Saw the question and I might as well answer it. No it doesn't have to be a Champion, as long as the character is interwoven with the Hold in question it could be anything (Check out the Old Mythic Dawn Contest, some of those builds go with the idea of not being a Champion of the Dawn if I remember correctly)
Saw the question and I might as well answer it. No it doesn't have to be a Champion, as long as the character is interwoven with the Hold in question it could be anything (Check out the Old Mythic Dawn Contest, some of those builds go with the idea of not being a Champion of the Dawn if I remember correctly)