Edgar

Biodata

Background / History

Service under Godrick

Edgar administered Castle Morne for more than a decade and served under Godrick alongside his longtime friend Kenneth Haight. He also trained Gray, a fellow Banished Knight who remained loyal to Godrick after Edgar turned against him 10 11 17.

During the Misbegotten rebellion, Edgar refused to recall the Weeping Peninsula’s outlying garrisons because they were containing other threats. In particular, withdrawing the Forest Lookout Tower’s soldiers would have left the Demi-Humans unchecked. He instead held Castle Morne without their assistance 8.

Godrick’s grafting practices and refusal to aid the castle destroyed Edgar’s loyalty. He decided to gather the peninsula’s garrisons, rebuild Castle Morne, and break free of Stormveil’s control 7 8.

Rebuilding Castle Morne

Edgar fought alongside Tui against the empowered Leonine Misbegotten. Tui protected him from a lethal attack and defeated the enemy. After the survivors buried their dead, Edgar blamed his own inadequacy for the losses and asked Tui to stay 7.

Believing Castle Morne needed a younger, stronger leader, Edgar proposed making Tui his successor. He offered to exchange the Grafted Blade Greatsword for Godrick’s official appointment, arguing that protecting the sword had become a burden on the castle’s future. Tui rejected both the exchange and the castellan position 7.

Edgar then publicly appointed Tui knight-captain, with responsibility for military affairs and Irina’s protection. He misunderstood Tui’s claim that he was already Elden Lord as an ambition for the future 7.

Initially expecting the Tarnished to eliminate the Demi-Humans, Edgar was alarmed when he recruited them instead. He accepted the arrangement after questioning their reliability and recognizing Castle Morne’s need for residents. He subsequently admitted Minor Erdtree Guardians and Mushroom People, providing supplies and assigning the latter a poison-swamp settlement under strict environmental and safety conditions 8 9.

After the Tarnished reclaimed Morne Tunnel, Edgar delegated still more authority to him. He acknowledged that the Tarnished had surpassed his own administrative achievements within a month. When Kenneth challenged the settlement’s acceptance of other faiths and peoples, Edgar defended the Tarnished’s leadership and committed himself to following it 10 11.

The Haight Alliance

Edgar used his longstanding connections with House Haight to pursue permission to rebuild Waypoint Street. His visit instead revealed that Fort Haight had been seized by its knight commander 10.

He entrusted the Tarnished with his identifying token and ordered him to locate and protect Kenneth Haight, explicitly placing the Tarnished’s safety above completing the mission. Kenneth later joined their faction at Castle Morne 10 11.

Assault on Stormveil

When Grafted Nobles captured Mako, Edgar demanded her rescue. He rejected Kenneth’s proposal for a merely performative attack, calling it a betrayal of the Demi-Humans’ trust and his own knightly honor 15.

After the Tarnished set out alone, Edgar followed with more than twenty mounted soldiers. Their crossbow volleys struck Stormgate’s defenders, and Edgar personally killed the enemy knight-captain with a headshot. The unit was then pinned down by archers until allied reinforcements arrived 15.

Edgar strengthened the assembled army with Golden Vow and fought beside the Tarnished and Blaidd during the breakthrough. His familiarity with Stormveil’s terrain helped guide the advance, including a cliffside route around the inner ward’s defenses 16 17.

Inside the castle, Edgar confronted Gray. He deliberately allowed his former pupil to knock him into crates so he could obtain the Rusty Key, then stayed behind to hold Gray off while the others continued. Their duel left both men badly injured; its final outcome is not shown in the supplied passages. Edgar later reappeared alive with the rescued Mako and vouched for Gostoc’s assistance 17 18 20.

Service at Stormveil

Following Godrick’s defeat, Edgar secured the loyalty of the remaining soldiers. Despite his incompletely healed injuries, he volunteered to support Rogier and Nepheli against a Crucible Knight through his incantations 21.

He fiercely opposed Kenneth’s proposal to make Nepheli ruler of Stormveil, fearing that invoking Godfrey’s lineage would displace the Tarnished’s authority. The Tarnished nevertheless supported Nepheli’s claim 22 23.

Edgar’s army subsequently took on both construction and combat duties. His troops rebuilt roads, and he recruited twelve Stonedigger Trolls for military service 26.

At Summonwater Village, Edgar organized shield formations and Holy Water Pot attacks against Those Who Live in Death. He ordered a ballista strike that destroyed Tibia’s Calling Boat. After finding nonhostile undead in a cellar, he followed the Tarnished’s decision to spare them and put them to work rebuilding the village 30 31.

Albinauric Relief and Military Counsel

Edgar led reinforcements to the Village of the Albinaurics, raising concerns about crossing into Liurnia before Kenneth undertook diplomatic negotiations. By the Tarnished’s arrival, Edgar had trapped the raider leader on a cliff 35 38.

After the village was saved, his soldiers repaired roads and homes, demolished unsafe structures, and buried the Albinauric dead. Edgar later used the Ivory Sickle to recruit additional Albinaurics 39 41.

As Stormveil expanded, Edgar warned against a large-scale Liurnian campaign while its multiracial army was still learning to coordinate. He also reminded the Tarnished that defeating individual enemies was not enough to achieve lasting occupation and governance, supporting a diplomatic approach to the Academy 48 49.

Appearance

• Older veteran: Edgar repeatedly describes himself as old and considers his age a reason to seek a younger successor 7 10.
• Banished Knight armor: He wears the same style of armor as Gray, but without a helmet during their encounter 17.
• Heavy equipment: After the Stormveil campaign, he needs assistance removing his armor 20.
• Weight gain: Once the Tarnished assumes much of Castle Morne’s administration, Edgar’s easier routine and plentiful meals cause him to put on weight 10.

