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Whatever the man he once was, the Ketheric the party encounters is a callous one, evident by his dismissal of [[Minthara]] and the goblins, ordering their torture and execution for failing him. Though courteous when needed, he will quickly condemn the party to death should they defy his orders. Above all, however, he is relentless in his pursuits, willing to burn the entire world just to be reunited with his daughter.{{ref|[[Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 3]]}} | Whatever the man he once was, the Ketheric the party encounters is a callous one, evident by his dismissal of [[Minthara]] and the goblins, ordering their torture and execution for failing him. Though courteous when needed, he will quickly condemn the party to death should they defy his orders. Above all, however, he is relentless in his pursuits, willing to burn the entire world just to be reunited with his daughter.{{ref|[[Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 3]]}} | ||
Though he changed his patron god thrice, he proved to be an ardent believer of each: for Selûne, he built Moonrise Towers in her | Though he changed his patron god thrice, he proved to be an ardent believer of each: for Selûne, he built Moonrise Towers in her honour, for Shar, he built a grand temple under town in her name and for [[Myrkul]], he amassed a great army ready to raze Baldur's Gate to the ground. | ||
Through it all, he kept [[Crumpled Note|a note from Isobel]] close to him, showing that deep down a small part of him still remembers the man he once was. | Through it all, he kept [[Crumpled Note|a note from Isobel]] close to him, showing that deep down a small part of him still remembers the man he once was. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
A devout worshipper of [[Deities#Selûne|Selûne]], Thorm lived with his wife Melodia and new daughter [[Isobel]] near the [[Reithwin Town|town of Reithwin]] as governor of the region. Such was his devotion to the Moonmaiden that he would commission a local mason, [[Infernal Mason|Morfred]], to construct a grand bastion in her | A devout worshipper of [[Deities#Selûne|Selûne]], Thorm lived with his wife Melodia and new daughter [[Isobel]] near the [[Reithwin Town|town of Reithwin]] as governor of the region. Such was his devotion to the Moonmaiden that he would commission a local mason, [[Infernal Mason|Morfred]], to construct a grand bastion in her honour: [[Moonrise Towers]]. | ||
Yet disaster struck the Thorm family when Melodia passed away, leaving Ketheric to raise their daughter alone.<ref>''[[Letter to Ketheric]]''</ref> With a child in his care, Ketheric persevered, and though doubts plagued his mind, he kept the Selûnite ways. As Isobel grew older, their happy years had a sour note: he disapproved of a budding relationship between his daughter and an immortal [[aasimar]] visiting the town, [[Aylin|Dame Aylin]], daughter of [[Selûne|Selûne's]]. | Yet disaster struck the Thorm family when Melodia passed away, leaving Ketheric to raise their daughter alone.<ref>''[[Letter to Ketheric]]''</ref> With a child in his care, Ketheric persevered, and though doubts plagued his mind, he kept the Selûnite ways. As Isobel grew older, their happy years had a sour note: he disapproved of a budding relationship between his daughter and an immortal [[aasimar]] visiting the town, [[Aylin|Dame Aylin]], daughter of [[Selûne|Selûne's]]. | ||