Alaric (HoF)

For other characters of the same name, see Alaric.

Archbishop Alaric
Alaric, in Hammers of Fate and Tribes of the East
Character information
Introduced	Hammers of Fate
Class	Knight
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Holy Griffin Empire
Occupation	Archbishop of the Holy Griffin Empire
Appearances
Background
Status	Dead (as of Tribes of the East)
Death	969 YSD

Alaric is a Knight character in the Heroes of Might and Magic V expansions Hammers of Fate and Tribes of the East.

Biography

An excessively fanatical priest of Elrath with delusions of grandeur, Alaric was easily seduced by Biara-as-Isabel and her promises of power and glory. Forsaking Elrath's worship - even if not entirely realising that he did so - Alaric has been drawn further and further into Biara's web of persecution, murder and paranoia.^OffBck

Alaric was the priest of Flammschrein who got promoted to Archbishop when Saint Isabel formed the Red Church. Being very loyal to the queen, Alaric began his inquisition with Freyda and Laszlo. On their quest to defeat all rebels, Alaric gave a emotional support to Freyda, who had to slay her uncle, Lord Caldwell. Once Freyda reached Tor Hrall, Laszlo attacked the dwarves. While Freyda left, Laszlo continued to serve the queen, waging war against the dwarves.

After Hammers of Fate's final battle, Biara discussed in private with Alaric while dispelling her Isabel's disguise, showing that Alaric actually knew that she was an usurper succubus and was an aware accomplice to her schemes.

Tribes of the East is an inconsistent sequel because when Alaric managed to slay Quroq, the orcs' chieftain then came to report this to the queen, Arantir freed Isabel's soul and the false queen, Biara, lost her illusion. This caused Alaric to go mad, knowing he served a demonic queen, and ran away, even though Hammers of Fate's final cutscene showed Biara dispelling her Isabel's disguise to talk with Alaric with her true succubus appearance, revealing that Alaric already knew her true identity all along and served her willingly.

Eventually, he encountered Gotai and was offered a honorable death. Mistaking Khengi, the orcs' shaman, for a demon, Alaric killed the goblin. Gotai called upon his forces, crushing Alaric's forces and slew Alaric for this murderous act, ending his inquisition.

Gameplay

Abilities

Hero Trait
	Windrider
	The effect of Haste spell is increased by 1% for every hero level.OffBck

	Skills		Abilities
	Basic Counterstrike
	Expert Attack		Battle Frenzy

Scenarios

Hammers of Fate

Freyda's Dilemma

• Rebels: Queen Isabel sends Alaric and Laszlo to aid Freyda in defeating the rebels
• The Suspicion: Alaric uses his holy magic to purge the demonic presence in the villages.
• Duncan: After Duncan is defeated, Alaric and Laszlo intimidate Duncan, but Freyda perusades them, taking care of him personally.
• Negotiations: Alaric comes with Freyda to the gate for negotiations, but allows Freyda to speak to the dwarves herself.

Ylaya's Quest

• The Decoupling: Alaric arrives with the boy, Andrei, to Queen Isabel, who reveals to be Biara.

Tribes of the East

Rage of the Tribes

• Rage of the Tribes: Alaric prepares for the war against the orcs.

The Will of Asha

• Heart of Darkness: When Arantir frees Isabel's soul, Biara's magic disguise no longer works, making Alaric crazy he served a demonic queen.

To Honour Our Fathers

• Mother Earth's Wisdom: Alaric, seeing that Biara was the one he served, becomes crazy and runs off with his troops.
• Dark Ways and Deeds: Gotai needs to slay the red archbishop, who refuses to surrender.

Gallery

Alaric's headshot