Beregond

In Shadow and Flame, Beregond is a Hero for the Free People's faction of Gondor, and is recruitable from the Citadel.

Biography
A soldier of Gondor and member of the Third Company of the Citadel, Beregond was assigned to help the Hobbit Peregrin "Pippin" Took, who after pledging his services to the Steward Denethor, was made a Guard of the Citadel. Having never met a Hobbit before, Beregond was amazed how childlike Pippin was in appearance despite having faced more dangers than most soldiers.

During the Battle of Pelennor Fields, Beregond was alerted by Pippin that a grief-stricken and despairing Denethor was attempting to burn himself and his severely wounded son Faramir alive. Knowing his duty to protect Faramir, who he admired as a great leader, was more important than his current responsibilities, Beregond abandoned his post and rushed to his Captain's aid. He regretfully fought with and killed a door-guard who blocked his entry to the Silent Street, followed by 2 further guards who were attempting to light the funeral pyre, before holding off the remainder of Denethor's guards until Gandalf (who Pippin had also alerted) arrived. Although Faramir was rescued, Denethor could not be stopped from setting himself alight. Beregond then helped carry Faramir to the Houses of Healing and remained there with him, standing guard over him until he awoke.

With the combined armies of Gondor and Rohan, now the Army of the West, marching onto Mordor to draw out its forces and give the Ringbearer Frodo Baggins and his companion Samwise Gamgee a chance at destroying the One Ring, Beregond, serving under the command of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth, led a company of Gondor Soldiers, which included Pippin in it's ranks. Once outside the Black Gates of Mordor, the outnumbered Army of the West was surrounded and trapped by the armies of Mordor - Beregond fought bravely on the front-lines but was stunned and wounded by a Troll-Chief. Floored and defenceless, he was almost killed as the Troll-Chief reached out to grab him, only to be saved at the last minute by Pippin, who slayed the creature before being trapped under it's body as it fell.

Having survived the battle, Beregond attended Aragorn's coronation as the rightful King of Gondor and stood trial for abandoning his post and killing his fellow soldiers during the Siege of Minas Tirith. The original penalty would have been death, but knowing Beregond had acted simply out of loyalty to Faramir and had saved his captain's life, Aragorn simply exiled Beregond from the White City instead. He also awarded Beregond the title of Captain of the Guard of Faramir, which was known as the White Company, in recognition of his bravery in battle and Beregond relocated to Ithilien to serve his new lord.

Abilities

 * Rank 1: Guard of the Citadel - Beregond gives a leadership bonus to nearby structures of +50% armour (passive ability)


 * Rank 1: Fierce Loyalty - Beregond gains +25% damage and +25% health when near Faramir (passive ability)


 * Rank 3: Pin Down - Beregond damages and pins down an enemy hero


 * Rank 6: Captain of the White Guard - Beregond summons three Guards of the Citadel''