Mourngrym Amcathra Mourngrym Amcathra was the lord of Shadowdale from 1353 DR until 1375 DR . Appearance . Mourngrym was a 6 ' 4 " ( 1 . 9m ) tall , athletic man with neatly trimmed brown hair and a similarly maintained mustache . Personality . Mourngrym was a cautious but shrewd leader and able diplomat . He was authoritative and had abundant foresight . While he liked to think of himself as benevolent and protective , he came off more smothering and overly paternalistic as well as condescending . Possessions . In 1358 DR , Mourngrym typically wore a suit of plate mail armor and a " ring of protection + 1 " . In addition he carried a " broadsword + 3 " , a " shield + 1 " and a knife that was enchanted to transform into a short sword on command . By 1375 DR , he tended to wear " mithral chainmail + 1 " instead of the heavier plate mail . Furthermore , he bore a " greatsword + 1 " and well - crafted composite longbow instead of his former sword and shield . History . Early Life . Mourngrym was born to the noble Amcathra family of Waterdeep . As a child , he had everything he ever needed as well as lots of friends and a good knowledge of how Waterdeep worked . Still , he felt unfulfilled , as if he wasn ' t doing enough to make himself useful . In his early teens , he began training to use weapons which served him well when he ended up aiding an associate of Khelben " Blackstaff " Arunsun . Khelben watched the youth with interest from then on and noticed his martial skill and his ability to remain persuasive under duress . Knight of Myth Drannor . Mourngrym became affiliated with the Harpers and , through them , Khelben encouraged him to join Doust Sulwood , the current lord of Shadowdale in his adventures . He became an important member of the Knights of Myth Drannor . Lord of Shadowdale . In 1353 DR , when Doust Sulwood gave up the rule of Shadowdale to return to adventuring , he chose Mourngrym to be his successor , and Mourngrym accepted . Although Mourngrym had been sent from Waterdeep by Khelben Arunsun for other reasons , Doust recognized and admired his honesty and ambition to help protect Shadowdale , and was inspired to pass on the lordship . A few years later , in 1355 DR , a diplomatic envoy from Cormyr named Shaerl Rowanmantle was sent by Vangerdahast to investigate why the last two lords of Shadowdale were both " chosen " by Khelben . On arriving in Shadowdale , Shaerl fell in love with Mourngrym and they were married in 1355 DR . In 1358 DR , three years after marrying , Mourngrym and Shaerl had a child : Scotti . When Elminster disappeared in 1358 DR , during the Time of Troubles , Mourngrym took the news badly . When some adventurers were brought in under suspicion of murdering the Old Sage ( without a shred of evidence ) , Mourngrym allowed an angry mob to choose their punishment , despite knowing full well that they would choose the death penalty and after being accused that fairer trials were held at Zhentil Keep . Luckily , the adventurers escaped their fate . Mourngrym finally met his match in the summer of 1375 DR when his body was possessed by Yder Tanthul . Despite his rescue from this state , Mourngrym became depressed at his inability to protect himself and his people and offered to step down as lord of Shadowdale . He handed the " Pendant of Ashaba " over to Azalar Falconhand and rejoined the Knights of Myth Drannor .