The White Council
The current and past members of the White Council.
Mathienne Feywinter
Mathienne Feywinter is a member of House Feywinter and current junior councilor on the White Council. Cousin to Mallon Ilizana and wife to Vaeril Elra, she is the bound protector of the sword Blackrazor, a legendary longsword of particularly ill repute.
Feywinter has been involved in several schemes and has been thwarted by the Neverwinter Resistance multiple times. She is obsessed with Adamar and believes that the "northern woman" has escaped her just fate and must be punished.
Feywinter has been linked to the House of the Wands from Waterdeep, and is believed to be working with them, though it is unclear to what, if any, end. Members of the Wands are known to have created at least two Simulacra for her, though again it is unclear why or for what purpose (beyond the simple ability to let her be in two places at once). These Simulacra were destroyed by Azoren and Noct during one of the Resistance missions set by Sakai.
Feywinter's townhouse was similarly destroyed by Azoren Embersong during the destruction of her Simulacrum.
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Other Councilors (Past and Present)
The White Council has consisted of a number of Councilors over the years, not all of whom have been as notorious as others. Some of the less-commonly referenced councilors are listed here.
Current Members
Mathienne Feywinter (Separate Page)
Invis Winterenvy, Sr. (Separate Page)
Past Members
Elion Qinro (Separate Page)
Artin Winterenvy (Historical Figure)
Current Members
Vaeril Elra
Vaeril (Vae) Elra is a socialite and junior member of the White Council. Known in the papers as "Waukeen's Favorite Socialite", she is a recognized Master of Illusion, though she does not advertise this fact widely. Following an interruption in her wedding to a minor Waterdhavian Lord, she is now married to Mathienne Feywinter. While her motivations are unclear, Elra has indicated that she does not support her wife's positions, and has in fact worked to undermine her on several occasions.
Mathienne Feywinter
See Mathinnne Feywinter for full details.
Mathienne Feywinter is a member of House Feywinter and current junior councilor on the White Council. Cousin to Mallon Ilizana and wife to Vaeril Elra, she is the bound protector of the sword Blackrazor, a legendary longsword of particularly ill repute. Feywinter has been involved in several schemes and has been thwarted by the Neverwinter Resistance multiple times.
Cilieren Horith
Cilieren Horith is a socialite and current junior member of the White Council. Much of her personal life has been extensively covered in Violette's Columns, but little is known about her beyond her recent spate of populist measures introduced in the Council.
Mallon Ilizana
Mallon ("Mal") Ilizana is current Lord Ilizana and heir to the Ilizana fortune. Married by accident to Benthos (Benny) Haichen, he is a graduate of the Fighter's College and very much does not wish to be on the White Council, please and thank you.
Temdess Longwinter
Temdess Longwinter is a former Paladin of Tyr and current senior member of the White Council. The only remaining White Council member to have sworn the magically-binding oath that sees him upholding protection of the city, he is largely removed from the petty machinations of other Council members. A widower, his sole remaining family died in a "mine collapse" caused by the Neverwinter Resistance, a fact that has yet to be brought to his attention.
Taran Miraleth
Taran Miraleth is a Priest of Angharradh and current junior member of the White Council. Hailing from Star's Fall, Taran did not originally run for Council of his own volition, but was forced into the race by the machinations of Elion Qinro. Taran studied as a student at the College of Neverwinter (declared major: abjuration), graduating after four years and declining further study. He does not identify as a wizard but primarily as a Councilor and priest of his goddess, and is seen by many in the city as being a "man of peace" as he does not carry weapons and has no known martial skills. He was one of the first two democratically elected councilors (along with Annabelle Whipple).
Solana Presna
Solana Presna is a junior member of the White Council and owner of the Leaded Glass Tavern. A member of the Neverwinter Resistance, she struck a plea deal after turning in her fellow conspirators following the events of the First Neverwinter Revolution, and was subsequently promoted to Councilor in exchange for her cooperation. A supposed gambling addict, Presna is still linked to the Resistance and is notorious for using her position to thwart her fellow Councilors, most of whom look at her track record as a supposed gambler and simply do not believe she is capable of the level of thought or detail needed to thwart them.
