Hatebad Family

The Hatebad Family (pronounced: Hah-TEE-bid) are a dwarven family from Glaceria. They are the biggest weapons manufacturer from Hyranor, and rivals to the Lovejoy Family. They were first mentioned in Arc 2, Episode 1, and the first Hatebad family member introduced was Beryl, in Arc 6.

## Weapons Manufacturers

The Hatebads are the biggest weapons manufacturing family in Hyranor. Their weapons are not high end, but still of very high quality, and can be found everywhere all over the country. They are just one notch below the Lovejoys, but manage to produce weapons in a higher quantity than them.

They, like the Lovejoys, at least sometimes work with powerful gemstones to imbue their weapons with special magic. In 131 AE, Viktor and Borys Rose plan to first steal the powerful Ember Gem, and then bring it back into the market to create a bidding war between the two families, thus further increasing the value of the stone.

## Background

The Hatebad family used to be just a family of miners. The person who established them as a powerful family and weapons manufacturer was Beryl Hatebad, who had left her family to travel and find herself, and became a sky pirate while doing so. In 71 AP, their Eirden dies, and on the journey to safety in Glaceria, Beryl finds out that the magic inhospitality of the Upnorth was artificially created. She looses her whole crew to this inhospitality and the defense mechanisms around Glaceria, and is the only one to make it to the city. As she lives there, she soon finds out about the Lovejoy Family and the rumours surrounding them, and, adding two and two together, makes it her purpose to destroy them and take revenge for the loss she had to experience.

## Development of the Hatebad Empire

The Hatebad Empire is, in great parts, formed and shaped by Beryl and her firstborn daughter Helga.

As the city of Glaceria becomes too small for their business, they start tunnelling down, and over the course of a century and a half build up shops and resources below it to produce weapons at scale and sell them throughout Hyranor. This gets them the attention of the Lovejoys, and in their battle over who has what power where, the tension between the two families rises further.

During their tunnelling, the Hatebads also find the Portal to the Plane of Fire, and Helga after that reguarly travels between the Material Plane and the Plane of Fire.

## Known Members

* **Beryl Hatebad** - establisher of the Hatebad Family as a powerful weapons manufacturer. Increases her family's power to get revenge for the loss of her family.
	+ **Unnamed Half-Elf** - reincarnation of Salas, born in Glaceria in 71 AP. As they are around 8 years old and get parts of their memory back, they seek out Beryl, who is happy to meet them again. They become like a sister for Helga.
	+ **Helga Gratz Hatebad** - first born of Beryl and a member of the minor council during 163 AE.
	+ **Charlie Tupper Hatebad** - Firbolg and Twin with Nellie
	+ **Nellie Tupper Hatebad** - FIrbolg Twin with Charlie
	+ **Opal Kix Hatebad** - unexpected dragonborn child of Beryl and her Dragonborn Boyfriend.
	+ **5 unnamed adopted children**

### Beryl's Lovers:

* **Remeny Gratz** - girlfriend of Beryl, set the expectations for future lovers.
* **Aidriaan** - a dwarf, her first husband and biological father to Helga. Who she later divorces because he's boring.
* **Noel** - pronounced Nole, her second husband a firbolg gladiator and biological father to Charlie and Nellie. Who she later divorces because he is disappointing and isn't actually that good of a fighter.
* **Unnamed Dragonborn Boyfriend** - biological father to Opal

She decides not to marry anymore because no one meets her expectations

## Trivia

* Gus had planned from the beginning that Arc 6 would be the origin story of the Hatebad rivalry with the Lovejoys.