![[IMAGE_DURNAN.png]] - **Race/Class:** Human Fighter; Proprietor of [[The Yawning Portal]] in [[Waterdeep]] - **Born:** 1283 DR - **Status:** (_Currently Alive_) - **Alignment:** N - **Notes:** A legendary adventurer and one of the earliest survivors of [[Undermountain]], Durnan returned from its depths with enough coin and scars to found The Yawning Portal in 1306 DR. Gruff, observant, and long-lived through a combination of potions and stubborn refusal to die, he serves as both innkeeper and quiet warden over the pit below his tavern. [[Ronan Blackfen]] lived for years in a rented room above the Portal under a false name, becoming a familiar but unremarkable presence; quiet, punctual with coin, and prone to listening more than speaking. Durnan never pressed him for stories, nor did Ronan offer them, but a mutual understanding settled between them. In the spring of 1493 DR, Durnan was the one who placed a sealed letter from [[Yang Pahlavan]] before Ronan, addressed to his true name "[[Dio Eldwynair]]", marking the first time in years that the past had found him on purpose.