Aust Silverfrond

## Austuril Liadon

1/2 Copper Elf

   Austuril Liadon was a mortal follower of the elflord Solonar, the soul survivor of his lineage, and one of the latest known living silver elves. His adventuring life was spent seeking revenge on the dark elf cults after discovering that his family was sacrificed to Valotha the Venomous. After decades of travelling with his companions, massive battles culminated with the death of multiple demi-gods, his patron deity Solonar included. Aust lead the Order of the Bow (Solonars former cult) into battle allied with Aragoth Hellslay and Dirk Dankil to defeat Valotha. After the battle the Order of the Bow turned to Liadon as their new patron and he bonded with both Solonar's spark of Gratitude and Valothwen's spark of Dispair, becoming the Lord of Retribution. Meanwhile Dirk accepted the Spark of Rage, becoming Dirk the Berserk. Aragoth declined a spark, viewing them as heretical to the Empyrean Church.

Liadon is considered the patron of copper elves and is one of the most commonly worshiped powers in the Silver Reach. His worship extends from Thessan to Olgun Quisir and even has individual worshipers in Findle. He has no organized church or hierarchy outside the Order of the Bow. Many who worship the Lord of Retribution do so for a very clear purpose.

The portion of himself that was Aust Silverfrond is now one of three. His powerful strength of will combined with the personalities of the two sparks opposing each other allows him to retain the Independence of his own soul, but not constant control of his body. His containment of multiple sparks and his high number of worshipers puts him on a level above many other hero-deities. This comes with its own challenges though. A momentary break in his concentration can result in one of the sparks gaining control and his personality shuffling between a solitary hunter, a heartless despot, and a grieving priest, often leaving him mentally crippled for prolonged periods as he attempts to wrest control over himself.

Austuril Liadon's holy symbol combines elements of the Elflords that came before him, and consists of three arrows, two downturned; one often gold to symbolize his former patron Solonar, and a broken, often black arrow for Valotha, the god-empress of the drow, with one silver arrow, pointing up, symbolizing his ascent. Some of his banners display the blinded Skull of Nulgan'thal, thought to be one of Liadon's greatest mortal foes. Elves now venerate the Lord of Retribution by smearing the blood of those that had wronged them upon his banner.

Throughout the later ages, Liadon was the embodiment of the Spark of Despair and the Spark of Gratitude, though the extent of their bond is unknown as sparks do not easily bond with eachother. He was also the wielder of the longbow Celebmeleth, as well as the longsword Nyhmthír.

Liadon's father was also a priest of Solonar named Evindal.

## Order of the Bow

the Order is a faction of copper elf bounty hunters within the cult who enact acts of vengeance on behalf of Liadon. These copper elves consider such contracts to be holy crusades and heads collected through just acts of retribution are particularly prized by them.