About Hrut IngvarsonHrut Ingvarson
Gear:
Battleaxe 6 lbs, Masterwork Warhammer 5 lbs, Masterwork Cold Iron Warhammer 5 lbs, Longbow 3 lbs, Arrows 20/20 1 lb, Banded Mail 35 lbs, Heavy Cold Iron Spiked Shield 15 lbs, Candle x2, Chalk, Hammer 2 lbs, Hooded Lantern 2 lbs, Oil x5 5 lbs, Piton x4 2 lbs, Rope 50' 10 lbs, Sack x2 1 lb, Torch x2 2 lbs, Masterwork Backpack 4 lbs, Ioun Torch, Cold Iron Spiked Gauntlets Tactics:
Stances- Out of combat Silver Crane Waltz(+4 initiative, +2 AC and reflex) In combat- Pugilist Stance(+1d6 Damage with Hammer and/or shield) Bot behavior-
Background:
Hrut Ingvarson hails from the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, from a fortress known as Blackraven Hall. The Hall is a trading hub along the river in which it sits and for goods coming into the Lands from Irrisen. Hrut's father Ingvar was a trusted merchant to the leader, Freyr Darkwine, and often conducted caravns from the Lands, into Irrisen, and even to the Worldwound or farther if there was coin to be had. Ingvar trained his eldest son Hrut in simple combat and negotiations, as is the custom he would take over the merchant business when Ingvar passed. When Hrut was fourteen he was allowed to accompany his father on a caravan, as a guardsman, deep inland to a town known as Gundrum in the Worldwound to deliver farming supplies and weapons. Hrut was still young but learned from the older guards as they traveled, such as the ways of their peoples fighting in unison with swords and shields, protecting others, as is the way of Torag, and various obscure languages some of the guards knew. After many months of travel the caravan finally arrives in Gundrun, within the Worldwound. The caravan stays in the town for several days before beginning the long trek home. Just outside of the town the demons struck from out of nowhere, vicious in their assault. The demons kill everyone except Hrut in the attack, saving him for a possession ritual, since he is the youngest of them all. The demons took Hrut deeper into the Worldwound for this dark ceremony, awakening him only to torment him and scare him with visions of his father and friends dying over and over, much to the pleasure of the followers of Minagho . Two nights pass and the ceremony began, it is a full moon, the chanting of the demons and demonologists is loud and rhythmic, then the battle broke out. Knights in heavy armor came out of everywhere it seems and began slaying the demons and the priests with martial weapons and channeled divinity. When the battle is finished the holy warriors checked on Hrut, checking him for wounds and worse, possession. The ritual they explained is used to put a demon inside, as is the favored tactic of Minagho, and that it was only half completed, they needed to take him to their enclave to reverse what was done before the demon gains too much of a hold. Swiftly the warriors traveled, taking him to a grande city by the name NeroSayan, once there he was whisked to the Cruciform Cathedral to preform the exorcism. The clergymen worked for many days to battle the evil that was growing, in the end the only way to fully rid the demon from the host was to infuse divinity into him, changing him forever. The order that found Hrut was known as the Empyreal Guardians, and after minimal persuading they allowed him to join their ranks as an initiate. The training took place deep within the Cathedral many levels below the floor level, down there training involved learning to channel my divine powers and faith into martial strikes and various maneuvers. The knights reinforced the Ulfen fighting techniques, improving the use of shield and sword fighting, shield bashes, and protecting others, especially weaker allies. As the years go by Hrut grew to an tremendous size for a human, finally filling out to become a man, after several years of training the knights deemed Hrut worthy to take the holy oath of their order and become a brother. He is a stoic man after the event in the Worldwound, always the first one up and the last one asleep even among the other Guardians, always trying to be a protector others. Hrut, the other initiates, and the senior members of the order set off for Kenabres to take the oaths to Al'asadriel in the Cathedral of Saint Clydwell. It is an uneventful pilgrimage to Kenabres, the Guardians and the initiates come to Kenabres in preparation of the festival of Armasse, where every year the new Guardians are presented. The elders of the order informed the initiates that they are being initiated the day before Armasse and will be presented at the opening ceremony of the festival. The first night in the city the initiates were taken to Old Kenabres, to the cathedral to pray before their gods throughout the night. The next morning the vows are taken, "In my own name, unsullied and bound to my virtue, and in the name of Al'asadriel, this I swear: with my blades I shall defend the innocent from those who threaten them wrongfully. With my eyes I shall look for evil and with my words and deeds seek to turn it back to good, or else destroy it. With my mercy and conviction I shall lead others into the light, and with my courage I shall hold back the shadow, until the day I die or Al'asadriel returns to release me." After the vows are taken Hrut and his new brothers are allowed to rest after the long wake and exhausting oath. The festival of Armasse is in the next morning and the new initiates are at the cathedral ready to be presented as new brothers of the Empyreal Guardians. Hrut is preparing to be introduced as a Guardian today, his huge frame filling his armor, blonde almost white hair long and braided in the back, his beard and mustache also in braids as is his peoples tradition. The metal plates of his armor shine newly polished for today, massive metal shield with the crossed swords and crane upon it, signifying his status as a Guardian, steel grey eyes stare out from the helm with a stern gaze that always seems to be measuring whatever they set upon. Hrut believes that laws can be corrupted and twisted, and vigilantism is also not the answer, but in doing the right thing at the right moment and being benevolent.
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