Isteval

A former adventurer and Purple Dragon Knight of far-off Cormyr, Sir
Isteval is living out his retirement in Daggerford (area 10). Believing that
the kingdom of Cormyr was a light to the world, a shining exam¬ple of
everything that a nation should be, he fought boldly against the forces of
chaos and evil wherever they threatened the stability of his home realm. As his
power grew, he assembled several different groups of like-minded adventurers to
help spread the vision of Cormyr’s glory into the Western Heartlands. His
former companions are spread up and down the Heart¬lands and the North, from
Cormyr to Baldur’s Gate and the Moonsea to Icewind Dale.
In a fateful battle against an ancient green dragon, Isteval suffered a
grievous wound to his leg that has never fully healed. His wounded leg means
that Iste- val’s greatest quests are now behind him, but he has never lost his
vision of Cormyr as it should be—a beacon and bastion against encroaching
darkness. Isteval believes that Cormyr’s greatest challenge is fast
approaching, and unless its scheming nobles and cor¬rupt knights and wizards
can pull together in unity, the nation is in danger of being conquered by its
enemies.
Isteval is a paladin of Amaunator, but he views the god in an outmoded
light as Lathander, the god of dawn and new beginnings. In these days of chaos,
Isteval sees the birth pangs of a new age, and he believes against all evidence
and reason that it will bring unprecedented peace and prosperity. Many trials
yet lie ahead, but Isteval is convinced that at the end of his journey is a far
fairer place.
Although he is no longer able to fight as he did in his youth, Isteval
seeks to bring together a new, great com¬pany of brave souls to carry on his
legacy, preserving his vision for future generations.
Isteval is a slender and tawny-skinned human with dark brown hair
salted with gray. He often wears the plate armor of a knight, although his left
leg is braced and he carries a walking stick as well as his greatsword. His
armor is decorated with the holy symbol of Lathander, which some members of the
church of Amaunator might consider heretical