Bior the Boulder

Bior, known colloquially as the Boulder, the Breaker and the Boulder Breaker, is a human campaigner than served as a competitor to Rover Custard Augustine in the Archon election of 134WD.

## Description

Son of a mining family from Silt’s Bounty, Bior the Boulder proved a surprise candidate to the runnings, having gained popularity in a number of the small outer settlements at the fringes of the Hollow Concord’s territory.

A man of legendary strength, Bior repeatedly claimed to have a drop of giant blood in him, but declined to partake in the Kroan Games - instead remarking that he would rather use his gifts to aid the common people than prance before them in a stadium.

## History

Bior first entered into the knowledge of the adventurers of Amber Run when it was announced that he was one of the major competitors to Rover Custard Augustine in the upcoming election for the new Archon of Pylodes. Bior's policies focused on a number of issues, including clearing Silt's Bounty of criminal organisations, with the immediate intention to reopen the settlement's mines once the stain of illicit activity had been cleared, following it up with tougher punishments for individuals that would steal, cheat or otherwise prey on their neighbours. Further afield, he also supported the conversion of further lands into farmland to feed the populace, as well as expansion of the Rydooni fishing fleet to secure food supplies further still.

After an uneven start following the collapse of his stage while making a speech in Drakestower that saw him landed with the nickname of "The Breaker", Bior relaunched his campaign to reclaim this title, touring the isles of Rydoon breaking boulders with nothing but his fists. Though bloodied by the end of the bouts, calls of "Boulder Breaker" were heard throughout the districts for a time. Bior the Boulder was then unseen for much of the following months, with rumours circling that he had developed a complication following a series of minor fractures to his fingers during his previous "Boulder Breaker" campaign. Darker rumours suggested he may have been poisoned by a competitor, a stilted lover, or members of the gangs operating at Silt's Bounty that his efforts threaten to disrupt. Public support from the Praised and Honoured Castes surged in response, with a more measured response amongst the Virtuous and Blessed. When he finally re-emerged victorious over his bout of illness, he did so into a new wave of rumours - including a sizeable amount of evidence pointing to the claim that his family had profited from the illicit goings-on he sought to fight at Silt's Bounty, with further speculation spiralling that his focus might be to seize the revenue in its entirety for himself. Bior quickly decried the timing of the slander, claiming that he was being set up by Valshoon, with whom he had previously clashed, but found his footing amongst the Praised and Honoured Castes quickly collapsing.

By chance - owning to both his failure to reach the final four candidates and his opinions regarding the Kroan Games, Bior was not present at the Hippodros during the Attack on the Isle of Midalios, and so survived where many of his competitors did not.