Theodric Malthus

### Aliases

Aregnor Arttanis (Birth name)Hero of the CliffsThe Paladin (Sphere of the Ancients intro)

### Relatives

Geil Malthus (Adoptive father)Andria Malthus (Adoptive Mother)

### Affiliation

Kingdom of NegaraHoly Order of the Calling of the Light (Order of Calling)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Blue

**Theodric Malthus** was a knight of the Order of Calling during the Undead Plague of Negara. He survived the undead assault and then aided in holding the remainder of the kingdom.

## Bio:

### Early Life:

Theodric was born to two elven parents somewhere in the Kingdom of Negara on the world of Onixana. At some point in his infancy, his parents were lost and he was found by two human farmers Geil and Andria Malthus, who rased the child as their own, giving him the name Theodric. He grew up in the village with only minor issues due to his different race.

### As a Paladin

Meny years later his village was attacked by bandits and he fought to defend his family. He fought bravely but would have perished that day had it not been for the Order of Calling’s paladins who came to aid the village. The leader of the order, Aelred Oldandor, slew the bandit chieftain who was about to kill Theodric, thus saving his life. The man commended the lad’s bravery and offered him a position in the order which Theodric accepted.

He trained for many years, honing his body mind and soul to their peak. He made an oath to protect the innocent and chose to swear off alcohol and sweet pies as his temperance oath.

He served many years as a member of the Order.

### The Fall of Negara and the Sphere

Many years later, reports of a strange disease began to come about from the fringes of Negara, and even darker rumors of the dead rising. Several paladins including Theodric and Aelred advised the king to do something about this, but they were ignored until it was too late and the undead hordes ravaged the land.

Paladins of the Order of Calling fought bravely to defend Negara, killing many of the undead but eventually, they were outnumbered. In the end, all the surviving paladins could do was evacuate the south and flee north and hold there. Theodric escorted many villagers to safety but during one such trek, he and a few of his peers were ambushed by a horde of zombies. His friends fell one by one to the endless ranks of the dead until only Theodoric himself remained. He was about to fall to the undead when he was whisked away to a strange plane of existence known as the Realm of the Ancients. Here his wounds were healed and he was told of a mysterious artifact known as the Sphere of the Ancients, which could grant any wish.

Knowing this could save Negara, he eagerly entered the competion to win it’s use.

He returned to Onixana just in time to aid in finally containing the undead threat and the rebuilding of what was left of Negara.

### Later

He remained in the order and briefly held the position of Grandmaster after Aelred's sacrifice before giving it to his comrade Kennald, a knight from the north.

He was mentioned as still being alive during the events of the Omega Killer, in the 1980's where he would lead the reclamation of Northern Negara, after most of the undead rotted away.

## Personality:

Theodric keeps the persona of a stoic noble knight, pretending only to care about the greater good. In reality, he truly cares about the people of his homeland and wishes to help them anyway he can. He can’t stand the undead and will attack any who suffer from that particular blight.

## Powers:

**Paladin Oath:** Due to an Oath he made to the One, he has receivrf several paladin powers, incůuding healing and repulsion of the Undead.

**Weapon Proficiency (Mace):** Theodric is extremely skilled with a mace; perfect weapon for breaking the bones of skeletons and crushing zombie heads.

## Trivia:

* In the Keyvaile Universe, paladins get their power from an Oath to God. Usually they have to give up something and if they break their oath, they will lose their powers immediately, not getting them back without ten years of penance.

* Theodric is the first black-skinned elf to appear in the Keyvaile Universe, this is to prove that elves skin goes from a pale white to a dark black in tone then the normal human skin hue rates. This is in reference to the Drow of D&D.

## Titles:

 Aelred Oldandor