Gamalon Idogyr Lord Gamalon Idogyr was the Count of Spellshire and the Court Sage of Tethyr . Formerly , he had been the most powerful wizard living on the Rock of Bral , as well as a famous traveler , explorer , and merchant of magical goods . Description . Gamalon had old scars across his face and a green gem where his left eye had once been . He had dark skin and , by 1374 DR , a salt - and - pepper beard . with a bald head . He was one of the oldest nobles in Queen Zaranda Star ' s court . Gamalon so commonly had " ioun stones " orbiting his head that he had earned the nickname " Gemhead " . Because he was a landowner , Gamalon was considered a noble of Bral before returning to Tethyr to become a noble there as well . Gamalon was a known expert on magic items , including historical magical artifacts . He also was knowledgeable regarding spelljamming magic . Indeed , even the spacefaring race known as the Arcane dealt with him directly and had taught him some of their spelljamming magic . Personality . Gamalon ' s friendliness disguised the fact that he was an exceptionally powerful wizard . He was tactful and thoughtful to the point of annoyance . His friendliness and tactfulness masked his great pride , as he knew how powerful he was . He loved difficult challenges and relished solving them . He was a family man and preferred spending time at his home with his wife and family . He did not usually welcome strangers into his home , but he enjoyed sharing tales with them within his shop on Bral . Possessions . Gamalon ' s magic gem eye acted as a " gem of seeing " in addition to providing him with darkvision and the ability to detect magic . He also possessed " bracers of defense " , a " cloak of the bat " , and " boots of starstriding " and carried a staff of the magi . While living in the city of Bral , Gamalon was a landowner and ran a magical curios shop , Gamalon ' s Curious , right at the edge of the Great Market . His private estate home was directly behind his shop and had a large courtyard and included several buildings . Gamalon ' s official abode upon returning to Toril was the manor of Shildamere , which had belonged to his family . Activities . As a merchant , Gamalon both collected and sold rare and unique magical items , focusing on those related to travel through the Sea of Night . As Court Sage of the Kingdom of Tethyr , Gamalon served as the official scholar for the court . He commonly worked with foreign sages . He had many connections among the powerful mages of Faerûn , including members of the Harpers , and could pass information to or from them for the King and Queen . His activities as Courts Sage made Lord Inselm Hhune especially suspicious of him . Relationships . Family . Gamalon was the son of Count Darud Idogyr . He was one of seven children . His mother ' s name was Arana . He also had an older half - elven half - brother through his father named Araneth Idogyr , who was also a wizard . Gamalon ' s wife was Mynda Idogyr . The two were extremely close . She was killed on Uktar 28 , 1374 DR when a magical explosion occurred at the Sleeping Dragon inn . They had been married for 34 years at that time . They had two children . The eldest was their son Perigon , who was born in 1343 DR . Their daughter , born in 1346 DR , was named Lara . She was Gamalon ' s favorite and his heir , as Perigon gave up his birthright to dedicate his life to serve The Triad . He also had a son - in - law , named Arn Gyrfalcon , the husband of his daughter Lara , with whom he visited the country of Erlkazar in 1370 DR , and a half - elven niece from Waterdeep , Carolyas Idogyr . Vajra Safahr , who bore the famed Blackstaff in 1479 DR , was a descendant of Gamalon ' s through Arn Gyrfalcon . Friendships . Gamalon was friends with Elminster Aumar and was a long time acquaintance of both Khelben Arunsun , who was actually his great - grandfather , and Laeral Silverhand ; for this he was secretly recruited into the Moonstars around 1370 . He also was friends with wizards even in other crystal sphere s . Tutelage . From 1369 DR , Gamalon was a tutor and protector of the brass dragon Alaerurrgos , whose father and siblings had been slain by the blue wyrm Iryklathagra . History . Much of Gamalon ' s family , including his mother and two oldest siblings , were killed in 1313 DR , when Gamalon was only eleven - years - old , during a series of feuds that occurred between his family and Clan Trecask from the Duchy of Dusk . Gamalon was educated at the Mystics ' Academy in Erlkazar . Sometime in his early life , Gamalon became an adventurer and explorer . During one of these early adventures , Gamalon lost his left eye to an owlbear . In 1333 DR , Gamalon left Toril and his homeland of Tethyr and lived on the Rock of Bral , one of the Tears of Selûne , where he maintained a curio shop . At some point while there , Gamalon discovered a secret stash of orbus ring s , which enhanced the power of spelljamming helmsmen . For a time , Gamalon was the only seller of such rings . During his time on the Rock of Bral , he became enamored with a merchant ' s daughter , named Mynda . After four years of pursuing her , she finally agreed to become his wife . During the Ten Black Days of Eleint , one of his sisters and one of his brothers and most of the members of their families were slain for being nobility . Gamalon returned to Toril , to his grandfather ' s lands in County Spellshire near the Forest of Tethir , sometime before the First Siege of Myratma . He provided magical support in both the First and Second Sieges , and for this , he was rewarded his grandfather ' s old lands to rule over as count . In 1374 DR , Gamalon planned to break the " Tethyr Curse " by staying in Waterdeep over the winter . He planned to give guest lectures at Blackstaff Tower . On Uktar 28 , 1374 DR , Gamalon , together with his wife and his party , arrived back at the Sleeping Dragon inn , on their way back to Waterdeep after a trip to Longsaddle . Raegar Stoneblade and Damlath had brought the Diamondblade to the inn , and Gamalon ' s green gem eye caused lightning bolts to transmit between it and the blade , destroying the front of the building and a large area of the upper floor . Gamalon Idogyr , Raegar , and Damlath survived , but Gamalon ' s wife , many guards , and other bystanders were killed in the incident . While Gamalon was laid low , Damlath ( who was possessed by the lich Priamon " Frostrune " Rakesk ) stole his gem eye . Appendix . Trivia . Gamalon Idogyr was Steven E . Schend ' s original PC , whom he created in 1982 . He received his gem eye after the DM had pity on Schend and decided not to let his character die on his first time playing , so Gamalon lost his eye instead .