Hector of the Ezra

Birthdate 	December 12th, 398
Age 	54 (Died February 7th, 453)
Height 	6'0"
Weight 	238lb
Gender 	Male
Hair Color 	Black
Eye Color 	Black
Race 	Human
Skin Color 	White
Nationality 	Ezra
Strength 	20
Constitution 	18
Dexterity 	13
Intelligence 	10
Wisdom 	14
Charisma 	12
Honor 	
Sanity 	
Comeliness 	7
Signature Weapon/Spell	Hector's Blade
Brogar
 	
Appearances 	42
Alignment 	Lawful Evil
== Appearance ==
== Personality ==
Hector is grim, tough, and an extremely unpleasant person. He is cruel to those he views as weak, and will mercilessly attack them, either physically or verbally. He seems to enjoy inflicting pain on others, particularly emotional pain. To him, the only thing better than a physically defeated opponent is one whose spirit has been so utterly crushed that they become a broken person. His only humor is that of bitter and callous jokes made at the expense of others. He is not a loving man, instead valuing nothing but sheer strength and determination. The only ones he respects are those who are also the best, and he despises emotional vulnerability or softness. 
He has a angry streak as well, viciously lashing out at anyone that he can. His anger runs hot and can affect his judgement if left unchecked, but he usually keeps it from spilling over that far. He is also extremely prideful. He knows he is the best, and he wants everyone else to know it too. When his pride is challenged, he becomes caustic and vicious. As a leader, he accepts nothing less than total obedience and authority. His training is brutal, and only those whom are the best will survive. He also instills a high premium on loyalty, both to one's commander, and to their fellow soldiers. 
For all of those flaws, Hector is quite an honorable man. He keeps to a warrior's code and does not unnecessarily divert from it. He is also extremely loyal and dependable, perhaps best seen when he became Cedric's unquestioning number two. In this role he excelled, executing Cedric's orders and ensuring his rule was strong and well supported. While a vicious, spiteful man, he is not unintelligent. 
== History ==
Born to parents Baltor and Clarissa at the end of 398 AT, Hector belonged to the culture of Ezra Warriors, a semi-nomadic group that boasted the greatest fighters in the known world. The young Baltor and Clarissa were hedonistic and neglectful parents, and Hector was mostly raised by his paternal uncle, Drax, a grim and stoic but honorable fighter of high regard. In 402, Clarissa perished from a venereal disease, and Baltor fell into a deep depression, neglecting his son yet further. Soon, Baltor left the Ezra Warriors, leaving Hector to be raised by Drax exclusively. Drax was not cruel, but he was stern, and taught the boy a life of rules, habits, and extreme discipline. The young Hector did not understand why his parents had abandoned him, and so he focused on bettering himself in the hopes of impressing them when they returned. 
Hector almost exclusively devoted himself to training his body and becoming the ultimate warrior. He mirrored his fighting style after Drax's, that of a heavy, tanky, two-handed fighter, and excelled in it. He worked himself until he was raw to the bone, exhausted, and covered in filth. While his relentless training earned him great physical results, Hector's mental health and personality suffered. He grew into a singleminded and determined but bitter young man, and Drax's attempts to socialize him with other children, including Hector's uncle Starwin's children, failed. Hector knew only dominance, and victory. He honed his skills by dueling other members of the Ezra, ironing out the flaws in his fighting style and rapidly growing more and more powerful. By the time he was in his late teens, he was one of the Ezra's best fighters. 
His attempt at the position of Canto of the Ezra came when he was just twenty, in 419 AT. Before the engagement, Drax gifted Hector his own sword and what would become his signature weapon, a blade that had been passed down through the generations. His opponent, Ladric, favored the spear and shield, and was a tactful and slippery foe. Hector won the duel by allowing himself to be impaled, then disarming Ladric of his weapons and earning his surrender. There were a few other challengers, but none could stand against Hector. He had achieved dominance over the greatest warriors in the world with himself at the peak. 
But what could come next? 
That question soon gnawed at Hector, and he suffered an existential crisis. What does a man hungry to be the best do when he becomes the best? He soon came up with an answer: to create a warrior who could be even better. He courted the Celeste, the daughter of Salala, one of the greatest Ezra Warriors, and together the two produced a son in 421: Cedric, named after a legendary leader of the Ezra's past. 
While Hector had ultimate authority as Canto, it did not translate to skillful leadership, partnership, nor parentage. He and Celeste quickly grew to hate each other, and they separated, leaving Cedric in their shared custody. Hector viewed his own relentless training as a complete success, and so he sought to replicate it on Cedric. He despised Celeste's more gentle parenting approach, and treated Cedric cruelly and coldly, withholding any affection. Celeste grew so resentful of Hector's treatment of Cedric that she tried to find someone that would either duel Hector for the Canto-ship or even to assassinate him. When Hector found out, he used this as an excuse to force Celeste's hand, offering her either exile, complete subservience, or death. She reluctantly chose exile. 