Durikon Stonefist
Durikon Stonefist is a junior member of the White Council. A former Priest of Tyr, they were appointed by Elion Qinro following their departure from the Council. Their appointment to the Council was the subject of much debate, eventually culminating in a compromise vote that saw Solana Presna giving up her appointment to Senior Councilor in exchange for their confirmation.
Tanyl Vahorn
Tanyl Vahorn is a junior member of the White Council. Relatively little else is known about her. Rumors in the city indicate that her vote can be bought, but this has never been investigated or successfully proven.
Annabelle Whipple
Annabelle Whipple is a former merchant and current junior Council member. Daughter of Ted Whipple, she owned a shop in the Neverwinter Mercantile Quarter before quitting to run for Council, on a platform of providing universal elementary education for all of Neverwinter, a promise she has since delivered on. She was one of the first two democratically elected councilors (alongside Taran Miraleth).
Invis Winterenvy, Sr.
See Invis Winterenvy, Sr. for full details.
Invis Winterenvy Sr. is an Elven man and the head of the Winterenvy family, one of the founding families of Neverwinter. Originally from Waterdeep, he is a Senior Councilor on the White Council and has been responsible for the running of the Council for several years. He is presently in the midst of retiring from the Council.
Jassin Zinyra
Jassin Zinyra is a junior member of the White Council. Formerly of Waterdeep, most of their interactions with the Guild have revolved around their ties to House Brokengulf -- specifically, how House Brokengulf seeks revenge against them for the death of their scion, and wants to see them destroyed as well.
Past Members
Rolim Cardell
Rolim Cardell was a junior member of the White Council. A Winterenvy loyalist, he was subjected to the spell Feeblemind by Eimar Daj during the rescue of Sister Greeley, a cleric of Tymora who was sentenced to death after being blamed for the actions of the Neverwinter Resistance. Following his healing from Feeblemind at the Temple of Selune in Waterdeep, Cardell remained incapable of speaking but indicated through pictures his unwillingness to return to the Council. His daughter, Ren Cardell, a former Winterenvy assassin turned Priestess of Angharradh, has overseen his care since his discharge from the Temple.
Harmonium Kindwinter
Harmonium Kindwinter was a Senior Councilor on the White Council prior to her resignation. Mother to Lachlan (murdered by Invis Winterenvy Jr), she was notorious in the city for being somewhat unstable and difficult to work for. Related to Julia Kindwinter (former head of the Temple of Waukeen), she was sentenced to death by hanging following a seditious attempt to steal the first Neverwinter Council Election, though this was commuted to exile from the city by her fellow councilors. It is believed that after her trial and exile that she returned to the city of Baldur's Gate. Little has been heard of her since.
Elion Qinro
See Elion Qinro for full details.
Elion Qinro ("El" to their friends) is a half-elven person who currently serves as a Priest of Torm at a shrine outside of Neverwinter. A former Senior Councilor on the White Council, they were involved in a number of plotlines that had to do with trying to bring about certain events in the city, including calling for the first Neverwinter Election, re-opening the College of Neverwinter, and attempting to see Valen Daj sacrificed to the Court of Night in exchange for the soul of their friend Serai. Formerly romantically linked to Benthos (Benny) Haichen, they were a powerful warlock in their own right, stealing power from one of the Great Old Ones before this link was severed and their soul rejoined by the actions of members of the Guild.
Artin Winterenvy
Artin Winterenvy is a former Senior Councilor of Neverwinter. Great-great grandmother to Invis Winterenvy, she was the head of the Winterenvy Family and is believed to be the person who trapped Thallan Shara ("the Masked One") in the Mirror of Life Trapping prior to her death during the destruction of Neverwinter roughly 200 years before the game's start date. Little else is known about her, but she is described in various different texts as having been a "good" Councilor.
