Algir

Even before he was named, the Verthod who would be called Algir was embraced by the strongest roots in his tribe’s grove. Immediately recognizing him as one of the Skyborn, his people groomed him to understand his path and mystical purpose, for the Banyari are nothing if not accepting of the variety of life and life’s experiences. By the time two cycles had passed, Algir was thicker and stronger than the other young Banyari, and the first demonstrations of his physical prowess were memorized by the storytellers of his tribe.

It was later in adulthood when his first Chroma manifested. When his vine-wrapped fists burst into bright red flame, the elders informed Algir that it might be best for him to travel to the shard that best understood such gifts. With a bravery that matched his physical strength, the Rootlord warrior agreed. Algir was deposited upon Pyre at the gates of Sukhaba Gol and waved his farewells to his tribe as they departed upon a Great Mist-Ray.

In very little time Algir found a place among the young Pyroi Firethanes and, though they called him names like “Firewood” and “Forest Fire,” his fellows adored his strange nature and fighting spirit. Majuk, an old Pyroi Flameheart, even accompanied Algir to the Frostcoal forests where he communed with the strange flora of the shard, honing his grasp upon his Chroma.

On the day that he returned to Sukhaba Gol, he made the acquaintance of a curious Haarkeen girl named Davke. This young woman seemed to excel at all the subtleties of fast-talk and persuasion that he himself had largely ignored his entire life. The two became fast friends and have spent time together ever since.

Although anyone can see that Algir is Banyari true, the warrior is insecure about his ties to his Folk. As such, he overcompensates by emphatically embracing his native culture whenever the opportunity arises. This includes a disproportionate reverence for the flora and fauna of any wilderness and, unfortunately, a notable bigotry toward the Teryxians.

While searching for the missing Shatu Hak, Algir was accidentally set aflame by Niya, a Pyroi Embertongue, and was rushed to receive treatment in the Hospital Magnifcent in Haark's Central Market.