> [!infobox|right] > #### Dio Eldwynair > ![[5e_dioog2.png]] > > ##### Basic Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Title(s)**: | None | > |![[ICON - feather-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Name**: | Diomeades Eldwynair | > |![[ICON - handshake-angle-solid-full.svg]] **Faction(s):** | [[Order of the Lucky Blades]] | > |![[ICON - house-chimney-window-solid-full.svg]] **Home:** | [[Silvercross]], [[Cormyr]] | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Species**: | Human | > |![[ICON - pot-food-solid-full.svg]] **Fav. Meal**: | Ironpot Stew | > |![[ICON - beer-mug-empty-solid-full.svg]] **Fav. Drink**: | Firewine | > |![[ICON - face-smile-wink-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Passion(s)**: | Fishing, Swimming | > |![[ICON - face-scream-solid-full.svg]] **Fear(s)**: | Returning to the [[Cathedral of Lathander]] | > > #### Dates > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Alive | > |![[ICON - heart-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Born**: | 1466 DR | > |![[ICON - coffin-solid-full.svg]] **Died**: | 1489-1496 DR | > |![[ICON - head-side-brain-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | 27 Years<br>143 Years *mentally...* | > > #### Family > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - rings-wedding-solid-full.svg]] **Spouse**: | N/A | > |![[ICON - hands-holding-child-solid-full.svg]] **Children**: | N/A | > |![[ICON - family-solid-full.svg]] **Parent(s)**: | [[Rowan Eldwynair]]<br>[[Therona Eldwynair]] | > |![[ICON -children-solid-full.svg]] **Sibling(s)**: | N/A | > > #### Class Info > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Alignment**: | Chaotic Good | > |![[ICON - crystal-ball-solid-full.svg]] **Deity**: | [[Tymora]] | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Class**: | Paladin (*Devotion*) | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Subclass**: | Oathbreaker | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Multi Class**: | ???? | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Subclass**: | ???? | > > #### Appearance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - mustache-solid-full.svg]] **Hair**: | White<br>(*Formerly Black*) | > |![[ICON - head-side-solid-full.svg]] **Skin**: | Pale | > |![[ICON - eye-solid-full.svg]] **Eyes**: | Amber | > | ![[ICON - ruler-duotone-regular-full.svg]] **Height**: | 6'1" | > | ![[ICON - weight-hanging-solid-full.svg]] **Weight**: | 180 lbs | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - **Diomeades "Dio" Eldwynair** was born in the summer of 1466 DR in [[Silvercross]] to [[Rowan Eldwynair]] and [[Therona Eldwynair]]. Lean and wiry from a lifetime shaped by the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]], he grew up beside [[Kaelen Droswynn]] and [[Lira Morningvale]], the three forming a bond that felt more like family than friendship. Kaelen was the disciplined rival who constantly pushed Dio to improve, while Lira brought warmth and reckless joy that kept the other two grounded. Together they trained, fought, and served [[Tymora]] until the tragedy at the [[Cathedral of Lathander]] shattered Dio’s faith and tore the group apart. In the years that followed, Dio wandered across [[Faerûn]] like a ghost, drifting from ruined roads to distant cities in search of some way to break [[Beshaba]]’s hold over him and end the cycle that chained him to his past. At times, he would attempt to escape this cosmic catastrophe in name alone; during his years in [[Waterdeep]], he would often assume the alias of [[Ronan Blackfen]], carrying the weight of his memories while trying to disappear from the world. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Inventory</div> - **CLOTHING & ARMOR** - Distinctive red wide-brimmed hat - Red tabard from his days in the Order of the Lucky Blades - Long-sleeved black undershirt - Armor worn beneath his tabard, layered rather than uniform - **WEAPONS & ITEMS** - An intricate looking longsword, carried across his back by a bandolier across his chest - A mundane utility dagger sheathed behind his belt - A battered metal shield bearing Tymora’s faded visage, slung alongside the sword on his back <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Relationships</div> - [[Olivia Halcrest]]: She was more than Dio’s mentor. She grounded him, challenged his arrogance, and saw through every bluff without cruelty. Around her, he never felt the need to perform. In quiet moments after training, the two shared stories, laughter, and long silences filled with unspoken feelings. Dio loved her but never confessed it, never realizing she loved him as well. She hid it in her guidance, her trust in him, and the way her hand lingered on his shoulder just a moment too long. After her death, Dio carried [[Olivia's Sword]] and wore [[Olivia's Hat]] whenever he could, treating them as his most treasured possessions. Every cycle of his curse forces him back to the moment he killed her: the blindness, the strike, and the uncertainty of her final breath. To Kaelen, Dio is the