Astar Graysteel

Astar Graysteel was a disgraced Blade of Mulmaster and an adventuring mercenary, active in the mid-to-late 14 century DR.

"A vrock tore the doors off its hinges shortly after the attack began. We'd nave all been killed were it not for the warrior Astar Graysteel. While everyone else was running around screaming, he calmly unsheathed his sword and dispatched the monster."

- Sharalyn Lockleaf

Description
At the time of his death, he was forty-odd years old. Astar was a tall and muscular human male. In his later years he had salt-and-pepper greying hair and eyes that matched it. Hist body language and stature betrayed his formidable skills of a warrior.

Possessions
Astar Graysteel was armed with an enchanted +2 longsword and a magic +2 shield. He had a cloak of protection draped over his muscular shoulders. He was armored in a set of enchanted half-plate. Astar used his enchanted ring as a wedding ring that he put on his beloved wife's finger.

History
Astar Graysteel was once one of the Blades of Mulmaster until the mid-14 century DR. His life was filled with dangers and double-crossings in service of the High Blade of Mulmaster – Selfaril Uoumdolphin. Astar built a family after meeting and swiftly falling in love with Lana Graysteel. She received Astar's magic ring as a wedding band. Years later, after betraying his master, Astar Graysteel was forced to flee Mulmaster. He was falsely denounced as a criminal, forcing Astar to leave his beloved wife behind. In order to save her life, Astar left her in the dark about the true reasons for his departure, leaving Lana heartbroken.

In the winter of the, strife and discord shook the trade routes of the Moonsea. A sinister new organization rose to terrorize the southern Moonsea region – the Order of the Crippled Fang. It was known for flooding the roads with fiends from lower planes. Several weeks after the cult's attacks started, many communities of the Moonsea were in a state of panic, especially after an attack on Teshwave and constant presence along the Shind Road. Astar's mercenary life brought him to the the city of Voonlar where he roomed at the Swords Meet tavern. Suddenly, the town was quaked and flooded with fiends of the Order. Astar Graysteel, along with city guards and several other adventurers, defended the settlement.

The morning after the attack, Astar Graysteel met the Hero of Daggerford who helmed the defense and killed several members of the cult who attacked a temple in Voonlar. Joined by Harper Sharalyn Lockleaf, mage Eremuth Silverwind, and an undead rogue Lyressa, the group set out to stop the dreaded new threat to the Moonsea.

He kept his enchanted armor and wore it during his years of mercenary work away from home. He wore the half plate until his death at the tentacles of a malaugrym masquerading as his comrade Eremuth Silverwind in the. Honoring his dying wish, the Hero of Daggerford, and Astar's companions traveled to Mulmaster and gave the grieving woman Astar's letter that revealed the truth about his departure. Saddened but relieved, she gave up Astar's ring as a way of turning a new page in her life.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea