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==Heryn Rydh==

'''Careers:''' Barbarian 1, Buccaneer 1, Scout 1, Warrior 1

'''Attributes:''' Strength 2, Agility 2, Mind 1, Appeal -1

'''Combat Abilities:''' Brawl 1, Melee 2, Ranged 0, Defense 1

'''Equipment:''' great axe (d6+2), sword (d6), dagger (d3), battle harness (1), bracers (1), greaves (1), helm (1), wineskin, pouch w/flint & tinder and rations

'''Lifeblood:''' 12

'''Hero Points:''' 5,4

'''Armour Protection:''' 4

'''Boons'''
* Fearsome Looks ''(Use an extra die whenever you are trying to force somebody to give you information or do something they don’t want to do.)''
* Feat of Strength ''(Use an extra die when breaking, lifting, pulling, or pushing things.)''
* War Cry ''(Scares the hell out of your character’s opponents that can hear the war cry. They take a Flaw (that is roll an extra die, take the two least favorable results) on all their rolls for the first round following the War cry, and gives Boons to all your character’s buddies (that is they roll an extra die and take the two highest) for that round as well.)''

'''Flaws'''
* Illiterate ''(Heryn cannot read or write.)''
* Missing Eye ''(Heryn lost his left eye in a fight. He rolls an extra die whenever the GM feels it is appropriate to the situation.)''

Heryn was born to a barbarian tribe native to the Druss Mountains for many centuries. His people were fiercely independent, and refused to leave their ancestral lands and holy places to serve Shen-Ka. They were punished. Shen-Ka sent a horde of slayers and sorcerous beasts upon Heryn's people; they were utterly overwhelmed. Heryn was only a youth when his clan made a last stand defending their people's most holy place, surrounded by cataracts and high cliffs. Heryn took an arrow in his left eye and fell from the battlefield onto the pines and cataracts below. He barely survived, and when he came to and crawled back up to the battlefield, all his people were slain or taken. Only the clan's shaman remained, dying and left for dead, concealed by a spell until Shen-Ka's horde had left.

The shaman imparted a vision and geas upon Heryn to travel south, seek allies, avenge his people against Shen-Ka, free any of his people left from slavery, and return to their ancestral lands to renew the tribe. The shaman then self-immolated and departed for the spirit world to work against Shen-Ka from there.

Heryn traveled south, and wandered the lands of the Free Cities as a mercenary and scout. He served a captain from Albena for a couple years, impressing him greatly. Upon the captain's recommendation, Heryn took up buccaneering against the pirates of Radu, and dreamed that one day he might lead a fleet of ships to take Shen-Ka's capital by storm and free any of his people that remained. Then Radu came, and Albena fell. Heryn must begin anew, and Radu must not be allowed to hold Albena or gain any further foothold upon the world.

Heryn is a very imposing figure. Tall and broad, wild woad tattooed upon his face and limbs, his long hair bound in dreadlocks and bone, and a dark leather eyepatch over his left eye bearing a stylized eagle's eye in red.

<blockquote>''“Shen-Ka has destroyed us. You are now the last free warrior of our people. You have lost an eye, but I will give you a spirit vision to replace it. You will see what you must do to renew our people, or be cursed if you fail.”'' — '''Aryw Wolfsight''', Shaman of the Red Eagle Tribe</blockquote>

<blockquote>'“We were beset by bandits on the road to Boskar. There were so many of them ... some of my guards openly quailed and I was sure they would bolt, but then Heryn he ... HOWLED ... and fell upon the bandits ... tore them asunder like a mountain lion rends a lamb ... they were routed ... it was so terrible ... I still have nightmares...” — '''Enid Humstable''', caravan master from Emesa</blockquote>

<blockquote>''“Yes, I know what he looks like. I swore that he was one of those slayers from Radu when I first caught sight of him, nearly shot him on the spot. But my first impression was quite wrong. In all my years as a captain, I have never known so loyal and honest a man as Heryn Rydh. A veritable devil on the field, no doubt about it, but a very humble soldier in fact. Never boasts, never wastes words, says only what he means. He'll make a fine buccanneer, I'm sure of it, once he gets his sea legs. And he hates Radu, oh yes, they slew his people. That one won't shy away from dealing those pirates some justice. Just make sure your dogs don't offend his traditions or his people, he's a mite touchy about that ...”'' — '''Cedric Bursa''', captain of Albena</blockquote>