Athan

Athan was an exprerienced human adventurer, who was entrusted by Elminster with the Gauntlets of Moander, a legendary artifact, in order to lead a group of heroes into the ruins of Myth Drannor in leu of the mysterious resurgence of the pool of radiance in Phlan in 1369 DR.

Personality
Athan was an experienced and disciplined fighter who was burning with passion to avenge the folk affected by the pools.

Abilities
Athan was highly capable in battle. He was able to use ranged weapons to land powerful point blank shots, and was a good sharpshooter. He had lightning-sharp combat reflexes, an iron will, and fortitude. He also was trained in blind fighting and powerful critical and cleaving attacks.

Possessions
Athan was entrusted with the Gauntlets of Moander by Elminster.

History
Athan's father, Garth, was not a good man. In his youth he seduced a desperate elven lass Jesenalae Stormlake, only to get her pregnant and abandon her. The half-elf child was Ghleanna Stormlake who was raised by her cruel elven family after Jesenalae died in childbirth. Years later, Garth made a confession on his deathbed about the elven paramour he abandoned and about Athan's half-sister. Athan managed to find his family and took her away from the unloving home. Eventually, Athan's circle of friends introduced the young half-elf to Elminster, the Sage of Shadowdale and Ghleanna Stormlake became his apprentice.

In 1369 DR, once inactive pool of radiance reappeared in the caves under Phlan starting drain the life force of the city's residents. Elminster Aumar, aware of similar pools across the Moonsea swiftly assembled the volunteers to stop whatever was causing it. He places a group of hero to guard the pool in Phlan, and sent another, with the hero Athan in charge to investigate the Cult of the Dragon activities in the ruins of Myth Drannor. Elminster entrusted Athan with the legendary Gauntlets of Moander that stopped the corruption of the pool in Phlan a decade earlier.

Soon after his expedition arrived to the ruins of Myth Drannor, the Cult forces ambushed the group, led by the dracolich Pelendralaar himself, decimating the heroes. Faeril and Beriand were the only survivors of the massacre as the woman dragged the blind cleric out of the harm's way. Athan was dragged away by the Cult's dragonkin, defeated, broken, stripped of the Gauntlets of Moander and abandoned in the Cult's prisons in the Elven Catacombs under Castle Cormanthor. Eventually he was rescued and joined the second group of Elminster's adventurers, later known as the Veiled Ones, who initially were the guardians of the pool, but followed Athan's group through the portal. Together they defeated the cult leader Kya Mordrayn and destroyed Pelendralaar. They aided Anorrweyn Evensong in restoring the mythal over the city, and drained the accursed corrupted pools of radiance returning the Moonsea region to relative peace.

Appearances

 * Novels:
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
 * Video Games:
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor