Spoilers Book 3/Metaplot
Did anyone think about the similarities between the sudden disappearance of house Rogovaria and the Varnhold. It just seems like there should be some creepy old guy with a twitching eye somewhere talking about doom and gloom spouting wild theories about House Rogovaria and Varnhold.
Yes, I did something with this in my campaign - as an actual plotline, not as random rumors. I think this link will take you to my post about it. Look under the Spoiler button for the details.
Almost all of my PC's are noble born from various houses. I like your ideas I'm just unsure about the timing with V's awakening. I haven't run the beginning of AP3 yet, we are in that span of time between 2 and 3.
I think it could be equally usable that, N bargained for some of V's jars and presented them as gifts in a single night to all of Rogovaria's bloodline. That would have been 20 years ago, I know it says that V had a troubled slumber, maybe N visited him in his dreams and bargained to trick Wilas into accidentally breaking his wards in exchange.