Tyr Tyr ( pronounced " TEER " ) , also known as The Maimed God , was a lawful good greater deity of law and justice and part of The Triad . His dogma was primarily concerned with the punishment of wrong - doers , and the general furthering of law and good in the world . Not coincidentally , these values are among those held by most paladin s , many of whom were more than likely to follow The Triad , as the patron of paladins Torm is one - third of the coalition . History . Tyr was a power before the time of Jhaamdath and over the millennia , was known by a multitude of different names such as Achanatyr , Anachtyr , Arrtyr Judge Of All , Iltyr the Blind but All - Seeing Eye , The Sword of Justice , and several others . He was a member of the Jhaamdathi Pantheon and sponsored cults as well as priests . His followers were known to have slain the great wyrm Rivenaurlgoth the Darkly Pious in the Marching Mountains in - 284 DR . Tyr first made a major historical impact on Toril in a campaign to pacify the remnants of the fallen empire of Jhaamdath in the Year of the Striking Lance , −247 DR . This was known as the Procession of Justice , in which the god himself appeared on Toril , allied himself with Torm and Ilmater , and led a host of archons and angel s against the chaotic and evil forces arrayed in the remains of the fallen empire . Ilmater aligned himself with Tyr in - 243 DR . Torm joined them to complete the Triad some years later . Tyr lost his right hand to Kezef the Chaos Hound , and his eyes were put out by Lord Ao when he questioned Ao ' s decision that all the gods would be punished for failing to prevent Bane ' s theft of the Tablets of Fate . Ilmater , true to his ethos , worked to teach Tyr to live with these disabilities , though in truth they were not a great hindrance in view of his power as a greater god . Torm , being a god aware of his own past humanity , also aided Tyr by tempering the god ' s zeal for justice with the gift of mercy . At some point , the conman Conner made a deal with Tyr : he promised to bring the god the Claw of Malar ( which was then in the possession of the tyrannical crime - lord Pasha Abon Duum ) , in exchange for some unknown service , debt , or crime . Finally , in the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR , emboldened by Conner ' s apparent death , Abon Duum used the power of the Catlord to travel to Tyr ' s realm in Gladsheim to confront Tyr with the Claw of Malar , apparently seeking to seize the power of the gods . However , " Tyr " was revealed to be Conner in a cloak , having faked his death and been spirited to Gladsheim . The Catlord stole the Claw of Malar and passed it to Conner , before the real Tyr appeared and took the artifact . With a warning that he would keep an eye on Conner and the scales of justice , he sent the heroes home while Duum was left to face Justice himself . Tyr killed Helm in a duel in 1384 DR , when he mistakenly thought Helm had stolen Tymora ' s heart . It was suspected that Cyric had a hand in this . In 1385 DR , just after the Spellplague , Tyr abdicated his godhood and granted Torm all his deific power , because he had lost faith in himself and his ability to lead and judge . Tyr counseled all of his followers to offer their allegiance to Torm . Tyr ' s portfolio of justice was subsequently absorbed by Bahamut , who later became a subservient deity of Torm . Death . At some point between 1385 DR and 1479 DR , Tyr died fighting off a demonic invasion of the upper realms . Tyr was still being venerated in secret after his death in his ancient aspect as Iltyr by Waterdhavian and Cormyrian nobles . Iltyr was depicted as an entirely black , weeping eyeball with a prehensile tail . Iltyr ' s hidden shrines however depicted one or a pair of large but normal staring eyes , which his followers often dismissed to visitors as the only surviving portrait of an ancestor . Resurrection . Tyr managed to return to life during the event known as the Second Sundering , in the 1480s DR . Description . Tyr was blind and missing his right hand , for which he bore his title . Worshipers . The highly organized church of Tyr was strong in the more civilized lands of the Realms . They were known for never refusing service or aid to the faithful when they were in distress . To keep Tyr ' s favor , one must respect fallen enemies , never make sacrifice of a corpse , and keep one ' s alignment lawful good . Tyr considered slaying agents of evil to be honorable and worthy of the highest praise . Relationships . The two other gods who made up The Triad are Ilmater and Torm . Along with the Triad , Tyr was close to Lathander . He opposed the deities Bane , Cyric , Mask , Talona , and Talos . Appendix . Behind the scenes . In Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition , Tyr was actually an external god who came to Toril from Earth ' s Norse Pantheon . As such , if an Earth - born cleric of the Norse Pantheon came to Toril — via a Spelljammer ship — he would be granted spells through Tyr . Tyr was originally intended to be a greater god in the 4th edition pantheon of the Realms , but was removed in mid - development and replaced with Torm , mainly due to fan reactions towards Tyr ' s slaying of Helm in " The Grand History of the Realms " .