Norton Goldbrand
Norton Goldbrand, the Laughing Flame
Knight Errant of the Bretonnian Chapel Guard
"If the city is damned, then let me ride through its heart and leave hoofprints in the Devil’s face."
Where others walk with solemnity and prayer, Norton charges with a grin and a drawn sword. The youngest of the Chapel Guard’s sacred order, he is fire without shame—bold, brash, and bright in a world of grey ash. Yet behind the smirks and gallows wit lies an unshakable devotion to the Grail, and a loyalty to Grandmaster Eldoran that borders on fanatical.
Norton was not born into nobility, but pulled from the gutter by a dying Grail knight who saw something in the boy’s defiant eyes. Trained in secret, baptized in war, Norton earned his spurs by standing alone against a corrupted knight of Mousillon—his first victory, and the first scar over his heart. He was sent to Mordheim not as punishment, but as a forge.
Now he rides through the broken city not in search of relics or redemption, but as a living challenge to the dark. He sings hymns like tavern songs, taunts wyrdspawn as if they were rival jousters, and leaves behind trails of fire and laughter. Some say he’s reckless. Others say he’s blessed. No one says he’s afraid.
Role in the Order
• Vanguard and outrider, often scouting or charging ahead of the main force.
• Messenger between scattered chapters, known to ride through cursed lands alone.
• Embodiment of youthful zeal, reminding others what the Order once was—and could be again.
Combat Style
• Fights with a bastard sword in one hand and a torch in the other.
• Uses speed, unpredictability, and sheer nerve to overwhelm enemies.
• Known for leaping from horseback into battle, sometimes even while laughing.
Personality
• Fierce, loud, and irreverent—but never insincere.
• Loyal to the Grandmaster beyond question.
• Sees hope where others see only ruin, and refuses to let the darkness go unmocked.
Appearance Traits
• Shaved head and glowing, wyrdstone-touched eyes that see “too much,” though he never admits it.
• Armor bears gold leaf edges and prayer-etched pauldrons, stained with ash.
• Keeps a broken horn at his belt from the knight who saved him—never sounds it.
Rumors & Secrets
• Some say his laughter is unnatural—heard even when his mouth is shut.
• Whispers claim he was touched by wyrdstone in the womb and marked by fate.
• It’s said he once rode through a burning building just to retrieve a child’s wooden Grail toy.
• Eldoran is believed to have once called him “the future of the Order”—though he never speaks of it.
Norton Goldbrand is the flame that refuses reverence—burning bright, unashamed, and defiant, laughing in the face of damnation and daring the city to try and extinguish him.
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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