Fyodor Fyodor was a berserker from Rashemen . He was a companion and lover to Liriel Baenre . He was a member of the Black Bear Lodge " fang " in Dernovia . Description . Fyodor had thick muscles that made him resemble a tall dwarf , but he wore no beard and had finer features . He had short ( " carelessly cut " ) dark hair . pale skin , and pale blue topaz eyes . He was less than six feet tall , but his berserker rages made him appear closer to seven feet . He carried a three - foot cudgel made of driftwood and a heavy broadsword with a dull blade , which he could not properly wield except during his berserker rages . Despite the dull blade , the sword had been enchanted by his grandmother to cut only those not of Rashemen . In 1361 DR , Fyodor , perhaps because of his proximity to rune magic or other shapeshifters on Ruathym , became a shapeshifter . His shapeshifting form was a large black bear . Like most shapeshifters , he was ravenous after his change . Personality . Fyodor was generally very calm and serious , though he did have a quiet humorous streak . He was a hardworker , but a bit of a dreamer . His favorite adage was , " There are those who think and those who dream . " He was very fond of repeating it to Liriel . History . Youth . Fyodor was born in 1342 DR in Dernovia , Rashemen . He once attempted to tame a wild snowcat in his homeland . Before he became a berserker warrior at the age of 15 , Fyodor was apprenticed to Antonea , the swordsmith of Dernovia who did not survive the Tuigan Horde . Quest for the Windwalker . Fyodor was sent away from his homeland of Rashemen in 1360 DR with a blunt sword because he could not control himself when he entered his berserker state and was dangerous for everyone to have around , even his friends . His grandmother , a " wychlaran " named Zofia , send him on a quest called a " dajemma " to find the ancient artifact known as the Windwalker . He followed it to the Underdark and met the drow Liriel Baenre in 1361 DR . They became friends and later lovers . Both fled the Underdark for the Promenade of the Dark Maiden near Skullport and started on a quest to Ruathym , where Liriel hoped to harness the power of the Windwalker . With this she wanted to get control over her drow magic and wield it on the surface while still helping Fyodor with his curse . They got to the island with help from a pirate captain named Hrolf the Unruly . He and his pirate crew took the companions on the ship " Elfmaid " to Ruathym , where Liriel studied rune magic and Fyodor tried to harness his berserker rage through the Ruathym art of taking a beast ' s form while raging . Something was wrong on the island however , and after ending an assault from several aquatic creatures and extraplanar beasts , the First Axe of Holgerstead , Wedigar Ruthmaald , and Fyodor acted in his stead for a time . During their stay on the island , Liriel carved a rune on the tree of Yggdrasil ' s Child and didn ' t need the Windwalker amulet to use her powers on the surface any more . Due to the help of a sea elf named Xzorsh , the companions traced the creatures back to a mind flayer sorceress under the sea . The illithid was allied with one of Liriel ' s enemies from the Underdark , Shakti Hunzrin and the navy of Luskan . After Liriel defeated Shakti and sent her to the Abyss through a portal , the companions , with the help of sea elves released the slaves being held in the city and escaped , leaving the illithid and merrow behind to their fate . On the surface of the waves , the companions worked with the Ruathen natives to turn back the Luskan navy with their own ships and Liriel ' s magic . After the adventures on the island both traveled back to Rashemen . But they were followed by enemies and in a last battle Liriel and Fyodor helped the Rashemi to defend their country against drow led by Gorlist and Shakti . During the battle Fyodor was mortally wounded and died with his blunt sword in his hand . Relationships . Family . Fyodor ' s father was Mahryon , the " fyrra " ( leader ) of Dernovia who was killed at the Battle of Immil Dale in 1360 DR . Mahryon was the firstborn son of Zofia ; thus Zofia was Fyodor ' s grandmother . Fyodor ' s sister was Vastish . She had many children that were Fyodor ' s nieces and nephews . Fyodor was quite close to all of them . Vastish once adopted a wolf pup named Ghost . Because of that , her children considered wolves friendly and her son approached a wolf in the wild , who killed him . Fyodor was close to his cousin Petyar , the son of his uncle Simoath . Petyar hated wolves . Sasha . Before entering the Underdark , Fyodor traveled with a horse called Sasha , who was then killed by the drow . He considered her a loyal friend and traveling companion . Liriel Baenre . Fyodor traveled with the drow rogue Liriel Baenre beginning in the late winter or early spring of 1361 DR until his death . They became lovers , and she later became his wychlaran and was able to control his berserker rages . He died protecting her .