hasn’t been able to do it alone. Farguard has struck an alliance with his old crew in the Harpers, and has even had uneasy dealings with the Zhentarim when required to secure important intelligence through less scrupulous methods. He’s made efforts to secure support from the Lord’s Alliance and the Order of the Gauntlet, but he has made clear that he will not hold to those organizations more restrictive codes if they will prevent him from bringing justice to the people of the region.

Farguard has worked tirelessly to procure equipment for his growing army, which now numbers in the thousands. He's dealt with merchants in Baldur’s Gate to secure large stores of weapons, and has contracted armor from dwarven smiths on the Sword Coast. Locke is still seeking alliances with gnome and elf crafters in the hopes of acquiring access to magical weaponry. He also funds several bands of adventurers in the hopes of acquiring exotic artifacts to further fill the Lightblades' armories and coffers. Locke’s Lightblades have been known to accept jobs without payment, and in some cases they have even circumvented local government authority to achieve their ends of justice and fairness for all.

Fargaurd recently gathered Atticus, Gell, Isen, Thea, and Xaín at one of his frontier camps, intent on hiring them to transport a valuable and dangerous artifact. During their meeting, the camp fell under attack by a large warband of orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, and drow. It was later learned that the attackers operated under the Cult of the Dragon. Locke spirited the adventurers away, and informed them that he'd send word of a rendezvous, however he was subdued and imprisoned at the Lost Peaks Monastery before he was able to do so. The heroes eventually freed him from captivity, and he has now taken his station at Garatome Keep.