Dugald Dugald was a human man of Damara and a cleric of Ilmater and St . Dionysus . He was a famous adventuring cleric of the Bloodstone Lands and one of its saviors . History . Dugald was raised in a lower - class background , perhaps as a peasant , and behaved as such , even after he took his holy vows to Ilmater . He was looked down upon by his peers in the priesthood , for his rough , common ways and for his drunkenness and frequent involvement in bar fights , and they treated him like a peasant . Equally , Dugald had little desire to settle down and tend to a parish or to become a church leader and suffer the administration . Thus he did not rise far in the church hierarchy , and preferred the life of an itinerant friar . He found a kindred spirit in St . Dionysus of Ilmater and joined the Order of St . Dionysus . So , in ruined Damara under the grip of Zhengyi the Witch - King in the 1350s DR , while his fellow clergy remained safe in their churches , Friar Dugald became an adventurer , out wandering and performing good deeds . He was among a group of refugees of Damara ' s northern provinces heading south in Valls where he took up with Gareth Dragonsbane , Celedon Kierney , Emelyn the Gray , Kane , Olwen Forest - Friend , and Riordan Parnell in the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR . In their heroic adventures together , they liberated the Bloodstone Lands of Damara and Vaasa , slew Zhengyi the Witch - King , stole and destroyed the Wand of Orcus , and slew an avatar of Tiamat in the Abyss , before finally returning to Damara to rebuild in the Year of the Serpent , 1359 DR . Along the way , Dugald was knighted for his services by Baron Tranth but refused to use his new title . While on their quest , Dugald grew to like the people of Bloodstone Pass , and decided to settle down amongst them to minister to them . He made his home in Bloodstone Village , gathered a growing number of faithful , and became a close advisor of Baron , and later King , Gareth Dragonsbane . In his simple way , Dugald did as much as Gareth to aid in the growth and security of the Barony of Bloodstone and the kingdom of Damara . Friar Dugald and Emelyn the Gray provided magical defenses to the Cave of the Whispering Wind , the headquarters of Spysong , Damara ' s new spying and scouting organization . These glyphs and runes tended to explode upon trespassers . Dugald placed a bounty on members of the Thunkers , a band of giant kin and goblin s terrorizing Damara , for their bombing of Bloodstone Village during the war . Though he was one to have few possessions , Dugald had gained a fortune from his share of the gold and gem s from Tiamat ' s hoard . He made massive ' anonymous ' donations to the city of Goliad , and over 1 million gold piece s went into the construction of an impressive cathedral there , the Church of Dionysus . Although the money was donated anonymously , Dugald ' s identity was soon leaked — rather conveniently boosting his reputation . Some considered the Church ' s location to be a political move by Dugald and Gareth to win over the people of Goliad and the Duchy of Brandiar , though none doubted Dugald ' s devotion . In any case , it worked , and the people of Goliad and Brandiar were immensely grateful , giving enormous support to the project and cementing their loyalty to Dragonsbane . The money and construction project helped Goliad rebuild following the wars . However , despite his role in its funding and supervising its construction , Friar Dugald had no plans to serve as pastor for the church , and it wasn ' t even in his home province . When not performing church services and advising the king , Dugald continued to live amongst the common people . Inconspicuously , he always paid attention to rumors of danger and threats to Gareth , and was especially interested in news about the bandit army plaguing Damara . He never put away his adventuring gear so that he could one day personally thwart the plans of the Citadel of Assassins and defeat Banak , the evil priest of Orcus . Physical description . Friar Dugald was of impressive build and enormously fat , weighing almost 400 lb ( 181 kg ) , with meaty arms and a flabby head . He kept his head shaved bald in the way of many monks . He was usually seen smiling . His fat , jolly appearance misled many warriors into underestimating his power in battle , and he was actually quite fit and hardy . Personality . Dugald was a jolly and good - hearted man , often smiling . He was a man with simple tastes , loving a good meal and a lot of drink . He was often drunk and always ready to get involved in a barroom brawl . Nevertheless , he was entirely genuine in his faith , and a devout priest of Ilmater and St . Dionysus . He actively worked in their name and fought for good causes . Abilities . Dugald was an extremely powerful priest of Ilmater . His skills included mountaineering , swimming , fishing , riding , fire - making and , of course , drinking . Equipment . He always wore a set of old , worn - out , brown monk ' s robes with a hood and rope belt . He also owned a suit of magic al chain mail which he wore when needed , putting his robe on over his armor . In battle , Dugald wielded a " mace of disruption " , that he normally kept tucked in his rope belt , and a powerful magic shield . Although Friar Dugald generally did not own many possessions , his adventures brought him great wealth and magical items . In addition to his mace , shield , and armor , he had a " ring of truth " , a " rod of resurrection " , a " figurine of wondrous power " that conjured a marble woolly mammoth , and a selection of scroll s and potion s . He was also carried about by Otho , his draft horse . Allies . Friar Dugald could count as allies his fellow heroes of the Bloodstone Lands : King Gareth Dragonsbane , Kane , Celedon Kierney , Emelyn the Gray , Olwen Forest - Friend , and Riordan Parnell . Enemies . Dugald had a particular desire to defeat Banak , the evil priest of Orcus of the Citadel of Assassins and leader of an army of bandits and undead .