DOUST SULWOOD
(Dowst SULL-wooc)
Arabel
Patriarch of Tymora
CG, Tymora
Human male
Born in Espar to a retired soldier and
his wife (who died in childbirth), Doust
grew up lonely and afraid of his drunken
father. When old enough to leave, he
set out to seek his fortune with others
of his age (including Florin Falconhand
and Semoor Wolftooth), and within 2
years found himself Lord of Shadowdale,
chosen by his companions after
Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun offered
the Lordship to one of the party.
Doust married Islif Lurelake shortly
thereafter, and has a son by her, Jhaok
(see: Islif Lurelake). Doust instituted
a
"Lord's Court" or weekly meeting
where folk of the dale could speak
openly, and where matters internal to
the dale could be decided by vote of a
Council of dale elders, and was well
liked by the people despite the tumult
of his short reign (in which Shadowdale
was attacked several times by forces of
Zhentil Keep, and many dalefolk died).
Doust found the responsibilities of ruling
hard to reconcile with the philosophy
of Tymora, and at length resigned
his title (although he remains a "Lord of
Shadowdale" as do his companions ) in
favor of a younger companion, the knight
Mourngrym Amcathra. Doust's
companions became the "Knights of
Myth Drannor" and plunged anew into
adventures, but Doust himself took Islif
to Arabel, where he could worship at
the temple there with more diligence
than had been possible when he was a
harried Lord needing to be diplomatic
and far-seeing, or an adventurer undertaking
all adventures with an eye to
how this would strengthen his dale.
Doust knew that freedom from the
duties of rule would also allow him the
time and relative safety in which to
raise his son and enjoy some leisure
with his wife, and he is still in Arabel,
engaged in such pursuits.
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