Godgis Abare

Godgis Abare was a male human fighter and NPC in the Emeron campaign.

## Associations

### Relatives

Joal (father), Kinna (mother), Dwalder (older brother - deceased), Etherrine (Older sister) Arleeve (older sister - deceased), Lorfing (son)

## Summary

Sir Godgis was the son of Duke Joal Abare and the heir to the duchy of Rupmon. He was the commander of Rupmon’s Forces at the Battle of the Bridge and at the urging of the Red Wizard, agreed to launch an attack on Vossk’s forces to allow the Joined of Vesper the opportunity to try to kill Vossk. He was killed in the battle.

## Background

Sir Godgis was the youngest and only surviving male child of Duke Joal Abare and his wife Kinna. His older brother Dwalder and sister Arleeve died in childhood. Only Godgis and Etherrine survived to adulthood.

Godgis joined Royal army as a young man and earned himself a distinguished career as an officer with undeniable intelligence and tactical ability. In 1134 Duke Joal asked his Godgis to resign his commission and become his Ducal Marshal after the old marshal died and Godgis agreed.

He focused much of his career commanding the forces for the duchy and getting them into the kind of shape on par with the Royal army.

Sir Godgis is married to Jamina Abare and they have one son, Lorfing.

## During the War of Alliance

When monster armies led by the Lizardman priest Vossk invaded southern Rupmon, Sir Godgis ordered his father's vassals to rally their men and march south to contest them. His armies congregated southwest of Reikland, near the only bridge in the area to cross the Azure River. The enemy had gathered on the only side in roughly equal numbers.

With neither army having a clear advantage both were hesitate to cross the bridge and then start the battle at a disadvantaged bottleneck. The stalemate was broken with the arrival of the Joined of Vesper, whom the Red Wizard spoke favorably of.

The Joined explained that they had acquired weapons that would allow them to slay Vossk, who had thus far proven unkillable, and requested leave from Sir Godgis to peel off a small group of forces and rendezvous with the forces of Lord Rivel Donne of Myjdun, whose armies had been cut off and were behind enemy lines.

Although aware that the crown had called for the heads of the Joined of Vesper, he accepted the Red Wizard's advise that the charges against them were false and that they could accomplish their stated goal. Willing to risk the crown's (and his father's) ire in exchange for the chance to rid the enemy of their general on the eve of battle, Sir Godgis agreed to the request and ordered Dame Aille Gerial to take a force of cavalry and escort the Joined.

Upon receiving the signal from the Joined on the 12th of Wolverine, 1159, Sir Godgis began the Battle of the Bridge by ordering his forces to begin to cross, leading his troops into battle himself. His unit fought on the bridge itself, and engaged in bloody combat with the Troglodyte shock troops used by Vossk's army. After a long and bloody slog Sir Godgis troops finally broke and were mostly killed. Sir Godgis himself was wounded and captured during the battle and reportedly subsequently killed by arrow fire. His body was seen falling into the Azure River, but was not able to be recovered.

## Personality

Sir Godgis himself was an imminently practical man and what he lacked in appearance and personal charisma he more than made up for in intelligence and tactical ability. He may not have inspired men the way other commanders do, but he ledsthem to victory. Sir Godgis had no use for the gods beyond the magic their clerics could provide to his tactical victories in the field. Preaching of gods and devotion is a waste of breath to him.

Sir Godgis was married to Jamina Abare and they had one son, Lorfing.

Sir Godgis was a homely man with a severely pockmarked face, grey hair and unimpressive brown eyes. He stood 5’7” and weighed 161 lbs.