Ser Alain of Westmarch, created by Andy Lavery
A templar champion of Heironeous, Ser Alain of Westmarch was committed to striking down evil wherever he could uproot it. Having thrown his allegiance in with General Trevin and the other exiled Pax Draconis, Ser Alain had no trouble in finding enemies to smite, whether it was an undead Dragonpriest in a forgotten, sunless crypt or a tentacled abomination lurking in the darkness of a lost cave.
Alain was chosen to lead the party from Silverhall on their quest to destroy the Ba'althril weapons and the Wyrmfang dagger. Soon after setting out, however, he was unceremoniously slain by a bodak's stare. But the paladin's role was not done, for he was restored to life to seek out and destroy the vampire Gulthias, whom he had unknowingly freed from his prison. Through shadow and valley he came at last to Nightfang Spire, and undid much of the vampire's ressurrected cult. In the end, Alain sacrificed his own life to channel enough holy power to destroy the ancient Heart of Ashardalon, the source of Gulthias' power.
Auriga, created by Tina Hebert
A human priestess and champion of Tymora, the goddess of chance and luck. Auriga, fresh on her pilgrimage to spread good fortune to the world, joined the party in Shadowdale, but ultimately fell victim to the unnatural disparity that came from travelling with the Wyrmfang dagger. She was killed by an orc-laid trap, high in the Desertmouth Mountains, where she was laid to rest.
Bran Anduin, created by Brian Cunningham
A young human thief, Bran was chosen by the Sliver Lady to accompany the heroes into the depths of Firestorm Peak in search of Gloomfell, the long lost Ba'althril spear. The rogue fought side by side with the more seasoned heores against duergar, abominations of darkness, and other creatures of nightmare, before dying horribly when he was thrown through an improperly aligned interdimensional portal and was reversed upon exiting...
Brandon Butterburr, created by Rick Hurley
A halfling thief from the area just east of the Shadow Gap in the Dalelands. Renown for his great feats of ale-consuming and wager-losing, Brandon decided to tag along with the interesting group of strangers that drifted into Tilverton one night. His instinct for adventure proved right, as he soon found himself a major player in an overly complicated plot of good and evil.
Brandon traveled into Ravenloft with the rest of the Company in search of the lost Ba'alstones. The small thief played a crucial role in the defeat of Meredoth, the ice-mage ruler of the island of Todstein. Brandon was last seen in the "Halfling Hung High", a ghoul-filled tavern within the nightmare version of Tilverton. It is presumed that he met a blissful, if not grisly, end.
Brandon's body, however, has been taken over by the spirit of Sho-Mara, one of the Forsaken. When last seen, the demon's occupancy had transformed the halfling's form, giving it blue skin and large, protruding horns from its back.
Cedric Silverhand, created by Andy Lavery
A warrior monk of Tyr, Cedric followed the trail of an infamous theif from Waterdeep to Sembia. A strong advocate of the law - Tyr's law - Cedric allied himself with the newly reformed Knights of Silverhall to help bring order to a land torn by chaos. After falling under an evil Zhentaruum spell, Cedric became separated from his companions. Though rescued from a grisly fate by the knight Terun, Cedric eventually fell in valiant battle against the overwhelming forces of his captors...
Chojen Morg, created by Barret Blake
A monk from the Daggerdale area of the Dalelands, Chojen began his career as a rogue and a thief before repenting and joining his brethern. A man of no family, he was instead fiercely loyal to those he calls friends; having been rescued from an evil cult by the companions from Silverhall, Chojen pledged to help them in their quest as payment for his debt. Ultimately, he paid too high a price when he fell victim to an ancient trap within the terrible Nightfang Spire.
Eäruthien, created by Barret Blake
An elven hunter, scout, and sometime mercenary, Eäruthien was asked by H'ralnath of Evereska journey to Nightfang Spire with the other heroes to help combat the evil that had arisen there. Skilled in the bow and scimitar, Eäruthien found he needed all of his talents to survive the deathtraps and foul denizens of that place... but even those proved to be too little. In the dark catacombs below the Spire, Eäruthien was slain by a fell Tombstone Golem, his spirit drained away while the denizens of that dark place stole his body away for their own foul purposes...
