Strasus Thingoleir "the Bold" was a talented archmage and ex-adventurer living in Yhaunn in the mid-to-late 14th century DR.[1][2]
Description[]
The archmage had a rather deep and hideous voice, especially when he was annoyed at someone.[4]
Personality[]
Strasus had a particular fondness for destructive evocation spells, though his tendencies became more temperate with age.[2] He was rather grouchy and had little tolerance for time-wasters that kept him from his work.[4]
Relationships[]
Strasus was married to Dagnalla Irongard and was the father of Malia, Roderio, and Keph, as well as father-in-law to Krin Foxrun and grandfather of Adrey.[3] He and Dagnalla tutored Malia, Roderio and Adrey in magic.[2]
He struggled to be a good father to Keph, having little to connect over, and often came off as patronising or dismissive. He was exasperated by his son's relentless troublemaking and how he had to repeatedly bail him out of jail. In an attempt to bond over his son's love of dueling, he commissioned the magical rapier Quick as a gift for Keph, to little effect.[2][5]
Possessions[]
In addition to his home at Fourstaves House, Strasus also worked from a tower in western Yhaunn. The tower was 70 feet (21 meters) tall and no visible entrances, windows, or other features, and had an anti-magic shell around it. When dealing with visitors, Strasus communicated with them via a magical eye and mouth on the ground level that also let him cast spells at them if necessary.[4]
Activities[]
Over the years, Strasus built quite the reputation for saving the day at the last second with a powerful spell.[1] By the time he lived in Yhaunn, he had largely retired from excitement, but still provided services to the city when needed.[2]
History[]
In his youth, Strasus was an adventurer and travelled widely. He was well-known for standing face to face with a red dragon and blasting it to bits with his magic, heavily singed but alive, earning the nickname "the Bold".[1] In the course of his adventures, he came into repeated conflict with the wizard Dagnalla Irongard, with their strong rivalry growing into love. After marrying Dagnalla, they built Fourstaves House and started their family in Yhaunn.[2]
In 1373 DR, he was entrusted with safekeeping and studying a collection of artifacts recovered from the tunnels around Yhaunn, among them The Leaves of One Night.[5]
Later during the events around Moonshadow Hall, he led his family to defend the Stiltways from the shadow mastiffs sent as a distraction by Variance Amatick.[6]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 118. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Dave Gross and Don Bassingthwaite (2005). Character Profile: At Home in Fourstaves House (HTML). Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2005-01-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Don Bassingthwaite, Dave Gross (December 2004). Mistress of the Night. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2, p. 35. ISBN 0-7869-3346-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Paul Culotta (July/August 1994). “The Oracle at Sumbar”. In Barbara G. Young ed. Dungeon #48 (TSR, Inc.) (48)., p. 18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Don Bassingthwaite, Dave Gross (December 2004). Mistress of the Night. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2, p. 38. ISBN 0-7869-3346-1.
- ↑ Don Bassingthwaite, Dave Gross (December 2004). Mistress of the Night. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 16, p. 271. ISBN 0-7869-3346-1.