Hlrothran Tuck

Hlrothran Tuck is the son of minor noble Domir Anestad and Sanya Winograd, and older brother of Izolda. Born in 2289 in the river town Primory, Tuck lived with his parents until age nine. Soon after his birthday, he was sent to the nearby citadel, Ard Arondel, to be trained for knighthood by his father’s friend, Wolfgang Tuck. Hlrothran’s parents died of the Smoke Banshee Plague when he was twelve, but he and his sister survived and were taken in by Wolfgang and his wife, Talia. Hlrothran adopted the Tuck family name, but his sister did not, remaining an Anestad.

As the War of the Wanderer became a more prominent threat, Wolfgang, and so his squire, Hlrothran, were sent as messengers to the Divine King of Kings, Atheriond II, to tell him that the Stag-King could spare no men for the coming war. They arrived too late, however, as the war reached the Divine Citadel. Wolfgang became involved in the conflict, but forbade Hlrothran from acting. As they journeyed home, the pair became tangled in a local conflict in a small town, which resulted in the death of Wolfgang. When he returned to Ard Arondel, he was granted honorary knighthood in recognition of his close to completed studies, and his help in the War.

His home life, however, was not so pleasant. Izolda had become distant from him in his absence, not liking having been left behind, and Talia became resentful – After all she and Wolfgang had done for the siblings, and Hlrothran couldn’t even save him. Hlrothran became afraid of failure, and as a result, because somewhat lazy, entitled, greedy. Eventually, he tired of the abuse and packed his things and left, thus severing any real ties he had left with Izolda or Talia.

He travelled a ways south, into Wedheil, before finding work as a bouncer at a crossroads inn, who paid him with room and board.