Vigor Bloodgrave - The last Hunter

Vigor Bloodgrave, aka "The Last of the Hunters," is currently a drunkard at the Corkswell Lady roadside tavern. Previously, he was practically the right-hand man of the Grand Master of Hunters, serving him with blind faith and loyalty. For him, every person was divided into two types: "The Pure"—those who were not heretics and not susceptible to infection. And the "Leper"—a man tainted by the Darkness. A man who has lost his will and faith. A man one step closer to becoming a "Pawn of Darkness"—a warrior of the Urkh'ten. However, that was before, and now you see a drunkard addicted to "Ether" and Mana, that is, magical power. In the conventional sense, Mana doesn't harm a person; on the contrary, it grants them the power of magic. But if you look deeper into the knowledge itself, you'll learn that Mana slowly kills a person, and if you don't drink Mana potions, you'll begin to succumb to the "Plague of N'Kar". In the past, he often used Mana to save his comrades and the citizens of the Empire from the forces of Darkness, but now it's finishing him off. It's eating away at him from the inside, figuratively burning his insides and his mind.But where does this addiction to Ether come from? It couldn't be simpler. Vigor began taking it after the Order's destruction, to drown out the voices in his head caused by his frequent use of Mana.Does he regret it now? It's too late for regrets. He simply accepts both to keep from dying or going crazy. Vigor also often swears to hide his emotions or something else.

Hunter armor (plate + bone) with skull shoulder pads and a torn cape. The armor itself is painted blood red because of the blood of his brothers (other Hunters), which, unfortunately, does not wash off. And a sword. A two-handed sword, hanging in a sheath on the belt.

Vigor is a man in his 40s or 50s, with a short haircut and gray strands at the sides. He also has bags under his eyes, indicating fatigue. His face is adorned with a short beard and an elegant mustache. Unfortunately, his eyes are red, a result of his Ether addiction. Still, he is athletic.

Vigor Bloodgrave was born neither knight nor peasant, neither lord nor king. He was born within the walls of the Order, to a mother who was the squire of a Huntsman, who was secretly in a relationship with her. Did he know their names? No. A Huntsman shouldn't feel affection for people. But he knew only one thing: his mother had been exiled to Nottervine., and his father disappeared in the Cursed Forest, which was infected at that time with the Blight, which continues to grow and infect more and more lands, forcing people and animals to migrate from their habitats.

From childhood, he was taught not to feel emotions or feelings! But he was forced to believe in the Light and in Lucian, the founder of the Citrian Empire, who was recognized as the son of Light and ascended to heaven to the creator of this world!And every day there were training sessions in fencing and the use of Mana, because back then everyone considered it safe and all its side effects were blamed on the Blight and the Plague, which was the main mistake of the entire nation.

When he grew up and was fully initiated into the Hunters, he began to fight the forces of Darkness, while his brothers from the Order of Lucian fought the Corruption. But what could be called "the forces of Darkness" back then? Anything. A wealthy official or someone else important simply had to point a finger at a person., and sometimes even to undesirable settlements, so that everyone would think they were infected. And the "infected" weren't burned at the stake or beheaded for this, far from it. Instead, they were cut open alive and slowly burned, organ by organ.

That's what happened to Nottervine. The entire city was accused of the Heresy and the Corruption. A whole gang of wealthy officials pointed their fingers at the city! And its fate was sealed by the Hunters and the Lucians.

The entire city was plunged into chaos and agony. Hunters and Lucians burst into houses and killed everyone and everything, including the elderly and children, and then burned everything. Vigor was then the commander of a small liquidation squad, whose mission was as simple as the world: enter, kill, burn, exit, repeat. That's when he began to wonder: "Am I doing this right?" No. He killed without thinking, ordering his squad to do the same. It was a horrific sight.

And so he had to clean out the orphanage, where most of the survivors were hiding, thinking, "But they won't kill children!" No, they will. Order a rabid fanatic to kill a child for the glory of his deity, who has turned his back on him—and he will do it. And the city was ablaze with two fanatical orders. Everything had been predetermined by two Orders, led by two fanatics who commanded other fanatics. And this... This frightened Vigor. He feared what might happen next if the Orders continued to follow the orders of the officials.

Before entering the orphanage, filled with terrified survivors, Vigor ordered his squad to halt. He said, "Enough! I'm no longer taking orders from above! Look at what Nottervine has become after a couple of officials—not the king, but officials—pointed a finger at him and accused him of heresy!". And his squad came to their senses. They remembered that Hunters hadn't been like this before. They used to storm the lairs of the Dark Worshippers, but now... Now they were like mercenaries.

And from that moment on, a schism began within the Hunters. Brother took up arms against brother, declaring him a heretic and a traitor. And that traitor was Vigor. He screamed that the Hunters had turned their backs on their original purpose, that Lucian had turned his back on humanity only because of them and the Order of Lucian! But no one listened. And then the Hunt was declared on Vigor.

A hunt has been declared for Vigor. His former brothers were supposed to kill him, but none succeeded. Vigor's once-majestic armor was coated in a thick layer of the blood of the brothers who stood in his way. And afterward, his armor turned blood-red.It was hard for him to admit it, but he had become one of the reasons for the fall of the once-great Order of Hunters. He had become part of the History of the Fall. And that was the path.A week after Nottervine's fall, the Lucians accused the Hunters of heresy and demon worship. They did this to cover their tracks after Nottervine. And the Hunters were destroyed, along with all traces of them.

History, dwarves, humans, silence, Ales with drugs (he's sick for this), his destroyed Order, Deer's meat, beer and drugs

Other races that isn't in "Likes" - elves, ogres, orcs, dragonborns, goblins and more Paladins of Lucian, and their God - Lucian. He hate him after Nottervine incident