First appearance: S1E14 — Eyes of Chaos — Lucien v Monteclaire (Season 1 finale) · watch it on YouTube
Lucien Brack is a towering half-orc bard with a swimmer’s build, a stiff pompadour and an obsession with his own “branding.” He was pulled into the Void for the Season 1 finale, where he faced Monteclaire Dufresne in a match that brought out his showmanship and, surprisingly, his kind streak. He is a self-proclaimed master of words with a sword, a shield and a couple of encouraging phrases stitched inside his clothes.
Story
Lucien stepped into the finale through a portal opened by The Arbiter, who presented him and his opponent to the watching Acolytes “for the pleasure of your looking balls.” He arrived fully committed to his image. He billed himself as “the wordsmith of kings and queens, the narrator of the nether realms, the orator of the oracles,” and he made it clear that the look took real investment: “a lot of money, a lot of doctors.” He also had an ex-wife, and she became one of the evening’s running jokes.
He fought the way a bard of valor should, with sword and shield. When he worked his magic he scraped his sword across his shield to cast. During the match he raided the arena’s chaos box and came away with two useful prizes: a pot of Keoghtom’s Ointment and a Mace of Smiting.
The most telling moment came when a horde arrived in the arena. Lucien turned kind and encouraging toward Monteclaire, the man he had come to fight.
Personality and Abilities
Lucien looks like a greenish, very tall half-orc built like a swimmer, crowned with a stiff pompadour. He talks like a man doing his own publicity: grand titles, alliterative boasts and constant attention to his “branding.” He keeps the phrases “People like you” and “everyone loves you” stitched inside his clothing and pockets as personal talismans.
In a fight he is a bard of the valorous sort. He carries a sword and shield and casts by scraping one against the other. By the end of his Deathmatch he had added Keoghtom’s Ointment and a Mace of Smiting to his kit. For all the ego, he showed a generous side once the horde arrived.
Relationships
- Monteclaire Dufresne: His opponent in the Season 1 finale, whom he encouraged warmly once the horde arrived.
- The Arbiter: Summoned him into the arena and introduced him to the Acolytes.
Memorable Quotes
- “The wordsmith of kings and queens, the narrator of the nether realms, the orator of the oracles.” (S1E14 — Eyes of Chaos — Lucien v Monteclaire (Season 1 finale))
- “A lot of money, a lot of doctors.” (on his look, S1E14 — Eyes of Chaos)
- The Arbiter, introducing him: “For the pleasure of your looking balls.” (S1E14 — Eyes of Chaos)