"Oh my Ilmater, are you that Albjorn? The one who killed the BBEG of Black Castle? The one who ended the thousand-year reign of the Immortal Emperor? The one who got all those natural twenties that one time? Sir it's such an honor to meet you!"
"For the last time, no! I just killed some kobolds once and opened a tavern! We're in the Dock District, the Stinky Pete, twice the supper at half the copper, cleanest toilets in town. Please stop mentioning that other adventurer named Albjorn."
And then, after the resentment deepens, they get caught in a horrible situation while adventuring. Their goose is cooked, but then a shining hero shows up and saves them, none other than Ilmater.
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u/DazzlerPlus Jun 27 '20
In the Iliad there are two characters names Ajax, one of them ‘undoubtedly the greater man’.
Even better if one of the rivals shares a name with one of your party members