![[Aribeth de Tylmarande Dec2025.webp]] # Aribeth de Tylmarande _Half-Elf Paladin | [[Order of the Gauntlet]] | [[Fort Ten-Torch]]_ ## Summary Known as "The Silverhand" for her enchanted gauntlets, [[Lynne]]'s mother was an elite paladin of [[Tyr]] and Knight-Commander of the "Fist of Tyr." She died battling [[Isarr Kronenstrom]] and frost giants near the [[Sea of Moving Ice]]. %% ## Now _Deceased — executed at [[Fort Ten-Torch]] after revealing her undead condition._ ## Appearance Stern-faced half-elf with silver-streaked blonde hair in a severe braid, wearing plate armor bearing [[Tyr]]'s scales and gleaming silver gauntlets that had felled countless giant champions. ## Personality Disciplined and duty-bound, speaking with military precision and rarely smiling. She struggled to balance motherhood with sacred service. Even as a [[Soulmonger]], her sense of duty held — she fought south through the frozen wastes, battling giants even as her nature became something her Order would call abomination. ## Quote _"I remained myself. I fought for justice until the end. Tell my daughter I never stopped loving her."_ ## Connections **[[Lynne]]** — daughter; left in [[Bussy]]'s care when [[Lynne]] was five. **[[Bussy]]** — [[Heroes of Waterdeep|Hero of Waterdeep]] and father of [[Lynne]]. **[[Isarr Kronenstrom]]** — wounded her and left her unconscious for the [[Sewn Sisters]] to take. **[[Cassandra Thann]]** — protégé and close friend; held her hand at the execution. **[[Vareth Justicar]]** — commander at [[Fort Ten-Torch]] and old comrade, who ordered her execution. ## Background **The Silverhand:** Rose to Knight-Commander of the "Fist of Tyr." Known among giants for her enchanted gauntlets that had felled countless champions. **The Choice:** Fell in love with [[Bussy]], a [[Heroes of Waterdeep|Hero of Waterdeep]]. Their union produced [[Lynne]]. When [[Lynne]] was five, [[Aribeth de Tylmarande|Aribeth]] left her in [[Bussy]]'s care, choosing duty over family — a decision that haunted her remaining days. **The Battle:** Near the [[Sea of Moving Ice]], her patrol encountered [[Isarr Kronenstrom]] allied with [[Storvald]]'s forces. Vastly outnumbered, she ordered her soldiers to engage to protect nearby villages. She wounded [[Isarr Kronenstrom|Isarr]] himself before a frost giant's greataxe brought her down. **The Transformation:** The [[Sewn Sisters]] discovered her dying form and, recognizing revenge against the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]] who had thwarted [[Acererak]], transformed her into a [[Soulmonger]]. She escaped their grasp and fought south. **The Execution:** Reached [[Fort Ten-Torch]], seeking sanctuary from Commander [[Vareth Justicar]], a comrade she'd served alongside for over a decade. When she revealed her undead condition, he ordered the sentence carried out at dawn. Her final testament is preserved in the fort's archives. ## Stats **Base:** Blackguard (VGtM), with Soulmonger abilities. Historical — unlikely to appear except in visions or flashbacks. %%