Tharion Lighthammer

# *"I Stand For The Light."*

Tharion Lighthammer in his casual clothing.

Das Meeria (Right Hand Man of the Emperor)

## Tharion Lighthammer, A Summary.

Tharion Lighthammer is a human paladin, thrust into his role at his young age of 20, Tharion stands for the light and his people, he will do whatever it takes to protect what remains of Lucerna's Light after a war forced his father to make a dark deal, allowing a small caravan, which Tharion was a part of to escape the war and into Oracle, assisted by a small tribe of Frost Trolls and Giants, Tharion and the small caravan eventually made it to Oracle, and as it stands, the land is unsafe for his people, so he shall make it safe.

***By any means necessary.***

## Appearance

Tharion Lighthammer looks like your average human male, sporting brown messy nose length hair, hazel brown eyes, and fair skin, standing at 6' tall, 71 kilograms, his physique being average yet somewhat muscular from all of his training.

Tharion wears apprentices clothing, covered with light armor and his father's hooded cape, though when it is time for battle he dawns a set of Paladin's armor gifted to him by the fallen king of Arktis, Tayaka, his eyes are also covered by a blindfold, signifying his devotion to Lucerna, and trust that she will light his path.

## Personality

Tharion Lighthammer tries to act tough and stern, though his fear will always shine through, he is fidgety and will try to help any one he comes across, he fears for his people and the stress is overcoming him, but he will always try to stand up and be courageous for what he believes in.

Do not let his act fool you, but don't underestimate him either.

## Skills and Abilities

Tharion has the combat skills of an average paladin, boasting impressive strength and speed for a human, though his power is greatly amplified by his devotion to the light, allowing him to use holy magic, light magic, purity magic and the like.

Though a blindfold covers his eyes, he can feel and see with the power granted to him by Lucerna, he can sense the light within creatures and also feel their bodies temperatures, he has an above average understanding of magic.

## Fun Facts

* Fishing is his main hobby. WE <3 FISHING

* Do you have any thorns books?

* His favorite food are communion wafers, don't ask him why the church is always low on them every morning.

## Backstory

### Early Life Events.

* “Path Into The Light”

Tharion was born with no surname, for none would accept him, born a bastard child of the king and one of his mistresses, he was abandoned on the streets as a child, Tharion was forced to live most of his life as a child beggar, though people in the empire viewed him as a nuisance, until one night a merchant with a rage for Tharion as he frequently sat infront of his store, driving customers away, so he threw him into the forest, making sure he got lost, and embedding in Tharion’s mind that he’s not welcome, he chose to never return to the inside of the empire’s walls ever again.

One fateful morning, Tharion woke up from sleeping on a log after hearing what sounds to be horses galloping and armor clanking, he hid behind the log and tried to stay quiet, he knows that these are humans, and they will not be kind to him, but to his horror, he hears the horses gallop closer and suddenly… stop.

Tharion holds his breath, trying to be sneaky, but as a small and fearful child, his weeps cannot be contained, “Who goes there?” one of the humans shout, sounding like a big burly man, Tharion continues to hold his breath, praying that whoever they are, they do not find him, but his thought is cut short by a large beam of light coming from the sky itself, Tharion quickly dodges and looks behind him, only to see that the log he had been hiding behind was entirely disintegrated, burned to ash, Tharion backs away in fear, but the man only holds his hand out, “Are you lost little one? What is your name?” the man asks, in a warm tone, Tharion looks up at the man, seeing a man well into his 40s, with his beard greying, though despite that he had a large frame, wearing a large set of armor, made of gold and silver, wielding a giant warhammer, imbued with holy runes.

Tharion slowly eases up and responds “My name is Tharion… and no, I have no home, I can't be lost.” The burly man looks behind him in shock, gesturing to his men “This boy is a poor orphan! Come and get him some bread and water, we must bring him back to our people!” Tharion looks upon the man with both fear and hope, this is the first time he has had any real food in days, for he has been eating berries of the forest and bugs off of the oak trees to survive, he quickly guzzles down all the food and water given to him, letting out a meek “Thank you sir” afterwards, and as the man looks upon him with sympathy, he lets out a hearty laugh “No need to thank me my boy, as a paladin it is my duty to serve the needy, now come, these forests are safe for a young child like you.” the large paladin lets out with a smile on his face.

