Finder Wyvernspur

In the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, Finder Wyvernspur is a relatively new power raised to the portfolio of the deceased god Moander. Finder is a Chaotic Neutral Demipower. His divine realm is Fermata, situated on the plane of Arborea.

History

A few centuries ago, Finder was one of the early sons of the Wyvernspur family, and a highly accomplished bard. Rising to prominence among the Harpers, he was quite successful in his youth. Finder's skills in music were such that his songs transcended mere music, inspiring others to great works, renewed vigor or deep despair.

Inevitably, Finder's works were copied by other performers, who added their own twists to his songs. It was inevitable that their performances would thus veer from the level of perfection that Finder strove for. In anger at the corruption of his works, Finder vowed to create a method by which his songs would be preserved in the ideal state; that is, the way he himself wanted.

Banding together with powerful mages, Finder devised a magical clone of himself that he could fill with memories - including his music. This clone, Flattery, was nearly identical to Finder. Unfortunately, during the creation process, an innocent person died, twisting the magic and resulting in a backlash to Finder's popularity. Flattery escaped, but Finder was brought to trial before the Harpers, including Elminster.

The verdict was harsh: many Harpers had watched Finder's obsession grow, and the fatal result of his attempts to preserve his music was viewed to be a terrible crime. The Harpers condemned Finder to timeless existence in the Citadel of White Exile, located on tghe border between the Positive Energy Plane and the Plane of Gems. His songs and his name were wiped from the Realms. Only a few, such as Elminster, remembered them, in case they should emerge again.

Centuries later, the sorceress Cassana found details of Finder's experiments and tracked him down in the Citadel. She offered him a second chance, though her motives for doing so were dark. He accepted, and the result was the adventuress Alias, who he filled with false memories and all of his music. In her release from Cassana and the "Dark Masters," Alias met Finder, known as Nameless, and he discovered that she, too, had been adapting his music to enhance it. However, Finder found he could accept this fact.

Now returned to the Realms, Finder began to age, and grew concerned with death. Anxious both to redeem himself to the Harpers and to find some way to obtain immortality, he took the Finder's Stone and sought out the weakened god Moander. By shattering the stone and using the para-elemental ice at its core, Finder was able to slay Moander and claim its godly essence for his own.

Still a fledgling power, Finder needed to form for himself a base of worshippers. To do so, he manifested himself to a young bard named Joel, posing as an elder man who espoused the wonders of Finder's vision. Joel later became close friends with Finder, as well as his first cleric, from the time they spent together.

Relationships

Finder is tolerated by most of the good pantheon. His closest ally is Tymora, who sponsored his rise to godhood. He has also been known to fraternize with greater powers who are allies of Tymora, although as a free spirit, Finder prefers to spend his time away from stronger deities.

Finder's closest relationship is the one he has with his priest, Joel the Rebel Bard. Despite being lost to the Wyvernspur family's lore, he continues to watch over the descendants of his brother.

Information taken from the novels "Azure Bonds," "The Wyvern's Spur" and "Tymora's Luck" by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb.