Inselm Hhune Duke Inselm Hhune was a male human merchant who rose to become the leader of the Knights of the Shield but was under the influence of Gargauth , the Hidden Lord . He was also duke of Kamlann Duchy and Lord Watch Chancellor of the Kingdom of Tethyr . Description . Inselm was an obese , black - haired , mustached man with a conspiratorial mind like no other . Despite his constant conniving , he was skilled at covering his tracks and was highly respected by most of his subjects for doing good things for his duchy . As he was careful to never be caught in a lie , only a select few ever suspected him . Holdings . While his official estate was in Kamlann , just outside Zazesspur , Inselm secretly owned property in many places , including Athkatla , Murann , Myratma , and Baldur ' s Gate . It was at his manse in Baldur ' s Gate where the Knights of the Shield made their headquarters . His official seat as Duke of Kamlann was located in the Starspire Mountains and was named Tresper Hall . History . Duke of Kamlann . Inselm was an ordinary merchant who happened to be at the right place at the right time during the Tethyrian Interregnum . His analytic mind and his secret ambition garnered him enough wealth that he bought for himself a title and became nobility . Before his appointment as Duke of Kamlann and royal spymaster for Tethyr , Inselm had somehow managed to acquire several lost treasures of the Tethyrian royal family , which he kept in hiding . During the Reclamation Wars , when Zaranda Star laid siege to Myratma for the first time , she was betrayed by the Council of Lords of Zazesspur . Because he suspected she would eventually win the war , Inselm alone of the Councilors remained loyal to Zaranda , and he locked himself in his estate outside of Zazesspur until the tide of the war changed in her favor . When the war ended , Inselm emerged from hiding and brought forth a gift for the new queen — the bridal crown of Queen Lhayronna , the wife of King Alemander III . When Zaranda set up her new kingdom , she appointed Inselm as duke of Kamlann and Lord Watch Chancellor . As Lord Watch Chancellor , Inselm served as the spymaster for the queen . He hated this position , however . While technically under the control of the Countess of Starspur , Inselm managed to control much of the city of Zazesspur , through the efforts of his wife , Lucia , who sat on its Council . Knight of the Shield . Inselm was invited to become a member of the Knights of the Shield shortly after he had purchased his nobility , before the events of the Reclamation Wars . Once inside the organization , Inselm rose through the ranks quickly and he become a member of the Shield Council after only five years , although many of his promotions were due to convenient deaths , sometimes with the help of the Night Masks or Fire Knives . His wealth and growing influence and connections were only stepping stones to more and more power . Inselm had no qualms about abandoning them if necessary , but this was only before Inselm started to listen to Gargauth . Gargauth chose him as a perfect instrument and arranged for his promotion to First Shield Lord . From that time on , Gargauth whispered evil advice to Inselm that prepared him to commit the most nefarious acts , becoming more and more evil . Soon , Inselm was totally subservient to Gargauth . In 1364 DR , Inselm ' s future wife , another member of the Shield Council , failed in a plot against the Lords of Waterdeep . For this reason , Ghauntz , the Second Lord of the Shield , being directed by Gargauth , began seeking a replacement for Inselm . Before this occurred , however , Inselm had suddenly become an indispensable member of the royal court of Tethyr , and his timely and veracious information about the kingdom ' s enemies , especially in south Faerûn and the Sword Coast , restored Gargauth ' s faith in him . In 1370 DR , Inselm tried and failed to obtain the Wyrmskull Throne , using as an agent Bramas Thorntree , a thief and smuggler in the service of Kiros Tamadan of Athkatla . Relationships . Inselm was a distant relative of the Illehhune family . The Lords Nivedann Illehhune , duke of Dusk , and Maxos Illehhune , baron of the Cyvann Hills , were two of the last nobles to be slain after the events of the Ten Black Days of Eleint . More importantly , perhaps , Inselm was an indirect descendant of the founder of the Knights of the Shield , Duke Tithkar Illehhune . Inselm was married to Lucia Thione - Hhune . It was not a marriage of love but of politics , though both did share a love of intrigue . There were few people Inselm hated as much as King Haedrak III . For one , Inselm had hoped to be the one to marry Zaranda Star and claim the throne for himself . He suspected that Haedrak had lived a secret life in Shadowdale under the watch of Elminster , but he could never learn the full details . Besides King Haedrak , Inselm ' s most bitter enemy among the Queen ' s Privy Councilors was Duchess Marilyn Haresdown . Inselm actively tried to corrupt her attempts at diplomacy as the Royal Ambassador . Among the nobles of Tethyr , one of Inselm ' s favorites was Count Dancon Riiklass ; however , Inselm was never successful at luring the count into any of his schemes , because the man seemed not to care about money or fame . Inselm had a close apprentice , named Hasheth Balik , who was one of the only people who knew of his true hatred of the king .