Dabron Sashenstar Dabron Sashenstar was a male human fighter , ranger , and merchant prince of the city of Baldur ' s Gate on the Sword Coast in the mid – 14th century DR . He was an aristocrat and leader of House Sashenstar and he also owned and led the Merchant ’ s League based in the city . He was a renowned explorer , who journeyed across the Great Glacier and mapped a trade route to the fabled realm of Sossal . History . Expedition to the Great Glacier . Dabron Sashenstar was born to House Sashenstar and into the merchant aristocracy of Baldur ' s Gate . He was a favored scion of the house . In the 1350s DR , Dabron Sashenstar left Baldur ' s Gate and made an exploratory journey into Faerûn ' s far northeast in an expedition sponsored by the Merchant ' s League , which was headed by House Sashenstar . He endured freezing temperatures and other hazards , crossed the Great Glacier , and reached the near - legendary kingdom of Sossal in the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR . He had successfully charted a path through the glaciers of the north and became the first westerner to visit and detail the country of the Sossrim . At one point , Dabron and his band also discovered the tower of the long - dead mage Caddelyn on a mountain north of the Great Glacier . They camped there and explored the tower , and found within the spellbook known as Caddelyn ' s Workbook . They examined the tome and began copying down its secrets , but lacked the time to finish the task , leaving the book where they found it as they continued their expedition . They later returned the same way and again camped at the tower , but found Caddelyn ' s Workbook gone . First caravan to Sossal . By Tarsakh of the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR , Dabron had returned from his expedition in triumph . He was feted as a famous explorer and as the " discoverer " of Sossal , and his journey caught the attention of bard s across the Heartlands , who sang of his exploits . The Merchant ' s League published a chapbook detailing Dabron ' s travels and his achievements . All this attention enhanced the Merchant ' s League ' s profile and importance among the merchant consortiums of the Western Heartlands . Dabron next planned to build a series of waytowers through Damara to mark his mapped route , and Irlentree of the League intended to mount a trade expedition of his own once spring arrived . This course of action was likely to lead Dabron and the Merchant ' s League into conflict with the newly formed Iron Throne mercantile alliance . In any case , little happened for the next few years , perhaps as a result of the Time of Troubles in 1358 DR , and Dabron spent the time in Baldur ' s Gate as one of the city ' s most notable citizens . Three years later , in the Year of the Turret , 1360 DR , Dabron himself launched the first trade expedition to Sossal . But this was during the invasion of the Tuigan Horde , and a troop of horsemen caught Dabron ' s caravan and he disappeared . Nothing more came of trade with Sossal and the Merchant ' s League was nearly bankrupted . In fact , Dabron was captured by a Tuigan tribe . While his family thought him dead , he was , in reality , living as a slave in the Endless Wastes . Such was his influence though that he eventually earned his freedom and was adopted as a full member of the tribe . Some time on his journeys between the Great Glacier and Sossal , Dabron came across the treasures of the lost dwarf realm of Dareth , acquiring the " Icemail of Orloebar " and " Snowbeard ' s avalanche axe " , named for King Orloebar Snowbeard of Dareth . Baldur ' s Gate . In the Year of the Banner , 1368 DR , family patriarch Aldeth Sashenstar went on a hunting trip to the Cloakwood south of Baldur ' s Gate , but ran afoul of the druid s there . If Gorion ' s Ward intervened and sided with the druids against Aldeth , then Aldeth was slain . If so , Dabron Sashenstar later appeared in Baldur ' s Gate to confront Gorion ' s Ward and seek vengeance for the death of Aldeth . Return to Baldur ' s Gate . Finally , Dabron recieved a divine vision from Shaundakul the Helping Hand , god of explorers , showing that his family was about to fall . So he left the tribe and returned home to Baldur ' s Gate in the Year of the Wild Magic , 1372 DR . He arrived less than a day after the death of his uncle , Aldeth Sashenstar , the patriarch of the family , much to the family ' s relief , and took his place within the tenday . He also succeeded him as senior member of the Merchant ' s League . Dabron found House Sashenstar long in decline , but his return breathed new life into the family . The Merchant ' s League was also failing . Thus , he set about restoring the fortunes of House Sashenstar and the League , which he reorganized as a priakos . But first he had to challenge the Iron Throne ' s monopoly on the trade in weapons in the Heartlands . For this , he gained the backing of the dukes of Baldur ' s Gate . Finally , following years of provocation by the Iron Throne , the Grand Dukes of Baldur ' s Gate decided to recruit Dabron Sashenstar to break their monopoly . In a meeting on Ches 4 in the Year of Lightning Storms , 1374 DR , the Dukes informed Dabron that a Sembia n merchant called Reiltar was suspected of being responsible for the Throne ' s effort to start a war between Baldur ' s Gate and Amn , and he was spending the winter in his mansion outside Daerlun . Dabron had House agents abduct Reiltar on the 12th and brought him to Baldur ' s Gate for questioning by cleric s of Waukeen who served the House . By the 19th , Reiltar was revealed as an alias of Richtar , " the Red Man " , a senior leader of the Iron Throne , and the history of the Iron Throne ' s founding was learned . On Tarsakh 1 , Dabron met with Tuth , an adventurer suspected to be an important member of the Knights of the Shield secret society , and tried to enlist their aid . They met again on the 15th : the Knights of the Shield agreed to remove Sfena , the tiefling leader of the Iron Throne , from power in exchange for lucrative trade concessions in Balduran , Baldur ' s Gate ' s colony in Maztica . The next day , the devil - god Gargauth , secret patron of the Knights of the Shield , captured Sfena and imprisoned her in his dungeons . Her loss began to divide the remaining leaders . Arms caravan to Hillsfar . The Merchant ' s League began sponsoring a sizable caravan to transport steel weapons and armor from Baldur ' s Gate to Hillsfar , with Dabron Sashenstar at its head . News and rumors about it spread throughout the Caravan Cities by Tarsakh 29 , and it was seen as deliberately provoking the Iron Throne . Sure enough , on the 30th , assassins working for the Throne murdered agents of the League in Arabel , Irieabor , and Scornubel , almost simultaneously . Nevertheless , Dabron Sashenstar led his famed caravan east out of Baldur ' s Gate on Mirtul 11 . However , on Kythorn 7 , as the caravan passed through the Sunset Mountains , it was ambushed by Zhentilar forces from Darkhold . Dabron and his team repelled them , but they were forced to retreat to Hluthvar and recover . On the 9th , Zhentarim agents assassinated four Iron Throne leaders , as they also sought to seize control of the arms trade in the Heartlands from the failing Iron Throne . The next day , Zhentil Keep proclaimed that all trade in " instruments of tyranny " was solely in the purview of the church of Bane , the Black Lord . Meanwhile , Dabron ' s caravan left Hluthvar again on the 10th , and journeyed to Irieabor . They were again attacked by Zhentilar soldiers as they crossed the Bridge of Fallen Men on the 17th ; they beat them back but at a high cost . The much - troubled caravan finally reached Arabel on the 23rd . The following day , Iron Throne agents attacked the Merchant ' s League warehouse in Arabel , but were solidly defeated . In Arabel on Kythorn 25 , Dabron Sashenstar made public announcements declaring the monopoly of the Iron Throne to be broken and denying the Zhentarim ' s control of the arms trade . But , rather than go on to Hillsfar as planned , Dabron sold his weapons and armour right there in Arabel , taking advantage of conflicts in Cormanthor . There , he received bids from quartermasters serving the armies of Hillsfar , Sembia , Seiveril ' s Crusade , and even Zhentil Keep . Equipment . By 1374 DR , along with a large amount of wealth in riches , potion s , and investments totaling around 17 , 500 gold piece s in value , Dabron possessed many magical items . Among these were the " Icemail of Orloebar " , a " + 5 greater cold resistance invulnerability mithral chain shirt " ; the longsword " Grayflame " , a " + 3 evil outsider bane flaming burst longsword " ; the " Snowbeard ' s avalanche axe " , which was a " + 2 thundering handaxe " ; and Misthunter , a " + 1 animal bane distance composite longbow " . He also owned a pair of " boots of the winterlands " , a " necklace of fireballs " , a " headband of intellect " and a " periapt of wisdom " , plus a " Heward ' s handy haversack " and a " stone horse figurine of wondrous power " that conjured a mechanical destrier . In 1368 DR , Dabron was seen wearing plate mail armor and wielding a " + 1 morningstar " and a " heavy crossbow of accuracy " . Personality . The favored son of the Sashenstars , Dabron was a charming and witty man with a quick and hearty laugh and always ready to shake hands or slap a fellow on the back . He made friends quite quickly and inspired a lot of trust in them and others . He was renowned for his leadership ability , his fairness and generosity , and he wielded a great deal of influence . Abilities . Dabron Sashenstar was a hardy and highly skilled explorer and ranger , as well as a capable and talented merchant prince . He also also a brilliant fighter , expert in the longsword , in fighting with two weapons , and from horse back . He was a master of fighting human s , giant s , and magical beast s . As befitting a seasoned explorer , Dabron knew a number of languages : Chondathan , Damaran , Dwarven , Illuskan , Tethyrian , plus of course Common , in both the Calant ( spoken on the Sword Coast ) and Skaevrym ( spoken in Sossal ) dialects . As a ranger , he could cast a few natural divine spells . As a merchant prince he picked up a few arcane spells as well and received minor blessings from the deities Gond , Lliira , Shaundakul , and Waukeen , granting him luck , resistance to cold , mental resilience against magical compulsion and fear , and greater skills in trade and crafts . Relationships . Dabron was married to Eishaera Sashenstar , herself an equally talented merchant princess . Dabron was the nephew of Aldeth Sashenstar , whom he succeeded as patriarch of House Sashenstar and senior member of the Merchant ' s League . As head of both organizations , Dabron commanded the resources of House Sashenstar and the Merchant ' s League . He employed a number of specialists to assist him in business . He also had over 1600 followers , most of whom were merchants in his employ but some of whom were expert s , fighter s and rogue s . Eight of them were placed in the rival Seven Suns Coster and thirteen were in the Firehands Group . His greatest rivals were the Iron Throne merchant company . Appendix . Gallery . < imap map - id = 5494 / >