Beowulf Wilmere

As a hero-for-hire, Beowulf has found himself in some terrifying life-and-death situations, but he honestly believed the day he met Leofsige Alvine (page 114) was going to be the last day of his short life. He was browsing produce in the marketplace when the gag went in his mouth and the shroud enveloped his body. The bumpy wagon ride couldn’t end soon enough. He hoped the end would be quick. Instead, he found himself deposited at the centre of a room, encircled by 7 robed figures holding wands and weapons. One spoke. The voice told a story of four unearthly beings—The Tetrad—walking among us draped in the guises of men and women. Disappearances, deaths, a possible prelude to an invasion—it sounded surreal. Then Leofsige approached, knelt, and introduced himself. Beowulf had been chosen for his abilities, but more so, for his character. He’d been closely surveilled for months. As a junior member of a covert group of overseers—The Octad—he would need to do nothing more than continue his profession, passing along what he saw and heard—now that his attention had been turned.