Lord Draycott

Lord Draycott is the Earl of Fenside and master of Draycott Keep.

Draycott rarely comes to Fenside unless obliged to, generally to perform ceremonial duties, executions, etc. The townspeople generally like Lord Draycott, but mistrust those he surrounds himself with; his advisor Grodin, a former potion-seller, is particularly disliked.

Draycott staffs his keep not with people from Fenside, but with men from the Hill Clans. They stand out for their artificially elongated skulls, strange hairstyles, and generally fearsome appearance. Draycott bragged to the party that his men were more loyal to him personally than peasant levies would ever be. These guards rarely mix with his ordinary subjects, and he usually travels with five or six of them.

Lord Draycott wears a black cloak, is never seen without a fierce-looking, square-tipped executioner's sword, and has a stiff, seemingly-immobile left hand; in all other respects he resembles Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny.

Lord Draycott is famous for his performance in war; he's said to be able to field a remarkably strong force for the ruler of a small, insignificant border province.

He's also known for his loyalty to King Oswalt; the troupe of actors in Fenside were afraid he would punish them for their ribald satire about the king's love life if they stayed in town long enough for him to find out.

Lord Draycott's coat of arms is a duck eating a snake against a blue background

Interactions with the Party
At the start of the campaign, Lord Draycott had imprisoned Felix Widefield, brother of Fen Widefield, Felix convinced him that Fen was a rich adventurer, able to pay a great ransom, so the execution

During Session 2:

The party met Lord Draycott when he came to Fenside to execute a pig. Alistair Humbolt used magic to make him miss the pig's neck and instead sever a few of his guard's fingers instead, embarrassing him greatly. The party rode with him back to Draycott Keep

He offered the party a deal - if they would capture the head librarian at Fenside's monastery for him, without revealing to the monks that they were working for him, he would trade the librarian for Felix. Although the party let it slip to the monks that they were working for Draycott, they successfully kidnapped the librarian and traded him for Felix.

Draycott told the party that they had to escort Felix out of Fenside and that he could never return again, under pain of death, and that his belongings were stashed near the bridge out of Fenside county. However, when the party got to the bridge, they were ambushed by seven members of Draycott's guard, who apparently had orders to kill them.