Brenior, Ranger of the North

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Name: Brenior (she/her)

Culture: Rangers of the North

Background: Brenior grew up listening to the stories of the golden age of the Dunedain—of the lost kingdom, the sad fate of her people, and heroes who rose and fell throughout the years. Thus, she came to venerate the past. She longed to experience fantastic quests, fight heroic battles and enshrine her name with the greatest of her kin. This was not so unusual a thing, especially among the more youthful rangers, but Brenior in particular had become enraptured with the idea of becoming a legend.

There is a time, however, when daydreams and ambitions turn from mere distractions into true dangers. For Brenior and a handful of her fellow rangers, that time came when they ventured too close to Dol Guldur. Hoping to find a secret way into the dark stronghold, Brenior and her comrades thought to bring glory to themselves and their families through their cunning. This foolish act would cost them dearly.

Brenior and four of her fellows were captured and imprisoned in the bowels of the fortress. They suffered under the hand of the orcs of Dol Guldur, who tortured them for information on the rangers who patrolled Mirkwood and the surrounding area. To their credit, Brenior and the others did not break. One by one, however, her companions began to disappear from their cells. She never learned the fate of her brothers and sisters in arms, whether they still lived or not. Eventually, she was the only one of her party who remained in the dungeons.

When the foul Necromancer was finally driven from Dol Guldur, Brenior and the other prisoners finally found their freedom. Mentally and physically distraught, she was taken in by a party of Woodsmen from Rhosgobel. They brought her back to the town, where she was nursed back to health. Slowly, she began to recover physically—mentally, she bore scars that would never fully heal. With the dreams of heroism and the desire for glorious battle driven from her, Brenior rededicated herself, this time to the aid and healing of those who suffered as she had.

Personality: Brenior is a cautious sort, loathe to resort to violence and always preferring to use mind over steel. Still, she is quick to offer her aid to others, often charging headlong into danger, but now she does so for the good of others, rather than out of a desire to prove herself. She has a deep phobia of enclosed spaces, and often prefers to sleep outside or in a common room. Her self-confidence is in need of repair, but she seeks to follow the example set by Radagast and the other healers she met in Rhosgobel.

Image credit: Svetlana Kostina

 

Stats:

• Edge 2
• Heart 2
• Iron 1
• Shadow 1
• Wits 3

 

Assets:

• Herbalist (Path)
• Loyalist (Path)
• Long-arm (Combat)

 

Bonds:

• Rhosgobel, her adoptive home
• ?
• ?

 

 

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