Inga Tarn
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==Virtue== | ==Virtue== | ||
In 308 YE, Inga Tarn was declared an Exemplar of the Virtue of [[Courage]] by the Assembly of Courage. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Inga was the daughter of a Steinr blacksmith and grew up helping her parents at the forge. From an early age she was remarkably strong, possessed of a stubborn spirit and unparalleled boldness. Throughout her life she wielded a massive two-handed maul that she crafted herself, marked with runes, and used to scatter the enemies of Wintermark and the Empire. | |||
Inga Tarn was a famed companion to [[Empress Mariika]]. She met Empress Mariika during one of her earliest visits to Anvil, and the pair remained fast friends until Inga's death in 230 YE fighting to defend the Varushkan territory of Miekarova against a Thule incursion. In life Inga served several times as a Wintermark general, but was possessed of a great wanderlust and thirst for adventure. She spent a great deal of time travelling the Empire and fighting it's enemies, with an ear for the concerns of the 'common folk' of the Empire. There are many stories about her adventures still told today in the Empire. She is known to have spent a year in Varushka fighting alongside several of the Warden brotherhoods - in one tale her prodigious fortitude allows her to defeat three monstrous mora in a drinking contest, leaving the creatures insensible and unable to harm anyone in the settlement where she was staying. She travelled with several Navarr Stridings, and lead a small contingent of Wintermark heroes to aid the thorns against the Vallorn of Therunin. In one popular (if apocryphal) tale told in the Marches she single-handedly won every contest of strength during a great fair held near the town of Sarcombe in the Mournwold before being outwitted in a game of riddles. A common theme of Inga Tarn's legend - though some may say notoriety - was not so much that she was fearless, for many heroes can claim such, but that her presence quietened the fears of those in her presence (provided they were not her enemy). Her presence alone was attributed as the cause of cowed villagers standing up to threats, or the sole factor that prevented a rout. To this day Inga Tarn is remembered as a larger-than-life hero, a woman who seized life by the throat and never apologised. | |||
==Signs== | ==Signs== | ||
The Assembly of Courage cited the following signs of Inga's exemplardom: | |||
* Inga left behind a ''legacy'' in the form of '''Avalanche''', her famed rune-forged two-handed hammer, that played a significant part in many of her adventures. | |||
* Inga is also attributed with ''miracles'' in relation to her superhuman physical strength. | |||
* For both her service to the Empire as a General of Wintermark, and for her deeds in defence of citizens during her adventuring days, Inga was credited with the sign of ''benevolence''. | |||
* However, the strongest sign of Inga's exemplardom is held to be her ''inspiration''. It was claimed by many that her presence alone drove out fear in those who were on her side. Having Inga there was said to inspire confidence and grant people the courage and will to fight. | |||
Revision as of 21:40, 7 February 2013
Virtue
In 308 YE, Inga Tarn was declared an Exemplar of the Virtue of Courage by the Assembly of Courage.
Biography
Inga was the daughter of a Steinr blacksmith and grew up helping her parents at the forge. From an early age she was remarkably strong, possessed of a stubborn spirit and unparalleled boldness. Throughout her life she wielded a massive two-handed maul that she crafted herself, marked with runes, and used to scatter the enemies of Wintermark and the Empire.
Inga Tarn was a famed companion to Empress Mariika. She met Empress Mariika during one of her earliest visits to Anvil, and the pair remained fast friends until Inga's death in 230 YE fighting to defend the Varushkan territory of Miekarova against a Thule incursion. In life Inga served several times as a Wintermark general, but was possessed of a great wanderlust and thirst for adventure. She spent a great deal of time travelling the Empire and fighting it's enemies, with an ear for the concerns of the 'common folk' of the Empire. There are many stories about her adventures still told today in the Empire. She is known to have spent a year in Varushka fighting alongside several of the Warden brotherhoods - in one tale her prodigious fortitude allows her to defeat three monstrous mora in a drinking contest, leaving the creatures insensible and unable to harm anyone in the settlement where she was staying. She travelled with several Navarr Stridings, and lead a small contingent of Wintermark heroes to aid the thorns against the Vallorn of Therunin. In one popular (if apocryphal) tale told in the Marches she single-handedly won every contest of strength during a great fair held near the town of Sarcombe in the Mournwold before being outwitted in a game of riddles. A common theme of Inga Tarn's legend - though some may say notoriety - was not so much that she was fearless, for many heroes can claim such, but that her presence quietened the fears of those in her presence (provided they were not her enemy). Her presence alone was attributed as the cause of cowed villagers standing up to threats, or the sole factor that prevented a rout. To this day Inga Tarn is remembered as a larger-than-life hero, a woman who seized life by the throat and never apologised.
Signs
The Assembly of Courage cited the following signs of Inga's exemplardom:
- Inga left behind a legacy in the form of Avalanche, her famed rune-forged two-handed hammer, that played a significant part in many of her adventures.
- Inga is also attributed with miracles in relation to her superhuman physical strength.
- For both her service to the Empire as a General of Wintermark, and for her deeds in defence of citizens during her adventuring days, Inga was credited with the sign of benevolence.
- However, the strongest sign of Inga's exemplardom is held to be her inspiration. It was claimed by many that her presence alone drove out fear in those who were on her side. Having Inga there was said to inspire confidence and grant people the courage and will to fight.