Paralance

“They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. There is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason. There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
-Paralance 
== History ==
A famously bloodthirsty mercenary from Guilddon, Paralance was seduced to the side of the Final Empire with promise of gold and glory. He was made a Lord, and became one of the Empire's greatest battle commanders. Brought back to serve in the Arendurian Army, he took to the task with fervor. Honorable to a fault, Paralance became disgusted by the excesses committed by the Arendurian Army during the Great Crusade. Upon General Farcraft's death, he was appointed to take his place. Upon the beginning of the Arendur-Ragnarok War, Paralance rode alone to Ragnarok, and challenged King Bolgar to single combat. He was defeated, and his life spared - it was the first time the great cavalier had ever lost a fight. Compelled by gratitude and his honor as a knight, Paralance swore service to the King of Ragnarok, deserting the Arendurian side, which he saw as unjust and unworthy. Nonetheless, his desertion ate away at him, filling him with doubt and shame. When Tolumvire arrived in Ragnarok, Paralance confessed everything to him, and made no attempt to defend himself. Tolumvire embraced him, and stabbed him in the back, killing him. He would later be brought back from the dead by the Church of Hermod, and go on to serve as Bolgar's loyal knight, his sin redeemed through death. 
== Personality ==
A strange man of eccentric habits, Lord Paralance had an obsession with his appearance, wearing outlandish, menacing armor and drawing his hair up into an high topknot. His odd appearance was made all the more absurd by a weird, fixed grin and an air of arrogance. He reveled in his bloodthirsty reputation, and inspired fear through tales of his fearsome prowess. Despite his oddities and his mercenary origins, he was a loyal and honorable man, true to his knightly vows. He possessed a great temper, and an ego to match. On the battlefield, he was reputed to be a pragmatic strategist, with a keen eye for victory.
== War of the Philosopher-Kings ==
Lord Paralance would be among the troops during the sack of Al Mandera, leading Ragnarok's cavalry division. After the fall of the Final Empire, Paralance would be posted as one of the guards of Thunderdome, in recognition of his previous status as a Lord. Category:Arendur
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