Anton McGary

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 First Appearance

Tombs of Scoria: Episode 01

## Token

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**Father Anton McGary** was the second son of Valla and Leo McGary and formerly Velthara's Chosen. Anton, along with his brothers, Tyrael and Imrik, played a pivotal role in the War for Arcadia, slaying Scoria the Red and heralding in the Age of Empires.

When Anton was young, his older brother, Tyrael, saved him from a burning building, but not before he suffered permanent scarring and the inability to grow hair on his head. He became a Cleric of Velthara as a result of the abuse he dealt with because of his scars and because of the harshness of his father. After living in relative obscurity under the stigma of the McGary name, Queen Vuularia Wikk secretly tasked Anton and his brothers with a mission to raid Arcadia for magical items to defeat Scoria the Red and turn the tide of the War for Arcadia. Their success resulted in the meteoric rise of the McGary name in wealth and power.

In his travels, Anton received the Amulet of Velthara from the goddess of vengeance herself. After slaying the ancient vampire Cassandra and destroying the demon portal in Heatstroke, Anton and his brothers were revealed to the world as dragonslayers when they felled Azoron the Blue and displayed the dragon's head as a trophy on the walls of the keep in Wikkthronrarenta.

Thereafter, Anton and his brothers traveled to Solum to seize the Dragonbane Weapons of legend from Lord Darren Gilroy and his Dragon Knights. Wielding Blood Singer, Anton slayed Abraxia the Green and then Acron the Black while narrowly avoiding certain death in a battle where the dragons outnumbered Anton and his brothers four to three. Anton and his brothers also dispatched Justina the Necromancer and liberated the Sky Peak mine, freeing the Drekissin and Mistryan prisoners within.

Anton and his brothers went on to lead an expedition into the mysterious and dangerous frozen land of Glacia to obtain great magic to defeat Scoria, where they laid the corrupted Paladin Athena to rest, ending her suffering as a Death Knight, and gained tremendous wealth in the process.

Upon the McGarys' return to Drekis, they acquired the lifelong servitude of Shine the Gold for relinquishing the Dragonbane Weapons. The McGarys and Shine freed dragon-riddled Renkore and blockaded Krublin from occupying forces and marched with the Drekissin army from Outlast to free the occupied Iron Ridge. Anton and his brothers then disabled Valara's defenses against Xorathis the Green, crippling Mahtava and placing it at the mercy of Xorathis.

In time, Shine and the McGarys diplomatically reached an accord with Queen Alexandra Gorhilt of Mahtava to slay Xorathis in exchange for the promise of stopping aid to Mistrya. When Xorathis the Green Great Wyrm fell, Mahtava officially exited the War for Arcadia.

Anton and his brothers then disappeared from the world for over a year and were presumed dead.

Unbeknownst to most, a severely wounded Anton opened his Backpack of Holding underwater in a desperate attempt to stay alive after the battle against Xorathis. The bag ruptured and flung Anton into a pocket dimension several planes away from the Third Material Plane. Anton's brothers sacrificed much to find him, and while the rescue mission was a few days of extraplanar travel for Tyrael and Imrik, it was a few months for Anton, and over a year for everyone else due to the differing passage of time.

On 18 February 1515, Anton and his brothers assaulted Crownhold Keep in attempt to save their mother, who had been previously captured by Mistryan forces in their absence. Anton and his brothers succeeded in assassinating King Guilder, slaying his Kingsguard as well and most of Crownhold Keep's defenders. Despite their success and looting the defenders of their magic items, Anton and his brothers were forced to escape before saving their mother, as Scoria rapidly closed in on Crownhold during their battle.

After returning to Drekis, Anton and his Brothers clashed with Scoria in the skies above Drekis as Imrik and the armies prepared. Anton and his Brothers eventually marched with the armies of Drekis to Dragon Peak. After nine days of fighting, the Brothers, with the support of Shine and their allies, faced off against Scoria and slayed her, ending the War for Arcadia.

