Bhaegar Alastor

### Details

Bhaegar Alastor is a Bronze Dragonblessed Cleric of The Flame Everlasting and a Knight Errant of the Ludanian Empire. He is friends with Stevyn Havens - a fellow brother of the church. Bhaegar's weapons of choice include the warhammer, hand-crossbow, and most recently the greatsword. His cleric domain is tempest, which matches his lightning breath weapon and predispositions towards warlike behaviors. His combative tendencies can either enhance or balance the similar behaviors of Stevyn Havens; Bhaegar is likely to be the voice of reason against Stevyn's sadistic machinations.

Of all the Prima Canons of the Church of The Flame Everlasting, Bhaegar tends to embody the sixth and seventh laws the best; often speaking tactfully to both those who ally with and against him. He also tends to sidestep the third and fourth canons when they get in his way.

### The Fifth Order

Bhaegar is one of the primary members of the Fifth Order, and was present when it was founded on the 1st of Kadern, 1444, in the town of Millethill. Alongside a group of ferryboat passengers he fended off an attack from a group of riders in Kaihart Ludan's colors, capturing one after he burned the ferries at the dock. Bhaegar held the captive secure while Stevyn took off his boots and threatened to take out his toenails.

After finding a new boat in Barleybluff and sailing into the night, Bhaegar helped defend the keelboat from an Aeldermen river-bandit attack. Bhaegar defeated three of the initial attackers, knocking one unconscious. Stevyn attacked the eastern boat and Nowen cast darkness on the other, forcing Bhaegar to board the enemy boat blind. After the darkness dropped, Bhaegar watched as Naebalar was nocked unconscious by the bandit captain, and he had to choose between saving Naebalar and attacking. He stabilized Naebalar and managed to kill two of the other bandits on the ship before the fight was finished.

After arriving in Rankein on the 11th of Kadern, 1444, Bhaegar and the other members of the Fifth Order go shopping for weapons and magic items. After a visit to The Reliquary where Bhaegar finds a +3 greatsword for 30,000gp, he decides to find a non-enchanted alternative. Stevyn acquires a scimitar from a Red Dragonblessed blacksmith at a steeply discounted price, but Bhaegar is unsuccessful in persuading the Novatryni blacksmith to sell him a zwiehander at the same rate.

Bhaegar gives the report of Akeron Grym's crimes in Millethill to Empress Monika Radumil-Ludan, who promises to reward them and accommodate them in the Hanusplast.

Bhaegar enters into the Tournament on the 12th of Kadern, 1444, where he scores 32 points and ties Kylon Ludan, youngest son of the Emperor. Kylon approaches Bhaegar and asks him to cede the tournament in exchange for half the prize and an errant knighthood of his own. Bhaegar accepts, winning the final bout alongside Kylon but ceding the tournament to him. He recieves the pay and divides it up amongst the Fifth Order, and is knighted on the field after the tourney by Kylon. He takes the title Sir Bhaegar Alastor, and adopts a personal sigil; A bronze dragon's head wearing a laurel wreath and surrounded by four lightning bolts on a burgundy field.

Bhaegar acquired an uncommon enchanted greatsword from Gothragoth's Glittering Hoarde in Rankein, which became his primary weapon.

During an alleyway-scuffle-turned-battle between the Fifth Order, Mercer Mordhau's bounty hunters, and Akeron Grym's footsoldiers, Bhaegar opened by killing two with his lightning breath and another with his greatsword. When Theodoric DaCavalier and Kylon Ludan's honor guard routed the combatants, Bhaegar decapitated a fleeing footsoldier.

After a meeting with Kylon Ludan, Theodoric DaCavalier, Aldo Kreuzzig, and the Fifth Order, Bhaegar agreed to join Kylon's strike team to infiltrate the Andolfort from the inside. They set out at dawn, and passed through a small hamlet north of Larchemotte, where Bhaegar faced down a chain-wielding Ettin, scoring a few massive hits before being knocked unconscious. He was restored to health by Stevyn. Because of his personal loss in the fight with the Ettins, (and his suspicion of mountain passes), Bhaegar climbed up the side of the Howling gate and spoiled a Goblinkin trench-ambush. He killed two Bugbears and confiscated their Red-Wolf patches.

Bhaegar hid the party with a fog cloud as they descended the western side of the Shieldcrest mountains, obscuring their entry to the Andolfort. After breaking in, he led Bran Halfboots and Theodoric in disabling the onagers and opening the gate for Aldo's invasion force. In a grand display of martial prowess, Bhaegar, the rest of the Fifth Order, Kylon Ludan, and forty turncoat Skoths held the gate against an army of over four-hundred, until Aldo's cavalry rode in behind them. The siege was won in less than four hours, and the Ludanian army lauded the "Fearless Forty" as heroes, earning Bhaegar the epithet, "Bhaegar the Unyielding."

### Skills/Spells

Bhaegar is fond of using his lightning breath weapon as an opener in combat, using it to quickly remove smaller enemies and strike fear into the rest. In non-combat or pre-combat situations he uses Thaumaturgy to amplify his voice and increase intimidation factor. He has various healing abilities, though tends to prefer a front-line approach to combat. He also has access to the slasher feat, allowing him to immobilize his enemies.

### Backstory

Not much is known about Bhaegar's past, other than his long history with the church of The Flame Everlasting and his membership as an Acolyte of the faith. In conversation with the Dragonblessed blacksmith from Novatryn, he mentioned that he too was from Novatryn, though this could have been said in order to get a better deal, and has not been validated.

### Trivia

* Bhaegar is often called "Gay bar," in jest by his fellows in the Fifth Order