Ren o' the Blade

Ren o' the Blade was a human ranger and former thief of Phlan in the mid–14 century DR.
==Description==
Ren was 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters) tall with a roguish grin and hidden powerful muscles. He had golden blonde hair that was streaked with gray and bright blue eyes.
==Personality==
The cook at the Laughing Goblin Inn stated Ren kept to himself and he was considered to be a quiet man.
==Equipment==
Among his possessions were included gauntlets of dexterity, a cloak of displacement, and also magical boots. His gauntlets, boots, and cloak were constructed of dragon hide, which added to the magic of his personal arsenal. Two ioun stones were embedded within the hilts of his magical daggers, Left and Right, and he had a magical two-handed sword.
==History==
Ren began his career as a ranger until he met the female thief Tempest in Waterdeep. She taught him the ways of a thief. During their adventures, Tempest stole for Ren two ioun stones. This led to Tempest being killed by assassins under the command of Tyranthraxus. Swearing vengeance, Ren left Waterdeep.
Ren, approximately thirty at the time, eventually found his way to Phlan, where he began working as a barkeep at the Laughing Goblin Inn. He met the apprentice wizard Shal Bal and Tyrian cleric Tarl Desanea there and, after a tavern brawl, the three were forced to team together on a mission to Sokol Keep. The three would continue to adventure together around Phlan until Tyranthraxus was brought to justice. After two of the Phlan missions left Ren angered at seeing nature despoiled, he returned to the ways of the ranger. Ren was attracted to Shal, but let Tarl attain her as Ren was afraid of how much of his attraction to her was due to her similarity with Tempest.
Ten years later, Ren had dreams of his friends and Phlan being in danger. He found Phlan had disappeared but, with the help of two druids under directions from Sylvanus, an undead paladin of Tyr named Miltiades, and a wizard named Evaine and her giant cat familiar Gamaliel, he found his friends and Phlan, which had been stolen by the evil god Bane and hidden underneath a cavern.
Shortly after this, he married a druid, Ciela. Twenty years later, he helped Tarl and Shal's son, a paladin aspirant named Kern Desanea, reclaim the Hammer of Tyr. However, Ren died in single combat early in the mission. Ren's daughter Daile took his ioun stones and placed them in her bow, as tribute to her father. Ren was laid to rest under a magical tree, where his body would be preserved forever.
==Appendix==
===Gallery===
Evaine and Ren.jpg|An older Ren o' the Blade and Evaine.
Renotheblade-hl.png|The great hero Ren o' the Blade.
===Appearances===
:;Novels
::Pool of Radiance • Pools of Darkness • Pool of Twilight
:;Card Games
::AD&D Trading Cards • Spellfire: Master the Magic
===References===
Category:Rangers
Category:Rogues
Category:Humans
Category:Barkeeps
Category:Inhabitants of the Laughing Goblin Inn
Category:Inhabitants of Phlan
Category:Inhabitants of the Moonsea
Category:Inhabitants of Thar
Category:Inhabitants of North Faerûn
Category:Inhabitants of Faerûn
Category:Inhabitants of Toril
Category:Inhabitants