Toby Greybeard

Toby Greybeard was a Gnome Wizard and the founder and director of the Royal Green Dragon Academy.

History
In 1150, Toby Greybeard was selected for his exceptional magical talent to become a chosen of Mystra. Around this time, he was part of an adventuring party that plundered the hoard of a Green Dragon that lived in the Misty Moors. Using his share of this treasure, Toby purchased a palace in northern Uswon from a Dwarven Baron and converted it into an Academy of Magic, which he dubbed The Royal Green Dragon Academy. He dedicated his time to maintaining the academy and teaching his pupils the fundamentals of magic. In 1171, the Magic Gods, including Mystra, discovered that, due to the actions of Tharizdun, magic was fading from the world. In the effort to preserve their power, these gods each stored a significant portion of their power in an Orb, which they entrusted to Toby to protect. Toby created a secret room at the academy, where the orb was stored. This room could only be accessed by those the orb deemed worthy and was thereby impenetrable for those who would seek to steal its power. Meanwhile the Royal Green Dragon Academy was flourishing and Toby enlisted the help of a large roster of staff, including Carnelis. The orb remained safely locked away, even though many evil powers, including the demon lord Scrix sought after it. Toby Greybeard eventually befriended a human adventurer by the name of Julia Stormwhisper. When Julia, on an expedition with Giovanni Rivertide, fell victim to a curse, Toby vowed to retrieve the legendary Ring of The Elder Elemental that could reverse the curse's effect. Greybeard was successful in his quest and, awaiting Stormwhisper's return, entrusted the ring to the Monastery of the Dawnfather, although in 1451, Blackthorne and his men stormed the monastery, massacred most of the monks, and stole the ring. Unfortunately, Julia Stormwhisper returned in fire elemental form in 1453 to claim the ring and, upon discovering that Toby no longer had it, attacked him in a rage, being driven off by Toby, Carnelis, and a group of students.

In 1453, the Orb, recognizing a group of students as worthy, revealed itself to two of them: Rose and Grub. Although Rose eagerly claimed the orb, Grub grew frightened when his companion was teleported into the demiplane within it and fled. Rose would reveal the orb to a small group of her friends, including Grub, Xendon, and Ssssssss. When Toby learned that they had claimed the orb, he warned them that they were no longer safe at the Royal Green Dragon Academy and sent them to Heraldur to meet with Karmiir Metalmace, a chosen of Boccob. He sent along one of his best students, an Orc named Grog, to protect them. However, before the students could leave the academy, a Maw Demon sent by Blackthorne attacked and killed Rose, although the rest of the students managed to escape. After the students left, Greybeard was left behind to run the academy, holding a memorial service for Rose and praying to Mystra that Blackthorne did not obtain the orb.