Order of the Crimson Blades The Order of the Crimson Blades and Knights of the Cross , also called the Crimson Blades or just Blades , is a militia in " Vagrant Story " . It forms part of the Priesthood of St . Iocus and acts on direct orders of Cardinal Batistum , and is lead by Romeo Guildenstern . Story . The Crimson Blades stand against the Parliament in politics , and against the cult of Müllenkamp in religious matters . Though it claims to be fighting out of religious indignation , the Crimson Blades ' real goal is to obtain the power of the Dark , and with it , immortality for the Cardinal . When Müllenkamp infiltrates the home of the Duke Aldous Byron Bardorba , the Crimson Blades jump at the chance to attack their enemy . Chasing the Müllenkamp leader , Sydney Losstarot , into the evil city of Leá Monde , the Crimson Blades begin a disastrous operation . The city ' s evil , along with the strength of Sydney and Riskbreaker Ashley Riot , soon sees most of the Blades ' strength lost as their entire battalion is killed off . Guildenstern betrays the Cardinal and attempts to take the power of Leá Monde for himself , but Ashley Riot kills him before he can succeed . Of all the Blades sent into Leá Monde , only one , Lady Neesa , survives . Members . Romeo Guildenstern . Guildenstern is the leader of the Crimson Blades , and is using the organization to obtain immortality for himself , and as he claims , for his lover , Lady Samantha . He is a skilled user of the Dark , and his power is equal if not stronger than Sydney ' s . Guildenstern does not care for the number of men he will have to lose to obtain his ambition , and so his force is almost entirely wiped out . Lady Samantha . Romeo ' s lover and faithful companion , she has faith in her leader , but is the only one who worries for the large loss in men . Father Duane . A captain of the Crimson Blades , and one of the first to fall . His death by the hands of Ashley Riot causes his brother , Father Grissom , to be driven by revenge . Father Grissom . The brother of Father Duane , and a man desperate for revenge . He is willing to sacrifice his life to aid his personal cause or the cause of the Crimson Blades . Lady Neesa . A loyal knight of the Crimson Blades , she often works with Sir Tieger . Neesa shows little care for the high casualty rate , in contrast to Lady Samantha . Sir Tieger . A knight of the Crimson Blades , he is shown only with Lady Neesa . Tieger gives up his life so that she may live to tell to tale of what had happened in Leá Monde . Mandel . A member of the Crimson Blades who , when discovered by Ashley Riot in the Wine Cellar , dies and becomes an undead . Goodwin and Sackheim . Two talkative grunt Blades trapped in the Wine Cellar . As they search for a way out they are stalked and eventually killed by Ashley . Bejart and Sarjik . Two grunt Blades who accompany Duane into the Town Center , where all three are slain by Ashley . Faendos and Lamkin . Two grunt Blades who accompany Grissom into the Snowfly Forest . They both disappear in a quake , and are never seen alive again . Deeper in the forest , Ashley meets two Zombie Knights , presumably Faendos and Lamkin .