Allwyn The Devout

Bugbear Paladin/Monk Lvl 5

History

Allwyn is the "great experiment." During a vicious battle between a warren of goblins and knights of Lathander, the knights proved victorious. Found in the remnants of the warren was a bugbear pup, newly born and totally defenseless. One of the knights, a betting type, wagered he could raise the pup as a creature of civilization and civility. His companions took the wager, so the first knight brought the pup home and raised it as his child.

He had help. The knights were attached to a monastery and the local acolytes and monks found the pup adorable. They gave it a human name, Allwyn, and taught it the ways of civilization and human society. They taught it the religion of Lathander, the god of the morning sun. His father taught Allwyn chivalry and the code of honor to which all knights of his order were bound.

Allwyn grew quickly and absorbed all that he was taught. Steeped in honor and nobility, Allwyn soon proved the equal to his peers among the human children and began to be taught both the ways of knightly warfare and the martial arts of the monks. Seeing this as the ultimate test, Allwyn's father hoped Allwyn could handle the savagery of combat without losing himself to his monstrous nature.

His faith proved well founded and Allwyn excelled yet again. Seeing his wager won, Allwyn's father was honored to knight Allwyn and welcome him into their knightly order. Allwyn then set out into the world as a knight errant, seeking his own glory.

Description

Allwyn seeks to defy the common perception of bugbears in every way he can. He is cultured, well-spoken, and immensely polite. He still, however, has an element of goblin savagery in him, which he often saves for his enemies on the battlefield.

Allwyn is quite large, with beige fur. In most ways, he looks like a typical bugbear, save for his fine clothing and armor, which is always well maintained.

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