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08-16-2014, 11:12 AM
Willow is two-for-two! Well done. You can't quit now. ;)
Statue of Ser William Wallace
William Wallace is considered the founder of the House of the Hand. He was a devoted paladin of Torm who came to Thay on a penance decades before his death with grand ambitions to free Thay from the grip of its Red Wizard masters. It took Wallace only a short time to come to terms with the cold, hard truth - that he was not the man who would be able to turn the Thayans away from the evil to which they had become so accustomed.
But rather than leave Thay in shame at having failed in his sworn duty, he instead proved to be a skilled diplomat (rare for a Tormtar) and convinced the Red Wizards to allow him to establish a temple to Torm in the heavily fortified Thralgard Keep. He argued that the legionnaires there needed to thoroughly understand and embrace Torm's teachings of duty, loyalty, and obedience in order to properly carry out their primary duty of guarding High Thay.
The years after the formation of the House of the Hand proved a moderate success for Wallace as the temple he founded has slowly gathered more faithful both from within Thay, and from without. Perhaps in time, Wallace's dream may indeed be realized...
Might be a few days as I come up with the next one. Or, as a bit of a twist to the game, if anyone is fairly certain you know the inspiration for something/someone in game and you want to provide your own clues - go for it. Just one person/thing at a time though, please. :)
Statue of Ser William Wallace
William Wallace is considered the founder of the House of the Hand. He was a devoted paladin of Torm who came to Thay on a penance decades before his death with grand ambitions to free Thay from the grip of its Red Wizard masters. It took Wallace only a short time to come to terms with the cold, hard truth - that he was not the man who would be able to turn the Thayans away from the evil to which they had become so accustomed.
But rather than leave Thay in shame at having failed in his sworn duty, he instead proved to be a skilled diplomat (rare for a Tormtar) and convinced the Red Wizards to allow him to establish a temple to Torm in the heavily fortified Thralgard Keep. He argued that the legionnaires there needed to thoroughly understand and embrace Torm's teachings of duty, loyalty, and obedience in order to properly carry out their primary duty of guarding High Thay.
The years after the formation of the House of the Hand proved a moderate success for Wallace as the temple he founded has slowly gathered more faithful both from within Thay, and from without. Perhaps in time, Wallace's dream may indeed be realized...
Might be a few days as I come up with the next one. Or, as a bit of a twist to the game, if anyone is fairly certain you know the inspiration for something/someone in game and you want to provide your own clues - go for it. Just one person/thing at a time though, please. :)