oathguard is a dash-only, moderately selective portrayal of an original d&d character set in the universe of the forgotten realms + baldur's gate that practices multishipping, multiverses and mutual-exclusivity. dram'szin is not essential to the progression of the campaign, and is only requisite to it by way of being a companion to the companions, and to your individual example[s] of tav. not all lore you read here is canon.
tags. / headcanons. / plots. / prompts. traveling alongside … to be added.
...ㅤdescription. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
dram'szin ' dram ' helvi'ett — a half-drow soldier, is a level 12 paladin sworn to an oath of redemption, who is of a lawful good alignment. dusky, spangling gray skin; piercing, sloe obsidian eyes, rockjawed under a roguish beard, tall and stocky for his race. he has resplendent silver hair, [dryad style] but dyes it black on routine. he is passionate, saddleborn, stout, and focused, and has ideals relating to forgiveness, freedom, and responsibility. he owes an unrepayable debt to the person who took him in, and is known to be vengeful, having a rigid code of honor, and being suspicious of those around him, but exhibits extreme loyalty to those he trusts.
...ㅤintroduction. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
dram'szin was born in the slums of menzoberranzan's stenchstreets [the braeryn] as the subsequent second born male and twin to his sister, born to a drow mother and a half-elf father, neither of which hailed to many grandeurs before his arrival. his outlawed mother, who died of complications during childbirth, was of ill-repute as an alleged worshiper of eilistraee, and had been orchestrating an expedition out of the city with other exiles and outcasts, then ultimately the under/upperdark prior to her unexpected death. years after her passing, dram'szin's father was found guilty of indictable crimes such as thievery and robbery, and after his arrest and grim disposal, dram'szin was separated from his siblings and his fate was decided on account of his twinship in which he was deemed the lesser of the two: he was sentenced to death in the name of the weaver of destiny, lolth. he was shortly taken to an appropriate sepulcher to be sacrificed, but the gods— or a godsend— had other plans. during that dedicated ceremony and before his killing, the high priestess of a powerful house spoke out to and for him, urging that he be conditioned to her will instead. to others, including her own family, a lolth-sworn drow, but to dram'szin [as revealed later], a secret follower of eilistraee: she lived two lives.
...ㅤmidlife. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
the priestess ensured that dram'szin was, to some degree, regarded as equal to his peers as he followed order into his eventual admission of training for sentry of her house, which was tucked away in the west wall, where he primed himself with cruelty and killings to become her house's weaponmaster, and to garner the respect of his superiors. through these acts, he ultimately conquered an avenue to the position of captain of the guard, and there, he victoriously mandated many drow forces into battle, on the path to bloody triumph.
...ㅤpresent. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
his mentor, the priestess of his house, went on to later commit a widely traitorous transgression against her family, and the city as was her prevailing intent, the legal consequences of which spurred her renege of the guise she no longer had, and she began the immediate desertion of the underdark — but not without her faithful apprentice, dram'szin. the two of them saw success in their escape but face extraordinary evil on the face of toril, not limited to the assassins and leagues of drow warriors hunting them for bounty and prestige. on the surface, they seek refuge in settlements and once before, even a druid's grove. because of his internal qualms with his previous violence, dram'szin pledges himself to the path of redemption, and enlightens the damned on justice and vindication. but, on the subject of his values: he is no pacifist.
