![[VarethJusticarPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Vareth Justicar _Human Paladin Commander | [[Order of the Gauntlet]] | [[Fort Ten-Torch]]_ ## Summary Stern, uncompromising commander of [[Fort Ten-Torch]] after decades of northern service — tactical brilliance and unwavering devotion to [[Tyr]]'s justice. He is the man who executed [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]] when she returned as a [[Soulmonger]], despite their decade-long friendship. %% ## Now Commands the defense of [[Bryn Shander]] alongside [[Aldous Redmaine]]. He recognized [[Lynne]] as [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s daughter and grieved Aribeth with apparent sincerity while lying about being present when she fell; Lynne is quietly undermining him with his own soldiers and with Sheriff [[Markham Southwell]]. ## Appearance Graying hair, hard eyes, a weathered face, always in polished armor bearing [[Tyr]]'s symbol. He speaks in clipped tones and rarely shows emotion, though doubt occasionally flickers through. ## Personality Rigid, dutiful, uncompromising — he believes doctrine exists for good reason and can cite [[Order of the Gauntlet]] precedent to justify almost any action. He is haunted by the hard calls, though he'd never admit it, and values efficiency and law above sentiment. ## Quote _"The law exists to protect us from our own weakness. Sentiment is a luxury we cannot afford on the frontier."_ ## Connections **[[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]** — friend of a decade whom he executed as a [[Soulmonger]]. **[[Cassandra Thann]]** — witnessed the execution and helped build the official lie. **[[Lynne]]** — Aribeth's daughter; he holds the answers about her mother. ## Background **The Execution:** [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]] returned as a [[Soulmonger]], and he executed her. [[Cassandra Thann]] — Aribeth's closest friend — witnessed it and helped construct the official story that Aribeth died heroically on a mission. Vareth preserved her final testament but keeps it locked away. ## Key Info - Holds [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s preserved final testament in the [[Fort Ten-Torch]] archives — the truth of her death, available to [[Lynne]] if she presses. ## Stats [[Paladin]] - Commander's Presence: allies within 30 ft. have advantage on saves vs. fear. - Tactical Genius: bonus action to grant an ally advantage. - +1 longsword (extra damage vs. undead). - Command and zone of truth, 1/day each. ![[Paladin]] %%