Khalgar of St. Varont

Statistics

S: 18:35

D: 11

C: 17

I: 14

W: 14

C: 9

Physical Attributes

Age: 28

Ht: 6 ft. one in.

Wt.: 205

Hair: black

Eyes: black

Skin: ash gray

Description: tusks

Born: Commandery of St. Varont, Bailiwick of Korbane, Priory of High Kalmantane, Grand Priory of the Gallaradok

Father:

Mother:

Proficiencies

Weapon Proficiencies

war hammer (spec.), mace, lucern hammer

Non-Weapon Proficiencies

scribe (0), religion (0+1), sage knowledge of the inner planes (3), etiquette (1),

Background

Birth and Childhood

Khalgar was born to Maylen Chelossier on Paladin's Day in 859, during the years of the Baulastarg Wars. The child of rape, Khalgar was named after the kindest of the men-at-arms that helped save Maylen from the orcs that stole her. But Maylen, the enforced wife of a petty karden-lord, nearly died during the birth, and could not bear the sight or presence of her son. The half-orc child might have been exposed were it not for the influence of one of the canon's of St. Varont, the friar-turned-white necromancer named Darmand. Darmand, inspired by the legend of Malcuin One-Eyed, the monk-turned man-at-arms of centuries past who served the Venerable Kargal himself, could not suffer the bastard-childling to die, and so he put his protection over it, and saw personally to its raising. Fed by the milk of sows and cattle, the young Khalgar quickly become enormously strong, despite his tender age, and he found comfort from his namesake, who aided in his upbringing, as well as from his aunt Irenia and her children. Her husband being slain in war, Irenia found solace in helping to raise the many orphans at the commandery of St. Varont, including her half-orc nephew, towards whom she was especially caring.

Minority

Upon his minority at the age of twelve, Khalgar's mother Maylen, by then a Sister-Militant of the Black Robes at High Kalmantane of considerable repute, bestowed on her son from afar a considerable benefice, providing copious funds to see to his education under the hand of Darmand, who chose Khalgar as his famulus, and assistant in his laboratory. Darmand also prepared Khalgar for holy orders, demanding from the abbot that his half-orc famulus be allowed to pursue such a path, and utilizing his mother's gifts to see to his education. Therefore, Khalgar received training at the bailiwick castle at Korbane, being steeped in holy lore. He even served a year at High Kalmantane, and took on minor orders there, earning the monastic rank of ostiary. Khalgar also received special combat training at High Kalmantane, where his mother's money paid for exercises with highly experienced men-at-arms of the Order.

Majority

Returning to St. Varont, Khalgar returned to the advanced studies and tutelage of his master Darmand, who had by then taken the abbot's throne, and had become a great master of White Necromancy. Khalgar was being trained to be a great sage, and was being filled with such clerical lore and academic knowledge that the bishop could not possibly deny him holy orders