Adelard

### **BIO**

Adelard Runebraid is a human cleric to Azuth, God of Knowledge and lives in Gothica, Liveland. Before joining The Redeemers and aiding them in the fight against the Light Eater, Adelard was just an ordinary commoner attending Gothica University to study magic and to become a Red Mage. However things took a drastic turn for the cleric in training. After reading the forbidden tomes at his university, his childhood bestfriend Maria Nasorin and several students at his university disappeared without a trace. This strange string of events caused Adelard to venture out and at a later point in time to join Rasseal Oceanwake and the Redeemers. It was later revealed that the cause of Maria and the other students going missing was caused by 6th dimensional beings called the Abominations, creatures that can slaughter all life, even the Gods themselves. But after an unexpected encounter with just three of their foot soldiers along with witnessing the death of Cheryl Runebraid (Mother) and her body being used to host the abomination that killed her, Adelard has sworn to not only save the universe from the Light Eater, but to have his revenge against the very things that have killed someone close to him and save the universe from being annihilated.

### **PERSONALITY**

Most of the time Adelard can be seen as more book smart and less street smart, sometimes jumping ahead instead of carefully considering the situation at hand, albeit he has gotten better at it thanks to Rass. A very caring individual that will protect those close to him. Adelard's personality does flip the moment he comes across an Abomination, The Horseman Abomination, or CiCi, a student that was apart of the list of students gone missing and was turned into a Abomination. Due to watching his mother die trying to save him, he has nothing but absolute hatred towards those creatures. It goes without saying that Adelard still feels guilty for the death of his mother, and all of the people that have died/or was turned into Abominations because of him unintentionally making it easier for them to leave their dimension to come his universe. Because of that guilt and seeing that he needs to save all of life, Adelard has accepted the saying Maria's brother, Trevor Nasorin, "It takes a monster to kill a monster", seeing that even though Trevor, The Redeemers, and himself saved Maria and Malvera, he saw that his power alone wasn't going to be enough to protect those close to him.

### **PLAYLIST**

#### Notable Part 1 Songs:

Berserk - My Brother: This is one of the many songs displaying Adelard's rage after the events of his mother's death. Witnessing Cheryl be killed by the Abominations, and not having enough power to do anything due Adelard expelling most of his magic fighting the Blood Cult just moments before. This song describes the pure white rage he felt seeing his mother be turned into a Abominations, and his utter hatred and newly found revenge.

Shuumastu No Valkyrie - Kamigami: This song describes Adelard's quest to kill the Abominations. Especially for the fact that the Abominations are capable of slaughtering humaniods, beast, demons, devils, and even gods. A hype song meant for a human facing against a beings that could easily kill him, yet he still continues to fight. For all of life and the avenge those that have fallen.

Shingeki no Kyojin and The Rumbling (Attack on Titan anime and Daddyphatsnaps): Both songs again encapsulate Adelard's quest to annihilate the Abominations, giving it his all to stop them at any chance. These songs also show how Adelard is willing to do anything if it means protecting those that he loves, even if it means sacrificing himself so everyone else can live.

The Roar of the Spark (Naoki, Guilty Gear Strive): After patching things up with Raas, saving Maria and Malvera, and telling him that he will learn vilemancy from Malvera, and tired of feeling the weakest link to the party, Adelard had a renewed sense of hope. Instead of just blindly fighting and not caring about his life, Adelard began to focus and started fight to see those close to him for another day.

#### Notable Part 2 Songs:

Grave (Red hood rap, Daddyphatsnaps): After the party had been separated and Adelard has been forced to fight and defend Liveland for three years straight, he has become less laid back and more serious in the Redeemers quest to kill the Light Eater. Not that Adelard never knew about the Light Eater or how dangerous it was, but once The Light Eater injured Azuth and left his home to be a living hell, Adelard simply wants the Light Eaters head on a pike.

Let Me Carve Your Way (Guilty Gear Strive): Going in the opposite direction of Raas and Reinguard's warning of "It takes a monster to kill a monster" and that Adelard needing to fight with his humanity; Adelard during the timeskip in his eyes saw that only way for people to survive, he need to fight like the very things he's killed. Resorting to going through "The Taming", consuming lycan blood to gain control of his Abomination type lycanthropy, and gathering information on the Black Guard and resorting to using vilemancy, a magic used by Abominations that costs the user their sanity. As much as Adelard knows the risks and consequences of going down this dark path and how easy it is for him lose his way, the cleric still continues this path, knowing that while others fight with their humanity and light, Adelard is willing plunder the dark and fight from the shadows.

Shield Wall - Amon Amarth: This songs would show how difficult the country of Liveland has been since the Light Eater left a portal open, allowing Abominations and Shadow Creatures to pour into the material plane. Nothing but constant fighting, killing, surviving day in and day out, too the point that the days nearly mix and blur together.