Ishto

This article is about the paladin from Yios. For Otohan's weapon, see Ishta.

Ishto
Fan art of Ishto and Orym, by Elaine Tipping.
Type	NPC
Actor	Matthew Mercer
Character Information
Creature type	Humanoid
Class	Paladin
Age	47 (in 843 PD)
Languages	Common
Place	Yios, Aeshanadoor
Connections	The Lawbearer (deity) Glistening Spire
Profession	Soldier
Status
Status	Unknown (as of 843 PD)
Stats
Level	At least level 2
Appearances
First seen	"Rush for the Bloody Bridge" (3x82)
Stream	Campaign Three (1 episode)

Ishto is a holy warrior from Yios and a follower of the Lawbearer working against the Ruby Vanguard. As an NPC, Ishto is played by Matthew Mercer.

Description

Appearance

Ishto is a 47-year-old man who looks older than he actually is, with tanned skin and very short white hair. At some point during or before his time as prisoner of the Vanguard he lost some teeth. He wears armor which bears a symbol of his goddess (a double-bladed axe combined with a scale) on the chest piece.

Personality

Ishto seems to be a determined and devout man willing to fight for the Lawbearer's cause despite the dangers.

Biography

Background

Ishto was from Yios, the City of Flowing Light, and had connections with the Glistening Spire. He had had a hard life. At some point he became a paladin and follower of Erathis.

After the apogee solstice of 843 PD, his nation became part of an alliance against the Ruby Vanguard, and he was sent to the Tishtan excavation site in order to collaborate with other warriors and mages mounting an assault there. He was acting as the bodyguard of a group gathering information when he was captured, while his comrades ended up all petrified or dead.

"Rush for the Bloody Bridge" (3x82)

An unconscious Ishto was rescued by Bells Hells when they killed the Reiloran Shrike guards holding him prisoner. After FCG healed him, they gave him the choice either to join them in their scouting mission or just to try to get out of the area. The paladin was still very weak, but he stated that his goal was to save the realm even at the cost of his own life, and he was willing to help them as much as he could (showing some nervousness when the possibility of traveling to Ruidus was mentioned).

Although while the party was moving toward the Bloody Bridge, the paladin fell off a roof on top of Orym, despite being at the limit due to his injuries, he managed to successfully fight the members of the Vanguard that were approaching, even killing one of them with his Divine Smite. This helped all the members of Bells Hells to successfully reach the Bloody Bridge.

Relationships

Erathis

Ishto firmly believed in the Lawbearer, and reminded himself and others that she would help in their endeavor, even when things seemed to be going wrong.

Character information

Notable items

• Heavy armor
• Dagger given to him by Imogen
• Chain with barbed blade given to him by Fearne
• Glaive

Former items

• At least one sword or hammer

Abilities

Paladin abilities

• Divine Sense
• Lay on Hands
• Fighting Style
• Spellcasting
• Divine Smite

Appearances and mentions

• Campaign Three
  • "Rush for the Bloody Bridge" (3x82) (first appearance)

Quotations

• Ishto: (after falling off the roof on top of Orym) Do not worry. The Lawbearer looks upon us this day. She will protect us.

Trivia

• His name can mean "big" or "to be big" in Chickasaw.
• The first time he mentioned his goddess he accidentally called her "Lawbringer", but Matthew Mercer promptly clarified the character meant to say "Lawbearer", and that it had been a brief confusion on his part.

References

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