Jhastar Belnold Jhastar Belnold was a ranger from Secomber and an active Harper . Description . Jhastar stood 6 ft 2 in ( 188 cm ) and weighed 211 lb ( 96 . 4 kg ) and had brown hair and intense gray eyes . Personality . Jhastar Belnold tended to be stern and taciturn with a sense of humor hiding somewhere behind his grim facade . He was kind to people in need and merciless to evildoers and evil creatures . He drove away hunters who killed merely for sport and woodcutters that did not take care of the forests they harvested . Jhastar preferred the life of a loner , but would readily join forces with other Harpers , if they could find him . Abilities . He was proficient in the use of many weapons , including the longsword , spear , battleaxe , dagger , flail , and longbow . He could swim , ride a horse or other such mounts , determine direction easily , and even fight in limited visibility situations . As a ranger , he was also a superb tracker . He could also dance with considerable grace and could sing . Possessions . He wore " chain mail + 1 " and carried a magical " shield + 1 " and " longsword + 2 " . He could not yet cast divine magic spells but he carried " potions of healing " to aid others or himself when in dire need . Activities . Belnold traveled the roads and forests east of Hill ' s Edge and occasionally even as far as the Dragon Reach , helping pilgrims , merchants , and prospectors whenever they got into trouble . Zhentarim forces out of Darkhold had made their presence known and Jhastar often helped the Harpers and Cormyr ean patrols in fighting the Zhents . Relationships . Jhastar was seen as something of a hero in many places in the North because he would seemingly appear out of the blue to aid those in trouble . He was an unabashed Harper — not one for working in secret or behind the scenes . Jhastar was recruited to join the Harpers by the sorceress Glendara Maerorstar and she introduced him to many other Harpers and Harper allies . He trained under notable rangers such as Dar Orlspear and Thammaster Sparlyon , honing his skills with forays into the High Moor seeking out evil creatures to slay . Jhastar Belnold had a particular hatred for orcs and he slaughtered them without mercy . History . Jhastar was born in Secomber and grew up near the woods . He came of age fighting alongside his elders against the kobold s , goblin s , and orcs that roamed the woods or mounted raids from wooded cover . He was a bit too enamored with danger but his skill at arms was a match for his daring and he drew the attention of Thondier " Foehammer " Thornstar , a local ranger . Thornstar led a company of men , known as Thornstar ' s Band , who patrolled an area east of Waterdeep . Jhastar learned " on the job " , so to speak , and stayed with Thornstar ' s Band until a disastrous encounter with a group of fiendish baatezu attacking a fellowship of pilgrims near Dragonspear Castle . Thondier and most of his men fell in battle but Thondier ' s last orders were for Jhastar and two others to flee with the surviving pilgrims and lead them northward across the High Moor to safety in Secomber , which they did . In Secomber , stories circulated about Thornstar ' s last stand and Jhastar was visited by Glendara Maerorstar , a sorceress and member of the Harpers . She convinced Jhastar to join the Harpers and continue fighting evil for Those Who Harp . He spent the better part of a year in the company of Harpers Dar Orlspear and Thammaster Sparlyon and often went into the High Moor to test his mettle . Eventually , Jhastar struck out on his own traveling the highways and byways south and west of Secomber and into the Western Heartlands . He would offer his sword and bow to various Harper and Cormyrean groups struggling against the rise of the Zhentarim . One of his most famous and daring exploits was against a trio of beholder s that had a Cormyrean war party pinned down in a deep valley as they viciously toyed with them . Jhastar had joined three other Harpers and one of them cast " fly " and " invisibility " on Jhastar and the other two so they could carry weighted nets and attack the eye tyrants from above . Using the nets and globes from " necklaces of missiles " , the Harpers routed the beholders . Jhastar rode one into the ground while stabbing its primary eye and killing it .