King Obould Question

[CLicKz]

Hey Guys
just got up to chapter 3 and in Moonwood Orc Lair i found a letter (on a dark Elf)
that read

"i have paid you well for your services, you must help bolster the defenses of the cave complex, My orc warriors will probably be unable to stop the elite warriors of Neverwinter" notet is signed by King Obould

i have previously read "The Hunter's Blades Trilogy" and King Obould character doesn't seem like the type who would go all evil and go against Neverwinter. Considering "the Treaty of Garumn's Gorge",

It would make more sense if it was one of his kids that went bad.

Got the following from "https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Obould"

"Obould remained at peace with—and was an occasional ally of—--Mithral Hall. Obould Many-Arrows died peacefully of old age in comfort in 1409 DR."

Does the events of the game take place before "the Treaty of Garumn's Gorge"???
i am missing something???

[Ettanin]

The OC takes place in 1372 DR

[CLicKz]

just noticed the book trilogy are from starting 2002- ending 2004
this Game is from 2002
No wonder.. it doesn't really fit in.

In 1372 DR, both Bruenor Battlehammer and Obould Many-Arrows signed the treaty. It ended the fierce war between the newly recovered dwarven kingdom and the beginnings of the orc realm known as the Kingdom of Many-Arrows.

source: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Treaty_of_Garumn%27s_Gorge

[captainwiseass]

I always read that as Obould being afraid Neverwinter was coming after him and taking precautions, rather than planning a campaign of his own.

[red255]

england had at least 8 kings named Henry.

orcs have a high birth rate.

I expect this king oubald was your king's father. judging by the dates.

[Valden21]

Originally posted by red255:

england had at least 8 kings named Henry.

orcs have a high birth rate.

I expect this king oubald was your king's father. judging by the dates.

I disagree. His entry in the Forgotten Realms wiki says that he had eight sons, and it lists six of them. None of the six listed had the name Obould. Even if he DID share that name with one of his other sons, it probably wouldn't have the "Many-Arrows" part, as "Many-Arrows" sounds like it's a sobriquet that was earned in battle or for surviving assassination attempts. After all, that armor of his is near-indestructible.

I suspect that it's the same Obould. To my knowledge, even though Neverwinter is an ally of Mithril Hall and Silverymoon, the city isn't part of the Silver Marches Compact. So it's not bound by any treaties the Silver Marches Compact signs, as it has i's own agreement with them. Besides, Mithril Hall and Silverymoon are a major power bloc within that confederation, but the other cities have their own blocs, and there's familial links between Mithril Hall and the dwarves of one of the other cities. So even though Neverwinter might very well have treaties with both Mithril Hall and Silverymoon, it might not have treaties with the other cities in the Compact.