However, in the midst of victory, unbeknownst to his Brothers or anyone else, Anton attempted to renounce his oath to Velthara as he casted the Amulet of Velthara into the lava of Dragon Peak. Velthara, furious at Anton's betrayal, incinerated his mortal form, condemning him to an existence as a scorched Death Knight for breaking his oath. Now a Death Knight, Anton's body disappeared from Dragon Peak, and he was never seen from again. Over the years, tales of a burned Death Knight, wearing dragonscale armor marked with the symbol of Velthara, began to emerge; tales would say the Death Knight stalks the lands of Solum, crucifying wrongdoers on the cross of Velthara. Anton is survived by his son, Anton Jr.

## Background

* Parents: Valla McGary, Leo McGary
* Siblings: Tyrael McGary, Imrik McGary
* Wife: Alyx
* Aunt: Queen Vuularia Wikk
* Children: Anton "Junior" McGary II
* Shine's eternal servitude pledged to the McGary family

## Weapon Proficiencies

* [1] **Shield Proficiency** (Lv.3 W)
* [2] **Spear Expertise** (2x Lv.3 W)
* [1] **Weapon and Shield Fighting Style Specialization** (Lv.3 W)
* [2] **Two Weapon Fighting Style Specialization** (Lv.3 W, Lv.9 W)
* [1] **Ambidexterity** (Lv.6 W)
* [1] **Arming Sword Proficiency** (Lv.12 W)

## Non-Weapon Proficiencies

* [0] **Literacy**
* [0] **Etiquette**
* [0] **Horseback Riding**
* [1] **Swimming** (Lv.3 NW)
* [1] **Direction Sense** (Lv.3 NW)
* [1] **Religion** (Lv.3 NW)
* [1] **Tumbling** (Lv.3 NW)
* [1] **Fire Building** (Lv.3 NW)
* [1] **Gaming** (Language)
* [1] **First Aid** (Lv.6 NW)
* [2] **Dragon Riding** (Lv.9 NW, Lv.12 NW)

### Languages

* [0] Drekissin
* [0] Eridonian
* [0] Mistryan
* [1] Halfling (Language)

## Spells

* Velthara Spell List
* Velthara Spells 2e

## Notable Equipment

### Weapons/Shields

* Rohana's Spear
* Widow Maker
* ~~Frost Brand~~ borrowed from Tyrael
* ~~Blood Singer~~ traded for Shine's eternal servitude
* Moonblade +5
* Rohana's Shield
* Shield Wall

### Body

* Gold Dragon Scale Armor appears black (Permanent Illusion by Imrik)
* Cloak of Displacement
* Cloak of the Bat
* Cloak of Plenty
* Belt of Giant Strength +2
* Gloves of War
* Boots of Speed

### Head

* Circlet of Insight
* White Alabaster Mask

### Fingers

* Ring of Free Action
* Ring of Protection +3
* Ring of Fire Resistance
* Ring of Telekinesis (100 lbs)
* Ring of Feather Falling
* Ring of Water Walking
* Ring of Sustenance
* Ring of Regeneration
* Ring of Spell Turning

### Bags

* Bag of Holding (250 lbs, 30 ft3)
* ~~Backpack of Holding (1000 lbs, 150 ft3)~~ imploded & contents scattered to the planes

### Miscellaneous

* Stone of Good Luck (Luckstone)
* Decanter of Endless Water
* Everburning Candle
* Desecrated Unholy Symbol of Martha
* Stone of Continual Light
* Stone of Continual Darkness
* Potions, Philters, Oils
* Scrolls

## Notes

* Character Creation: Swapped Hotness with Tyrael, from 12 to 5.
* Sacrificed 6 Charisma to Velthara in order to learn that the Ioun Stones in Glacia were located in Saladin Keep.
* Had 3 identical fancy Blue Dragon Scale rings made for himself and his brothers. Anton gave his ring to Alyx for their engagement. It's assumed Tyrael did the same with Famyea.
* 77 2 (1/500=0.2%)

## Gallery

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## References

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1. ↑ Tombs of Scoria: Episode 57
2. ↑ Tombs of Scoria: Episode 49
3. ↑ Tombs of Scoria: Episode 52
4. ↑ Tombs of Scoria: Episode 85