Ulric Ironguard

Sir Ulric Maximón Ironguard is a member of House Ironguard, the Altharan military, and the Emerald Knights.

## Ulric Ironguard

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3

## Character Info

### Alias

Ulric Maximón
The Last Ironguard
Uglyric

### Affiliations

House IronguardAltharan Nobility
Val Izali Bounty Hunters' Guild (Formerly)
Altharan Military
Emerald Knights

## Status

### Status

Alive

> *"'Claude the Charitable.' Ha. Treacherous swine that he may be his skills easily outmatch any of our abilities. But his hubris blinds him. Our quest will grant us power beyond what he can fathom, and when he least expects it, he will finally know the pain of being stabbed in the back. **Vengeance for his sins.**"*
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Ulric was born into the noble House Ironguard, and his mother Atriece Ironguard died when he was very young. The leader of the house, Ulric's father Isaac Ironguard, raised him and taught him martial skills as well as the arcane secrets of his noble birthright. Ulric enjoyed a comfortable and lavish lifestyle as a member of Val Izali's nobility, and he was set to eventually replace his father as the head of House Ironguard. Unfortunately, when Ulric was fifteen the rival House Galloway conspired to remove the Ironguards' from their position as a leading house of the Altharan Nobility. Led by the cunning and treacherous Sir Claude, the Galloways succeeded in their plot and House Ironguard fell to ruin.

Ulric witnessed his once mighty family be struck low, and they were forced to live impoverished in the lowest levels of Val Izali's society. Ulric's father Isaac, once a shining beacon of the glory of House Ironguard, became a shell of his former self. He took up drinking and Ulric watched as he slowly faded away. Before his death Isaac made sure to instill a hatred for the Galloways in Ulric, and he made him swear revenge on Claude and the rest of the Galloway scum. Ulric would make them pay for his family's squalor, but he knew he had no chance of vengeance in his current state.

He took up the name Maximón to shield his identity from the Galloways, and he used his father's teachings to become a sellsword collecting bounties in Val Izali's underworld. Ulric used this time to hone his noble magics and combat abilities. When he was old enough to enlist, Ulric joined the Altharan Military to fight in the Hundred-Year War, and his determination to become as skilled as Sir Claude pushed him to high ranks by only his early twenty's. His skill and will to fight eventually caught the eye of Commandant Ahkein, who recommended him for a special mission to test the abilities of three Emerald Knight candidates. It was on this mission to investigate Rudra Vayu that Ulric met his future partners Felgrun Moltenforge and Jan Wycliffe. After the trio defeated Sir Rudra, Ulric was selected by the commandant to be promoted to the elite rank of Emerald Knight.

## Combat Capabilities

Ulric possesses a great knowledge of the arcane, as well as a multitude of weapons.

### Magic

Ulric frequently uses the spell burning hands in combat, which allows him to cast a cone of flame at his enemies. He can also use green flame blade to set his scimitars aflame with emerald fire as a form of intimidation and a way to strengthen the swords.

### Weapons

Ulric carries a number of unique weapons, and he specializes in archery and scimitars.

* **The Ironblade: The Emerald Flame of Althara II** - A silver scimitar given to Ulric by his father. It is a modified replica of Isaac's ancestral sword.
* **The Ironblade: The Emerald Flame of Althara III** - A stoneblood steel scimitar infused with the blood of a basilisk. It has the ability to petrify and it was created for Ulric by a weapon smith in Madurai. It was purchased using borrowed money from his comrades.
* **The Rusty Sword** - A damaged and weathered artifact found by Ulric in the dilapidated temple of the Resting Woods. It called to his mind psychically and he later used it to destroy the ashen orb in the Nordopolican Catacombs.
* **The Glock 9000** - A crossbow and Ulric's most often used weapon. It usually fires emerald-tipped bolts but it can also shoot dwarven explosive bolts.

## General Abilities

Ulric has a number of abilities that have proved useful to the Emerald Knights.

* **Knowledge of the nobility's mystic arts** - From being raised a noble and taught by his father and mentors Ulric has a competent understanding of the arcane.
* **Spellcasting** - Using his knowledge of the mystic arts Ulric can cast many useful spells depending on the situation.
* **Swordsmanship** - Ulric was trained by his father and mentors to be skilled with a blade. He also gained additional expertise from his years in the Altharan military.
* **Archery and crossbow expertise** - Bounty hunting and practicing for hours a day in the military has made Ulric a master sharpshooter.
* **Criminal Knowledge** - Ulric's years living in Val Izali's underworld taught him how to survive through cunning and thievery. He is well versed in forgery and using lockpicks.
* **Artistic Ability** - Ulric's forgery practice has also given him knack for drawing and sketching, and he frequently draws the enemies the Emerald Knights encounter.