Elion Qinro
Elion Qinro ("El" to their friends) is a half-elven person who currently serves as a Priest of Torm at a shrine outside of Neverwinter.
Elion grew up in the Temple of Tyr in Neverwinter. As a youth, they wanted to be a healer, but their deepest dream was to be a wizard. They attended the University of Suzail, where they were a mediocre-to-bad wizard (a lack of control was cited as their primary flaw) and met their close friend Serai, a human woman also studying magic.
As neither of them were progressing in their studies as quickly as they desired, Elion and Serai devised a plan to cheat the system by becoming Warlocks. They summoned the Lord of Night and made a very bad deal with him, one which left Serai bound under the Lord of Night while barely giving either Serai or Elion anything in return. Elion, desperate to save Serai, made a further bad deal and successfully saved a fragment of her soul in exchange for a fragment of their own.
Elion then returned to Neverwinter, as the University of Suzail wasn't quite sure what had happened but it was clear that Elion was involved in Serai's disappearance. In Neverwinter, Elion became obsessed with both saving the city and saving Serai. This led them to become a member of the White Council, where they became a good friend of Mallon Ilizana, worked on several populist bills (re-opening the College of Neverwinter after it was closed down, calling for a democratic election, etc.), and also became romantically involved with Benthos "Benny" Haichen after he saved them from an impromptu assassination attempt.
Unfortunately for their romantic hopes, Elion's warlock ways—not powered by the fey as they had originally planned, but instead stolen from the Great Old Ones—and questionable goals for the city meant that Benny was investigating them for the Resistance and that Elion was keeping secrets of their own from Benny. Despite these secrets, the two genuinely cared for each other, but when the secrets finally came to light it set off a series of break-ups that made nobody happy.
Most notably, Elion Qinro wanted to try to sacrifice Valen Daj (note the refusal to use Eimar's chosen and preferred name) to the Court of Night in exchange for Serai's return. This was, understandably, not well-received by Benny and his friends. Despite their misgivings about Elion's overall goals, Benny and other members of the Bounty Hunter's Guild worked to find a safer way to save Serai and Elion's souls from the Court of Night.
After a series of investigations, and with the help of one Yamanoi, the members of the Bounty Hunter's guild (led by Benny, Fredrick, and Azoren) found Serai's soul fragment hidden in a magical book, discovered the terms of the Lord of Night's deal with Elion and Serai, and confronted the Lord of Night to regain both people and their souls. As part of the deal, Benny was bound to guard over Elion's soul and prevent them from entering any further Warlock deals.
Elion Qinro, soul restored with Viola Hyslop's help, was terribly overcome by the return of their emotions. They spent some time recovering in the Temple of Tyr before temporarily returning to their duties in the White Council. However, their political standing had dissolved over this time, and Mathienne Feywinter in particular was thwarting their attempts to accomplish anything.
Elion Qinro retired from the White Council after being called by Torm to become a shrine keeper. They retired before a new round of elections had been called, allowing them to name Durikon Stonefist as a new Junior Councillor and request that Solana Presna take their place as Senior Councillor without requiring a popular vote.
Invis Winterenvy, Sr.
Invis Winterenvy Sr. is an Elven man and the head of the Winterenvy family, one of the founding families of Neverwinter. Originally from Waterdeep, he is a Senior Councilor on the White Council and has been responsible for the running of the Council for several years. Prior to his work in Neverwinter, he was head of an elite group of assassins in Waterdeep, work he continued in Neverwinter before its disbanding following the death of his son, Invis Winterenvy Jr.
Winterenvy is often considered to be the face of what is wrong in Neverwinter. Rocked by scandal and tragedy, he has become a much quieter man, and his former near-dictatorial hold on the city's politics has become somewhat vestigial. He is in the process of retiring from the White Council, prompting much wrangling over how it will run once he's gone.
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