Roland Daybreaker

**Campaign: Princes of the Apocalypse**

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## Basic Information

 ### Titles

 Sir

 ### Home

 Waterdeep

 ### Gender

 Male

 ### Race

 Aasimar, Protector

 ### Occupation

 Ordered Knight, Sacred Order of the New Dawn

 ### Age

 24

 ### Patron deity

 Lathander, the Morninglord

 ### Known language(s)

 Celestial, Common, Elvish

## Succession

 ### Dynasty

 Gost

## Rules Information

 ### Alignment

 Neutral Good

 ### Class

 Paladin

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Summary Starts Here

## Description

Sir Roland is, indeed, a dashing and knightly figure. He stands just above 6 feet tall with broad, noble shoulders. His belief in the Morninglord dictates that the body is sacred and should be kept pristine, so his physique is sculpted and athletic. He possesses the strawberry blonde hair and fair complexion common to the Gost family, but his celestial heritage emerges in his serene, lavender eyes.

When under the transformation effect of his Radiant Soul feature, Roland's entire body glimmers with an inner luminescence. His skin glistens like polished alabaster and his hair writhes like golden flame. His eyes and spectral wings glow a bright rose-colored light, sparkling with tiny motes of celestial energy.

On the road, Sir Roland wears a simple dusty rose cloak with a hood he can pull down over his eyes. His chainmail appears worn and his demeanor is relatively rustic, although his holy symbol of Lathander and sigil of the Order of the Gauntlet are displayed prominently enough.

## Abilities

Roland is a 9th-level paladin, who has taken the Oath of the Ancients.

## Possessions

Roland's favored weapon is his *dragonslayer*, that he uses along with his *+1 shield*. He also wears a *ring of fire resistance*.

In examining a magical weapon called Windvane, cursed by Yan-C-Bin, the Prince of Elemental Air, Roland's adventuring party discovered a piece of the *Rod of Law*, known in legend as the *Rod of Seven Parts*. Roland possesses the first piece of the rod, which is called *Ru'at*.

Roland's most sentimental possession is an *amulet of health* given to him by Renwick Caradoon, a lich residing in the Sacred Stone Monastery. Renwick is the brother of Samular Caradoon, founder of the Order of Samular.

Roland's **griffon**, Baron, wears a *saddle of the cavalier*.

## Activities

Sir Roland's journeys first brought him to Red Larch on the trail of the vicious murderer, Bastian Thermandar, and the disappearance of an important delegation from Mirabar to Goldenfields. While in Red Larch, he met other adventurers who helped him to uncover a dangerous secret society, called the Believers, who were in league with a group of fanatics who called themselves the Cult of Black Earth.

From there, Roland, the bard Mordekai, the rogue Eldrin Liadon, and several other companions went on to explore the so-called "Haunted Keeps" of the Sumber Hills, searching for a source of the strange weather phenomena in the Dessarin Valley. The adventurers swept through Feathergale Spire, Rivergard Keep, Scarlet Moon Hall, and the Sacred Stone Monastery, which in truth were outposts used by cults of Elemental Evil.

After aiding the Zhentarim at the Bargewright Inn and the Order of the Gauntlet at Summit Hall, Roland and his friends turned their sights on the Temples of Elemental Evil deep below the Sumber Hills.

First, the party assaulted the Temple of Howling Hatred and destroyed the Prophet of Evil Elemental Air, Aerisi Kalinoth. Upon her death, Roland claimed Kalinoth's spear, Windvane, but dares not attune to it for fear of falling under the influence of Yan-C-Bin.

Roland and his party spent a bit of time in the town of Beliard and then devised a plan to entrap Bastian Thermandar in the town of Red Larch. The Cult of Eternal Fire struck and took many lives, but the destruction of Red Larch was prevented. Bastian Thermandar was able to escape and fled back to the Temple of Eternal Fire.

The group followed Thermandar to the Temple of Eternal Fire, which they soon cleared of the cult. Roland eventually cornered Bastian Thermandar and he was made to face the justice of the Morninglord, along with Lizzie Calderos, another of the Eternal Flame's brightest fires. Vanifer, the Prophet of Evil Elemental Fire, was no where to be found, however.

At the Vale of Dancing Waters, the party was able to thwart a hideous oni named Obratu, and gained access to a some type of ancient dwarven portal that appeared to be dedicated to the Princes of Elemental Good.

Roland and the party then made their way deep into the Temple of Black Earth, via the Sacred Stone Monastery. After releasing several prisoners, including the Mirabar delegate Desenya Norvael, and apprehending the so-called "mud sorcerer," Miraj Vizan, the party cleared the rest of the Temple. The Prophet of Evil Elemental Earth, Marlos Urnrayle, was also strangely missing, until the discovery of a message indicated that the other Prophets have retreated "below" since the demise of Aerisi Kalinoth.

Roland and his party now find themselves before the gates of Yartar, the largest city in the Sumber Hills, at the behest of the Order of the Gauntlet.

## Relationships

Sir Roland is part of an adventuring party which comprises:

* Mordekai, a tiefling bard who Roland keeps at a safe distance but respects for his abilities.
* Eldrin Liadon, a high elf rogue and bladesinger who shares an affinity for beauty with Roland.
* Pangur Ban, a tabaxi cleric of the Cat Lord who Roland values for her knowledge and curiosity.
* Nane N'dhaan, an earth genasi wizard with a strange destiny who Roland rescued from the Believers, with whom he has begun to develop a complex relationship.
* Rancin, a goblin barbarian Roland does his best to tolerate.
* Thonk, a kenku ranger with a dead eye who Roland has come to appreciate the company of.
* Kaeon Calcos, a lizardfolk monk who shares a belief in the radiant power of the sun.

In addition to his current companions, any member of the Sacred Order of the New Dawn is seen as a brother. Any member of The Order of the Gauntlet is regarded as honorable and trustworthy, although Roland recognizes that the Order admits a wide range of personalities and beliefs.

Roland also feels a compassionate tie to Renwick Caradoon, brother of Samular Caradoon, who has lived for decades in isolation at the Sacred Stone Monastery while his brother's Order and legacy lies but across the Dessarin River at Summit Hall.