Borum

Borum was a champion of not just one god, but two. He started his life in the service of the the god Erden, a deity of life and profound goodness. So profound that it caused his followers to be overly zealous in the adherence to his wishes, often causing the common man to question if their order had their best interests at heart. Their most important tenant was to preserve and spread life at all costs. Borum was this god’s greatest champion, adventuring near and far, spreading the word and doing all he could to vanquish evil and preserving life. For his dedication, his god imbued his shield with the power of life. His actions were so impactful that they aggravated Manvur, Lord of Death by the unnatural perversion being caused by Borum.

Manvur sent his greatest champion to confront Borum to try and persuade him to allow Death to do his job and let the natural order of the world progress but he didn’t wish to talk, to him Manvur was his enemy. The battle was epic and Borum nearly lost, but in the end he prevailed. WIth Manvur’s Champion’s dyeing breath he invoked his god’s power and had his soul transferred to Borum’s shield. This forever altered the shield and ultimately it’s wielder. Over time, Borum, began to understand the balance in nature, that of the balance of life and death and the necessity of both.

He returned to his order, the Order of Erden and attempted to convince them that this balance was necessary but they wouldn’t listen and expelled him. Yet despite no longer being in the order his god didn’t revoke his gift and he took this as a mandate that his view was right. He found the Order of the Two Gods which still exists today. They worship both Erden and Manvur, balancing life and the necessity of death. They extend this balance to all things in life, including the balance between good and evil.