man who failed her. To Lira, he is a victim of cruel fate. To himself, he is simply the man who survived the woman he loved. - [[Rowan Eldwynair]]: Rowan was the first person Dio trusted completely, offering warmth in a life shaped by discipline and expectation. While Therona forged strength into him, Rowan taught him how to laugh, breathe, and remain human. At [[The Silver Flagon]], Dio grew up listening to his father’s stories of failed patrols and enduring friendships. Rowan’s faith in his son never faded, even after his fall. Dio believes Rowan has long mourned him, and the thought of returning home fills him with both comfort and dread. - [[Therona Eldwynair]]: Therona was the standard Dio spent his life trying to reach, a woman of iron discipline whose approval meant everything to him. She taught him that courage was restraint and that honor was proven in unseen moments. Her love was quiet, often hidden beneath expectation, and Dio grew up fearing he could never fully earn it. After Olivia’s death and his fall, he could not bear to face her, convinced he had become every disappointment she feared. Dio believes she mourned him in silence, and if they ever meet again, he expects not comfort, but judgment. - [[Kaelen Droswynn]]: Kaelen was the companion who pushed Dio harder than anyone else, tempering his recklessness with discipline and precision. Their bond was forged through combat, trust, and the belief that each made the other stronger. After Olivia’s death, that bond shattered, and Kaelen’s grief turned into blame. The man who once stood beside Dio came to see him as a failure that should have died instead. - [[Lira Morningvale]]: Lira was the spark that kept Dio grounded when duty and expectation became suffocating. She dragged him into laughter, reckless dares, and moments that made life feel lighter. Long before he deserved it, she believed in him and saw hope where he only saw regret. After Olivia’s death, Lira defended him without hesitation, convinced fate, not failure, caused the tragedy. Dio still remembers her as the little sister he never admitted he needed, the one who could break through his bitterness and remind him there was still a reason to keep going. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">His Curse...</div> - Upon death or upon nearing his thirtieth year; Dio’s life resets to the moment of the battle at the Cathedral of Lathander. Each rebirth carries with it the full memory of every prior cycle of life, all anchored to the instant he took [[Olivia Halcrest]]’s life while she lay possessed. The curse is the work of [[Beshaba]], who denies him the release of death and instead returns him again and again, grinding him through loss and failure until he breaks and willingly accepts her as his patron... and becomes her chosen, a purpose she has never explained- and one Dio himself does not understand. - **His quest... is to break the chain that holds him within her domain, escaping her shadow and returning to his people; yet he does not know the way...** <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">His Deaths...</div> - **[[01 - The Alleyway]]** 1466 - 1490, Bled out from piercing would in [[Suzail]], Aged 24 (**24**) - **[[02 - Gravity]]**, 1486 - 1489, Falling atop the [[Storm Horn Mountains]], Aged 23 (**27**) - **[[03 - The Apple]]**, 1486-1489, Poisoned near the [[Dragon Coast]], Aged 23 (**30**) - **[[04 - The Howls]]**, 1486-1490, Ripped apart by beasts in [[Dalelands]], Aged 24 (**34**) - **[[05 - The Festival of the Moon]]**, 1486 - 1495, Executed in [[Baldur’s Gate]], Aged 29 (**43**) - **[[06 - Rumors]]**, 1486-1492, Frozen to the core in [[Icewind Dale]], Aged 26 (**49**) - **[[07 - The Duel]]**, 1486 - 1491, Slain by [[Kaelen Droswynn]] outside [[Waterdeep]], Aged 25 (**54**) - **[[08 - Dancing in the Dark]]**, 1486 - 1494, Pulverized in [[Underdark]], Aged 28 (**62**) - **[[09 - The Peel of Destiny]]**, 1486 - 1492, Fell within [[Candlekeep]], Aged 26 (**68**) - **[[10 - Happy Birthday to me]]**, 1486 - 1496, Perished to [[Beshaba]]'s Curse, Aged 30 (**78**) - **[[11 - Burning for Water]]**, 1486 - 1493, Drowned outside [[Waterdeep]], Aged 27 (**85**) - **[[12 - A Brief Respite]]**, 1486 - 1496, Perished to [[Beshaba]]'s Curse, Aged 30 (**95**) - **[[13 - All along the Watchtower]]**, 1486 - 1496, Perished to [[Beshaba]]'s Curse, Aged 30 (**105**) - **[[14 - The Golden Bell]]**, 1486 - 1496, Crushed at the [[Cathedral of Lathander]], Aged 30, (**115**) - **[[15 - The Horizon's Edge]]**, 1486 - 1496, Perished to [[Beshaba]]'s Curse, Aged 30 (**125**) - **[[16 - The Burning Building]]**, 1486 - 1491, Crushed & Burnt in [[Sembia]], Aged 25 (**130**) - **[[17 - The Hollow Cloister]]**, 1486 - 1492, Bled out from a slashing wound, Aged 26 (**136**) - **[[18 - The Lie That Held]]**, 1486 - ????, Currently Alive, 27 (**143**) <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Before Tyranny</div> - **1466 DR - Birth** - Dio is born in the village of [[Silvercross]], home to the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]], a