Xonthal

Xonthal was a mage from Faerûn that traveled the breadth of Toril, visiting the continents of Kara-Tur and Maztica.

Abilities
He was famous for being the first Faerûnian mage to become a plumaweaver, practitioners of feather magic unique to the lands of Maztica.

History
At some point, Xonthal constructed a black stone tower at the base of Mount Hlim in the Savage Frontier. His apprentices and servants had homes built around the tower, in effect founding a burgeoning village that would remain for at least a century later.

Around the, Xonthal underwent an extreme shift in personality. He expelled his students from the tower, set deadly enchantments upon the hedge maze surrounding its entrance, and disappeared from public life.