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At a Glance
The Knights of the Shield is an organization of merchants and nobles specializing in information and extortion. They’re active mainly in the Sword Coast and the Lands of Intrigue.
Notable Individuals
The Shield Council
- Ghantuz the Cloaked, Speaker for the Hidden Lord
- Helanna Darkstorm, believed to be a timber/ore merchant and wizardess from Chondath
- Lord Inselm Hhune, believed by most to direct the organization with the full trust of the Hidden Lord
- Lord Nadlok Bormul
- Tuth, an adventurer of Baldur’s Gate
Other Members
- Lord Alaric Hembreon — Lord High Chancellor of Tethyr
- Barasta Cleeith — priest of Waukeen and significant landowner
- Hasheth Balik — landowner and son of the deposed Pasha
- Kestor — merchant of Baldur’s Gate
- Lady Lucia Thione-Hhune — noble and consort of the master of the Shippers’ Guild in Zazesspur; she was part of the Shield Council until her 1364 DR plot to infiltrate the Lords of Waterdeep failed to yield the desired results.
- Lady Miilal Hydcont — business owner
- Morntel — merchant and caravan-organizer
- Natak Homswallow — merchant
- Pehllus Tanislove — priest of Lliira; secretly the Dahaunarch of the Council of Six
- Piyrathur — caravan-master of Iriaebor
Sources
Primary Sources
- Lords of Darkness [11989] pages 150-154
- Lands of Intrigue: Erlkazar & Folk of Intrigue [1159c] pages 12-15, and probably mentioned throughout the source
- City of Splendors: Who’s Who in Waterdeep [1109b] pages 85-86
Passing Mention
- Champions of Ruin [17872] pages 67, 68, 69, 70, 71
- Villains’ Lorebook [9552] page 112
- Cyclopedia of the Realms [1031a] page 55
Other Resources
- Search for the Knights of the Shield on the FR Wiki
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