King Eric the Snickerer

The king of Svitgard, Eric the Snickerer, recently reconquered a rebellious portion of his kingdom. The leaders of the rebellion were found with strange bits of metal protruding from their bodies, mostly on the back and through the skull and face. They were also said to speak in several voices simultaneously, like a choir.
The bodies were burned, but the metal shards have been kept and are on display in the royal palace. Eric is very proud of the trophies, as he slew one of the rebel leaders himself with his flaming sword, Tungsten.
Flaming swords can be made using conventional enchanting techniques, but unlike Paladins, normal humans aren't immune to the flames of their own swords, and as such wielding one is very difficult for a human because it is firstly very uncomfortable (fucking fire right next to your hand, imagine some longsword stances except the sword is on fire) and also very dangerous, you run the risk of setting yourself ablaze.
Eric the Snickerer is one of the few men, and certainly the only king crazy enough to actually use one of these weapons casually. He has a tradition of pouring a bucket of water over his head (or having a man do it for him) before battle, so that his hair cannot catch fire.
He got his nickname because of his good sense of humor, and laughing along with his men whenever someone pours a bucket over his head.
His people are terribly fond of him, and he keeps the Branded Zells a flaming sword's length away.
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