Emeric

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**Emeric** is a Human Paladin who appeared in the Tyranny of Dragons campaign. He was played by Jared.

## **Biography**

### **Background**

#### Early Life

Emeric was found by a mercenary company under a tree which from its branches hung people from a nearby village, Laspire, which had recently been raided. His mother had literally given birth to him just as she was hung. The raiders left Emeric there to die, covered in his mothers blood. The mercenary company, the black bulls, led by a man named Gambino, decided to adopt the boy despite claims made by his company foretelling the boy to be bad luck and an ill omen. He was given the name Emeric and through his childhood, Emeric's life was one of bloodshed and warfare. He begun as a camp attendant and squire whilst being trained by Gambino in the art of war. At the age of twelve Emeric was forced to start paying his way and was forced to start fighting with the black bulls in combat. He got his first kill in his first battle. His childhood was tough, Gambino never saw Emeric as a son but rather an asset to make himself money.

As he grew into his teenage years, Emeric grew taller, stronger and was becoming a ferocious and competent warrior. Gambino on the other hand suffered a cannon ball blast that decimated one of his legs, effectively ending his career as a soldier. Gambino stayed on with the company however for the respect they still held for their previous leader. Gambino grew jealous and spiteful of Emeric as he grew to become a strong warrior. One night full of drink and hate, Gambino stumbled into Emeric's tent with a sword, blustering about how he should have left Emeric under that tree to die and that Emeric had cursed him with bad luck and misfortune. In a fit of drunken jealousy Gambino attacked Emeric and in the ensuring struggle fell on Emeric's halberd, severing his neck and killing him. The black bulls heard the commotion and found Gambino skewered on Emeric's halberd. Not aware of how the situation unfolded, the company took it the wrong way and believed Emeric to have murdered the man that adopted him and saved him from death. Emeric was forced to fight his way out of the camp, steal a horse and flee. To this day Emeric has to keep a watchful eye out for the black bulls as they still seek revenge.

After fleeing, Emeric found work employing himself to different armies as a mercenary, throwing himself into wars and making a name for himself on battlefields. However this life left Emeric hollow and everyday was one fraught with danger and peril. On one of these battlefields, he happened across a paladin named Lothar. Lothar saw promise in the young man and offered him a better life. Emeric formed a close friendship with Lothar during that conflict that Emeric left the mercenary life behind and travelled with Lothar to his holy order, the Golden Dawn, located in Kilmilent. Here for the first time in his life he found companionship, brotherhood, happiness and contentment. The Golden Dawn followed the teachings of Bahamut, god of justice and nobility. The next few years were the happiest of Emeric's life, he formed friendships and forged bonds of loyalty with the members of the order, yet Lothar always remained his closest friend. However unbeknownst to them all a few of their number had been corrupted by a select few betrayer gods and nefarious plans were being put in place behind the scenes. One night the holy order was having a great feast, the whole order was in attendance and all there were having a great time. Much food and drink was being had. At the height of the night, a sudden sound could be heard and startled all in attendance, sources of light in the hall begun to flicker and silence fell upon the feast as people begun to grow wary of the strange happenings. Suddenly these astral lights begun to appear on the ground of the hall, forming a giant circle that had runic inscriptions found throughout it. Then in a flash of light and a great roaring of sound, the Golden dawn holy order was teleported to what seemed a different plane of existence. It was a dark place, and one could not see outside of the runic circle. Without warning the circle dissipated yet light still illuminated their little bubble and all that remained was an eerie silence. Then from within the darkness they heard sounds, at a distance at first but as they advanced the sounds grew more nightmarish then they saw forms advancing towards them. As the forms entered the light they were revealed to be that of devils/demons and other monstrosities. It was with this revelation that it dawned on them they had been betrayed by some of their own number and had been offered as a sacrifice to the betrayer gods.

The Golden Dawn fought ferociously but alas they were caught at a vulnerable time as they were feasting and as such were unarmed. Emeric fought valiantly as did Lothar but as time wore on he saw his friends and family torn apart, dismembered and devoured in front of him. In the ensuring combat Emeric had his left forearm and hand torn off by a devil. Despite this he fought on and stumbled upon a very lucky find. Upon one of the devils he killed, he found a scroll of planar portal. He urged Lothar to come with him into the portal and leave this place. Lothar begun to hurry towards Emeric but as Lothar neared a huge devil with a giant glaive cut Lothar in half. Lothar's dismembered corpse hell into Emeric's arms as the portal enveloped them. Emeric and Lothars remains were teleported back to the now empty hall of the Golden Dawn. Emeric was battered, broken and mentally scarred by this ordeal and vowed revenge against the betrayer gods that slaughtered his comrades as well as swore revenge on Bahamut for allowing such a plot to unfold and providing no help in their most dire time of need. Emeric buried the closest friend he ever had then decided to take upon the teachings of Talos for the purpose of revenge against the other gods.

Emeric swore that day he will never bow to another god again. Emeric journeyed to Oxenfurt, once reaching the city he had an engineer fashion a magical prosthesis to replace the forearm and hand he was missing. He learned of the adventures league and thought it would be a great place to earn coin whilst at the same time furthering his own agenda.

## **Character Information**

### **Abilities**

#### Paladin - Oath of Vengeance

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