Istvhan
Istvhan is a former paladin of the Saint of Steel, and the title paladin in Paladin's Strength.
He is the biggest of the paladins, "a great bear of a man with shoulders like an ox."[1] He is often presumed unintelligent because of his hulking size, but Stephen notes that he is a dangerous man to underestimate. He has a tongue-in-cheek wit and a pleasant optimism, even if it amounts to gallows humor. He has dark, graying curls and a beard to match. He is the perceived leader of his remaining order of paladins, taking orders directly from Bishop Beartongue.
Background & Personal Life
Istvhan comes from a large and seemingly eccentric family, at one point saying that some of his favorite aunts (and since their passing, some of his favorite cousins) are bandits.[2] In Paladin's Grace, he was "friends with benefits" with Bishop Beartongue of the White Rat, "but she wore him out."[1]