Valorean Tyrsea

"Think you're a dragon slayer? Come here and try. I'll not sheathe my blade 'til it's been blooded. Let my face be the last thing you see."
-Valorean Tyrsea
== History ==
A dragonborn warrior in the Kingdom of Tyrsea, Valorean Tyrsea counted himself among the descendants of the prodigal son of the white dragon Tyrseos. He and his kin warred with the Pale Dragon Warriors, who considered themselves Tyrseos' true descendants. From an early age, he was a Dreamer, although none of other Dragonborn believed his stories of his sojourns through the Dreamlands and his encounters with the fantastical creatures within. 
Desperate to claim more power to secure victory for his people, Valorean Tyrsea traveled north to Thule where he witnessed eldritch truth. He brought back with him a sliver of the Shoggoth of Thule, arrogantly telling himself that like Prometheus, he had stolen from the gods. 
Not long after, Valorean Tyrsea began to worship the Great Old Ones; O'Rangus in particular. By far the mightiest warrior among his people, he eventually rose to become the King of Tyrsea not for virtue, but for might. Despite any reservations his subjects had about his strange gods or his insistence in the existence of a world beyond their own, he was their only hope. 
Having defeated the Pale Dragon Warriors in numerous battles and taken much of their territory, the new king and his Tyrsean subjects had to contend next with the Arendurian Great Crusade, which was determined to conquer the north for the empire. Valorean Tyrsea flatly refused to surrender or even accept an alliance, sparking war in which the dragonborn won several early conflicts. Eventually the king clashed with a strike force led by Farcraft, the General of the Arendurian Army. Valorean Tyrsea ambushed and surrounded the Arendurians, but was surprised in battle by General Farcraft himself, who bested him and slew him with his sword, the Effigy. In his last moments, the shard of the Shoggoth abandoned him, possessing Farcraft instead. Having seen the corruption that afflicted Valorean Tyrsea, Farcraft saw what would happen next and fell upon his own blade, preserving his humanity. 
Though the Arendurians had been decidedly defeated in the battle, both sided reeled from the loss of their leaders. The morale of the Tyrseans was crushed, for their king was there only hope. The Arendurians for their part were humiliated and enraged by the loss of their General, and returned in force, sacking Tyrsea and killing every Dragonborn they could find, even women and children. 
== Personality ==
Valorean Tyrsea was a proud and determined warrior who wanted to become the hero who saved his people. Above all else, he hated being pitied and therefore pushed himself to attain as much power as he could. He believed he had far more control over the forces at his disposal, when in fact he was nothing more than a pawn. 
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