Louis Uregaunt

Louis Uregaunt was the father of Bareth Uregaunt. He owned and operated a magical services shop in Halagard, Halruaa which doubled as his abode. In Halruaa, such services were hardly unique, but his skill and charismatic attitude attracted many customers. He often flaunted the ironic moniker of Louis the Magician.

Private Life
In private, Louis was quite unlike his charismatic persona. He plotted often to undercut his competition, persuade his customers to accept low quality or overpriced services, and bend whatever law or regulation he could without outright breaking it. As a transmuter, he specialized in alchemy and the ability to transform the size, shape, and nature of objects and creatures.

Family
Louis was at one time married to Ara, a rural and non-magical woman who had moved to the city of Halagard seeking a new life. The two of them met by circumstance and fell in love, eventually getting married. For many years, the two attempted to have children but it always proved unsuccessful. Finally, Ara became pregnant and gave birth to a son, Bareth. Unfortunately, Ara did not survive the experience.

Louis raised Bareth as a single father and to be his magical apprentice. He often dismissed Bareth's personal interests and instead pressed the boy to relentlessly study magic. Louis always considered himself a master before a father.

He had an elder sister named Sarathyl Durants, who married into a wealthy merchant family. Louis' parents are both deceased.

The Black Magic Market
Louis was involved in the Black Magic Market, a highly secretive group of individuals who took great pains to protect their activities from any form of investigation or divination. This activity included the manufacture and selling of poisons, cursed potions and magic items, otherwise legitimate services to outlaw organizations, and the trading of illegal or taboo material components, such as living animals and people.