Daardendrien Medrash Daardendrien Medrash was a dragonborn member of Clan Daardendrien . He was a paladin of Torm , and later a follower of Bahamut . He was a good friend of the warrior Balasar . He was a high - ranking member of the Lance Defenders . Description . Medrash had yellow eyes and russet colored scales . Abilities . He was capable of breathe lightning . Medrash was also blessed by both Torm and Bahamut , and was able to channel the divine magic of both deities at the same time . History . As a child , Medrash was timid and weak , a shame for his clan . In his youth , he saw Torm in dreams , exhorting him to push his limits . Craving for something that would gave a sense of purpose to his life , Medrash began to follow his dreams , and joined the military forces of Tymanther , eventually becoming one the finest warriors of Clan Daardendrien . In one of his journeys , he came across a temple of Torm and recognized the statues of the god . He asked the tormites to train him as a paladin , and they accepted . Clan Daardendrien didn ' t expelled him due to his reverence of a god because they saw his abilities as a paladin useful . In 1479 DR , Medrash was sent to Luthcheq as member of a diplomatic party sent to assist ambassador Perra , when a vision from Torm alerted him to an evil presence that was committing murders . He helped the Brotherhood of the Griffon track down and expose the killers as abishai disguised as dragonborn . Soon after , the thymari diplomatic delegation was kicked out of Chessenta and Medrash was forced to return to Tymanther . During the travel back home , a topaz " taaldarax " ( one of the players of Brimstone ' s " xorvintaal " ) attacked Perra and her delegation , but with the help of Balasar , Khouryn Skulldark , and his men , the dragonborn were able to drive away the dragon . Upon arriving in Tymanther he found his native land under attack by ash giants from the Black Ash Plain . Medrash , Balasar and Khouryn led a small unit of Lance Defenders in an expedition to investigate the giants motives , but they were overwhelmed . As they fled , the encountered members of the Platinum Cadre in an operation to exterminate ash giants , and seeing what the followers of Bahamut were capable of , they joined them until they returned to Djerad Thymar . Altough Patrin tried to teach him that his mistrust toward the Platinum Cadre was unfounded , and that Bahamut and Torm were allies , Medrash didn ' t wanted to believe the Loyal Fury was an ally of a dragon . When Khouryn was hired by Vanquisher Tarhun to train the Lance Defenders dwarven fighting techniques , Medrash assisted him in the training exercises . He then led a group of Lance Defenders in an successful operation to drive out the giants attacking the farms near Djerad Thymar . Medrash was in charge of a detachment of Lance Defenders during Vanquisher Tarhun ' s joint military operation against the giants . He joined forces with Balasar and Patrin , and later Nala , in order to save Tarhun ' s life . After that , he and Khouryn accompanied Balasar to Djerad Thymar ' s Catacombs , where they investigated Nala ' s secret apartments and discovered she was a priest ess of Tiamat . When they exposed Nala as a tiamatan , Patrin refused to turn against her and wanted Medrash and the others to surrender any evidence they had . Medrash challenged Patrin to a duel of honor , and in the ensuing battle the paladin of Torm won . Medrash regretted that he had to kill Patrin , however , as he at last had acknowledged the paladin of Bahamut as an honorable comrade and a friend . After Nala ' s treachery was revealed , Vishva , the new leader of the Platinum Cadre , convinced Medrash to help the members of the Cadre by cleansing them of the power they had gained from Tiamat . After that , Medrash took part in the operation to laid siege to Ashhold and to kill the green dragon Skuthosiin . As a reward for his deed , he was reassigned to the Lance Defenders and promoted to a high - ranking position . When Khouryn Skulldark returned to Tymanther and warned them about Tchazzar plan ' s to invade the dragonborn nation , Vanquisher Tarhun made Medrash the official leader of the Platinum Cadre , and assigned him the mission to destroy Gestaniius and liberate High Imaskar from her forces , so the Imaskari would lend their aid to the thymari . During this travel , Medrash discovered that he had the ability to call to the powers of both Torm and Bahamut at the same time . While they were searching Gestaniius in the Dragonsword Mountains , the mercury dragon Praxasalandos ambushed them and succeeded in separating the party into two groups . However , Medrash was able to defeat the dragon , and performed an exorcism on Prax which cleansed him of the taint of Tiamat he had acquired from playing " xorvintaal " , freeing him from the compulsion of playing the game . After killing Gestaniius , Medrash and his forces were sent to Luthcheq to escort ambassador Perra , who wanted to reinstate the diplomatic relations between Tymanther and Chessenta . However , when they reached the city , the Battle of Luthcheq had already began . Medrash took part in the battle . He purified a few gem and metallic dragons from the " xorvintaal " compulsion , changing the tide of the battle for the allied forces . He later went to Dracowyr alongside Balasar , Biri , the Brotherhood of the Griffon and the surviving dragons of the Battle of Luthcheq . Together , they put an end to Brimstone ' s " xorvintaal " . After that , he returned to Tymanther , were he became the protector of the Platinum Cadre , to ensure the thymari didn ' t forget that the Cadre had fought and saved their country as well . In 1486 DR , Medrash had become the scion of Clan Daardendrien . The elders of the clan were considering to present a candidate to the elections for the new Vanquisher , that were expected to be celebrated in 1487 DR . Medrash was considered to be the most likely candidate , due to his reputation in other nations , although he wasn ' t popular among the thymari because he was a worshiper of the gods . < ref name = " AotT / Hardcover - p256 " > < / ref >