In 428, the new Grand Arbiter of the Aureate Citadel, Dorm, pursued an extremely aggressive policy against the Ezra Warriors. The Citadel and Ezra had long been partners in fighting against monsters, but Dorm viewed the Ezra as a potential threat, given how they were not followers of the Dawn Gods. The two groups engaged in a series of events that gradually escalated tensions between them, with Dorm pushing the Ezra with new policies, and Hector belligerently responding. Drax's policies were not popular in the Citadel, and he was interrupted mid-term by a vote by the Golden Council, but a great deal of damage had been done to the relationship between the Ezra and the Citadel. The new Grand Arbiter, Kyvantis, tried a more diplomatic approach, attempting to mend that relationship. 
In a visit to the Citadel, while touring the Vault, its most secure prison, Hector witnessed the great dragon Ragasodon attempting to escape. Ragasodon was a very important being to the Ezra: it was the quest to vanquish the dragon that started the Ezra Warriors, and it was seen as a great sign of trust that the Ezra handed Ragasodon over to the Citadel, who vowed to exile the beast to a different plane. To find that the monster was still alive and that the Citadel lied further fractured Hector's trust in them. It was around this time, in 432, that Baltor returned to Hector's life.
Having gone through a great deal of spiritual development and completely turning over a new leaf, Baltor returned to the Ezra to seek amends with the son he had abandoned thirty years previously. Hector faced Baltor's apologies coldly, but did not cast him out. Baltor saw what had become of Hector, and then witnessed what he was doing to Cedric, his grandson. Cedric was now a preteen, and was heavily suffering from Hector's treatment of him. He did not have the same utter drive that Hector did. Seeing Cedric being broken like Hector had been touched Baltor's soul, and he appealed to his brother Drax, Hector's most trusted confidant, to get Hector to ease off of Cedric. Unfortunately, Drax loved Hector like his own son, and while he did not entirely agree with Hector's approach, he refused to act against him. 
Cedric's mistreatment reached its climax when, after having successfully finished one of the most brutal training regimens, he attempted to end his own life by drowning himself. Hector fortunately noticed this and dove in to save his son, and after bringing him to the shore, he promised to let up on him. The next morning, Baltor and Cedric were gone.
Hector searched desperately for the two of them, and found nothing. He suffered a mental breakdown, casting his blame on the Citadel and claiming that they stole his son away from him. Gathering up all 5,000 of the Ezra, he launched an extremely ill-advised attack on the Citadel itself, seeking vengeance for their mistreatment of his people, for their lies, to give a final end to Ragasodon, and hopefully to rescue his son from their grasp. 
The initial attack when very well as the Ezra took the Citadel completely by surprise. Hector got personal revenge as he dueled and killed Dorm, and the Citadel suffered heavily. As the battle raged on, however, Cedric was nowhere to be found, and the overwhelming numbers of the Citadel started to weigh on the Ezra, with their casualties growing higher and higher. Hector refused to surrender, and the Ezra were pushed back into the lower chambers of the Citadel and made their final stand. All of the members of Hector's past: Starwin, Ladric, Salala; gradually all of them perished beneath Citadel blades. And still Hector did not yield, his pride tinged with utter madness as the entire people of the Ezra disappeared before him. Eventually, it was just him and Drax left standing. Drax could not bear to watch Hector die, and so he knocked him out, disguised his body so that he appeared dead, and charged the enemy.
Hector awoke in a pile of corpses as the Citadel gravediggers did their gruesome work. He was the final member of the Ezra left alive. Awash with severe regret, sadness, and anger, he took one of the gravedigger's masks and took it upon himself. He resolved to abandon his name and his station, to speak on none of his past, and to become the Man in the Iron Mask: a wandering mercenary, seeking out a foe that could grant him the peace of The Long Sleep. 
Engagements:
* Ezra assault on the Citadel
* Party vs Mercenaries
* Battle for House Delquon
* Cedric vs Hector
* Flight of the Thirty-Five
* Battle of Ashemont
* Battle in the Green Cavern
* Mission to Grum'Gruhuvan
* Mission to Detrimus
* Battle over Bluegate
* Battle of Jaxelis's Camp
* Cleft vs Hector
* Siege of Magnus Arx
* Expedition to the Underworld
== Abilities ==
Hector is a veteran and hardened warrior, victor of hundreds of battles against a variety of foes. He is built like an ox, with extremely broad shoulders, a thick frame, and corded muscles splayed across his body. These physical features accentuate his fighting style, which is focused on a bruising melee approach, being able to tank and deal large amounts of damage. He often wears the heaviest plate armor one can find to aid his defensive capabilities. He utilizes his body like a weapon of its own, with crushing blows given from his sword punctuated by headbutts, shoulder shoves, and especially punches and backhands. His supreme upper body strength gives him unparalleled power and strength with overhead blows, as he utilizes his sword as an item of bludgeonry. 
