Found it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Darcy_(fiction)
it wasn't harold - it was Richard who didn't die
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1512335
And, to answer that burning question. Yes, I signed up 3+ years ago, and just now made my first post. I was looking to contact a friend at Obsidian after the fall of Interplay, and only now saw the need to post.