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DDH_101
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  04:24:49  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
I made this topic because I've been trying to find information on truly powerful and epic warriors in Faerun. I know of the most well-known ones such as Azoun IV and Shurrupak. However, it seems that while there are like dozens of high-level epic mages running around the Realms, a high-level fighter type is almost never mentioned. Recently, I read about Achillea and Akhorahil the Viperfang, both very high level fighters. But these two come from Chessenta, like many other high level warriors that I read about and this city isn't exactly in the spotlight like Waterdeep. Does anyone know of any other powerful warriors and fighters in Faerun that are currently still alive?

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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  04:57:36  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101
Does anyone know of any other powerful warriors and fighters in Faerun that are currently still alive?



Durnan comes to mind right away. Piergeiron too if you'll consider a paladin in your category.
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DDH_101
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  05:56:40  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yes, those are the well-known ones, like Drizzt Do'Urden and such. But I want to know if there are like epic warriors, ones as powerful as like Shurrupak.

"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask
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Beowulf
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  07:39:04  Show Profile  Visit Beowulf's Homepage Send Beowulf a Private Message  Reply with Quote

Some of this might be a biut dated but ...

Three of the four Grand Dukes of Balder's Gate are fairly high level fighters, ranging from 19th level to 21st.

Vaerana Hawklyn of Elversult is a 19th level ranger, High Blade Selfaril of Mulmaster is a 20th level fighter, Captain Raithspur of the Ordulin Guard is 21st level, Tathlosar of Helm in Berdusk is listed as an 18th level warrior.


"Ill tempered the wretch, who laughs at everyone. He cannot recognize, as he should, that he is not without faults." the High One, Poetic Edda
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Wood Elf Ranger
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  07:47:44  Show Profile  Visit Wood Elf Ranger's Homepage Send Wood Elf Ranger a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Don't forget Dove Falconhand She gets my vote for best fighter type, and looks the best at it too I'm sure

~Lee N.

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Arteris
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  17:45:37  Show Profile  Visit Arteris's Homepage Send Arteris a Private Message  Reply with Quote
As far as I know, they're arent any other fighters as strong (high level) as Shurrupak, but several high level fighters could include the mentioned Drizzt and also Entreri from Calmisan

Also, Selfaril Uoumdolphin of Mulmaster (lvl 20 Ftr/Rgr) of Mulmaster

Oops. Didnt see Selfaril already mentioned >_<

(Edit)Yeesh, keep forgeting people

King Harbroum of Citadel Adbar and I guess you could consider Bruenor a high level fighter.

Edited by - Arteris on 23 Sep 2004 17:52:52
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DDH_101
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  22:12:27  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:


Some of this might be a biut dated but ...

Three of the four Grand Dukes of Balder's Gate are fairly high level fighters, ranging from 19th level to 21st.

Vaerana Hawklyn of Elversult is a 19th level ranger, High Blade Selfaril of Mulmaster is a 20th level fighter, Captain Raithspur of the Ordulin Guard is 21st level, Tathlosar of Helm in Berdusk is listed as an 18th level warrior.




Other than Selfaril (who I already know about), do you know where I can find information on the others. Hmm... since you mentioned a ranger, I remember that Bran Skorlsun is like a 18th level ranger or something.



quote:

King Harbroum of Citadel Adbar and I guess you could consider Bruenor a high level fighter.





Hmm... King Harbroum is a Ftr10/Dwarven Defender 7 and Bruenor is a 13th level fighter. Both aren't exactly the epics I'm looking for.

"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask
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Beowulf
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  22:34:09  Show Profile  Visit Beowulf's Homepage Send Beowulf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101


Other than Selfaril (who I already know about), do you know where I can find information on the others.




Not really. I got the names and their levels from FR Adventures, under the listings for their respective cities, but I don't think that there is much more.

Then again, alot has been done with Baldur's Gate, no? Perhaps a novel might tell something of one of the Dukes?

Oh, one of the Dukes of the Gate, Eltan by name, is also the leader of the Flaming Fist Merc. company, so that might be give you an idea of a source for him.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.



"Ill tempered the wretch, who laughs at everyone. He cannot recognize, as he should, that he is not without faults." the High One, Poetic Edda
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DDH_101
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  22:53:25  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Now, that you mentioned Eltan, I remember him being from before now. However, I didn't know that the other dukes were also such skilled fighters too.

"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask
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Hymn
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  23:07:47  Show Profile Send Hymn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
How about Gwydion, Human male 20th-level paladin of Torm.

Artemis Entreri's 2ed stats gives him aways as a 11th-level thief/15th level fighter, which in my eyes turn him epic. sadly I think he got reduced to level 18 or something in 3ed.

Sauro moki kara ochiro - Even monkeys falls from trees.

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DDH_101
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  23:27:34  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Uh... isn't Gwydion dead? Stupid paladin survives waves of attacks by assassins and clerics of Cyric but dies by the dagger of a stupid merchant.


BTW, where did you find stats on Gwydion? I especially wanted to know more about the bonuses he received from Kelemvor when he went back to Faerun to protect Rida and also about his sword Titanslayer.