Hector's fighting style, due to its tanky and static nature, forces him to restrict his own movement, as utilizing the heaviest of weapons and armor does not lead to great gymnastic feats. He plants himself in a single location, and forces his enemy to deal with the immovable object that he presents to them. His superior weight, size, and strength allows him to easily overpower most other opponents, and his armor, increased muscle mass, and superior constitution allow him to receive blows that would otherwise fell a lesser man. While he is very much a brawler, he is not simpleminded. He has a keen and perceptive mind, and frequently seizes upon tactical opportunities to alter the course of battle, such as manipulating the territory around him, exploiting his opponent's weaknesses, and calculating stamina levels to outlast his foes. 
Hector's personal feats are numerous. He seized the position of Canto of the Ezra at the young age of 20, surpassing every other of the 5,000 best warriors in the world. He maintained this position relatively unchallenged for fourteen years, with only the eradication of the Ezra ending his reign. During the Ezra assault on the Citadel, he was able to easily defeat the Grand Bulwark of the Citadel, Dorm, in single combat, and survived an unrelenting assault by Citadel guardsmen for three days straight without any sustained sleep. After this, he continued in high-end and strenuous mercenary work for a decade, continually putting himself in the most dangerous positions and taking up the most difficult tasks; perhaps in an attempt to end his own existence, but none he met were his equal. He easily defeated early-campaign Cedric upon their first meeting, and could fight toe-to-toe with the Reforged Maltri Delkona during the Battle for House Delquon . He then dueled post-Chrysos Cedric to a standstill in one of the most evenly-fought duels of all time, only barely losing the fight after a long and drawn out struggle. He then was the only combatant left standing at the end of the Battle in the Green Cavern. During the resurgence of the Ezra, he was the only individual that could provide a challenge to Cedric as his equal. He suffered a humiliating defeat against Narael that significantly affected his confidence, though he eventually recovered after completely putting to bed the Masked Man persona and accepting his new status as Cedric's main lieutenant. He forged a new blade to fit his role, the greatsword Brogar. After this, he performed with significant skill on a number of engagements against Primogeniture, including the Mission to Grum'Gruhuvan, the Mission to Detrimus, the Battle over Bluegate, and the Battle of Jaxelis's Camp. He sustained a significant wound from Daniel Pentwood's deliberate friendly fire during the Siege of Magnus Arx that put him out of commission for months, and he was never quite the same after that. He served well during the Expedition to the Underworld, but recognized that his fifty-four year old body was wearing itself out, particularly his heart. He instigated one final duel with Cedric, hoping to instill in his son the knowledge he could lead and be just fine without him, and also to go out in a blaze of glory against his greatest challenger. In the middle of the duel, Hector suffered from a heart attack and expired. 
With the immobility of his dueling techniques, Hector can be easily maneuvered around and outran. While his attacks are surprisingly fast and brutal for his size, weight, and age, a more dexterous fighter could dance out of his reach, and precision attacks can find chinks in his seemingly impenetrable defenses. He is also a vain and prideful man, and assaults upon his honor as a warrior will easily allow one to manipulate him, as Narael did during their duel. While he is quite successful on a tactical level, he has a great deal of difficulty with long-term strategic planning. This can be seen in his attack on the Aureate Citadel, in which the Ezra achieved battlefield dominance in the first few hours as they took the Citadel by surprise, but Hector's lack of larger-scope strategy led to the Ezra slowly losing ground and eventually annihilated. He cannot maintain his focus on a tedious task for a longer period of time than that of a battle without entirely losing focus.
== Relationships ==
== Trivia ==
== Appearances ==
Hector is the secondary antagonist in the first half of the third season, and the primary antagonist in the second half of the seventh season. Hector is a recurring character in the third, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons.
=== Season 3 - 3 ===
Session 22
Session 28
Session 29
=== Season 6 - 2 ===
Session 51
Session 52
=== Season 7 - 1 ===
Session 70
=== Season 8 - 2 ===
Session 71
Session 72
=== Season 9 - 7 ===
Session 86
Session 87
Session 89
Session 90
Session 91
Session 92
Session 93
=== Season 10 - 7 ===
Session 94
Session 95
Session 97
Session 98
Session 99
Session 100
Session 101
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
=== Season 11 - 5 ===
Session 106
Session 107
Session 109
Session 111
Session 112
=== Season 12 - 10 ===
Session 113
Session 114
Session 115
Session 116
Session 118
Session 119
Session 120
Session 121
Session 122
Session 123
=== Season 13 - 4 ===
Session 124
Session 125
Session 126
Session 127
Session 136Category:Characters
Category:Antagonist