Bercilak

Bercilak

Race

Sylvari

Level

10, 11

Rank

Champion

Location

Mockery of Death
(Dreamer's Terrace)
The Knight's Duel
(Mabon Market, Omphalos Chamber)

Organization

Nightmare Court

Image(s)

Bercilak unmasked The Dream's depiction of The Green Huntsman.

“

A flimsy sprout like you will never defeat me. Even so, I'll teach you one final lesson—in pain.

— Bercilak

Bercilak the Green is a sylvari of the Nightmare Court who challenges newborn sylvari to duels to the death. Through the use of his magical armor crafted by Occam, which renders him immortal, he has slain many innocents to help spread the Nightmare. Bercilak is eventually killed, however, by exploiting the armor's two weaknesses: that it doesn't work unless the whole set is worn, and is vulnerable to the tool which made it, Occam's hammer.

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 1: Following the Dream
  • Mockery of Death
  • The Knight's Duel

Combat abilities

Effects

(only during The Knight's Duel)

Skills

•   Sever Artery - Chain. Bleed your foe with a slash.
  •   Gash - Chain. Bleed your foe with a gash.
    •   Final Thrust - Strike your foe with a final powerful thrust that does extra damage and inflicts bleeding against foes below the health threshold.
•   Shield Bash - Bash your foe with your shield and stun them.
•   Savage Leap - Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword.
•   Binding Roots - Entangles all nearby foes with binding roots, applying  Immobile and  Stun every second. Applies  Determined to self.

Stolen skills

•   Blinding Tuft
•   Bone Crack
•   Throw Gunk

Notes

• He is encountered by choosing "The Green Knight" in the Biography section of Sylvari Character creation.
• Bercilak is one of the few champions fought in chapter 1 of the personal story which has not been reduced to a veteran rank.

Trivia

• Bercilak is a reference to a character from the Middle English romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
  • The Green Knight in said story is garbed in green armor, seemingly immortal, and has the same name (though the name has varying spellings and pronunciations).
• The player character's line from the intro cinematic "Somewhat. In my dream, a champion in brilliant green armor defeated all challengers. He seemed invincible, yet a small mouse nipped at his heel." most likely is a reference another near immortal warrior Achilles. In Greek mythology, Achilles's only vulnerable spot is his heel.
• Bercilak wears full heavy Nightmare Court armor, wields a Nightmare Sword and Warden Shield.
• Bercilak is voiced by Gideon Emery.