![]() A vision of Tyr's warhammer shows the god's favor and permits immediate acceptance into the order. The choosing of the order's members is in part done by Tyr himself as part of the process of ascending to the order's ranks, a candidate must pray and receive a vision from Tyr. The very elite of Tyr's paladins, members of the Hammers of Grimjaws are chosen from the best of the Knights of the Merciful Sword and Knights of Holy Judgment. The Order of the Knights of the Merciful Sword tends to attract the paladins who emphasize the "good" part of their dedication to Tyr. The Order of the Knights of Holy Judgement tends to attract the paladins who emphasize the "lawful" part of their dedication to Tyr. Tyr considers slaying agents of evil to be honorable and worthy of the highest praise. To keep Tyr's favor, one must respect fallen enemies, never make sacrifice of a corpse, and keep one's alignment lawful good. In the latest version of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Tyr has the domains of Good, Knowledge, Retribution, Law, and War. The other deities suspect Cyric is somehow behind the situation that led Tyr and Helm to such a confrontation. In 1384 D.R., according to The Grand History of the Realms, Tyr kills Helm in a duel. Tyr lost his right hand to Kezef the Chaos Hound, and his eyes were put out by Lord Ao for questioning the Overgod's decision to punish all the deities for Bane's theft of the Tablets of Fate. Torm joined them to complete the Triad some years later. Ilmater aligned himself with Tyr in -243 DR (the Year of the Rack). ![]() This stroke is known as the Procession of Justice, in which the god himself appeared on Toril and personally led a host of archons and angels against the chaotic and evil forces arrayed in the remains of the fallen empire. Tyr first came to Toril in a campaign to pacify the remnants of the fallen empire of Jhaamdath in -247 Dale Reckoning, the Year of the Striking Lance. ![]() Tyr is blind and missing his right hand, for which he bears the title "The Maimed God." Ilmater, true to his ethos, works to teach Tyr to live with these disabilities, though in truth they are not a great hindrance in view of his power as a greater god. The two gods who serve Tyr as part of the Triad are Ilmater, deity of healing, suffering, and martyrdom and Torm, god of paladins and personification of courage, dutiful service, and obedience. Not coincidentally, these values are ones held by most paladins and any given paladin in Abeir-Toril is more likely to follow the Triad than not. Tyr holds great prominence in the Faerûnian pantheon due to his position as leader of the Triad, a trio of lawful good gods that are collectively devoted to the concepts of courage, justice, perseverance, relief of suffering, duty, obedience, honor, and to some extent righteous martyrdom.
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