Beren

Former Paladin Guildleader in Crossings. Replaced by Darius.

From DR Website

Founded originally by Beren, the Guild Hall in the Crossing is where most new members receive their training. Beren took on the guild in a fatherly fashion and is still thought of highly by many senior guild members. However, the Paladin council believed the guild members had grown too slack in their trainings and that the morality had deteriorated over time. Beren was subsequently removed, replaced by a more strict and harsh leader, Darius. Though the youngest guild leader in recorded history, Darius has maintained a stringent hold on not only the provincial guild, but the path of the Paladin itself.

Commentary

The name Beren also appears in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, and is referenced in his Lord of the Rings saga. While the entire game and indeed the whole fictional genre of pseudo-medieval fantasy are heavily influenced by Tolkien, instances in which small elements of the author's work were apparently copied directly have appeared in DragonRealms. Some, like the character Beren and the secret mountain door in Zoluren that contained the exact same entrance riddle as did the Mines of Moria in Fellowship of the Ring, have been quietly removed from the game.