Sir Aryn of Daggerford, Defender of the Knights of Tyr, sits on the leadership council for the Order of Tyr. The title of Defender was given to him after many, many years of service to the order, and as such he is one of the ranking members of the order and entrusted with the training and upbringing of knight initiates when he is not in the field on assignment. He counts Leosin Erlanthar among his few trusted friends, and when the academic brought the news that the Cult of the Dragon was attempting to release calamity upon the world, he jumped into action, organizing his order to defend the cities they inhabited and also to support any action against the Cult. The MoM first encountered Sir Aryn at Leosin's home, where he set the party on the path of attempting to bolster the defense of Goldenfields, widely considered to be the breadbasket of the Sword Coast, and particularly of Waterdeep, for fear that the Cult or other nefarious actors would attempt to disrupt the food supply. While the MoM acted on this information, Sir Aryn led a company of knights and paladins to address continuing attacks along the high road north of Waterdeep. While maneuvering his forces, a vicious red dragon attacked his company, leaving many dead and himself wounded badly. As of now, the MoM has rescued Sir Aryn, but it remains to be seen if he will make a recovery.