Meveril

In the days of the crumbling Empire, when brother turned on brother and the land was aflame with chaos, there were few who stood up for justice of any sort. One of the few who did was a Dragonborn by the name of Meveril. She grew up in an enclave of Dragonborn who settled along the icy shores of the north and for the most part, found her youth peaceful.

One day, however, a large group of marauders came into the area, and began to raid and pillage the countryside. Still a youth, but strong of arm and heart, Meveril, took up arms and fought for her home. It is said that during one battle, a bolt of lightning pierced the clear sky and struck Meveril. Unharmed, she fought like a warrior possessed. Light shown from her weapon, a common maul, and she easily crushed all those before her. The raiders were driven off and Meveril's village saved.

Several days passed before a single rider came into the village. He identified himself as Lord Captain Lewins of the Temple of Kord, and that he was looking for the Dragonborn who had been struck by lightning and wielded a glowing maul. Meveril spoke up, and Lewins opened a whole new world to her.

Kord, the God of Storms and Battle had chosen her. It was Lewin's belief that far too many petty wars and battles were being fought, and that someone had to put an end to them. He taught Meveril the prayers and rituals of Kord and ordained her as a Battle Commander within the Temple. But she brought more than just exceptional skill with a weapon and a fierce battle prowess. Meveril sought to avoid the tragedy that had befallen her village by leaving the wars and battles to the self-styled lords of the land and allowing the common people to live in relative peace.

For the next twenty years, Meveril visited town after town, spoke with dozens of powerful warlords, even parlayed with an Orcish chieftain. By her hand alone, the North was calmed even as the South fell into complete anarchy.

On a day almost exactly 30 years to the day she was struck by that lightning as a call to arms by Kord, Meveril disappeared. She was leading a company of soldiers through a forest when she stopped them and walked deeper into the woods by herself. There was the clap of thunder, and most theologians now say she serves as a warrior of Kord beyond the Astral Plane.