Backes Dunfield

Backes Dunfield was the bartender of the Wayside Inn in the late 15th century DR. He was secretly a member of a Talos cult.

Description
Backes, a human male, had scars and a twisted grin on his face, and wore a trident-shaped necklace around his neck.

Relationships
Backes had swiftly established himself as an useful assistant to Martisha, the owner of the Wayside Inn, just six months after making her acquaintance. However, his true allegiance was to Fheralai Stormsworn, not Martisha. The blacksmith Teega, a fellow member of the Talos cult, was a long-time friend of Backes.

History
Backes used to be a pirate but left that life behind at some point. He joined the cult of Talos lead by Fheralai Stormsworn and eventually became one of her lieutenants. Backes then infiltrated the Wayside Inn, gaining the trust of the owner Martisha Vinetalker. In secret, he converted more of her employees to the Talos cult.

Circa 1491 DR, the Wayside Inn was attacked by undead that had been created by a cult of Myrkul competing with the Talos cult for influence in the region. A group of adventurers was able to defend the inn against the undead attack.

Later, Backes took over the inn for the Talos cult. The guests of the inn were impaled as sacrifices to the Stormbringer. Backes and his underlings tried to turn the Wayside Inn into a temple of Talos and summoned a violent thunderstorm around the inn in the process. Ultimately, the same group of adventurers was able to stop the ritual in time. However, the Talos cultists successfully kidnapped Tarbin Tul, a local bard.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Storm Lord's Wrath