Thundalor Shieldheart

Thundalor Shieldheart is a powerful human wizard specializing in the school of Abjuration (protection), and one of the four Battlemasters of Riverguard.

Thundalor is about 70 years old, but in excellent physical shape. In fact, he's 6'4 and downright buff. He has broad shoulders and excellent posture for his age, but he also has a very wrinkled face, and a long gray beard that comes down to the center of his chest. He generally wears plane grey robes with a crumpled pointy wizard hat, but under the robes he appears to have all sorts of magical amulets and trinkets on his person.

Lord Mayor Quoster once proposed the city of Riverguard appoint him as their official "Archmage," but he declined vehemently. Thundalor feels that "archmage" is a sacred title given only to the most powerful wizard of an era, and because so little is known about the Mesa, no one can be sure he deserves such an honor.

He's extremely pragmatic in his thinking, and actually more arrogant about his intelligence than his magical abilities. If he comes up with a plan, and someone else comes up with a better plan, he will most likely propose a small alteration, and then take credit for half or all of the plan. He means well, but his people skills aren't fantastic.

Thundalor is a man of solitude, but does not actively avoid people; he simply doesn't notice how much time he spends away from the world. He's gotten even worse since someone gave him that magic ring that prevented him from having to eat or drink...

He is very unsettled by the Calling Yard. He spends most of his days locked in the upper levels of his tower, performing experiments and making scrying attempts to solve the mystery.