Fan’Dral Dranssen, created by Barret Blake
A stern warrior priest of Heironeous, Fan’Dral Dranssen (or simpley "Dral") was sent by his order to bring word of the quest of the templar Ser Alain. Returning to Westmarch from Brindinford with news of Alain's death, Dral was tasked with leading a party of adventurers in an investigation of mysterious slayings occurring in the poorer sections of the city. In a tomb beneath the Temple of Heironeous, Dral was given the sword Servant of Justice by the shade of the cleric Zinathar. He became an enemy of the Black Talons when he interceeded during the attempt to execute the fugitive Matthew Brady. In his explorations of the secrets of the city, Dral was killed in a watery tomb below the city by his companion Sobrat Thantis, who had been mentally dominated by the draconic aboleth, N'Grath.
Gwenyth Conaty, created by Ruby King
A human priestess of the S'ah Mystra. Gwenyth reported to Moiraine, who sent her out to the borders of Cormyr to watch for the arrival of Leif and the party. She located the party and delivered them to Tilverton. Gwenyth fell defending the Temple of Gond during the Battle of Tilverton.
Harbinger, created by Nathan Case
An elf that was trapped by an ancient experiment of the wizard Keraptis. Harbinger was freed from his glass prison, and fought alongside the party beneath White Plume Mountain for a time. His freedom was short-lived, however, for the mad efreeti Killjoy cut him down in battle deep inside the volcano.
Hornwood, created by Nathan Case
A dwarven ranger in self-imposed exile from his homeland, Hornwood was at best described as 'grouchy'. With a temper and patience that is short even for a dwarf, Hornwood was quick to settle (or start) something with a swing of his axe or a shot from his bow. His loyalty, however, was unquestionable, and he had helped pull the party out of many a tight spot.
Hornwood ventured with his companions into the dwarven halls of Khundrukar, where he recovered the dwarven axe Grimblade from the horde of Nightscale, the black dragon. He paid for his discovery, however, when a shadowy assassian tracked the dwarf to a nearby town and slew him, disappearing with the axe.
Hornwood was later laid to rest upon a treed hilltop, deep within the Greenmire Swamp. His companions each paid their respects in turn, with Ser Alain of Westmarch closing with a hymn.
Ian Bradwardyn, created by Scott Fitzpatrick
A human priest who was drawn into the Mists of Ravenloft by Count Strahd von Zarovich himself. An encounter with the vampire lord left Ian's faith shattered, and he wandered Ravenloft until he ended up in a nameless port town on the edge of the Sargasso Sea. There, he met Leif Treadwell, Brandon Butterburr, and Ekel; all three had just entered the nightmare lands on the beginnings of a quest.
During the course of freeing Garvyn from his dire curse, Ian found confidence in his faith again. Bearing the mantle of the Goddess, Ian helped defeat the mage Meredoth. After finding himself trapped in spiritual form, he adapted quickly and helped to combat the Forsaken Gohrn. In the nightmare Tilverton, however, Ian was faced with a vision of his companions from Castle Ravenloft, twisted into dark horrors by the mind of the Forsaken. He was felled by the trident of his former friend, and died in the embrace of his Goddess.
Jhon Tsaran, created by Scott Fitzpatrick
A young soldier and member of the once legendary Pax Draconis, the Purple Dragons of Cormyr, Tsaran committed himself to the service of General Trevin and his quest to bring vital information to Silverhall. The road was hard and fraught with danger, however, and the young soldier found himself challenging many of the ideas and beliefs that were once so simple.
After reaching Silverhall, Tsaran went with the other heroes to the beseiged town of Brindinford, in search of the fallen paladin Terun Eastmore. While there, he encountered a disguised medusa, and was turned to stone. His companions later returned Tsaran's unquestioned loyalty by questing to restore him to flesh. Eventually, while leading a group of soldiers in escort of the dreaded ba'althril weapons, Tsaran was attacked by an alien abomination, and perished far below ground in a forgotten shrine to a dark god. The powers of the evil shrine turned Tsaran into a ghast; though an attempt to lay him to rest was made, it remains unclear as to whether his spirit remains unquiet in that foul place.
Joshan Ironhammer, created by Nate Case
A soldier in the livery of the Silver Dragons of Silverhall, Joshan is definitely a follower -- of orders, of other's opinions, and of everything his brother Whendon says. A capable fighter, Joshan was assigned to accompany his brother and the other Heroes of Silverhall as a protector and escort for their dangerous journey West.
After following his brothers into the Spiderhaunt woods and on into the dread Plane of Shadow, Joshan was silently targetted and killed by the drow thief Turambar, who then used his magic to assume Joshan's place in the party. Joshan's body washed to shore on a beach on the Plane of Shadow, and was found by Whendon; the older brother, however, took the body of his brother to be another nightmare figment of the Plane of Shadow, and therefore the drow's treachory was not discovered until later.
Kal'Arden, created by Chris Fry
A mysterious woman who came to the company in Tilverton, seeking their help and offering her own. Later revealed to be one of the mysterious Harpers, Kal'Arden returned with the company to Silverhall, where she left to search for one of the lost Ba'althrils. Far below the mountain called Firestorm Peak, Kal'Arden was horribly drawn into an abomination known as a living wall, forever lost to her companions...
Liandra Fairhand, created by Rick Hurley
A paladin of Ilmater, Liandra was once a noblewoman before being called to the service of the Crying God. A champion for those in suffering, specifically widows and orphans, Liandra pledged herself to helping those in need by whatever means she could. While aiding an investogation into a series of supernatural murders in the city of Westmarch, Liandra journeyed underground into a forgotten crypt. There, she perished in battle with a massive ooze that attacked from the shadows.
Nignus, created by Barret Blake
A dwarven rogue and cleric of Oghma, Nignus was sent from his order in the Great Rift to investigate the legends of Nightfang Spire and recover any ancient tomes of wisdom which could be interred there. Not long into his exploration, Nignus fell in battle with a magically animated flesh golem.
Noh Riddick, created by Chris Fry
A commander of the infamous Black Talons, Riddick pursued the Exiles out of Cormyr and into Dalandia. There, evil befell both groups, and Riddick's men were slain. Abandoned by his superiors, Riddick's lot was thrown in with the party when they narrowly escaped from Portage.
Having proved himself a brave fighter, Riddick still felt the mistrust of his companions. He journeyed with them to the beseiged city of Brindinford, where an illithid plot to take control of the city was uncovered. There, Riddick met Aleanor Rivenshiled, and it was her later disappearance that prompted Riddick and others to investigate and eventually foil another illithid plot in the city of Stormport. Trailing the illithids, Riddick eventually traveled to the illithid homeworld Penumbra, where he and his companions were able to defeat the machinations of the Illithid masters and their dark god.
Returning to the Realms, Riddick found himself wandering without purpose. He soon learned of the death of Ser Alain in the tomb of Nightfang Spire, and accompanied the monk Nikesho to Westmarch to return the body. There, out of a feeling of obligation for the fallen cleric, Riddick pledged his aid to the Church of Hieroneos in aiding the cleric Dral in investigating a series of mysterious murders.
Riddick's past soon came back to haunt him, however, when his presence became known to the Black Talons in power in the city. Branded a deserter, Riddick was forced to continue his investigations for the Church while trying to avoid the traps being set for him by an elite Black Talon hunter squad, led by Lieutenant Kinna. Eventually, the group's search led them to a drowned tomb beneath the city; there, Riddick was struck down by the draconic aboleth N'Grath in a final desperate battle beneath the city.
