[center][h1][color=gold]Brightness Burkhardt of Ascendancy Heilig[/color][/h1]
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21 Year Old Male Paladin

Bio: Paladins on the continent of Corthan exist in three ways: belonging to a holy order, living in a form of noble house called an ascendancy, and by pledging themselves to a kingdom's Archpriest to defend the realm.  Normal Paladins are called Brightness, elites are known as Brightlord, heads of a branch are referred to as Master and the leader of a holy order is known as Grandmaster.

Ascendancys pass down nobility to any member that becomes a Paladin, a Cleric, or a Crusader (A normal knight who fights in a holy war).  They are dedicated to keeping major great beasts and demons out of the continent at least until a Holy Order can arrive as a more permanent solution to the problem.

The Ascendancy of Heilig was born three hundred years ago when the knight Sir Xanviar slew a troublesome archdemon and pledged his life and the lives of his heirs to combating evil and chaos within the continent. Receiving Holy power after his oath, Brightlord Xanviar spent the rest of his life combating evil and slew many evil beasts, became a powerful Paladin, and collected several Legendary items.

Over time, Heilig has grown in both membership and strength.  Recently, about 30 Paladins exist within the house of Heilig with about 5 legendary items.  With only 25 legendary items worldwide, it was not uncommon for other Ascendancy's to challenge Heilig for them.  Three years ago however, the Holy Order of Trost showed up and slaughtered five-sixths of the members and stole all the legendary items.

One of the surviving Paladins was Burkhardt.  Upon questioning how the church could authorize such a maneuver, Burkhardt began questioning the standard rules he had learned regarding his powers.  Upon asking monarchs to retaliate for such an offense, he questioned why they didn't uphold their oaths.  Eventually Burkhardt placed the white wings on his helm, symbolizing that he had abandoned the law and had become a Paladin of Freedom (Only about 2% of all paladins do this.  Very illegal).  Talented but nowhere near the best, Burkhardt has a lot to learn.

His goals are vengeance against Trost, and vengeance against the king.[/center]