Megaera Tryndamere



Megaera Tryndamere (Born 3084 AC) was a member of the Order of Hunters and a handler for the Hunters during their career. She would eventually betray the Order and the party under orders from Vladimir Voorhis in 3114 AC.

Description
Megaera Tryndamere was a striking human woman, 5'11" tall, with stark silver-white hair and grey eyes. Extremely strong and agile, she possessed a slim and muscled frame that lent itself well to her profession of arms. Notable among her features was a prominent scar along her jawline, as well as many smaller ones along her arms.

Personality
Megaera was a stoic, serious person most times. She spoke with as much intensity as she would fight, which could be scary to some. However, she was an intelligent and passionate woman who cared about those beneath her, as seen in her interactions with the party, especially Bromm. She could be spurred on to anger, but maintained her composure, speaking instead with quiet venom. She was obsessed with strength and power, under the belief that only the strong had the right to rule, and the weak only had the right to follow.

Early Life
Megaera's history is spotty, with some things being known and some still shrouded in mystery. Much of her early life is unknown. Born two years prior to the Shatter, her life was evidently uprooted at a young age, and she and her family moved around often. Some time during her early teens, both of her parents died, leaving her and her older sister Astrid as orphans. The two fell in with a bad crowd, eventually taking up pit fighting, with both of them becoming quite masterful fighters by the time Megaera became 16.

Early Career
During this time, Astrid became stricken with Lycanthropy, prompting the two sisters to go on the run again. The two eventually sought out the help of the Order of Hunters, with Astrid joining the School of the Lycan to begin learning how to control her powers. While there, Megaera caught the attention of Grandmaster Vladimir Voorhis, and entered the Wraith School to learn under him. The two sisters remained with the Hunters for many years, fighting alongside one another in many contracts. Over this time, the two sisters developed their Hunter Arts, with Megaera's mimicking that of a lightning storm and Astrid's that of a blizzard. The two grew apart over the years, however, and eventually Astrid disappeared. Though Megaera searched for her sister, she never found her, a source of grief she held within her for the rest of her life.

Under Voorhis, Megaera quickly transformed into a powerful and elegant fighter. She became a master with most forms of weapon, including hand to hand combat and Voorhis' weapon of choice; the greatscythe. She eventually rose to the rank of Master Hunter at the young age of 24, becoming Grandmaster Voorhis' most trusted Hunter.

With the Party
After the Hunters' ascension to Silver Rank, Megaera was chosen to be their new handler due to her close relationship with Bromm Tryndamere. She first made an appearance when she arrived to destroy the reanimating corpse of Payen Vertrauen. Her immense combat prowess was put on display not long after meeting the party, when she and Bromm easily dealt with two young Remorhazes while the group traveled through the mountains on the way to Windhaven. Soon after, she advised the party and oversaw their mission to destroy The Praetor. As their advisor, she often approved or gave advice on decisions the party made, but did not take direct action in their missions.

This changed following the capture of Amanda Skellig in Windhaven, when she aided the party in their jailbreak attempt. During this jailbreak, Megaera held her own against the entire might of Windhaven's Silver Guard. Bromm witnessed her descend into the Red-Eye state caused by the Seraph Serum during this time, and very nearly was attacked by her before it ended.

Megaera appeared later to lead a search party with Travis Kash in search of the party following their disappearance within the Dwarven city of Heartforge. She expressed concern that their disappearance and happiness at their return, but also gave grave warnings about the risks inherent with searching such places for powerful artifacts.

Betrayal
Megaera would eventually be revealed to be a traitor to the Order of Hunters following the return from Heartforge. She, among several others, fell in under Vladimir Voorhis amid his destruction of the Order. She slew a great number of Hunters during the fall of the Bastion, attempting to do the same to the party. Her betrayal was revealed alongside that of Bromm, who also sided with Voorhis and his Separatists. She attempted to convince the party to side with her, explaining that their goal was peace and the rightful way of things. However, following the party's refusal, she forced them to fight Bromm for their escape. After Bromm was defeated, the party fled, leaving the future actions of her and Bromm unknown.

Abilities
Megaera was one of the strongest Hunters in the entire Order, a master in most forms of combat outside of magic. She also possessed a particularly strong aptitude for Blood Maledicts, capable of incapacitating targets completely with an amplified maledict. However, she preferred to not use these abilities unless necessary, as she viewed them as a cowardly way to win a battle.

Megaera possessed the immensely powerful Tempest Hunter Art, which granted her unearthly speed and agility, as well as enabling her to channel an even more powerful version of her lightning Crimson Rite. When combined with her already impressive speed and strength, her fighting was both a beautiful and frightening thing to witness.