Kael Kael was the half - drow son of the alu - fiend Aliisza and drow wizard Pharaun Mizzrym . He was a paladin of Torm . Description . Kael had dusky gray skin , short white hair , an " aquiline face , " and garnet - colored eyes . Aliisza thought that he had " Pharaun ' s smug smirk . " Personality . Kael ' s personality was generally that of a calm , silent , and dedicated servant of the House of the Triad . His " quarter - demon " heritage sometimes overcame him when challenged or mocked , leading him to showing a sort of tempered rage . He loyalty to Torm came from his upbringing and having convinced himself not the question the gods , only to serve . History . Aliisza conceived Kael at the end of 1372 DR or the beginning of 1373 DR during her dalliances with Pharaun Mizzrym in and around Menzoberranzan . However , she was not aware of the pregnancy for quite a while , and when she was made aware , she believed the child was that of Kaanyr Vhok . Vhok , aware of the pregnancy ( but not that the child wasn ' t his ) , arranged for Aliisza to be captured by angel s and taken to the House of the Triad to be judged . Kael was then born there while Aliisza ' s mind was imprisoned elsewhere . When Kael first saw his mother , many years had passed . Seeing each other ended a " geas " that had been cast on Aliisza by Zasian Menz and forced Aliisza and Kael to switch bodies . Aliisza , in Kael ' s body , went to open a portal to the Elemental Plane of Fire for Vhok and was " lost " for more than a decade inside the maw of a storm dragon . Kael , in his mother ' s body , was able to use her innate abilities to make her body appear as himself and continue his life . When Aliisza was released from the storm dragon , Kael was able to feel her and locate her ; presumably about this time their bodies were switched back . Kael joined Tauran , Aliisza , and Vhok in searching for Zasian , who had brought the power of Cyric into the celestial plane . They failed to stop Cyric from stealing Azuth ' s staff and killing Mystra , an event that shook the planes and created the Spellplague . Along with the others , Kael ended up in a chunk of the Blood Rift , where Aliisza summoned the soul of Kael ' s father to fill the soulless body of Zasian . His time spent with both his mother and father was short , however ; he was eventually captured by the Court of Tyr and sentenced to receive a new tutor and have his custody transferred to another follower of Torm . However , a demon attack on the House prevented the change and Kael went with Tauran and Aliisza to prevent Vhok from reaching the Lifespring . On the shores of the Lifespring he witnessed his mentor slain by Vhok , saw his father killed to protect him from magical backlash , and held his mother in his arms as she died from the Spellplague . After losing his new - found family , Kael no longer felt like he belonged in the House of the Triad , so he headed out on his own to find himself . Possessions . Kael wore plate armor and wielded a great sword . He owned a pair of winged boots that enabled flying . Upon her death , Aliisza gave him Pharaun ' s ring of Sorcere , thick and silver with spidery emblems engraved in its surface . which enabled the bearer to " detect magic " . Relationships . Tauran . The astral deva Tauran was Kael ' s mentor and friend , serving as a father - figure to him . Kael greatly mourned his death . Aliisza . Kael originally detested his mother , Aliisza . However , as they got to know each other , they each came to care deeply for each other . Appendix . Appearances . Novels . The Empyrean Odyssey :