Hrethgar

Early Life

Hrethgar Filinahi was born on the 9th day of the 5th month of Uthmor the Giant 356 AL. His father, Drethgar, was a minor barbarian hunter who had come to Kermoria during the Gorbesh War. At the first opportunity, Drethgar deserted from the Gorbesh army, wishing for his children to be raised in the individualistic cultures of the lands of Kemoria, as opposed to the draconian and rigid Gorbesh societies.

Hrethgar grew up in the seedy neighborhood that lay near the Crossing's West Gate. His childhood was spent engaging in minor acts of hooliganism, which became more and more serious as he became older. Fistfights with rival gangs, thievery, public drunkenness and lascivious conduct are crimes that he was charged with according to the Crossing guardhouse records; many more certainly went unrecorded. Before Hrethgar's life came to a tragic end, however, fate intervened. Having just been kicked out of his house with orders from his father not to return until he had reformed, Hrethgar discovered that a friend of his meant to seek adventure on a ship that was due to set sail within a week. Hrethgar was able to secure a position as a boarding marine upon the vessel. When told he required to be a guild-member before embarking on the ship, Hrethgar joined the Paladin's guild. When asked about it years later, Hrethgar laughingly stated "I knew practically nothing about the guild at the time. All I knew was that my father forbade me from joining the Barbarian's guild, and I knew Paladins used swords. I guess I just wanted a sword." On his 17th birthday, Hrethgar bid his family farewell and set off to seek his fortune.