Betruger Peregrine

Betruger is a recurring character in the Yäalheim series. He is an Enforcer-class mercenary working for the YMS and a competent Pyromancer adept at taming magical animals. He is aged 22 at the start of the books, first appearing in chapter 2.

## Betruger Peregrine

### Aliases

"Inferno Reaper"-Himself"Insane Goblin Monkey"- Rosalind Deimos

### Affiliation

YMS3rd Beast Division of the Zinian Military

## Physical description

### Appearance

Betruger Peregrine (pronounced be-true-ger) is a juvenile High Kobold in his early twenties, standing at a reasonable 5'10", with hazel brown hair, unkempt and at a medium length. As a High Kobold, he is considered as what is known as a pseudo-elf, physically appearing to have most characteristics of an elf, yet being more closely related to Goblins. With this, he has ears resembling a spriggan's, at nearly half a foot in length, and pointed diagonally backwards. He also has central heterochromia, with his irises turquoise and orange with slit pupils. To the dismay of most mistaking him for a spriggan, he also has sharp piranha-like teeth and a long, forked tongue. He wears mostly dragon leather armor, covered in pockets (for theft), as well as a slim welding glove over his left hand and circular welding goggles on his forehead. Betruger also wears pointy elf shoes, which would be hilarious if the tips weren't made of sharpened steel. He doesn't have a normal resting expression, due to MPD, but in battle he usually has the face of a deranged psychopath.

### Weapons and Abilities

If asked to describe the fighting capability of Betruger, Vermithrax Phobos said this. "Imagine a rabid goblin, that can control dragons, except it's on fire and wearing silly boots." Betruger is an incredibly unpredictable fighter whose agility has nearly no match in the series, being able to jump over 3 meters vertically in the air, and has dropped unharmed from a height of 10 meters. His animal taming prowess has lent him many business opportunities, as well as new friends, particularly in Roger, the Phoenix. His magic catalyst is a large collapsible staff around 6 feet in length, that can produce a flame in the shape of a scythe blade at temperatures that can melt through tempered steel. He uses this to simultaneously eviscerate and incinerate his opponents, as well as destroy incoming projectiles, and anything that gets in his way. He has also been shown to be able to practice basic combustion magic, and create blades of flame without the need of his scythe.

### Personality

Betruger Peregrine is completely insane. Not slightly strange like someone with sociopathy, pyromania, a superiority complex or PTSD, he is inflicted with Multiple Personality Disorder. It is unknown as to how or why he developed these other personalities, though it is assumed that the original is "The Trickster", who is obsessed with destruction, playing pranks, and his scythe, dubbed Säerðeôuevnír "Demon Bane". Other noted personalities are "The Knight", who is driven purely by a code of chivalry, "The Scribe", who speaks fancifully and prioritizes knowledge over everything else, "The Reaper", who thinks himself death incarnate and it would be unwise to tell him otherwise, and "The Guru", who is always incredibly calm and is a master at taming magical creatures.