The Prince of Peaks

Warlord Bregiv Bearcleaver, aka The Prince of Peaks, Mountain of Mountains, Uniter of the North, is a Northman in his late 40's and self proclaimed Ruler of the North.

Life Before
Bregiv grew up in obscurity. Son of a nameless wooly-pig farmer, Bregiv left home at an early age to join his chieftain’s army. After his clan was demolished at the hands of Krel the Painless, he wandered between villages until young adult hood. Bregiv worked as a sellsword in a small company of Northmen called Skórdilaw, which, when translated, means Death Catchers. Skórdilaw moved between chieftans and clans, fighting in small clan skirmishes across The North for many years. A player in the “politics” of The North, Bregiv was instrumental in the Cabal Wars along with Drege Ramhead and Ashen Grizzlyfire where he had first made his intentions of a unified North known.

While not a fantastic warrior, Bregiv did manage to be named by killing Dolf the Ice-Bear in Trial, having been picked as champion by Skórdilaw to settle a dispute between two warring clans. This may have been his biggest claim, prior to his actions in The Cabal Wars and an act that he was very proud of as he was generally used as field coordinator rather than actual fighter in the group. Skórdilaw participated the war between Ramhead’s and The Nailer’s clans and during one battle he went missing, presumed dead in Expansion:5668.

Prince of Peaks
He did not resurface for another 10 years, where out of the blue he arrived on the scene with his champion Scorn and began laying claim to smaller clans, using himself to bait chieftains into agreeing with his terms (usually bowing to him as chief) and then using Scorn as his champion. Word began to spread about this man calling himself The Prince of Peaks and many stood against him, but ultimately were defeated or absorbed into his growing clan. His numbers are immensely large compared to the other clans; somewhere between 8,000-10,000 troops.

Bregiv wants to return The North to it’s former size and glory, but also wants to industrialize the lands and usher it forth into a new era, one in comparable might to the Jointed Provinces.

Aftermath
After his champion: Scorn was defeated by Leon LeCroix, Bregiv stepped down and ended his conquest of the Dourlands. It was revealed he had made a treaty with Godking Herehkesh, and in exchange for timber, he would have the power to unify the North. He was stripped of his name, and the title of Warlord by Ashen Grizzlyfire. His forces fell apart with many joining the Provincial Soldiers to stop the Godking.

Bregiv vanished in the middle of the Battle of Cortesia along with several other loyalists. It is rumored he has founded a band of mercenaries operating across the Galnos Continent.

Public Opinion
Opinions on Bregiv were polarized. Many clans joined Bregiv willingly, seeing the power he wielded, while not necessarily through his own sword, but through the many he now possessed. Others see him as an upstart, fancying himself to be another Halvor Houndmaster. Others see it as an affront to the gods, saying that The North can have no single Chief after the killing of Halvor. Those that stand against Bregiv are few and far between and are no real threat to him as the largest clans have all been destroyed or assimilated into his clan.

Dredge Ramhead is one of the most outspoken opponents of Bregiv's new rule and has been successful in fighting off any attempts at physical coercion, all though some people believe the next step will be for Bregiv to issue a declaration of Trial. It is speculated that Bregiv has held back from issuing a Trial out of respect of Ramhead and their history, knowing full well that Ramhead would answer the Trial himself. If the other Trials are any indication, Scorn would kill Ramhead.

Personality Traits and Skills
Bregiv is a stern man and a brilliant tactician, he was valued in Skórdilaw for his command of the field and his tendency for finding enemy army’s weak points. He is a keen observer with an unnaturally acute sense of sight and hearing.

His oratory skills are impressive as well and it should be noted that he did not stumble into the position he is in now.

While not particularly skilled with a sword compared to most chieftains, Bregiv can hold his own in a fight and has the ability to expose and take advantage of his enemy's faults such as a bad knee or a tendency to over-extend.

He is a man of compassion, by Northern standards at least, killing only those that must be killed to obtain his goals.