Tharion lets himself be picked up by the man and placed on a horse, he looks around him only to see that the man is accompanied by at least 4 other men, also on horses, dawning armor befitting that of knights, “You are the dragon boy that the empire has been complaining about aren’t you?” The paladin asks in a soft yet authoritative tone, “Yes sir” Tharion whispers, “Ah, then the people of Roan are sure mistaken, you seem like a nice young lad to me, I am Luther Lighthammer, high paladin of Lucerna’s Light, a religious sect living not far from here.” Luther says with pride and zeal in his voice, “How come the empire does not have control over you then sir?” Tharion asks with a hint of curiosity, “My boy, the empire is vicious, we used to serve them, but now, we are free from their vile grasp!” Luther yells, as the other men chant and cheer “WE ARE FREE! WE ARE FREE! WE ARE FREE!” the men chant, Tharion sees this and gets a hint of joy as well, letting out a nervous “WE ARE FREE!” pumping his fist into the air, the men laugh in amusement, “You are an eager young lad! That is good!” Luther exclaims through his hearty laughs.

As they arrive in the village of Lucerna’s Light, some people look upon Tharion with sympathy, some with fear, but all look upon him with curiosity, as Luther and his men get down the horses, Luther calls upon all the villagers and asks “This young boy was turned away by the empire, but thank Lucerna he survived the forests, now! Who wants to care for him? We cannot just let him live in those forests, it is dangerous.” Luther yells out to the people, the people whisper amongst themselves, seemingly nobody wants to step up, hearing the over exaggerated stories of the citizens of the Roan Empire about him, nobody wanted to take care of a dirty begging child, Luther watched this with rage welled up in his eyes, feeling that he has failed to teach his community to be kind to all people, so he stomped his foot on the wooden floor, causing the plank beneath him to shatter, making a loud noise that can be heard deep into the forest, “Seeing as you all have no kindness for a small child, I, high paladin Lighthammer shall take him up as my first son! Behold! Tharion Lighthammer!'' As the people clap, Tharion feels a love he has not felt before, the love of a father, he looks upon Luther’s eyes as he picks him up and is overjoyed, he now has a father, a family, the paladins of Lucerna’s Light.

### Recent Life Events.

* “I Stand For The Light”

As a pre-teen, Tharion was active around his community, becoming a holy scout, meeting a kobold named Kradd, becoming one of his only friends, as a scout, Tharion would learn many survival skills, he would also learn how to move quickly and quietly, how to hunt, and everything a scout should know, Kradd and Tharion grew closer as friends as the days pass, the two bonding over being scouts and the difficulties of growing up, but Luther, Tharion’s father eventually made Tharion do scribe duty, viewing it as a “holier” and “better” duty, the only issue being that… Tharion can't read, or write, this was until he met August Villemaire, a scribe that is only a few years his senior, August was an active reader and loved to write poetry, August and Tharion would eventually become friends, August teaching him how to read and write, a big breakthrough for Tharion, as for 13 years of his life, he was unable to read or write, a big handicap, he thanks August for his help and views him as an older brother figure of sorts, going on missionary expeditions with groups of his fellow Lucerna followers also taught him ways to be persuasive, in both a friendly and inviting manner and also a manipulative manner that prays on peoples weaknesses, as some fanatic followers used these tactics to recruit more people, though his father highly disliked these manipulative followers, kicking all of them out of the community during Tharion’s early teenage years.

After this incident, Tharion left being a scribe behind him, seeking a new way to help with the community, his father took this opportunity to offer him to become an apprentice paladin, and for him to train him, in an environment where they are not father and son, instead student and mentor, Tharion jumped at this opportunity to please his father, his father is nice and caring towards him, but sometimes felt cold and distant, like he didn't even know him, and during those times he would always be holding a small photograph, that of himself in his younger years and that of a woman, seemingly pregnant, though Tharion never brought this up with his father, as it seemed like a very sensitive topic to him.