"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask
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Beowulf
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  23:33:09  Show Profile  Visit Beowulf's Homepage Send Beowulf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101

Now, that you mentioned Eltan, I remember him being from before now. However, I didn't know that the other dukes were also such skilled fighters too.



Aye. Duke Entar Silvershield is listed as a LG Fighter 21, while Duke "Belt" is a CN Fighter 19. Must be an interesting council that they and their LN and CG peers comprise!

Anyway, I'm suprised I forgot this one given my CotD fetish, but there is also Naergoth Bladelord (NE, F21) who is (was?) the leader of the Sembian cell of the Cult of the Dragon.

I also just came across Destrin Chamaerlyn, who is a Paladin 18 from, and/or in, Urmlaspyr.


"Ill tempered the wretch, who laughs at everyone. He cannot recognize, as he should, that he is not without faults." the High One, Poetic Edda
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Hymn
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Posted - 23 Sep 2004 :  23:57:01  Show Profile Send Hymn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ah yes, forgot you wanted live ones Found him in the Heroe's Lorebook

Sauro moki kara ochiro - Even monkeys falls from trees.

The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant - Miyamoto Musashi
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DDH_101
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Posted - 24 Sep 2004 :  01:38:46  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Naergoth Bladelord... isn't he in the Lord of Darkness manual? I remember reading about how he is in charge of security in the Cult's new stronghold for the dragons.


BTW, I came across a Belurastra "Steelvoice" Sembergelt and a Darlethed One-Eye. Does anyone have any info on these two?

Belurastra "Steelvoice" Sembergelt (N HF F24)
Leader of the adventuring fellowhip known as the Sword Sisters; later Baroness of the realm of Semberthar in the Border Kingdoms. A tall muscular woman with a voice of iron and a commanding presence.

Darlethed One-Eye (N HM F17/W13)
The Cloudlord of Mt. Ulympos in western Chessenta, and Guardian of the Portal to the Gathering-Place. Darlethed is a huge (8' tall), iron-thewed giant of a man who wields a great mithril-shod staff and says little. To those who somehow stumble upon the path to the Portal, he blocks their way and simply points back down the trail, unmoving. If attacked, he will respond with his spells and several powers granted to him by the gods as Guardian of the Portal.

"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask
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Hymn
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Posted - 24 Sep 2004 :  02:20:46  Show Profile Send Hymn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Here are some other fighter's

Stilmus, 15th-levelfighter and scarred veteran of many conflicts. He is the leader of The Society of the Sword.

Easel Gifford of Amn a 21st-level Paladin, leader of the Code Helm. A company focused of riding the realms of mindflayers.

Sauro moki kara ochiro - Even monkeys falls from trees.

The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant - Miyamoto Musashi
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Beowulf
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Posted - 24 Sep 2004 :  03:38:23  Show Profile  Visit Beowulf's Homepage Send Beowulf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101


Darlethed One-Eye (N HM F17/W13)
The Cloudlord of Mt. Ulympos in western Chessenta, and Guardian of the Portal to the Gathering-Place. Darlethed is a huge (8' tall), iron-thewed giant of a man who wields a great mithril-shod staff and says little. To those who somehow stumble upon the path to the Portal, he blocks their way and simply points back down the trail, unmoving. If attacked, he will respond with his spells and several powers granted to him by the gods as Guardian of the Portal.



Very cool

Reminds me of a guy that I'm working on called Crom the Fallen. A huge stocky warrior some 8 or 9' tall who lives atop a mountain on the western border of the Anauroch. He maybe, possibly, conceivably, perhaps might have once been an ancient Netherese warrior, but now has power to rival that of a demi-god. He took a stern fancy to a local tribe of barbarians long ago and is still worshipped by them today. While he doesn't grant spells, he personally answers prayers and sacrifices left at the ordained place of worship (foot of the mountain), and has many times engaged giants and dragons and the like in battle on behalf of the tribe, or influenced the weather or what not.


"Ill tempered the wretch, who laughs at everyone. He cannot recognize, as he should, that he is not without faults." the High One, Poetic Edda

Edited by - Beowulf on 24 Sep 2004 03:40:07
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DDH_101
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Posted - 24 Sep 2004 :  06:12:40  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Interesting... but so if he might have been ancient Netherese, how would he have survived that long to this day? Is he supposed to be some undead spirit or maybe he has taken longetivity potions?

"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask
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Beowulf
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Posted - 24 Sep 2004 :  07:02:25  Show Profile  Visit Beowulf's Homepage Send Beowulf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101

Interesting... but so if he might have been ancient Netherese, how would he have survived that long to this day? Is he supposed to be some undead spirit or maybe he has taken longetivity potions?



Well, it's all quite sketchy right now, but I'm pondering that he undertook various quests to increase his personal power, even achieving a kind of immortality, agelessness really (I'm not sure exactly how), but for all of his efforts he was denied entrance to the pantheon (I'm not sure why).


"Ill tempered the wretch, who laughs at everyone. He cannot recognize, as he should, that he is not without faults." the High One, Poetic Edda
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