Noland, created by Scott Fitzpatirck
A child of the streets of Marsember, Noland entered the story after picking an ill-chosen pocket in the cities to the west of Cormyr. He was brought along by the company for the singular skills he possessed. Trusting nothing and no one but himself, the young rogue claimed to know no loyalty and owe no allegiance. In the dark lair of N'Grath in the tombs below the city of Westmarch, Noland made a last stand, but was cut down by a companion who had succombed to the aboelth's dark control.
Ras Kithtisam, created by Nate Case
A dwarven undead hunter, sponsored by the Church of St. Cuthbert and charged with eliminating a cult that was a front for vampires to feed upon the unknowning. While investigating their secret lair, Ras Kithtisam encountered the party of Heroes within Nightfang Spire. He joined them in their quest to destroy Gulthias, but was soon killed by the fell Tombstone Golem in the lower catacombs.
Rassendyl Nöile, created by Rob Trupp
A self-taught elven wizard, Rassendyl is seeking the lost secrets of the ancient Elves who, long ago, abandoned Cormanthor and the Elven Court. Circumstance and Fate soon found him embroiled in the dire plots that have infused the town of Stormport, and the lives of the companions from Silverhall... He followed his new companions across the frozen wastes, and eventually to the illithid world of Penumbra. There, he perished while fighting to retrieve an ancient artifact from a terrible illithid abomination.
Sigurd, created by Rick Hurley
Aristocrat and sorceror, Sigurd helped Trevin and the other imprisoned Pax Draconis escape the dungeons of Suzail and flee into the Dalelands. A student of draconic magic, Sigurd sought answers to the strange things that are happening with the shadowed borders of Cormyr. His skill and power proved invaluable in defeating the evils lurking within the Sunless Citadel and in the dwarven halls of Khundrukar. It was in the city of Brindinford, however, that Sigurd fell -- not to a monsterous creature, but at the hands of a companion who claimed later to have been under magical control.
Ser Montague Lindovalinin, Esq., created by Andy Lavery
A half-elven transmuter mage, Montague (or 'Monty', as he was affiably known) was ever in search of the secrets of magic, especially those housed within the enchanments of the elves. Introduced to the party out of Silverhall by the Harper Kal'Arden, Monty proved invaluable in the party's fight against the forces that were plaguing Tilverton. Later, Monty's research led Kal'Arden and the party to Firestorm Peak in search of the weapon Gloomfell. While studying the Ba'althril axe wielded by Valerius Ironstone, Monty was pulled through a sort of magical resonance that arose between the axe and the recovered Ba'althril spear, reuniting him with his travelling companions on an alternate world. There, below the boiling depths of White Plume Mountain, Monty fell victim to an ancient magical trap that caused him to...well, explode. Though considered by just about everyone to be gone for good, the ranger Eriumir still holds out hope for Monty's recovery, having bottled up some of the transmuter's liquid remains for later restoration.
Storin, created by Barret Blake
An elven fighter/mage from the land of Krynn. Storinthalis, or Storin, was trapped in the lands of Ravenloft after a summoning spell went awry. He wandered the realms for ten years before finally joining up with Leif Treadwell and company. Storin had to battle the Forsaken Gohrn in order to regain his physical body after it had been stolen from him – a battle that Storin barely lost. His soul was protected within the Reliquary unitl Farid broke the vessel. Storin's spirit was last seen entering the new domain forming around the priestess Selena.
Terun Eastmore, created by Barret Blake
A human Paladin from Cormyr, a follower of the ways of Helm. A former Purple Dragon of Suzail, Terun turned his back on the growing corruption of his order and homeland and set out for the Dales. After long years of wandering, Terun has now pledged his sword and life to the Silver Lady of Dalandia. But the evil and corruption festering in his homeland still weighs heavy in his heart.
