Monster of the Month: Pelinal Whitestrake
He was Pelinal the Whitestrake because of his left hand, made of a killing light; he was Pelinal the Bloody, for he drank it in victory; he was Pelinal Insurgent, because he gave the crusades a face; he was Pelinal In Triumph, as the words eventually became synonymous, and men-at-arms gave thanks to the Eight when they saw his banner coming through war; he was Pelinal the Blamer, for he was quick to admonish those allies of his that favored tactics that ran counter to his, that is, sword-theory; and he was Pelinal the Third, though whether this was because some said he was a god guiser, who had incarnated twice before already, or that, simpler, he was the third vision given to Perrif, anon Alessia, in her prayers of liberation before he walked among the quarters of rebellion, is unknown.
—Song of Pelinal
Celebrating Mid-Year Mayhem last month was the perfect time to get reacquainted with Pelinal Whitestrake. Will he be a hero or a villain... or both?
