Hael Bebba

Hael Bebba is the former ealdorman of the earldom of Hailburg in the kingdom of Lundene.

He is the father of Bael Bebba.

Hael is originally from Bebbanburgh, and was the original ruler of the Kingdom of Bebbanburgh. Uhtred the Crafty, an ancestor of Bebbanburgh's current king Uhtred, drove Hael from Bebbanburgh. Hael swore a powerful oath to kill all the descendants of Uhtred the Crafty and reclaim Bebbanburgh. As a result, he was a big supporter of King Aethelred of Lundene, who shared his hatred of Uhtred and the kingdom of Bebbanburgh.

He is thought to have made a deal with the arch-demon Grazz't. His lover is Reberica, who is thought to be a demon worshipping sorceress or warlock.

His is the leader of a group of demon worshipping dwarves with fell powers, now fearfully referred to as the Demon Dwarves. They are thought to be in league with the demon cats.

Hael and the Demon Dwarves sacked their own earldom and city of Hailburg and butchered the inhabitants, even killing Hael's wife, the mother of Bael Bebba. They then proceeded to storm and briefly occupy the city of Lundene, burning the kingdom's navy, before they escaped by a portal.

At the scheduled execution of Uhtred the Younger, sentenced to death for his treachery, Hael Bebba and the Demon Dwarves suddenly arrived by portal, intent on killing Uhtred and reconquering the city of Bebbanburgh.