Gideon Lightward
Gideon Lightward
Gideon Lightward was a warlock cultist of Zariel and former priest of Lathander who was in charge of Elturel's cemetary. He was killed in 1497 by the Lost Star Detectives during the Damnation of Elturel.
History
A longtime priest of Lathander, Gideon was targeted by the cult of Zariel for years prior to Elturel's damnation, as they sent devils in the disguise of angels to slowly warp and twist Gideon into following Zariel. They succeeded, and Gideon became a devoted follower. When Elturel was teleported into Avernus in Eleasis of 1497, Gideon did not transform into an infernal Hell Knight like the other Zarielites in the Hellriders and the Order of the Companion. Instead, he died and rose again as an undead and began transforming the corpses of the cemetary into zombie followers to help his archdevil mistress wage war on the Abyss. In late Eleasis, Gideon was instructed by Zariel to give some of his undead forces over to Janfire Mistmore, commander of the Hell Knights, to assist him in the ongoing Siege of Helm's Shieldhall, which he did. Shortly after, the cemetary was attacked by the Lost Star Detectives, who had arrived to make use of the Helm of Torm's Sight in its main crypt to commune with Torm and find a way to save Elturel. Gideon attemtped to stop them, but was killed and put to rest for good.
Species
Year of Death
1497 CR
Circumstances of Death
Killed by the Lost Star Detectives
Place of Death
Elturel Cemetary
Children
Aligned Organization
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