Beorht


 * Beorht is a human wizard (no, really) in the Generation 1 continuity family.



The wizard Beorht resides in Britain during the 6th century AD. He is the creator of the Dragon Mound, a mystical artifact capable of time travel, and may have also invented gunpowder, albeit in the form of Dragon's Bane.

Beorht is capable of communicating with the owl Solomon and can invoke the sky god Tyrwas for aid. Among other things, he carries with him a supply of dismembered rat tails (ew).

Animated continuity
Voice actor: Corey Burton (US), ??? (Japan)

At some point before 543 A.D., Beorht created a mystic artifact capable of sending someone through time. Unfortunately, a dragon decided to use it as a home, making it normally inaccessible; it thus became known as the Dragon Mound.

Wandering the forests near the lands of Sir Aetheling and Sir Wigend, Beorht was found by Solomon the owl. After eating a rat tail, Solomon informed the wizard that Princess Nimue had been kidnapped by giant metal knights, which interested Beorht enough to investigate.

Beorht discovered that metal knight called "Lord Starscream" threatened to conquer their land and that the good metal knights were low on something called "energy". Opting to help, Beorht called upon Tyrwas, God of the Sky, causing the heavens to quickly darken. Using his staff as a conduit, Beorht channeled lightning into the fallen Autobots, energizing them enough to battle.



Following the Autobot victory, Beorht learned that Sir Hoist and his compatriots were time travelers. Concluding that they came through his time travel device, he lead the Autobots and Decepticons to the Dragon Mound - where, unfortunately, the dragon had returned from visiting his relatives. Thankfully, Beorht had his Dragon's Bane with him, which Sir Warpath used to frighten the beast off.

With Sir Aetheling, Sir Wigend and Princess Nimue, Beorht wished the travellers off as they departed.

Trivia

 * "Beorht" is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "bright".
 * The dialogue script for A Decepticon Raider In King Arthur's Court reveals there was a dropped sub-plot where the Decepticons destroy a tower belonging to Beorht.
 * Beorht totally uses magic.