After the Wildlanders returned to Stoneborough, a "New Wildlanders" team was formed for the purpose of traveling to all of the Halfling Commonwealths between Stoneborough and Theofilopolis. Among the New Wildlanders is a barbarian named Luke Honeythunder. One particular blog subscriber was incredulous at the thought of a Halfling Barbarian (who, in the case of Honeythunder, had been raised by Half-Orcs, no less). Little did the dear blog reader know that the original Halfling barbarian was actually Beauregard Thunderfoot of the South Central Wildlanders.Among the Halflings of the SCW, less lore is known about Beauregard Thunderfoot than any of his companions. We know that he took the Leadership feat, and he was in the process of assembling a battalion of barbarians to assist him in patrolling the lands around Yeomaharaya (the home Commonwealth of the SCW). Many Half-Orc barbarians, big people, and villains are often en
croaching on that land. Also, Beauregard is referred to by his companions as Beau.The roles and tactics of the SCW differ widely from the Widlanders of the Wasteland campaign. Rather than questing to ensure regional security and peace, the SCW mostly focus on defending their home Commonwealth from numbskullduggery. As a result, the SCW often spend days apart, with Beauregard taking the lead in patrolling the perimeter of the Wedge Delta. A line on his creation page in the journal notes that he uses his silver raven figurine to warn allies of danger when he is away from them.
Beau is a Halfling Outrider, which is a prestige class that initially appeared in the 3E splatbook Sword and Fist. To aid in his adventures, Beau took as his cohort a Trillagarg whom he named Aerowisp. Initially appearing in the 25th anniversary edition of Dragon Magazine (which has on its cover, appropriately, a silver dragon), the Trillagarg is a medium-sized greater drake. It is the fastest of the greater drakes, thereby bolstering the speed burst abilities of the Outrider.
Among the tales of the SCW, less is said about Beauregard Thunderfoot than any of his companions. It is interesting to note that he also took the swarmfighting feat, as did all of the SCW. Another quirky note is that both of the named Halfling Barbarians, Beauregard Thunderfoot and Luke Honeythunder, have the word "thunder" affixed to their last names. This is entirely by coincidence.
this "blog subscriber" actually wrote that "the idea of a halfling barbarian alone is sheer awesomeness.. but a halfling raised by half-orc barbarians is SO out of control i can't stand it." this was an expression of enthusiasm, not a drop of incredulity. the halfling bbn territory was covered long ago by Belkar. still awesome though.
ReplyDeleteThank ewe for the clarification, my goodsir...awesomeness indeed. I love the trillagarg, too, and the greater drakes may yet surface in the hallowed Corridor once Minglaron and Tumundor lay down their finest hops crops in the most fertile land around the Huts of the Hill Giants...
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