Onyx the Invincible Onyx the Invincible , or Onyx , Blood of Placidor , was a male dwarf fighter , thief , and adventurer who hailed from Eartheart in the Great Rift and lived in Waterdeep in the late 1350s DR . Personality . He was a wild exception to the classic image of a dour dwarf looking to the past . Onyx the Invincible was hot - tempered and bad - tempered , rowdy and impulsive by nature , brimming over with energy to act , to perform great deeds , and grab some gold and fight evil creatures bigger than himself along the way . He had little interest in ancient history , instead wanting to forge his own reputation for the future , to be known as a dwarven hero himself . However , he was still young in his early adventuring days , barely 35 , so his dwarven elders viewed his ways as " the mad passions of youth " . They expected he would achieve either greatness or an early and reckless demise . As a descendent of Placidor , Onyx had the right to call himself " Blood of Placidor " . However , rebellious by nature , he refused to go by the traditional dwarven name . Instead , he named himself " the Invincible " , a challenge to any who would test it . Onyx enjoyed battle , saying he liked to get close to enough see the look of death in a foe ' s eyes . However , he had a soft spot , buried deep , deep inside , not that he liked to admit it . He claimed to have no liking for elves , nor anyone much taller than himself , who were many . He also insisted he hardly knew the meaning of the word " pain " , and thought treating his injuries to be an unneeded fuss . He thought it more fun to steal something than have it given to him . History . Onyx descended from Placidor , a hero of the Battle of Twelvesuns . He was born in Eartheart in the Great Rift , one of the last great dwarven realms , around 1322 DR . As a young dwarf , he set out to become an adventurer , and early on fell in with a centaur named Timoth Eyesbright . Gathering of Heroes . In the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR , Onyx was traveling with Timoth when they came across an elven maid being kidnapped by chasme . Looking for battle , Onyx joined Timoth in battling the winged creatures , and together they rescued Cybriana . Grudgingly , Onyx accompanied Timoth in escorting Cybriana to Waterdeep , though it was twenty leagues out of their way . There , they helped Cybriana search for the paladin Priam Agrivar , finally arriving at the Selûne ' s Smile tavern . The proprietress Luna introduced them to Vajra Valmeyjar , who led them to Priam — the drunken , crippled beggar outside , whom they rescued from thugs . Onyx believed that the famed smith Jogaoh , a dwarf whose forge it was said could create works of magic , could help restore strength to Priam ' s arms . However , Onyx doubted it would be any good against Priam ' s continuing drunkenness and self - pity , but Cybriana had faith in him . Together , the heroes journeyed into the wilderness to seek Jogaoh . On the way , they were lured into a trap and attacked by a dustdigger — in truth a pet of Jogaoh named Ulala . Jogaoh agreed to help , provided the companions retrieved something from atop nearby Stoner ' s Needle . Onyx saw Priam as a burden , and thought killing him would be kinder — for the rest of them . After battling ghoul warriors in the night , of which Onyx slew one , Vajra , Priam , and Jogaoh ascended the rocky tower , where Priam was restored , Jogaoh was freed of a curse , and a basilisk was slain . However , Priam had frozen in fear . Ashamed , still a drunk , and thanks to Onyx ' s words , Priam left . Shortly after , bounty seekers of Manshaka ambushed the group , Onyx was grabbed , and they were captured . Regaining his courage , Priam intercepted the bounty seekers , and launched an ambush . Onyx throttled the lead bounty seeker with his chain , then stole the key to their manacles . The companions fought their way free , overpowered the bounty seekers , and left them tied up in a net dangling from a tree , before continuing on their way . Onyx took a cut to the arm in the battle , which Cybriana treated . Later , the group heard chasme pursuing new victims and raced to the rescue ; Onyx hit one with his dart . That night , Cybriana ' s dark twin Kilili lured the party close to the tower of Imgig Zu , master of the chasme . Imgig ' s gargoyle s attacked the party , snatching up Onyx and all bar Timoth . Onyx , Vajra , and Priam , escaped the gargoyles onto the top of the tower , and got inside . But Imgig collapsed his own tower on them to cover his flight . The heroes escaped into the base of the tower , where Onyx was reunited with Timoth . However , Vajra was badly battered in the collapse . Timoth urged Priam to use his healing powers , and Onyx guilted him over the basilisk . Successful , resolved , Priam used his powers to heal Vajra ' s injuries . Onyx found a set of cobblestones he could press in a certain order to open a passage to the caverns below ; he ' d seen the like before . Entering the caverns , the heroes battled through Imgig ' s ogre minions , following a trail of flowers conjured by Cybriana to where she was held . Here , Imgig Zu announced he would use the combined powers of Cybriana and Kilili to open the " Selûne ' s Eye " and release his long - imprisoned people to overrun and conquer the Realms . But , too late , Imgig ' s people escaped , and still the ogres subdued the heroes . An exultant Imgig taunted Priam and threatened to kill him . But , just then , the roof of the cavern tore open and the brilliant light of the full