Editing Edric

{{CastleHeroesNew}}{{HeroNew
 | town       = Castle
 | class      = Knight
 | gender     = Male
 | race       = {{gl|Human}}
 | biography  = Edric's {{swh|{{gl|King Rion Gryphonheart|ancestor}}<sup>1</sup>|{{gl|King Rion Gryphonheart|great grandfather}}<sup>1</sup>|noicon=}} was the first man in {{gl|Erathia}} to domesticate and train a wild {{gl|Griffin}}.  Now, Edric's family maintains Erathia's largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.
 | specialty  = Griffins
 | s_text     = Increases the {{gl|Speed}} of allied {{gl|Griffin and Royal Griffin|Griffins and Royal Griffins}} by 1 and their {{gl|Attack}} and {{gl|Defense}} skills by {{swh|20%|5%}} for every 3 levels (rounded up).
 | skill_1    = Basic Leadership
 | skill_2    = Basic Armorer
 | troop_1    = Pikeman
 | troop_2    = Griffin
 | troop_3    = Griffin
 | nmb_1      = 10–20 
 | nmb_2      = {{swh|noicon=|4–5|2–3}}
 | nmb_3      = {{swh|noicon=|4–5|2–3}}
 | s_mp       = 1560
}}
{{hcs table
| hero = Edric 
| cr   = Griffin
| ucr  = Royal Griffin
| batt = 8
| bdef = 8
| ubatt= 9
| ubdef= 9
| herospec=	Increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Griffins or Royal Griffins or each level attained after 3rd level.
}}
{{hcs_table_row|3	|1	|1	|1	|1}}
{{hcs_table_row|9	|2	|2	|2	|2}}
{{hcs_table_row|15	|2	|2	|3	|3	|a=1	|b=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|18	|3	|3	|3	|3	|c=1	|d=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|21	|3	|3	|4	|4	|a=1	|b=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|24	|4	|4	|4	|4	|c=1	|d=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|27	|4	|4	|5	|5	|a=1	|b=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|33	|5	|5	|5	|5	|c=1	|d=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|36	|5	|5	|6	|6	|a=1	|b=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|39	|6	|6	|6	|6	|c=1	|d=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|42	|6	|6	|7	|7	|a=1	|b=1}}
{{hcs_table_row|48	|7	|7	|8	|8}}
{{hcs_table_row|54	|8	|8	|9	|9}}
{{hcs_table_row|63	|9	|9	|10	|10}}
{{hcs_table_row|69	|10	|10	|11	|11}}
{{hcs_table_row|75/88	|12	|12	|14	|14}}
{{hcs_table_row|  3|  2|  2|  2|  2|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row|  6|  4|  4|  4|  4|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row|  9|  5|  5|  6|  6|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 12|  7|  7|  8|  8|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 15|  8|  8|  9|  9|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 18| 10| 10| 11| 11|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 21| 12| 12| 13| 13|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 24| 13| 13| 15| 15|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 27| 15| 15| 17| 17|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 30| 16| 16| 18| 18|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 33| 18| 18| 20| 20|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 36| 20| 20| 22| 22|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 39| 21| 21| 24| 24|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 42| 23| 23| 26| 26|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 45| 24| 24| 27| 27|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 48| 26| 26| 29| 29|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 51| 28| 28| 31| 31|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 54| 29| 29| 33| 33|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 57| 31| 31| 35| 35|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 60| 32| 32| 36| 36|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 63| 34| 34| 38| 38|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 66| 36| 36| 40| 40|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 69| 37| 37| 42| 42|only=hota}}
{{hcs_table_row| 72| 39| 39| 44| 44|only=hota}}
|}
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== Story ==
{{PAGENAME}} does not appear in the story text of any campaign levels.

<sup>1</sup> [[Gregory Fulton]] has suggested in his [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/5#Tavern of Might and Magic Interview (part 3 of 5)|Tavern of Might and Magic Interview]] that griffins being tamed by Edric's "great-grandfather" is probably an error and should likely be replaced by "ancestor", as that happened during or before [[Rion Gryphonheart]]'s time, which was much more than three human generations ago. Alternatively, this great grandfather, or another ancestor of Edric, may have been a non-human or an unusually long-lived human.

== Trivia / {{ll}}{{-wll}} ==
In an early build of the game, Edric was named '''Desslock'''. A knight by that name appears in [[Kreegan#Kreegan reference|Kreegan reference]]{{-wll}}. This Desslock serves as {{Hn|Xanthor|0=}}'s guide on a trip to the [[Contested Lands]]. He may or may not be a different person than Edric. The name is a reference to the Gamespot reviewer Stefan Janicki (aka "Desslock"). Desslock was likely also the inspiration for the [[Seer's Hut#Seer names|default seer name]] ''Esslock''.

== Appearances ==
{{appear
 |sow=
: {{enemy}}: [[Gold Rush]]

 |sod=
: {{enemy}}: [[The Road Home]]

 |has=
: {{enemy}}: [[Black Sheep]]

 |hota=
: {{enemy}}: [[Frontier]]

 |rotb=
: {{enemy}}: [[The First Law]]
: {{enemy}}: [[Naming a Nation]]
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="250px">
Homm_ttrpg_edric.webp| Edric as he appears in the Heroes of Might and Magic TTRPG.
</gallery>

{{user commentary|
Compared to other level 3 units, both Griffins have adequate stats with the only weakness being their relatively low damage. Edric's specialty will not only make Royal Griffins the 2nd fastest level 3 unit at 10 [[Speed]] (only [[Serpent Fly and Dragon Fly|Dragon Flies]] are faster), but also somewhat mitigate their low damage thanks to the increased attack. His secondary skills make him a decent starting hero while further improving the performance of the Griffins as Armorer leads to less casualties (improving the strength of the Griffin's retaliations) and Leadership can allow for extra attacks (along with mitigating the chance of losing turns due to low morale). Keep in mind that as a Knight, Edric has the lowest chance of all the hero classes to learn [[Earth Magic]] which can cause issues later in the game if he doesn't learn it due to the improvements spells such as [[Resurrection]], [[Town Portal]], and [[Slow]] get when cast with Expert Earth Magic.
}}{{end of user commentary}}

{{hero 'see also'|style=}}

[[Category: Knights]]
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