Thondred is a dwarf artificer from Sharn , Breland , and a famed adventurer. [1]
Relationships
He is a fellow adventurer of the warforged fighter Azm , the elf ranger Sarav , and a shifter rogue , [1] [2] [3] and sometimes with a shifter wizard named Baristi . [4] [note 1]
Thondred has also adventured with the elf wizard Mialee , the human fighter Regdar , and the human monk Ember . [5] [6]
He is also an acquaintance of Guildmaster Markell . [7]
Activities

The adventuring party of Thondred, Azm, Sarav, and the other explore the ruins of Xen'drik and dare the hazards and secrets of that continent. [1]
Description
Thondred is an aged dwarf with white hair, mustache, and beard. He wears a padded coat adorned with many belts and pouches holding scrolls, vials, potions, and wands. [8] [4]
Personality
Sarav complained that Thondred always uses "a hammer when a needle would do", in regard to his typical use of powerful magic such as lightning bolts to defeat their enemies. [3]
History
Though born and raised in the City of Towers, [1] Thondred once visited Xen'drik . Though he didn't stay long, he always wanted to go back and search for lost knowledge he could make use of as an artificer. [2]
During the Last War, Thondred went to work at the House Cannith enclave on the production of warforged . However, with the end of the war and the creation of new warforged forbidden under the Treaty of Thronehold , Thondred was left unemployed. This shocked him and it took time for him to accept it. [1]

Afterward, Thondred got to know a warforged who'd been displaced and was looking to start a new post-war life, [1] and had returned to Sharn to find his creator—Thondred. [2] It was Thondred who named this warforged "Azm", after a word that roughly translated to "soul" he'd found in an ancient text from Xen'drik. [1] [2] The pair began adventuring together in Sharn. [2] In one adventure, Thondred, Azm, and Baristi battled skeletons . [4]
Thondred and Azm later met Sarav and a shifter rogue, and together they formed an adventuring company. [1] [2] They continued adventuring together, earning wealth and renown. Eventually, when they had enough to fund an expedition, [3] Thondred proposed they explore Xen'drik, where they could get rich and he could discover lost lore. [2]
Together, the four companions went to adventure in Xen'drik. Since then, they have won fame along the southern coast, [1] as well as riches and a little infamy. [2] Famously, Thondred not only defeated the lethal defenses of the Chamber of a Thousand Perils , which have injured and killed many previous adventurers and explorers, but also led his party safely through this entrance to a vast web of ruins concealed in the jungles of Xen'drik. [1] [2] In one expedition, they battled a monster with spiked tentacles, which Thondred drove away with a lightning bolt. [2] [3]
In other adventures, Thondred, Mialee, and Regdar examined a Matryoshka Matron ; only Thondred spotted the crone figure within and remarked "Inside, she looks just like my grandmother." [5] Thondred, Mialee, and Ember also once pursued a spellsong nightingale , and the artificer recommended the use of earplugs to protect their brains from its enchantment. [6]

Thondred and Markell were enjoying a drinking session together when they opened what they thought to be the last wine bottle, purchased from a Cannith market standing. However, it turned out not to be wine at all but a universal key and it tried to disassemble Thondred's goblet. [7] Thondred also offered a pair of Cyran gliding boots to Forley , a nostalgic revenger of Cyre . [9]
Impressively, Thondred the artificer is, or will be, one of the first heroes of the current age to achieve truly epic power and status. [10]
Abilities
He is skilled at thwarting traps and countering dangerous magic devices. [1]
He is also highly knowledgeable on the history and secret lore of Xen'drik. [1]
Possessions
Thondred has an amazing mastery of arcane magic. Moreover, he keeps on hand a great variety of potions, scrolls, and wands, as well as a belt pouch full of magic items , ensuring he is equipped for any eventuality. [1]
Appendix
Background
Thondred is an example character for the artificer class first appearing in vignettes and descriptions in the Eberron Campaign Setting . He, or a character of similar appearance, appears in a few pieces of artwork in other sourcebooks, but it was not until the image on page 102 of The Forge of War that his name was definitively linked to his appearance, allowing him to be identified in other artworks. It is assumed these similar depictions are intended to be Thondred.
Notes
- ↑ The shifter rogue companion of Thondred, Azm, and Savar is unnamed in the former two's descriptions in the Eberron Campaign Setting and cut entirely from Savar's, suggesting the character was removed during writing. However, The Forge of War page 102 depicts Thondred and Azm fighting alongside Baristi, who is also presented in the ECS. While it's possible the shifter rogue should be the shifter wizard Baristi, there is as yet nothing to connect the two and Baristi is described as traveling alone and only occasionally joining adventuring parties, which is likely the situation here.
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 33. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 38. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 41. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 James Wyatt , Wolfgang Baur , Ari Marmell (2007). The Forge of War . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 102. ISBN 0-7869-4153-7 .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wolfgang Baur (2006-09-25). Clockwork Wonders : "The Matryoshka Matron". Wizards of the Coast . Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wolfgang Baur (2007-01-15). Clockwork Wonders : "The Spellsong Nightingale". Wizards of the Coast . Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wolfgang Baur (2006-11-06). Clockwork Wonders : "The Universal Key". Wizards of the Coast . Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
- ↑ Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (2006-11-20). Clockwork Wonders : "Cyran Gliding Boots". Wizards of the Coast . Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
- ↑ James Wyatt , Keith Baker , Luke Johnson , Steven Brown (2006). Player's Guide to Eberron . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 17. ISBN 0-7869-3912-5 .