Henderbeard

Origins
Henderbeard started life as a warmage capable of casting large swaths of destruction through enemy lines, hidden under his destructive capability lay a keen mind. Well known for its bouts of insane genius, capable of saving his allies from situations where they would have otherwise died.

He was also very protective over his allies, although he often ended up showing a great amount of exasperation for the things the did.

He has been known for being one of the people you would least want as an enemy, the few things that have survived a fight with him can probably be counted on one hand.

Young Life
At a young age he was cursed by a wandering wizard who thought it was hilarious that an elf named Henderbeard would grow a beard, sadly the wizard was killed before he ever got to teach anyone the counterspell. Always looking at the bright side, he soon loved his beard and stopped trying to find a way to undo the curse. Before he joined the travelling group of adventurers whose adventures led him to Tarq, he was living in a place of great learning. Sadly an accident happened. Henderbeard's hobby was to roll barrels down stairs. One day he managed to kill someone in the end he was told never to come back.

Adventuring Career
Henderbeard joined a troupe of adventurers who were employed to destroy an evil cult. Having finished his first real job, he found himself more powerful than ever before, and delved further into the realm of the unknown. He had the opportunity to kill Ragnar when he was weak and powerless. Something he always regretted. By a quirk of fate, Ragnar was helped by a demon and escaped certain death at Henderbeard's hands a second time.

Realizing that he could not stand by and unleash such an enemy on a different plane, he followed the planar rift and started his adventures in Tarq.

Ascension to godhood
Nearing the end of his career, Henderbeard decided to settle down. He had defeated a Tarrasque (or had he), and banished Ragnar and his demon to one of the nine hells. He studied and delved far into the arcane arts. Creating his final great spell, he launched a great fortress into the sky, and Henderbeards Mage College was born.

Little did he know, that his best students were plants. Spies sent from Solaris and the Thieves guild that he covertly ran. Quickly rising to prominent positions, these spies were crucial to the sudden but inevitable betrayal of Solaris. It took gods, an army of apprentice mages, and the Kraken to do him and his mage college in though.

Decades later, Henderbeard's life force came back together. Little by little, molecule by molecule. Some force was directing things, and his soul remained in Tarq. Eventually he regained consciousness. Some time after that he realized that he had lost his mortal body and was something ... more. With the help of Bob, he regained a corporal body and assumed a position in the pantheon of Tarq, as the god of magic.

After many great accomplishments, he was slowly dragged to slumber by the constrains that held the other gods, where he remains to this day.

Items with a connection to Henderbeard
The staff of Henderbeard

There are many artifacts from the third god war made by Henderbeard, some of them might still be working in full force never having been weakened by time. Maybe you might find them within his mage college if you can find it.