The Order of the Gilded Eye was an over-zealous military organization dedicated to the eradication of extra-planar evil throughout the Realms. They were relentless in their efforts, actively seeking out those they perceived as malevolent and harmful and launching preemptive assaults without provocation.[1][3]
Activities[]
The primary mission of Gilded Eye inquisitors was to protect the North and the realms beyond from otherworldly threats, particularly demons that originated from the Lower Planes of the cosmos.[4] Beyond that however, they sought to destroy any individual they thought to be corrupted by fiendish influence, as well as persecute anyone who opposed or went against their beliefs.[3][2]
Tactics[]
They formed trading relationships in order to finance their operations and were known to hire adventurers to aid in some endeavors.[5]
Base of Operations[]
The order was headquartered in Helm's Hold, a fortress-city dedicated its patron deity and home of its founder, Javen Tarmikos.[1][2]
Relationships[]
The Order of the Gilded Eye was an offshoot of the Order of the Gauntlet, another military group with strong ties to the "good-aligned" faiths of Faerûn. Unlike the soldiers and knights of the Gauntlet, warriors and inquisitors of the Gilded Eye had no hesitation to punish evil before any crime or misdeed was committed.[1][2][5]
History[]
Sir Banagar, a loyal member of the Order of the Gilded Eye.
The order was formed sometime before Uktar of the Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls, 1486 DR, at a time when Helm was still perceived as being dead among the people of the Realms. Javen Tarmikos was meditating upon Helm's holy symbol in the long-abandoned cathedral in Helm's Hold when he received a vision: the Eye of Helm began to weep golden tears. Not long after, other Helmite priests of the Hold began to receive similar manifestations and were even granted access to divine magic.[note 1] Bolstered by this renewed strength of faith by his fellow clergymen, Javen gathered those loyal comrades belonging to the Order of the Gauntlet and formed the Gilded Eye, quickly taking over Helm's Hold as their own.[1]
After the order's formation, by the 1490s DR, Helm's Hold had once again become the site of public executions, as their enemies were hung on public gallows and their bodies burned to prevent resurrection.[5]
Notable Members[]
- Sir Banagar, a devoted knight of the order.[6]
- Holy Watcher Qerria, leader of the Order of the Gilded Eye and head priest of the Cathedral of Helm.[2]
- Javen Tarmikos, founder of the Order of the Gilded Eye.[1]
- Zara Dalkor, a knight of Helm tasked with investigating frost giant pillagers with the help of her squire, Thora Tamlarrin.[5]
- Dannika Zarrn, a knight of Helm and former associate of Lanniver Strayl.[3]
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See Also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Uktar 2 is the starting date The Sentinel novel. Several tendays after this date, Helm returns to the Realms and presumably can offer divine magic to his followers once again.
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Storm King's Thunder
- Video Games
- Sword Coast Legends
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ n-Space (October 2015). Designed by Dan Tudge, et al. Sword Coast Legends. Digital Extremes.