Personality

Edgar’s understanding of loyalty changes from obedience to a lord into responsibility toward the people that lord should protect. He condemns Gray’s willingness to die simply because Godrick commands it, arguing that raising a weapon against an evil sovereign can be a knight’s truest loyalty 17 18.

His devotion to the Tarnished is rooted in gratitude rather than ancestry or divine authority. Having seen him save Castle Morne and transform its prospects, Edgar supports his plans even when they challenge established religious boundaries. He reacts fiercely when he believes political arrangements threaten to take the Tarnished’s achievements away from him 11 23.

Though initially suspicious of nonhuman recruits, Edgar becomes willing to defend them as companions. His insistence on rescuing Mako contrasts sharply with his earlier plan to eliminate the Demi-Humans 8 15.

He is protective of Irina and frequently interrupts her affectionate encounters with the Tarnished. Nevertheless, he eventually advocates their marriage, defending both her personal claim and Castle Morne’s political importance 8 9 40.

Edgar is blunt, profane, and fond of food and drink. He enjoys delegating administrative burdens, but remains receptive to correction: when the Tarnished explains that officers must guard against corruption rather than mistrust ordinary soldiers, Edgar solemnly promises to remember the lesson 10 15 17 40.

Abilities & Skills

Halberd Combat

Edgar’s fighting style emphasizes disciplined fundamentals rather than elaborate techniques 17.

• Pressures Margit’s projection with repeated thrusts that leave few openings.
• Exploits the distraction created by Rogier’s Carian Phalanx to drive his halberd into Margit.
• Coordinates effectively with the Tarnished, Blaidd, and Rogier.
• Breaks Gray’s lower leg with a strike from his halberd’s butt, despite sustaining severe facial injuries himself 16 17 18.

Golden Vow

Edgar can cast the Erdtree incantation Golden Vow, an ability explicitly associated with his faith 9.

• Envelops nearby allies in golden light and strengthens them before the Stormgate advance.
• Empowers soldiers during the Summonwater expedition.
• Offers incantation support even while his battle injuries remain unhealed 16 21 30.

Command and Training

Edgar is an experienced commander whose soldiers respond quickly to formation changes 30.

• Directs mounted crossbow volleys, dismounting, shield deployment, and the use of cover 15.
• Organizes shield-bearing troops around protected Holy Water Pot throwers 30.
• Combines shields, masonry hammers, holy water, and ballista fire to defeat undead forces 31.
• Employs troops in roadbuilding and disaster recovery as well as combat 26 39.

Tactical Knowledge

• Knows Stormveil’s approaches, cliffside bypass, internal passages, and likely key locations from earlier visits 16 17.
• Uses deliberate misdirection to retrieve the Rusty Key during his confrontation with Gray 17.
• Recognizes the coordination problems facing a multiracial army and the danger of the Academy’s ranged attacks 48.
• Admits that diplomacy is not his specialty and leaves negotiations to others 49.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Banished Knight’s Halberd +8 — His principal melee weapon, used against Margit and Gray 17 18.
• Banished Knight armor — Heavy armor matching Gray’s style; Edgar fights without a helmet during their meeting 17 20.
• Heavy crossbow — Used during the Stormgate assault to kill the defending knight-captain 15.
• Edgar’s token — A metal nameplate engraved with a storm motif. Such tokens help Banished Knights remember their lost homeland; Edgar lends his to the Tarnished as identification for Kenneth Haight 10.
• Radagon’s Scarseal — Handed to Edgar after the Tarnished kills the Ancient Hero of Zamor. No use by Edgar is documented 9.
• Ivory Sickle — Used as a recognizable sign when recruiting Albinaurics 41.

Relationships

• The Tarnished / Tui — Rescuer, chosen successor, and eventual sovereign. Edgar supplies equipment, delegates authority, and follows him into battle; their exchanges often mix paternal concern with teasing 7 8 10 15.
• Irina — His daughter. Edgar is protective of her courtship but later strongly supports her marrying the Tarnished 8 9 40.
• Kenneth Haight — Longtime friend and fellow former servant of Godrick. They cooperate despite frequent disputes over spending, rescue operations, succession, and marriage politics. Edgar also catches Kenneth when he drunkenly falls from a wall 11 15 23 40 43.
• Gray — Former pupil. Their duel centers on whether loyalty demands obedience to Godrick or resistance to his atrocities 17 18.
• Godrick — Former lord. Edgar rejects him for grafting, sacrificing his own knights, and abandoning Castle Morne 7 8 17.
• Mako — Demi-Human queen and ally who saved Irina. Edgar passionately supports rescuing her from Godrick 15.
• Nepheli Loux — Fellow fighter whose proposed lordship initially alarms him. Despite her romantic rivalry with Irina, he later appreciates her military judgment 21 23 40 48.
• Rogier — Comrade in the Stormveil and Summonwater campaigns. Edgar disagrees with his initial efforts to negotiate with hostile undead 17 30.
• Gostoc — Trusted acquaintance whom Edgar recommends to the Tarnished after Mako’s rescue 20.

Notable Quotes

“The new generation shouldn't be held back by the responsibilities of the past.” 7

“I did betray Godrick. But daring to raise your sword against an evil sovereign is a knight's true loyalty!” 17

“A lone warrior can slay villains and uphold justice, but he can never change the world.” 49