Prince Yder Tanthul was one of the twelve Princes of Shade and the right hand of his older brother Prince Rivalen Tanthul. While he served the High Prince and empire of Netheril as its general,[10] he devoted himself to Shar the Lady of Loss before all others.[10] Yder also remained a respected and feared warrior in his own right.[4]
Description[]
Yder had gleaming blue-grey eyes the color of steel.[12] His protruding fangs became visisble when he smiled.[11]
He had a notably deep voice that would resonate in the minds of others.[13]
Personality[]
The prince had a cunning mind for tactics and was wholly dedicated to any mission he undertook. He was not one to be influenced by flattery.[14]
Possessions[]
Yder's personal sigil is a stylized silver greatsword on a gray field. The pommel of this sword is a replica of the symbol of Shar: a black disk with a deep purple border.[4]
Abilities[]
Using the power bestowed upon him from Shar, Yder could enter into the dreams of others. During these psychic intrusions he could communicate with his victim or spy upon their recent memories.[15]
Activities[]
Upon the return of Thultanthar to the Realms, Yder served as a divine champion dedicated to Shar and commanded the Night Guards of the Hall of Shadows.[4]
By the late 15th century DR, Yder had become a general of the armies of thereturned empire of Netheril. He also performed duties as the chief templar in Rivalen's Dome of Night.[1]
Relationships[]
Unlike his elder brother, Rivalen, Yder has no quarrel with his father's hand, Hadrhune. He would simply like the will of his deity guide the Shadovar rather than Hadrhune's.[4]
Yder was briefly served by Ajloon, his short-lived second-in-command of the Night Guard. Despite his subordinate's shortcomings, the Prince of Shade respected Aldjoon did his best to impart his wisdon and guidance onto him.[14]
During his final years Yder's relationship with his father Telamont Tanthul began to fracture. The repeated failures endured by the Netheril empire along with the deaths of Yder's brother Rivalen took its toll on father and son. Yder resented the fact Telamont did not truly dedicate himself to the worship of Shar.[10]
History[]
Like the rest of his brothers, Yder was born in Netheril some time before Karsus's Folly. He trained as a soldier among the Shadovar army and reached the rank of captain before joining Shar's service as Rivalen's right hand man. After Karsus's Folly in the Year of Sundered Webs, −339 DR, Yder spent much of his life on the Plane of Shadow where he was transformed into a Shade like his brothers and others of his kin.[16]
When the Princes of Shade returned to Toril on Nightal 30 in the Year of the Unstrung Harp, 1371 DR, Yder appeared with his brothers Brennus and Makorak to a tribe of Bedine people at the Shoal of Thirst in Anauroch. The trio sought to win over the allegiance of the nomadic tribespeople, but were taken for malevolent djinn and otherwise avoided.[17]
In the Year of Lightning Storms, 1374 DR, Yder helped to rebuild Sakkors.[18]
One mission Yder undertook was the infiltration of Shadowdale in the Year of Lightning Storms, 1374 DR, during which he managed to possess Lord Mourngrym Amcathra using a shadow simulacrum. This allowed the Army of Darkhope to take control of the Dale with little resistance.[2]
15th Century[]
Yder played an important role in the invasion of Cormyr during the late 15th century DR, but was unsuccessful in claiming its capital of Suzail.[10] During the events of the Second Sundering, Telamont Tanthul refocused his efforts on the identification and apprehension of the various chosen of the gods.[19][page needed]
While in Cormyr in the Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls, 1486 DR, Yder was tasked by his father Telamont to hunt down two of these chosen: Joelle Emmeline the Heartwarder of Sune, and Malik el Sami, Cyric's resurrected Seraph of Lies.[20] The pair were in possession of a powerful artifact desired by Shar, the Eye of Gruumsh.[21] Yder's soldiers drove them out of the beleagured city of Marsember and into the company of two other chosen fleeing the city, the Helmite champion Kleef Kenric, and the noble-born devotee of Siamorphe Arietta Seasilver.[22]
Yder slew Arietta's father Farnig[23] and captured her mother Elira aboard the family's ship at sea.[24] This bold maneuver drew the four chosen out from hiding and forced them to commit to a path that Yder could easily follow.[25] The Shadovar general penetrated the mind of the guardsman Kenric, granting him insight during the pursuit across the lands of Turmish in the Vilhon Reach[26] and eventually the Chondalwood.[27]
Having disappointed High Prince Tanthul by letting the chosen flee Cormyr, Yder was forced to relinquish the Night Guard back to Thultanthar. Fearing his father would take his frustration out on the Hall of Shadows, Yder rebuked his Telamont's order and directed Ajloon to lead the Night Guard in protection of the temple by any means necessary.[28]
Yder and his remaining Night Guard finally confronted the four chosen at Sadrach's Spire in the Underchasm.[29] Despite the prince's best efforts, they were unable to retrieve the Eye of Gruumsh and Yder was struck down by Kenric, who gained renewed power as his god Helm returned to the Realms.[30]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land
- Novels
- Return of the Archwizards (The Summoning, The Siege) • The Sentinel
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard Baker, Eric L. Boyd, Thomas M. Reid (July 2007). Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 07-8694-039-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Richard Baker, Eric L. Boyd, Thomas M. Reid (July 2007). Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 156. ISBN 07-8694-039-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Jason Carl, Sean K. Reynolds (October 2001). Lords of Darkness. Edited by Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 83. ISBN 07-8691-989-2.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Eric L. Boyd, Thomas M. Reid (July 2007). Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 157. ISBN 07-8694-039-5.
- ↑ Troy Denning (October 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786965436.
- ↑ Jason Carl, Sean K. Reynolds (October 2001). Lords of Darkness. Edited by Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 83. ISBN 07-8691-989-2.
- ↑ Troy Denning (November 2002). The Sorcerer. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 13, p. 202. ISBN 978-0-7869-2795-1.
- ↑ Troy Denning (December 2009). “The Summoning”. Return of the Archwizards (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 228–231. ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 102–104. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 249. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 134–137. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 213. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 147–148. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Troy Denning (December 2009). “The Summoning”. Return of the Archwizards (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 234–236. ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3.
- ↑ Paul S. Kemp (August 2007). Shadowstorm. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8, p. 172. ISBN 978-0-7869-4304-3.
- ↑ Erin M. Evans (December 2013). The Adversary. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786963751.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 49. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 67. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 69. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 59. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 70. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 80. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 155. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 185. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 138–140. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 273. ISBN 0786964596.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 2014). The Sentinel. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 279. ISBN 0786964596.