Pheragas (? AC - ? AC) was a dark-skinned young warrior, who was the namesake and descendant of a famed gladiator who fought in Istar before the Cataclysm. He was a large man, who had a shaved head with a single long braid of hair at the back, black moustache and goatee, and a heavily muscular physique. Pheragas cut an imposing and attractive figure, and like many good Ergothians, he had a love of the sea.
Early Life[]
Pheragas was the son of Noragas, a trader from Saifhum, who operated the great galleon, The Peregrine. On board the large ship, Pheragas spent his childhood, assisting his father where possible. On his "coming of age" ceremony, since he had reached the age of twelve, which was spent docked in Gulfport in Northern Ergoth, his father threw a large celebration for his son. Pheragas noticed a band of Ogres who had just begun to attack Gulfport, and ordered the crew to gather the fireworks and follow him into town. On reaching the ogres, Pheragas and the crew set off the fireworks at them, which drove the ogres away. The townsfolk heralded the boy as a hero, dubbing him "Pheragas of Northern Ergoth".
Rise of a Champion[]
Six years later, when Pheragas was eighteen, he was again sailing through the Blood Sea, as part of his father's crew on The Peregrine. Minotaur pirates attacked and sunk the ship, leaving everyone for dead. However before leaving they decided to capture the muscular Pheragas, to be used in the gladiatorial arena as entertainment. Along the return journey, the pirates also captured a sirine, by the name of Kiiri, who they brought back to Nethosak.
In the capital of Mithas, Pheragas was forced to fight in the Great Circus, which was curiously named the "Games of Old Istar". Even more curious given his great ancestor fought in the games, along with a sirine known as Kiiri. Pheragas rose to become a champion within the Great Circus, however he always longed to escape and return to the sea he loved, along with his friend Kiiri.
References[]
- Unsung Heroes, p. 38