Artides

Artides the Finder was a rock gnome historian and collector.

History
Artides from his early years was fascinated by tales of ancients battles and as chid he explored ancients ruins. As teenager he studied as apprentice of Delitar the Slow of Westgate and during this time Artides started studied the history of Shanatar and his successors kingdoms. In maturity he settled in Waterdeep living among priests of Deneir and Oghma. Here in 1370 DR for first time he found hints about the Knights of the Crescent Moon. Following this clue he went first to Candlekeep, where found the location of the order's headquarter and gaining a companion in the calishite scholar Reft al-Fohjin. Together they went to Tethyr and with the king's permission Artides alone went to Saradush and in Eleint 1 he found the last clue to exact location of the order's headquarter. So he hired some mercenaries to protect him and went to Omlarandin Mountains. However the beholder Vaxall had noticed his study and send his helmed horrors to capture him. The helmed horrors killed all the mercenaries but Artides managed to escape and decided to continued his search alone, believing the ambush only actions of common bandits.

Personalitys
Artides was exuberant and outgoing, always indulging in theatrical flourishes and exaggerated gestures. He was a truly expert in his field, the military history of early Southwest Faerûn and a bardic talent to explain his study without annoying others. Artides had a good memory and was well-cultured.