Bryce the Butcher

Bryce the Bear was a formidable opponent in the Cauldron fighting arena taking on the title of champion after defeating every other contender. After making a name for himself in the Cauldron he joined the city guard protecting its people all the while still fighting in the arena to defend his title.

One day a package arrived at his door with a note from a fan who had sent him a weapon to congratulate him on his ongoing streak of victories, wielding the weapon he felt a sense of connection to it as if it had become an extension of himself. He took the weapon everywhere with him even while he was on duty preferring to use it over his great sword. As time went on he felt more attached to the axe then he had felt with any other weapon in his life, he even slept with it next to his bed out of fear he would misplace it. At time he could have swore he even heard it whispering to him, telling him to strike out when some drunk bumped into him or cursed him out. A burning desire for bloodshed was growing in him and soon found most of his time spent in the Cauldron, until one day when he had beaten a man to his knees winning the match and heard the familiar whisper of his axe tell him to finish the job. He gripped the handle of the Lazarus tightly heaving it high above his head before bringing it down upon his opponents neck killing them. Bryce filled with fear at first by his action but was quickly reassured by his weapon that he had done right, and that letting your opponent live was not a sign or mercy but of weakness and that only the strong can survive. Fleeing the Cauldron Bryce disappeared into the city slums hiding in alleyways and sewers being driven only by his basic survival instincts and the voice of the Lazarus.