Benn Tenstrikes

Benn Tenstrikes

Race

Human

Level

80

Locations

• Arborstone
  (Cantha)
  
• Fort Trinity
  (Straits of Devastation)

Organization

Order of Whispers
Pact

Image(s)

Wounded Tenstrikes in Early Parole.

Benn Tenstrikes, later Benn Longshot, is a human mercenary and member of the Order of Whispers. His parents are Captains Fel Vaerdenmer and Merri Sunbower, and has a sister in Divinity's Reach who is a priestess of Balthazar. His first chosen surname, "Tenstrikes," was not his legal surname, but a self-given name out of his pride of being able to fell an enemy in ten strikes or less.

Biography

Personal story

Benn was born as the son of Captains Fel Vaerdenmer and Merri Sunbower, and also had a sister who became a priestess of Balthazar. He eventually joined the Order of Whispers and led a band of mercenaries. He adopted the name Benn Tenstrikes out of his pride of being able to fell an enemy in ten strikes or less.

When Demmi Beetlestone ran away from her father, Minister Caudecus, Benn was assigned the task of escorting her as her bodyguard to the Chantry of Secrets in 1325 AE. However, he was ambushed by the Ministry Guard, which gave the Jackdaw Pirates the chance to kidnap Demmi. After Lightbringer Tybalt Leftpaw and his partner had successfully brought Demmi to the Chantry, the Ministry Guard attacked and captured Benn again, and Caudecus's mercenaries held him captive in Beetletun to interrogate him for Demmi's location. He was eventually freed by the Order of Whispers, possibly involving the Pact Commander and Trahearne if the Commander chose to get involved in the operation. Benn and his mercenary forces were then potentially recruited by the Commander to assist in the battle to retake Claw Island from Blightghast the Plaguebringer.

Benn was not seen again until after the battle with the Elder Dragon Zhaitan. He attended the Pact's victory celebration at Fort Trinity where he could be found attempting to woo Crusader Eilye Jeyne.

Interim years

Benn was aboard the Pact fleet during the assault on the Elder Dragon Mordremoth, but went MIA after Mordremoth and his forces brought the fleet down over Verdant Brink in 1328 AE. After surviving the Pact fleet's crash he was captured by Coztic hylek and was later rescued by the Itzel who he ended up staying with for a time to learn their ways.

End of Dragons

Benn appeared in Arborstone in Cantha after the allied forces' victory over the Dragonvoid in 1335 AE, propping up the bar in Club Canach under the new name Benn Longshot. He reunited with the Pact Commander and explained what had happened to him since the campaign against Mordremoth, lamenting that he had not gotten to Cantha in time to help the allied forces in battle.

Locations

Ruins of Orr

• Straits of Devastation
  • Fort Trinity
    • Caer Aval (only after completing the personal story)

Cantha

• Arborstone
  • Club Canach (as Benn Longshot)

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 4: Order Neophyte
  • Down the Hatch
• Chapter 6: The Battle for Claw Island
  • Early Parole
  • Retribution
• Chapter 8: Victory or Death
  • Victory or Death

Dialogue

In Arborstone

This place is amazing. You think they have a good source for their spirits? I know a guy.

Glad to see you alive, Tenstrikes.

It's Longshot now, and thanks. Plenty of others...weren't so lucky.

How'd you survive?

When the airships went down, I was captured by the Coztic hylek. Eventually I escaped, and I ended up staying with the Itzel and learning their ways.

What brings you here?

I would say to help out with the world-ending disaster, but it appears that's done with. So...just trying to be of use, I suppose?

Take care.

Take care.

Take care.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks...

Canach's taken care of that, actually.

Trivia

• Benn Tenstrikes is named after Annie VanderMeer's brother, Ben.