Meushar

Meushar was a Paladin of the Order of the Aurora, as well as a local writer and brewer in his spare time. Though he served for a long time in the Order and Uldarashi military and eventually attained a position on the Auroran Council and the rank of Paladin within the Order, he was one of the Order's most vocal critics. 
==History==
===Before Aurora ===
Meushar made little public about his time before he arrived in Aurora and his original place of birth is unknown. It is known that he spent some time as a soldier as well as a brewer, two skills he knew before arriving in Aurora and continued to practice until his death. However, Meushar arrived to Fornost with little to show for his past exploits, as he arrived having seemingly lost everything that he may have once owned. He settled in a house outside the walls of Fornost in the agricultural district of the city, a home he would remain in until the day he died. There he ran a small brewery in the basement of his house. In his first days, Meushar attracted little attention to himself, seemingly hoping to lead a quiet life after the one he lived before failed. This would not go to plan. 
===First Years in Aurora===
Meushar enrolled in the Order just in time to participate in the Battle of New Dorasterrock, where he did little of note. Nonetheless, he continued to create a stable life for himself in Aurora. He became a slightly more sociable person at this point and took up several hobbies, reading and writing most notably. Meushar wrote his first book, a still unpublished history of the Allium-Coalition War, and began to rest more easy, for it seemed that all the troubles of the past were finally over, and that he had achieved all that he wished for. 
===Oathbreaking===
The course of Meushar's life was drastically altered in the period just before the Uldarashi Schism, upon the imprisonment of three Auroran citizens as part of the Order's persecution of "lycans", a term used to describe anyone with any features resembling those of an animal. Meushar, along with a large, non-pavlovist section of Aurora, took a strong stance against the persecution of lycans, aiming to have the three prisoners released and the laws on lycans repealed. In this they failed; though one managed to escape, two were executed. The results of this were devastating for Meushar; in the crisis he lost one of his closest friends and constantly feared that many of his other friends could be taken at any moment. The Civil War that followed only worsened his state, turning Meushar into a bitter, resentful individual for a considerable time after the lycan crisis, strongly critical of the Auroran government, though supportive of it in wars against the Loyalists and Eldham Entente. 
From this point on, Meushar would become one of Aurora's most prominent Oathbreakers. Auroran Lycans, though outdated now, remains the most widely distributed work on the matter, and he continued to advocate for the end of the Order's persecution of lycans. He maintained contact with lycans and blighted both inside and outside of Aurora, and promised to protect all, regardless of race. Interestingly, Meushar was technically not an Oathbreaker, as he did not take his order vows. The hectic state of Aurora before the Coalition War meant that he was promoted on the spot on a training field, and not given a proper induction. As such, he was never made to take his vows, and he only became aware of the Order's stance on lycans when he found that several Aurorans had been imprisoned as a result of it. 
===Civil war and werewolf hunting===
Meushar fought in the three largest battle of the Uldarash Civil War; Terroja, Hapatmitas and Fornost. He was wounded in the last one, specifically in the battle of the Cathedral. Following the Civil War, he purchased the Undermill Library, and hoped to retire to writing literature. Werewolf attacks on Fornost, however, forced him to postpone this to defeat the new threat. The total paralysis that took hold of the Order higherups at the outbreak of this crisis infuriated Meushar, who believed their persecution of lycans and their inability to fight werewolves to be cowardly and hypocritical. Though incredibly combative towards the Auroran Elite, Aurelian trusted in Meushar's confidence, gifting him one of very few silver swords in Aurora to fight the werewolves and allowing him to lead several expeditions on his own despite only being a knight. This episode gave Meushar a significant degree of respect for his King, who unti this point he had despised with a passion. Most of Meushar's expeditions were unsuccessful, owing to the fact that he failed to find any werewolves to fight, but thanks to his organisation and leadership, the Silver Expedition and the Second Hearthport Expedition resulted in the end of the werewolf threat and Meushar was promoted to Paladin for his efforts. 
=== Auroran Independence and Northport War===
Meushar, perhaps stemming from his dislike of much of Aurora, was a strong supporter of Uldarash and tried to maintain contact with as much of the Second Empire as he could, playing an active role in the training of the Uldarashi military and keeping contact with people in states such as Savernia and Alfheim. As such, he attempted to do what he can to prevent the dissolution of Uldarash, but failed to make any significant difference owing to his limited influence. In the post-independence period, Meushar was promoted to sit on Aurora's council as the head of Aurora's internal bureaucracy, known as the Citizenship Commitee. Though in this prestigious position, he continued to play only a minor role in much of the politics of Aurora, especially on an international level - the primary responsiblity of the CC head was to ensure that the operation of Aurora ran smoothly on a day to day business, leaving little oppurtunity for notable political plays. Meushar took a break from Aurora for several years, retiring to Iabet. He returned on hearing of Ganeff's declaration of war on Aurora to fight in the Northport War. Throughout the war, Meushar fought in the Auroran 2nd corps against the man who used to lead the unit into battle and whom he had once fought shoulder to shoulder with across Rathnir in battles such as New Dorasterrock and Hapatmitas. The particular battles which Meushar fought in were the First Battle of Northport and the Siege of Savras. Victory was achieved, but the war left the aging Meushar exhausted and in the period after he played a much less active role in Auroran government.
=== Later Years ===
The persecution of lycans, though never officialy abolished, eventually died away in Aurora, with many people deemed to be unholy by the Order allowing to live freely. This result was the culmination of all he had entered Auroran politics to fix, leaving little for him to do besides ensure the day to day functioning of the Kingdom alongside minor personal projects. He continued to look after the Undermill Library as well as tutoring illiterate Auroran adulting, teaching them how to read and write. His last battle was during the Laumont War, where he fought to protect his friends in Savernia from the Horde. Meushar passed away in Fornost aged 67.
==Appearance ==
Meushar is most commonly recognised for his large moustache. He initially wore a green hat, but made himself a new, red one. For a time, Meushar used to exclusively wear his order uniform as his older clothes were not suited to Fornost's winter climate. However, he has was gifted a set of clothes by a friend, which he wore for a time in protest of the Order's policy on lycans. Eventually he returned to wearing his uniform, after his promotion to Paladin. Throughout his many wars, Meushar was wounded countless times and is scarred in many places as a result. Both of his ears were damaged, one by a burning arrow and another was cut off in a sword fight outside Fornost during a skirmish some time in the Uldarashi Golden Age, resulting in Meushar becoming slightly hard of hearing. He also sustained a major wound to the shoulder during the Battle of Fornost and recieved a large number of small shrapnel wounds from an explosion during the First Battle of Northport. 
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