As an apprentice, Tharion was a bonehead, skipping training, not taking it seriously and not studying, but soon enough his father would force him to take his apprenticeship seriously, Tharion turned out as a pretty good student, though he was average in intelligence, he was a great follower and leader, Tharion’s beliefs were loose at best, this is something he would discuss with his father Luther, who in turn would finally reveal to him the woman in the photograph, his pregnant wife, who was killed in the struggle for the freedom of the followers of Lucerna from the empire, his father discussed with him that at that moment, his faith cracked, and as he dropped his hammer in anger and disbelief that faith was not enough to save his wife, his warhammer glowed even brighter, realising that Lucerna is indeed with him, he pressed on with further strength, his wife becoming a beacon of faith and inspiration for him, Tharion looked up at his father, seeing him cry for the first time, he put a hand on his fathers shoulder and told him that if the light allowed him to believe, then he shall believe as well.

### Present Life Events.

* “Passing of the Torch” After 5 years of apprenticeship, he was ready to graduate to the bottom of the paladin-pyramid, becoming a true paladin, a true vessel for the light, but his graduation was interrupted by a long brewing tension between Lucernas Light and the empire, the tension slowly boiling into a war, one that could possibly end either side, it eventually all boiled over when Lucerna’s Light sent a messenger to the king to talk about it, the messenger came back with no tongue, this enraged the high paladin and decided he would talk to the king himself, he came to the gates alone, but as he stepped nearby, an arrow flew by his head and he was attacked, using his skills and faith, he defeated the gate guards and took this as a declaration of war, returning to Lucerna’s Light, he would prepare all that were able for war, but deep down, Luther knew that he did not want to put his son in to a deadly war. The war raged on, and after days, it was obvious, the followers stood no chance, they already had heavy losses, Tharion approached his father, demanding that he let him join the frontlines, but Luther declined, telling him he had other plans for him, and so Luther made a deal with the empires king, a deal to let a caravan of a group of followers to escape through the cold mountains, the king agreed and let the caravan be formed, though the king had other plans, he would not let it pass the mountain. “No father, I refuse to join the caravan, I refuse to be a coward, I refuse to back away from my home and my people being destroyed.” Tharion would yell at his fathers offer to join the caravan, “Son, you must listen, we won’t survive this war, the empire is much too strong, and those who escape need a leader, they need a paladin, so from this moment, I graduate you to paladin, congratulations.” Luther responded with a defeated voice, Tharion looked upon his defeated father, feeling guilt for lashing out at him and simply nodded, joining the caravan as its leader, he packed his bags and readied the caravan for the long migration. Tharion would lead the caravan through the cold well enough, but during one cold, dark night… “Somethings wrong, I can feel it, something is watching us.” he thinks to himself, but before he could relay it to the rest of the caravan, soldiers of the empire would emerge from the trees and the snow, attacking the caravan, Tharion would stand and fight along with all that were able, but it was clear that they were no match for them, they were too skilled and much more geared, so as the battle went on, Tharion prayed, he prayed whilst he attacked, whilst he defended, but nothing was working, he was seeing his fellow men be killed, slashed and injured without mercy, but right as Tharion was about to give up hope, a light of warmth went through him and his people, keeping the attackers at bay, the warmth would speak to him “Child of the light, be at ease, it is I, Lucerna.” Tharion heard this voice, and was overjoyed, it was the light, Lucerna, though something was off, though as if this voice was more sinister than warm and comforting, but Tharion threw this aside, focusing on saving the caravan “Glowing one, what is your wish?” Tharion asked, “For you to listen, dear child, listen and follow.” The voice responded, “Then I shall serve, I am your warrior, I am your holy hand, your word is mine and your wrath I shall bestow, let me be your vessel.” Tharion answered, and so, the light pushed back the attackers, Tharion looked behind him to see a group of frost trolls and giants, coming to aid them, and as the trolls and giants ravaged the attackers, Tharion pledged to never question the light, or his faith in it, letting the caravan rest within the tribe of the trolls and giants, he decided to teach them the word of Lucerna, of which they would heed, from the torn cloth of his fallen fellow, he would craft a blindfold, letting Lucerna and only Lucerna’s voice and light guide him, he came to the tribe and the caravan, calling upon them, telling them that Lucerna has told him to spread the word of the light, and so, Tharion combined the tribe and caravan, forming Lucerna's Light once again.