Alberoth, the First Disciple

The tale of Alberoth is a story a man who had tried to protect his people, attaining great strength for him and his brothers only to lapse in his responsibilities. This legend is told to young children to teach them of duty, of honor, and the fact that there are consequences of ignoring either.

The Imbuement of Strength
When Tarad created the Wild Things, many of them were hostile towards the inhabitants of Faeyrellun. All of Life lived in fear of meeting a grisly death at the maws of a Wild beast. Determined not to die, Alberoth left the relative safety of his home and beseeched Astrasaz to teach him and his brothers to defend themselves. Intrigued by this idea, Astrasaz asked them what they would do with their newfound strength.

Alberoth replied that they would use their strength however their master saw fit. Astrasaz accepted the deal, demanding that the people of Morswath, Alberoth's home, would use their strength to safeguard all of Life and not just their home, to use their strength wisely and fairly. Alberoth and his brothers accepted the condition and became the defenders of humanity, Alberoth the strongest of them all.

They traveled all of Faeyrellun and kept the Wild Things in check, banishing them back to the dark forests and rocky crags. But soon the people of Morswath, with the exception of Alberoth, soon realized that their strength was not able to cow the Wild Things but Life itself as well. They used their strength to browbeat those who were weaker to get what they wanted.

Alberoth was blind to this all, secure in his belief that his people were being fair and just. He shared drinks and stories with them nightly. His praises were sung by those he saved and defended. It was a blow to his pride when he learned from his master, Astrasaz, what his brothers had been doing.

An Eternal's Wrath
When Astrasaz learned of the corruption of Morswath, he flew into an incredible rage. He approached Alberoth, the last of the faithful, and demanded of him an answer as to why he failed to keep his kin in line. Shamefaced, Alberoth admitted that he was blinded by the glory that his duty had presented him with. Enraged by the truth, Astrasaz cursed Alberoth with Origin, binding his duty to his soul. Alberoth would become defender for all of Life. His existence would be of nothing but swords and battle for as long as he remained in this realm. His first duty to Life would be to remove the scourge that was all of Morswath.

Alberoth was to slay all of his brothers who would defy their master.

Of course, even if Alberoth was the greatest of his brothers, an entire city of warriors trained by the Eternal of War would overwhelm him. Astrasaz would join him, if only to ensure his success and life, while Mogarag would be present to destroy the souls whose strength were so great that they would defy death.

So Alberoth fought. The destruction of Morswath was so great that even to this day, none dare take residence in the once great city for fear of their death. After the slaughter, Alberoth took those that repented and he demanded of them that they teach the ways of self-defense to those in need. Alberoth himself would wander the world to help prevent great calamities.

it was during his travels that his master approached him, his fury of Alberoth's failure cooling some. He was told that the curse would be removed if he faithfully served his master even after his death. Alberoth was happy to continue serving Atrasaz, viewing his curse as a just punishment.

On his deathbed, Astrasaz gave his respects to Alberoth for the last time. Alberoth asked if he had served faithfully and if he could be free from the curse, only for Astrasaz to remind him the that the curse would only be removed if he served after death. Dissappointed, Alberoth passed from this world as a sword.

To this day, Alberoth is remembered as a man who had helped bring the end of the Eternals for it was blindness that sparked the hatred of Mogarag and the War of the Eternals. Many view him with scorn while others only feel pity for he had spent all of his life trying to redeem himself with great and heroic deeds, only to be cursed and betrayed by his master.