Leadie McHalfling

Leadie was permanently scarred during The Night of Blood, but managed to meld himself to a Mutilator and command it as a replacement limb.

## Family

### Parent(s)

Petey McHalfling (Father), January McHalfling (Mother)

### Sibling(s)

Robbie McHalfling (Brother), Doormen McHalfling (Brother), Sniper McHalfling (Brother), Trickshot McHalfling (Brother)

Leadie McHalfling is a halfling warrior and member of the Kings Council of The Highlands. The leader of the infamous McHalfling family, Leadie was once strongly opposed to Bill High-Hill and his rule, as well as the influence The Guardian Council was exerting over Forestsedge. However, the two came to terms and are now close allies. Leadie was wounded by a Mutilator during The Night of Blood, but through magic and his own willpower the halfling assumed control of the monster and has now fused with it.

## History

Leadie was born in the slums of Lowhyll. As with many bearing the McHalfling name, he was raised in an environment of strict family loyalty and a strong fear of authority. As he grew, Leadie quickly became a strong warrior and an incredibly tactical leader, eventually resulting in his earning of the name Leadie. Despite his young age, Leadie fast found himself leading smaller contingents of McHalfling gangs until, at the age of twenty, he had become the official leader of the family.

Leadie's rise to power was concurrent with King Bill High-Hill's own astronomical rise to authority, and the McHalfling leader soon came to view the king as a rival. Embodying his families refusal to submit to greater authority, and carrying on his own lines inherited rivalry with the High-Hill family, Leadie began to form an insurgency against King Bill's rule.

This conflict brewed for some years, until a confrontation with Bill's son Wulfgrim High-Hill, in which Leadie and his forces were cornered, but managed to capture the prince and use him as a hostage, led to Bill himself taking the field of battle. With his immense power, Bill tore through the McHalfling ranks, though made a concerted effort not to kill any of the warriors. He then challenged Leadie to single combat, using only their martial skills. Confident in his abilities, Leadie accepted the challenge with glee.

The young warrior soon discovered he had much to learn, as the King quickly began to overpower his opponent through skill and experience. With his pride making him unable to concede defeat, Leadie continued to fight on, despite the brutal damage the King was unleashing upon him. Seeing that his opponent would not yield, Bill himself conceded that the warrior had his measure, as Bill would not kill such a noble leader.

From this moment on, Leadie and the McHalfling's allegiance to the crown changed. Seeing in the King a man who he could truly follow, Leadie led his people to a place of unity with the rest of The Highlands, resulting in Lowhyll being officially recognized as McHalfling territory and falling under Leadie's rule. Leadie now sits on The King's Council and his one of the King's closest friends.

During the Night of Blood, an event in which the Hemomancer Lennox Sanguine unleashed thousands of Mutilators and undead monsters on all of Forestsedge through the stolen power of The Raven Queen, Leadie himself was nearly killed. After being attacked by a Mutilator, the monster began to absorb Leadie's body, which resulted in a contested battle of wills. Eventually, the young halfling's willpower proved greater, and he forced the Mutilator to fall under his command, replacing his damaged tissue and granting him great physical power and durability.