Having survived stone and death, Terun again answered the call of Silverhall, and pledged himself to take up arms against the enemies that surrounded it. He fought for the glory of Helm in the town of Stormport and later in the village of Fairmyr, but differences and disagreements with his companions caused Terun to venture off on his own. Then, after redeeming himself in the eyes of Helm by defeating a Zhentaruum mage, Terun was sent back to Dalandia, to aid the other Heroes of Silverhall in their efforts to take the Wyrmfang to the west. Tracking a raiding party of gnolls back to their ruined moathouse lair, Terun journey into the dungeons with his companions to try and rescue two of their number who had been taken. Separated from his companions by traps, ambushes, and over-confidence, Terun chose to confront a group of gnoll warriors on his own... only to fall in battle to their overwhelming numbers and strength.
Thelisn, created by Barret Blake
A renegade elven rogue, Thelisn was a man of many mysteries but few revelations. Wielding a black sword that he came across one fateful night, Thelisn decided to aid Trevin's band in reaching the fabled city of Silverhall. Later, he was afflicted with the taint of the black sword, but he recovered with the aid of the Silver Queen. While journeying to destroy the Wyrmfang artifact, he was slain by a bodak near the hill of Craggahnaughen.
Instead of laying in rest, Thelisn rose into unlife as a bodak in the service of the evil Gulthias of Nightfang Spire. However, the memories of his former life, along with a spell placed upon him by the Silver Queen, allowed him to turn against his dark master and instead seek to destroy him. Apparently angered by the betrayal, Gulthias sent his agents against the former elven rogue, eventually destroying him.
Uruk, created by Chris Schreiber
A half-orc thief and mercenary, Uruk followed the path of chaos down from the Moonsea into the Dalelands. Loyal to no cause but his own well-being, Uruk nonetheless was a dedicated member of the Company of the Swinging Barrel, though he was not one to step down from a conflict of personalities. In the catacombs far below the ruined Hellgate Keep, Uruk found the long lost Shattering Swords of Coronel Ynoleth...and unfortunately activated their devastating magic, destroying his undead attackers and himself in the process...
Whendon Ironhammer, created by Nate Case
A mage specializing in the art of metal-smithing, Whendon came to Silverhall to study under the assembled scholars there. He laid his research aside and journeyed forth with the other Heroes to help in the final destruction of the terrible Ba'althrils and the progenitor, the Wyrmfang. After a harrowing journey across the Dalelands, resulting in a crossing through the deadly Plane of Shadow, Whendon joined the quest to destroy the vampire Gulthias in the temple-crypt known as Nightfang Spire. There, in the lower halls of that fell place, Whendon was killed in a valiant attempt to save his friends from a hoarde of fearsome girallons...
Yoshimoto Kuni-Omi, created by Rick Hurley
A human samurai warrior from the eastern lands of Kara-Tur. Yoshimoto, or simply Yoshi, was sent by his daimyo to the Aes Saidarr council in Cormyr. He was assigned as bodyguard and protector to the mage Endeleban Losteast, and traveled to Shadowdale with the young wizard. He battled goblins in the Spiderhaunt, and eventually ended up in Ravenloft. There, in the land of Sithicus, he fought undead warriors, and even managed to mount and ride a black demon horse from the Abyss. His honor and loyalty are continuously being tested, though, since the young mage has an annoying habit of wandering off into danger alone. Finally, after the mage demonstrated a deliberate lack of concern for his own or the party's safety, prompting Yoshi to re-evaluate his role as protector and servant.
Within the chambers of Nedragaard Keep, Yoshimoto came into possession of the magical longsword Oathmaker - an intelligent sword dedicated to the purpose of bringing fallen knights to justice. Yoshimoto bonded with the sword, and used its magic to restore Endeleban to life after the mage sacrificed himself to save the samurai. Yoshi continued on through Nedragaard Keep, using his strength and Oathmaker's powers to help the party escape the realm of Sithicus. While travelling through the Wood Between Worlds in an effort to return to Toril, Yoshi was killed when an Illithid took control of Farid, causing the desert gypsy to disable and slay the samurai.