Alder Rex
Alder Rex, the Silent Horn
Knight Errant of the Bretonnian Chapel Guard
"A true trumpet does not need to sound to be heard."
Among the scattered brethren of the Chapel Guard, Alder Rex is a contradiction wrapped in silence: the knight who does not boast, who never shouts, who blows no warhorn—yet is always at the heart of the charge. Some call him "the ghost of the first rank,” others simply “the Silent Horn,” for where he rides, order follows like a shadow.
Born of lesser nobility in Aquitaine, Alder was once scorned for his quietude. His tutors called him meek, his brothers slow. But a visiting Damsel—Rolanda herself, though she never speaks of it—took notice of the boy who said little, yet observed everything. He was taken into the service of the Chapel Guard at sixteen, and since then has earned the respect of even the most hardened knights without ever raising his voice.
His movements are deliberate, his actions measured. He fights like a blacksmith shapes iron—with force, yes, but also precision. When he speaks, it is to cut through confusion. When he prays, it is not to ask for strength, but to anchor it.
Alder has no personal standard, no poetic epithet etched into his blade. But every knight who has bled beside him swears he carries something older than honor. Something unshaken. Something immovable.
Role in the Order
• Ranks among the most dependable forward fighters—often tasked with holding lines others fear to approach.
• Acts as silent witness in war councils, breaking silence only when reason falters.
• Serves as a moral compass in the warband’s grayer moments, refusing needless cruelty.
Combat Style
• Fights with a longsword and heater shield, alternating between patient defense and swift riposte.
• Unmoved by provocation, he defeats aggressors with overwhelming calm.
• Excels in holding narrow ground, defending relic sites and sacred altars.
Personality
• Quiet, composed, and emotionally self-contained—but never cold.
• Inspires trust by consistency rather than charisma.
• Speaks few words, but those words stay with you.
Appearance Traits
• Wears a deep forest-green hooded mantle with gold-stitched sigils of the Lady.
• His armor is clean but unadorned, showing signs of years in the field.
• His eyes are pale and focused—neither hard nor soft, but unwavering.
Rumors & Secrets
• Some say Alder once took a vow of silence that he has not yet fully broken.
• It’s whispered he once stood alone against a plague daemon to protect an abandoned shrine—and lived.
• A few claim he is fated to become a Grail Knight, but that he refuses the quest for reasons known only to Eldoran.
• His blade is said to hum faintly before acts of betrayal, as if warning him.
Alder Rex is not the flame or the storm—he is the still pillar amid both. In a city that shouts madness, he is the breath between the chaos, the calm before the charge, the horn that does not sound—because it doesn't need to.
Skills: N/A
Equipment: N/A
XP: 12
Battles: 0
Kills: 0
Injuries: N/A
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