moon shone through , blinding the ogres . Priam slew Imgig Zu and Cybriana merged with Kilili to form the living key to " Selûne ' s Eye " , drawing all of Imgig ' s people back within , saving the Realms from devastation at the cost of her unique identity . She became Kyriani . The heroes returned to Selûne ' s Smile where Luna rewarded them . However , Onyx felt it better to snoop and searched inside a cabinet , which turned out to be trapped with a spell that sent him to sleep . Further Adventures . Later , when Kyriani received an urgent message plate from Priam and left Waterdeep , Onyx tagged along , insisting the city had been dull of late and that Luna had cut off his bar tab again , " not " to protect Kyriani . But the message was false ; they ' d been lured to the Great Door by the mage Parwyyd Hanifar . A belligerent Onyx misunderstood Parwyyd ' s talk of " the blood of Agrivar " , and tangled with his assistant Dunstanny , before falling afoul of his " fire shield " and a " web " spell . Parwyyd needed Kyriani to control the Door , but a flock of kenku s emerged . Onyx fended them off , briefly falling through the Door and seeing a vision of the Hells . The Door then fired a bolt of magic that split Kyriani back into Cybriana and Kilili . Kilili cast " bind " on Onyx to stop his complaining ; when he broke loose , he tried to resolve the problem shoving her into Cybriana — it did not have the desired effect of merging them again . Ultimately , Cybriana willed the merger and became a new Kyriani , and she and Parwyyd closed the Door . After the Smile ' s brief destruction in the Year of Shadows , 1358 DR , Onyx went drinking at other taverns , once drinking five human warriors under the table . Afterward , Drusilla and her friend flattered and flirted with him , distracting him so an old woman could get his autograph — on a marriage contract . Fleeing , he ran into a trio of lawyers , as well as Khelben Arunsun , and was caught up in the Blackstaff ' s scheme to drive them out of the city . In the Lord ' s Court , the lawyers got Lord Piergeiron to rule the contract valid and the marriage official . On Onyx ' s unhappy wedding night , Khelben arrived with the lead lawyer , claiming Onyx had to fulfill a dwarf marriage custom , the " Bedchamber Trek " , or else the marriage would be invalid . The lawyer had to escort Onyx to the bed to enforce the ruling . However , Khelben created illusion s of caverns and fiery pits , filled with troll s , giant spider s , and strange bird - like monsters to harass Onyx and the lawyer . The terrified lawyer fled in horror , abandoning Onyx and thus reneging on the lawyers ' contract with the city , rendering it void . Khelben had planned all this , and the old woman revealed herself to be Kyriani in disguise , with Onyx an unwitting patsy . However , the two were now apparently officially married . On the hottest day of summer , 1358 DR , Vajra and Timoth arm - wrestled in the Smile as Onyx collected bets . Little did they know that their contest was magically enhanced , releasing Aviss and Fellandar from their extra - dimensional prison to wreak a path of destruction in the city . Onyx and Kyriani pursued and fought them ; a " stoneskin " - protected Onyx was hurled through the Smile ' s wall . Finally , Khelben Arunsun hurled the villains back into their prison . Vajra and Timoth broke off , leaving the winner unknown , an argument breaking out , and Onyx struggling to pay back his bets . Reclamation Wars of Tethyr . Onyx played an important role in the civil war in Tethyr . Upon the recommendation of Khelben Arunsun , Onyx , with his companions Vajra and Timoth , joined the army of Haedrak Rhindaun III in 1368 DR . During the Second Siege of Myratma , King Haedrak sent Onyx on a mission of sabotage within the city of Myratma . He , along with Vajra , Perendra Raslemtar , and Ondul Jarduth , was teleported into the slave pens of the city . The group of four freed the slaves and began causing havoc in the city . It was Onyx who came up with the idea of clogging the city ' s wells with animal corpses to help end the siege . Possessions . Onyx carried a battleaxe , a dagger he named " Pollux " , and a blowgun that he used in battle with steel - tipped dart s . He wore leather armor . Abilities . In battle , Onyx and Timoth made a unique fighting combination , with the dwarf often riding on the centaur ' s back . The pair both benefited from the arrangement , with Onyx given swiftness , maneuverability , and height , often using his blow - darts on the hoof , while Timoth had a trusted ally protecting his back and flanks . Relationships . Onyx and Timoth were an odd pair , but fast friends . Onyx didn ' t understand Timoth ' s unwavering optimism , while Timoth thought Onyx was only so gruff to avoid being nice to folk bigger than him . Onyx met Minder shortly before 1358 DR . She was a dwarven adventurer whose spirit possessed the body of an iron golem , and it was said the two felt each other were soulmates . Minder was not Onyx ' s only love , however . When he attended a ball at Faerntarn in Darromar in 1370 DR , he met a dwarven woman named Kiira Ghalmrin . The two fell fast in love , yet she was engaged to another . Her father , Arduke Obar Ghalmrin vehemently opposed their relationship . Onyx had himself transferred from Darromar to newly defected Riatavin to avoid the pain of being in the presence of one forbidden to him . It was not known what became of their relationship , and he may have resumed ( or perhaps continued ) courting Minder during this time .