Bronte Stormlight

## Basic Info

### Full Name

BRONTE STORMLIGHT, THE BEACON OF A COMMUNITY OF BEACONS HIS STRIKES MAKE THE WORLD QUAKE IN FEAR AND ECSTACY (Former)bronte, child killer

## Oneshot/Campaign Participation

### Last Appearance

Hurricane (RP- was executed by Valyrian)

**Bronte Stormlight** (brahnt stohrm-lyte) was the previous leader of the Lightning Tribe, reigning from the mid-870s to 905 ME. After being discovered draining children of their powers in order to cast them out, he was punished and exiled from the tribe and given to the Brigade to be disposed of for his crimes as far from home as possible. He was eventually executed by Valyrian with Alexander Thunderpouch and other Hydranland prisoners as witnesses.

## Personality

Bronte was a harsh but strong leader, immensely proud of his tribe and of his own power. Though his methodology was severe and his actions heartless, he did keep the tribe from harm by way of the Bronze Gulf Traders and other outside forces that would seek to take advantage of the tribe's natural-born arcane abilities. He was wary of outsiders and anything that would threaten the tribe's way of life.

## Appearance

As all Lightning Tribe members tend to, Bronte dressed in an eye-piercing array of brightly colored garments, garnished with various lightning- or storm-themed accents. His outfit at the time of his exile was a brilliant bright yellow cloak that encapsulated his whole body, capped with bright blue ridged shoulder pads lined with feathers.

Upon being punished through lightning by his tribe, all hair on his body was fried off, leaving him bald, wrinkled, and powerless.

## Backstory/Activity

Bronte was in his late 30s when he was chosen to lead the tribe, having gone on many (in)famous ventures in his earlier years and having a remarkable ability to stay alive no matter how far he fell or was thrown. His full name was earned when he fell off the back of a silver dragon over 300 feet, miraculously surviving and causing the earth around him to quake, his enemies falling to their knees. The injuries from this incident are what caused him to retire, easily claiming the role of tribe leader because of his many exploits.

Over the course of his 30 year reign he ruled the tribe rather strictly, being very particular with who was sent out to what jobs with what other guilds. Though this was seen as rather harsh, his particularity was largely due to his experiences with young or vulnerable members of the tribe being taken advantage of. This led to an unexpected increase in demand for the tribespeople's services, making them seem "exclusive" and therefore more desirable.

### Chasing the Tempest

*(See: Chasing the Tempest)*

In his old age, Bronte began to grow more and more distrusting of the world, as well as overprotective of his position. The destructive nature of Lightning Tribe members causes their life expectancy to typically be quite short, but his leadership role allowed him to stay protected to the point he was the oldest person alive in the tribe. Paranoid and aware of the increasing power of the younger generations, he began using the Tempest Blade to drain the powers from the youth, then quickly exiled them in hopes that many would die before their powers would return to them.

Thanks to the outside intervention of the Brigade, Bronte's plot was discovered, and the combined powers of the guild and the tribespeople led to his eventual defeat. Strangely enough, the standard Lightning Tribe execution did not kill the man, instead leaving him fried and powerless. Disgusted with his actions and eager to repair the damages he had done, the tribe gave their disgraced monarch to the Brigade to dispose of as far from their lands as possible.

### Execution

After being taken to Nadir's Zenith and jailed, Bronte was kept in Hydranland for some time. Mr Curse was assigned to deal with the execution; however, his distaste for violence led him to procrastinate on the act for some time. Eventually, Alexander Thunderpouch came to visit the disgraced leader in hopes of rubbing his awfulness in his face- however, finding him shriveled and lame dissuaded him from such action. Discovering the reason behind the delay on his execution, Valyrian and Alexander agreed to take care of the killing deed for Curse. After trading some sour words with fellow prisoner Melpomene, Valyrian slayed the old man with a single swipe of a knife, as he fell to the earth for the last time with a dull, weak thud.

## Gallery

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