Isaac Axedrummer

**Isaac Axedrummer** is a player character in the Rally campaign played by Craig Pate. He is a half-orc Paladin. Isaac often provides comic relief, yet proves to be series in times of great danger.

He is originally from Agravar City, where he served as a warden and the Left Hand of the Lord Governor Hakota Agra. After the Lord Governor's death, he, Dale Snowthorne, and Kataryn Snowthorne fled Agravar and founded Rally. Isaac became Rally's de facto leader following Kataryn's disappearance and Dale's death in the years preceding the game.

## History

*Proceed at your own risk if you have not yet listened to Episode 28 and beyond.*

Of the four main characters, Isaac's history is the most explored and most impactful on the events of the game.

### Early Life

Isaac Axedrummer grew up in an upper-middle class residential neighborhood. He is the son of Rissa Axedrummer, a former warden of Agravar, and Maximus St. Sabastian, a counselor and primary source historian.

He and his brothers, Kwan and Griffin, grew up well cared for and well educated. Of the three, Isaac was the most rambunctious, and it is implied that he most takes after his less-cerebral, deeper-feeling mother.

### Service to the Agra Wardens

Following in his mother's footsteps, Isaac became a warden of Agravar. As a talented and dedicated fighter, he rose ranks quickly, becoming the "Left Hand and Shield" of the Lord Governor, alongside his best friend Dale Snowthorne, the Lord Governor's "Right Hand and Sword."

It is implied that Isaac performed his duties without question. In episode 28 he says to Dale "do your job, don't ask questions, get home to reap the reward." In this scene, Dale urges him to consider the broader impact of the orders they are receiving.

At some point, it is uncovered that Dale has been conspiring with Kataryn to overthrow the Lord Governor. The Lord Governor, backed by Commander Nasir Antoni, demands that Isaac behead Dale. Instead, Isaac beheads the Lord Governor, and he and Dale and Kataryn flee to the north.

### Founding Rally

At the time of Rally's founding, Dale Snowthorne takes the leadership role (though it is strongly implied that Kataryn makes most of the strategic decisions). Isaac becomes Rally's "second in command," and uses his position to reinforce the status quo of felling the elderwood trees with the expectation of rapid regrowth.

Following Dale's death in the years preceding the game, Isaac becomes Rally's de facto leader. Without Dale's support in the dangerous Western Wealds, he immediately implores "High Scepter," his only contact within the Empire, to send a defensive contingent to protect the logging operation. The Empire sends Harisa and Guard. It is also implied in episode 1 that Isaac is somehow beholden to "High Scepter."

He is considered by many of Rally's denizens to be incompetent-but-well-meaning, and many secondary characters like Leah Broadbeam and Bennie Jezir seem to manage the day-to-day initiatives of leadership. At the beginning of the game, Isaac is shown to spend most of his time helping to manage the chaotic and sometimes destructive impulses of his adoptive niece (and daughter of Dale and Kataryn), Juniper Snowthorne.

### As Protector of the Western Wealds

At the end of War is Disorganized Boar, Isaac is confronted directly by Porki and shown that his oath to defend Rally extends to the ecosystem in which Rally exists. This, alongside urgings from June, Harisa, and Guard, lead him to ultimately agree with their plan to betray and kill the Empressar.

## Official Outfits

Isaac frequently seeks out clothing that reminds him of his comfortable youth.

 Dressing Gown and Half-moon Spectacles
 Bathhouse Kimono