Alaren Bearclaw

Alaren Bearclaw

### Relatives

Thera Bearclaw - Mother Thalern Bearclaw - Father Alanek Bearclaw - Brother Thalia Bearclaw - Sister

### Affiliation

House Bearclaw | Stengarian Order | Highland Empire

## Backstory

Alaren Bearclaw is the member of House Bearclaw that decided to set sail for Askalar in the year 490 A.E. When he arrived, he wondered the continent, eventually finding and joining the once Stengarian Order (Now Highlands Empire) led by Lord Flynn Stewart.

Over time, he rose up the ranks, earning the title of Captain of the Guard, and earning the trust of Grandmaster Flynn Stewart and Adrestia Laurien of the Stengarian Order.

After the founding of the Highlands Empire, Alaren Bearclaw was named one of two second in commands of the Highlands Empire, earning himself the title Lord Alaren Bearclaw.

Shortly after the founding of the Empire, now crowned Emperor Flynn Stewart was forced to leave by the aggression of Duke Alexandre Televara, Duke Augustin Laetitia and the Solyrian Confederation. Shortly before Emperor Flynn Stewart was forced to leave, he named Lord Alaren Bearclaw his successor, and when Flynn Stewart left the island for Alaren's homeland, Alaren became Emperor of the Highlands Empire.

## His Reign

For one year Alaren led his people in peace, signing a nonaggression pact with the Solyrian Confederation. He ordered for the construction of a new city, named Galaria at its completion, to be built in the Grandrein valley. He and his people lived in peace under his rule until the man that made him Emperor was spotted on the Island he was banished from by Kordonian Scouts. Shortly after he was spotted, Alaren received news of Kordonian-Cortarium force at his gates demanding that he was turned in to them. Bearclaw, not knowing of his existence on the island, told them he did not harbor him, nor did he believe he was on the island, sparking a war declared by the Solyrian Confederation

## The Highlands War

With the start of the war, Solyrian Confederation immediately marched for Storr veggr, the valley fort protecting the Highlands, and set siege to the fort. Emperor Alaren Bearclaw mobilized his men, raising 800 men in defense of the fortress, while his scouts reported over 2400 enemies setting camp in the valley.

Shortly before the Solyrian forces moved to attack the fortress, Emperor Alaren Bearclaw gave a speech to rally his forces...

"Soldiers of the Highland Empire! Hear my voice! I am Emperor Alaren Bearclaw of House Bearclaw! Today I will lead you all to glory and Victory! I can see fear and doubt in some of your eyes...
yet I cant see why you need to feel that way. We muster 800 elites of the Empire while they can only muster 2500 peasants to face us! Hah! You make think those numbers big, but when they are a
bunch of Kordonian and Cortarium dogs, that number is pitiful! You are all the Elite of the Empire! You are strong! Fight for me! Fight for your people! Fight for your
families! Fight for your land! Fight for every dam blade of grass! Fight for yourselves! These heathens cry to me saying that we are so dishonorable, when they are the ones that are breaking a
pact to declare on innocent peoples! They say they want peace, yet they bring war! If they are left to march in here unopposed, then they will kill, rape and pillage! Don't let that happen and fight
to the bitter end! Shields will shatter! Swords will clang! Arrows will fly! But fight for me men! Fight! Fight! FIGHT! HOOOOORAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

However even with the rallying cry, Bearclaw was not able to hold back the horde he was pitted against. After the loss of Storr Veggr, he was forced to retreat to Galaria... which was immediately placed under siege after the loss of Storr Veggr, and just before a year after the city was sieged, battle ensued once more.

He ordered for his men to retreat into the keep of Galaria, where heavy fighting took place... but once more, with being outnumbered heavily, he and his men were pushed out and forced to retreat, losing the city.

After his retreat to Halrin, the capital of the Highlands Empire, the Solyrian forces once more marched on behind him, sieging the city. Alaren, after losing Galaria and Storr Veggr, started to feel as if the world was falling down on him. After the raze of Galaria, he could not accept that happening to Halrin. He hailed the forces of the Solyrian confederation to ask for surrender demands, in which they agreed to deliver demands.

They asked...

1. The surrender of all valuables (Armor, weapons, resources) to the Confederation
2. The dissolvement of the Empire into a Kingdom
3. The continuation of the betrothal of Eria de Drumon
4. The surrender of Rylan Fenn-Bearclaw to the Confederation
5. The garrison of Storr Veggr Fortress by Solyrian Forces

Emperor Alaren Bearclaw agreed to terms 1 and 2, but was destroyed when he heard of the last two terms. Bearclaw, destroyed, did not want to go against his friends last wish of not letting the betrothal go through, and was destroyed at the thought of giving his pregnant wife to the enemy. However, after days of negotiations and talks... Bearclaw reluctantly agreed to their terms, after he was told Rylan, his wife, would be allowed to stay until she gives birth, and until she attends Alaren's recently deceased friend Sir Tybalt de Drumon's funeral.