Master Max

"If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher's cleaver."
 -Master Max
== History ==
A barbaric warrior of prodigious might, Master Max was known first and foremost for the artifact he wielded - a sentient axe capable of speech. Known for his stupidity and belligerence, Master Max's official duties, insofar as ruling and strategizing were concerned, were taken up by his weapon, which was cunning, self-aware, and possessed of a personality of its own. This led to many debates over whether the warrior or the axe itself was the true Lord, although wiser heads knew that the wielder and the weapon were so inseparable that to think of them as separate entities was to grossly misunderstand them. Master Max often traveled, but he could return to the capital for his most important duty, that of initiating new Lords. Master Max remained in the dying future, fighting vainly for the preservation of the Final Empire. Brought back to serve within the Illuminated, Master Max was paired with Lord Ravenfreak, and the two operated close to Arendur, investing problems and unexplained events. The pair was considered broadly unsuccessful, tending to turn up more false leads then actual information. After the Arendur-Ragnarok War, Master Max followed Tolumvire into exile, but was unable to survive the journey through the Twisted Gate, perishing with. 
== Personality ==
Unintelligent and incurious, Master Max seemed to be a man out of his depth. He was overbearing and somewhat domineering, but typically oblivious to his surroundings. His axe, which shared the duty of Lordship with him, was observant and cunning, doing much to make up for his shortcomings. The two often seemed to live as one entity, trusting one another implicitly.
Category:Arendur
Category:Lords
Category:Dead
Category:Shield Campaign
Category:Branch of the Light
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