militant faith dedicated to [[Tymora]]. - **1480 DR - Start of [[The Second Sundering]] (Age 14)** - Divine upheaval shakes [[Faerûn]]. Earthquakes, storms, and wars erupt. Gods stir, their Chosen appear. Tymora is strangely quiet. - Dio begins formal training as a squire of the Lucky Blades. - [[Kaelen Droswynn]] (17): Already in training, stern and disciplined, becomes Dio’s sparring partner and older-brother figure. - [[Lira Morningvale]] (11): Joins as a squire, playful and mischievous, instantly looks up to Dio and teases him constantly. - **1484 - 1485 DR - War of the Sundering (Ages 18–19)** - [[Kaelen Droswynn]] (21-22): Now a full knight, having grown increasingly frustrated with Dio’s irreverence, respects the courage he's gained nonetheless. - [[Lira Morningvale]] (15–16): Still in training, sneaks dice games with Dio during lunch, shares mischief and trust with him. - [[Olivia Halcrest]] (71-72): Mentor to Lira and Dio, a beacon of Tymora’s boldness. Her bond with Dio deepens- mentor, comrade, and something more, though unspoken. - [[Beshaba]]’s [[Doommaster]]s spread chaos, their laughter rising louder in this time of change - **1486 DR - The Battle at the [[Cathedral of Lathander]] (Age 20)** - What began as little more than a quiet outing- an informal visit meant to learn more about the [[Cathedral of Lathander]] and its rites- was never intended to be a mission at all. [[Olivia Halcrest]] led the trip as captain of the Training & Discipline wing, bringing Dio and [[Lira Morningvale]] along to observe and listen, to speak with clergy and townsfolk and deepen their understanding of faith beyond drills and doctrine. [[Kaelen Droswynn]] was not assigned to go; he belonged to a different wing entirely. He came anyway, unwilling to let the others go without him; more brother than escort. They were still speaking with the gathered faithful when the storm outside broke, and with it came the cultists, pouring into the cathedral like rain through shattered doors and windows. In the space of a heartbeat, conversation became chaos. Kaelen moved first and never gave ground. Trained among the Luckwardens; he met the cultists at the doors and held them there alone, steel rising and falling with practiced certainty, each strike measured and inevitable, as if this were no more remarkable than another duty long rehearsed. Lira broke off into the side aisles, moving fast, breath sharp, slipping between pillars and pews with frantic precision as she cut down attackers one by one. Near the altar, Dio fought back-to-back with Olivia, his commanding officer, protecting the clergy and townsfolk caught in the storm, holding sacred ground through discipline rather than dominance as thunder rolled overhead and stained glass burst across holy stone. As the fighting near the altar began to thin, something else seized the moment. The press of cultists had lessened, bodies scattered across the fractured stone as the storm raged on. Olivia’s eyes turned black, her voice twisting into cruel, mocking tones as [[Beshaba]]’s influence wrapped around her, her hat blew from her head and was cast away while she turned her sorcerous powers on Dio. He dodged and sidestepped spell after spell, ducking and weaving through the wreckage in an attempt to talk her down, until his foot caught on a fallen body and he stumbled. A spell struck him square in the face, stealing his sight. Blind and panicked, he heard footsteps rushing toward him from the front of the cathedral and believing another cultist was closing in, he thrust his sword forward. It struck true. When he pulled back and his vision began to clear, Olivia stood before him, her eyes already fading from black to their natural color... Before she had even collapsed, Beshaba’s plan was set into motion... - **1487 DR - The Breaking of an Oath (Age 21)** - The Second Sundering comes to its close. [[Mystra]] is restored, the [[Tablets of Fate]] are rewritten, and the world begins to heal... except for Dio. - In fury and grief, he casts away [[Tymora]]’s coin (*his Divine Focus*) into the [[Immerflow River]] and breaks his oath, abandoning the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]], his family, and [[Silvercross]] - That night, the curse laid upon him by [[Beshaba]] finally takes hold:- *His hair drains from black to white, a visible scar of his fall.* - *From that moment on, each time he reaches thirty- or dies before it... he is torn back to his twentieth year, body renewed, memory unbroken, fate unrelenting.* - **1493 DR - The 18th Cycle (Physically 27, Mentally 143)** - After years of deliberate anonymity in [[Waterdeep]], Dio’s self-imposed exile ended in spring of 1493 DR when [[Durnan]] quietly passed him a sealed letter addressed not to [[Ronan Blackfen]], but to Dio Eldwynair. A summons from [[Yang Pahlavan]] calling him to [[Dragon's Rest]] on [[Stormwreck Isle]], the first sign in over a century that someone had seen him through the curse he held as if they knew... - **To continue his story, read onwards into:** - **[[PAGE 01]]**