Beren

Beren the Tall is a Rider hero who is descended from the sun-god Elmal through his son, Verlaro.

As a boy, he becomes close to Beren the Swift, another young hero from a nearby Rider clan. He later falls madly in love with the Ram priestess Redalda, who he and his friend both wish to marry.

## Ride Like the Wind

Beren is a set character that always appears in a game of *Ride Like the Wind*.

### Skills & Religion

Beren will always worship Elmal, your chief god. His skills can be damaged and improved in the same way as any other leader's, but he seems to always start out with the following, regardless of what choices you make before he is of age:

* Combat: Excellent
* Diplomacy: Excellent
* Food: Good
* Leadership: Very Good
* Lore: Good
* Magic: Good

He is a required quester for the following rituals:

* A fight against a sea dragon
* A fight against invading trolls
* A threat to crops and forests
* Rivalry between warlords

These rituals test him in Combat, Magic, and Diplomacy. Some also test Strategy (likely Combat + Leadership), WedCultures (likely Diplomacy + Lore), Mythology (likely Lore + Magic) and Hunting (Combat + Food). Investing magic in particular areas (especially War, Ritual, and Diplomacy) at Sacred Time can also help his chances of success. Some of his actions will also be boosted if Yelm was your clan's first god.

A fight against a sea dragon has multiple stages that Beren must handle without Redalda's help, and Rivalry between warlords has one such stage. In the other two rituals, you can have Redalda handle things if Beren's skills are poor.

### Events

Beren appears or is mentioned in the following events:

* Beren Born
* Two Berens
* Golden Mirror Discovery
* Beren Marriage Petition
* Beren Second Marriage Petition
* Beren Blinded
* Redalda Proposal
* Beren Rejection
* Wedding of Beren the Swift
* Wedding Preparations
* Wedding Crashers
* Wedding Ritual
* Beren's Murder
* Requiem for Beren

He can also appear in

* Borrowing A Hero (although it can star Yatakan instead, if Beren is not available).

## Lights Going Out

By the time of *Lights Going Out*, Beren has long since passed on and entered the world of myth as King Beren, the legendary founder of the Berenethtelli: the tribe formed by the fusion of his Rider clan with the Rams of the Black Eel valley. Even into the Chaos Age, Beren's descendants still nominally rule the tribe from Berenstead, a mighty fortress bearing his name. It is said he rode a legendary steed called Charandar, which was killed by Chaos creatures.

### Lore

Your clan ring may say the following of their legendary founder:

* "Beren was the first king."
* "It took great heroism for Beren to go from chieftain to king."
* "Beren and Redalda are our greatest ancestors."
* "What Beren touched, we preserved."
* "It’s still strange to think of calling on Beren as if he were a god! Though I suppose some of our Rider neighbors did call on his ancestor Verlaro, and Beren’s much more impressive than him."

### Myths & Rituals

The mythic retelling of his and Redalda's deeds are told in the myth How Horses Came to Orlanthstead.

Though not a god, he is considered the most illustrious ancestor of his people and is sometimes called upon by them, much the same that some Rider clans call on his ancestor, Verlaro. He can be contacted by your clan by traveling through a tear into the Gods War on the map, see Other Side: Beren's Court for the event kickstarting his audience in the Otherworld.

## Other Stories

For more information on how Beren—or perhaps his friend Swift—may be remembered by later Gloranthans, see Beren on the Glorantha wiki... but maybe wait until you've won the game before checking!

## Images

Beren's family celebrate his birth, heralded by many auspicious omens.The adolescent Beren spars with his best friend, Beren the Swift.Beren sees Redalda, who he will fall in love with, in the Golden Mirror.Beren petitions the Clan Circle to let him court Redalda, even though she is a Ram.Beren returns, dejected, after Redalda's clan rejects his suit.A bad end.Beren is blinded by Wheels.A more successful Beren prepares for his wedding.Beren and Redalda embrace after their wedding.Beren and Redalda confront dwarves in the Gods War.Beren and Redalda see a chaos monster attacking Mostal Dwarfking's people.Beren and Redalda ride above a terrible flood in the Gods War.A terrible chaos monster deafens Beren and blinds Redalda.Orlanth objects to Beren's presence at Redalda's side.Beren and Redalda seek a boon from Orlanth.Beren and Redalda celebrate the successful completion of the wedding ritual.The birth of Beren and Redalda's firstborn son, also named Beren.Beren adopts some Ram ways in the form of a tattoo.Although Hyalor said long ago that Riders would never have kings, he also told them that there was no rule that could not be changed for the sake of survival. Note the runes on the throne!Redalda shows Beren a young alynx.Beren's advisor portrait as a young man.Beren's advisor portrait in middle age.Beren's portrait changes if he is blinded and not fully healed.Beren and Redalda at the battle of Stormfall.King Beren at the height of his power, as seen in the Otherworld.The ghost of King Beren riding Charandar into Berenstead in order to visit his descendants, the Berenethtelli.