Durnan
12th level (or greater) fighter
NG

Durnan "the Wanderer" is a retired (?)
fighter who now runs The Yawning Portal
inn (building #4) in Waterdeep (which contains
a well-like shaft leading down into
Undermountain, the subterranean ways
under Mount Waterdeep). He is a close-mouthed,
prudent man who hates unfairness
and injustice, but is tolerant of the
differing interests of others, until they
draw a weapon in his inn, whereupon he
promptly punishes them severely on the
spot. Durnan and Mirt are old friends, once
companions in adventure. Many years
before he met Mirt in a sea-battle, Durnan
was a solitary, wandering adventurer, who
traveled the North extensively.

Durnan was born somewhere in the remote
North, and especially hates hobgoblins. Mirt
believes that Durnan?s family, friends, and
neighbors were slain by hobgoblins, leaving
Durnan homeless when he was a child, but
this is no more than a guess; Durnan will not
talk of such things. When Durnan doesn?t
want to answer any questions, he will simply
look at the questioner with a calm, expressionless
face and say nothing. He shouts in battle,
but rarely gets into verbal arguments, retreating
instead into silence. The Dungeon Master
should refer to the Red Sashes (covered in
Chapter 5) for further information on
Durnan's activities.