PLAYED BY: Austin Bailey
CHARACTER NAME: Alger Alacri
GENDER: Presents as Masculine
CLASS: Warrior
AGE: Early 20’s
RACE: Human
HAIR: Long blond hair
EYES: Hazel
OCCUPATION: A trained blacksmith with a passion for combat, preferably with polearms
BIRTHPLACE: Born in Vandergon, Grew up in New Aldoria
APPEARANCE: Average Height and build, rarely ever unprepared for a fight, evidenced by always wearing armor and carrying weapons.
NOTABLE TRAITS: Easily excitable, always itching for a fight. Strives to always be honorable, at least in intentions. Numerous old burn marks on hands and arms, evidence of working as a blacksmith
RELATIONSHIPS: Broken Blade Company.
BIO / BACKGROUND
Altha had always been fascinated with the art of blacksmithing, ever since she was a young girl watching her father work the forge. Her father, a respected blacksmith in Aldoria, had taught her the trade and she had quickly become a skilled apprentice under his tutelage.
But when the undead attacked Aldoria, everything changed. Her father was killed in the chaos and Altha found herself alone and scared. With nowhere to go, she fled to west to Vandergon as a refugee, seeking safety from the horrors that had befallen her homeland.
It was there that she met Alaric, a soldier in the Vandergon army. She watched him from afar, admiring his strength and prowess on the battlefield. She saw him wield his spear with deadly precision, not just to dispatch the undead and penitent, but to defend those who fought by his side.
But it wasn’t until one day, when Alaric came to her father’s forge to have his armor repaired, that they actually met. Altha was nervous and shy, but Alaric was kind and gentle with her. He asked her questions about her work, and they talked for hours about the art of blacksmithing.
As time went on, Altha and Alaric grew closer. They spent more and more time together, and it wasn’t long before they realized that they had fallen in love. Altha admired Alaric’s strength and bravery, while Alaric was fascinated by Altha’s skill with a hammer and her dedication to her craft, always going to her after the numerous battles he took part in, trusting her work with his life.
They were wed in 234, though it was a struggle to find time for romance, due to the rising difficulty of the war against the undead, both of their skills we’re needed if Vandergon were to survive.
The following year, The May’Kar Dominion betrayed it’s fellow kingdoms, and joined the penitent, marking a turning point in the war.
Vandergon, knowing they wouldn’t survive survive if the May’Kar were left to build in strength and numbers, Split their numbers. Altha and Alaric were to go South.
The Southern half of the army focused on the enormous line between the heart of the Vandregon and the enemy. They could barely stand against the undead, but were trying to hold out long enough for the Northern army to join them when they conquered MayKar.
Despite all this chaos and death, Altha and Alaric always found time for each other, And Altha would become pregnant with their baby, who would later be known as Alger, and with him, hope for their future together. However, that hope would not last long.
When the undead decimated Aldoria, their numbers exploded because of new penitent joining their cause or the dead coming back to fill in the ranks. The undead army renewed its attack on Vandregon with tens of thousands of fresh undead troops, and it overwhelmed the Southern army.
Their army splintered, Altha, Alaric, and baby Alger fled to the sea to escape the continent in 254.
When they finally reached the sea, having fought against the undead tooth and nail for every step, the penitent showed up in massive numbers, intent on letting no one escape from Faedrun.
Making the most difficult decision of his life, Alaric and his fellow soldiers sacrificed themselves to let the ships escape. To him it was worth it, Altha and Alger, along with hundreds of refugees were able to set sail for Mardrun.
Their ship was originally intending to go to New Hope, but they were blown of course during their long voyage, and found land close to New Aldoria. Looking to rebuild her life best she could after the traumatic loss of her husband, to take care of the child they created together, Altha settled in New Aldoria, where she would find work as a blacksmith.
As Alger grew up, Altha kept him close, and as soon as he was old enough, had him help in the forge. Over the years Alger became a competent blacksmith, though he yearned to follow his Father’s footsteps, hearing stories about his bravery, and that of other Vandergon soldiers throughout his life.
Altha was somewhat hesitant at this development, not wanting to lose her son as well as her husband, and discouraged the youthful play fights young Alger would have, using wooden weapons with the other kids. Eventually, seeing he had the beginnings for real talent for it, she accepted his passion for combat.
As Alger grew into maturity, the city guard allowed him to take part in their training and drills, in exchange for doing minor repairs, like keeping training equipment in good repair.
In due time, as Alger developed his martial prowess, he’d occasionally take shifts in the watch, but spent most of his time either training or blacksmithing.
Altha would pass several years later from sickness. Following her loss, Alger would take over her duties as a blacksmith. As he mourned, Alger yearned to find more meaning in his life. Though he as happy to help protect people from threats, those weren’t very common, and he was rather bored at his post. Hoping for more, he kept training and conditioning his body, and honing his skills with various weapons, though preferring polearms, all while crafting armor and weapons for both himself and anyone who commissions it.
As Prince Aylin decides to send a force to reinforce The Shield, to defend the realm from Mordok, Alger decides that this is exactly the opportunity he’s been looking for, and sets out to join the force.