Male human martial type whose features and dress suggest he is probably Cormyrian and of some means.

Rhys's Story

The Dawnstrider House is a lower noble family of Cormyr but its current patriarch, Allen Dawnstrider is held in very high regard by his more well to do peers. His exploits on the fields of battle in the final years of Cormyr's most recent conflict with Sembia are largely to thank for this. After the war, Allen returned home to his small keep south of the Stormhorns on the banks of the Tiln River. His new duty was to his young family.
 
Rhys, the firstborn, was already riding a pony despite being just five years old when his father returned from the war. A brother and three sisters soon joined the family all the while, Rhys watched over his siblings' early years. He took to the role of outdoors tutor, teaching them all how to fish, fight, hunt, and most importantly, ride. By the time he had taught the baby, Lillandra to ride her first pony, Rhys was already a young man.
 
The young man had always borne a striking resemblance to his father but, as he grew, the resemblance became more and more uncanny. The similarities were not restricted to physical features either. Rhys showed a natural affinity for martial pursuits and it was presumed early that he would one day earn honor for the family on the field of battle.
 
The only minor difference between father and son was the measure of their faith. Allen venerated Torm like his father, his father's father, and their predecessors for many generations. The Church of Torm did not have a sizable presence in Cormyr and this made the family unique in yet another way. Rhys followed in his father's faith but his dedication to the church was much more passionate. It's what led him to choose the path of the holy warrior rather than a simply martial life like his father.
 
During his later teenage years, Rhys's father grew more and more involved in the political affairs of the kingdom. Queen Raedra Obarskyr was showing a troublesome tendency towards withdrawal and isolationism. The wars had taken a great toll on Cormyr, sure but Allen and a number of like-minded other nobles from the Dragon Coast were worried. Worried that the throne would abandon Cormyr's interests south of the Dragonmere.
 
Allen knew that he had to have something to offer the kingdom if there was to be hope for him and his neighbors. So he began working towards building a case that Cormyr could not shut itself off from the rest of the world. It was to this end that, in the spring of 1499 Dale-Reckoning he asked Rhys to venture west.
 
Rhys was just 19 and it would be a couple of years before he could join the Cormyrian army, the Purple Dragons. Lest he enlist as a squire, he would have to wait to his 21st year to join. Allen would not have any son of his in such a lowly position so he pressed upon Rhys to "help out with the family business."
 
A couple of weeks before he left home, a traveling scholar was a guest at Dawnstrider Keep. Rhys's father consulted with the traveler, a monk named Leosin Erlanthar but Rhys was not part of these meetings. The incident stuck with him however for two reasons. Many of Allen's allies from the Dragon Coast were in the same meeting. Also, Allen's resolve for his chosen course of action and his mission for Rhys seemed to be more resolved after the gathering.
 
A ten-day before Greengrass, Rhys set off headed west. In Proskur, he took up with a merchant caravan bound for Berdusk. From there, another caravan headed towards Baldur's Gate by way of Candlekeep offered more traveling company. And several days following the mid-spring festival, Rhys and those he travelled with approached the town of Greenest.

Rhys's Description and Mannerisms

Rhys is an almost carbon copy of his father, Allen. They are the same height; six feet and about two inches. They have the same chiseled features and muscular build, both weighing in at over 200 lbs. As is commonplace with Cormyrian males, they both have fair skin, bright eyes, both hazel, and dirty-blond hair. A significant amount of greying in Allen's hair is one difference and the other notable variance is that 19 year-old Rhys's beard is still growing in.
 
The young lordling's dress also betrays his place of origin. Though it would be inappropriate to wear the official crest of the Purple Dragons, the tunic that Rhys wears over his chain mail contains significant portions of purple cloth with gold adornment. There can be little doubt as to where he's from.
 
Rhys eschews use of a shield, a fact that is indicative of his approach to the challenges that appear before him. Rather than using defense to ward off attackers, he tends to charge into the fray; towards the danger. He carries a javelin just in case the enemy is somewhat distant so no turn is wasted. But he prefers to be in melee as quickly as he can. He does carry a warhammer as a backup weapon but his preferred implement is the greatsword his father had forged for him as a 16th birthday gift.
 

Notes

Allies and Organizations

Adventuring group

• Elthrithi Burningsword, the female paladin


• Elrdron Mountainbane, the male dwarf fighter


• Jarmash Yarjerit, the male dragonborn spellcaster


• Kelsie , the fey elf spellcaster


• Lillian Rose Thorn, the female gnome spellcaster


• Thialia Shadowborn, the female tiefling rogue (inactive)

Dawnstrider, noble house

• Lord Allen Dawnstrider, patriarch of House Dawnstrider


• Lady Katerina Ellesson, matriarch


• Allandra Dawnstrider, oldest daughter and second child of Allen and Katerina


• Josef Dawnstrider, second son and third child of Allen and Katerina


• Elizabeth Dawnstrider, second daughter and fourth child of Allen and Katerina


• Lillandra Dawnstrider, third daughter and fifth and youngest child of Allen and Katerina

Others

• Tarbaw Nighthill, Governor of Greenest


• Castellan Escobert the Red, Quarter and Grounds Master of Greenest


• Leosin Erlanthar, traveling monk, scholar, and member of The Harpers


• Sir Ontharr Frume, knight and leader of the Elturel chapter of the Order of the Gauntlet

Enemies

The Cult of the Dragon

• Langdedrosa Cyanwrath, a blue half-dragon and champion of the Cult of the Dragon DECEASED


• Frulam Mondath, a human woman cleric of Tiamat and ranking member of the Cult of the Dragon DECEASED


• Unnamed adult blue dragon