The Stranger in Armor

The Stranger in Armor is a mysterious Rune Dreamer that seeks to destroy the Contingency.
==Description==
===Appearance===
The Stranger has not been seen without his armor and is thus of an unknown race. The stranger wears armor with an oily sheen, likely from erosion, indicating the armor is very old and appears worn. A Rune is inscribed into the chestplate of the Stranger's armor, which is also adorned in curved thorns about the suit, as well as various other patterns and images carved into it, and chains are also tied over portions of the plate, namely over the thighs, however it is possible the chains may be embossings on the plates themselves.
In his first appearance, the Stranger wore a visage helmet with four faces, one for each direction, over the helmet. The faces seemed to be made of onyx or some other dark material. The helmet was later found smashed, seemingly by the Stranger.
In his second appearance, the Stranger wore a more traditional faceplated helmet with peculiar metal spikes which wrapped around the hemisphere of the forehead and across the helmet. A long, flat set of metal scales covered the back of the head down to just above the nape, and a crown of thorny branches was weaved through the metal spikes.
In both instances, the Stranger wears a tattered red scarf which appears torn short, is stained, and dirty. The Stranger was also seen wearing an old cloak beneath his scarf that covered his shoulders and most of his back during his second appearance, possibly due to the cold of the Tremble. The Stranger wields a glassy broadsword which reflects the spectrum of light when shone upon, and a flail with a cubical, glossy-black bludgeon.
===Personality===
The Stranger appears to be very direct and forward with others, but cryptic at the same time, having never specifically explained his intentions or purposes for what he says. What is for certain is that the Stranger wishes to destroy the Contingency, according to his words at the end of Burn #7.
The stranger speaks in an accent associated with an unknown lineage or culture.
==Biography==
===Before the Final Days of the Contingency===
The Stranger's activities prior to the campaign are of yet unknown.
===The Final Days of the Contingency===
The Stranger has to date appeared twice in the Final Days of the Contingency, firstly slaying down a familiar-looking combatant in clean armor and a red scarf, much like his own but less tarnished and torn, and immediately deducing that the Accursed Dreamer Trio are Rune Dreamers, and expressing that their presence in Haede's Garden with him was beneficial, even if they are a distraction for something else.
It is heavily implied that he smashed his visage helmet that he was originally seen wearing in Grejaw Passage, and painted the words "I AM NO MAN'S VISAGE" in the tunnel leading into Quaritch.
The Stranger later reappeared upon a balcony overlooking the center of Quaritch from the Deep Belfy, just over a massive mound of burnt corpses that had previously been the city's inhabitants. The Stranger claimed that he partook in the battle that happened here, and that the event "broke" him, explaining that he'd also begun to dream of 'His' Rune, and that he wished to undo the Contingency through the Ash, and invited the Dreamer Trio to find him at the "end of all roads, where the past goes to die."
==Relationships==
===Accursed Dreamer Trio===
The Stranger has a limited relationship with the Dreamer Trio where he seems to take interest in them to the point that he presumably invites them to join him in his ambitions. It is unknown how genuine the Stranger may be, however.
==Quotations==
*“You’ve made it. No doubt have you now seen the carnage conjured by the fear of confused old men. Of the things I, and my brothers and sisters did. Things we did here, in Quaritch, in the name of the Contingency. It was within this site that I awoke from my sleep, through my dream no less. In His Rune I saw a path forward. Dreamers, I invite you to end this nightmare. In the Ash there is salvation from it all. Through the Ash, we shall see the Peril Contingency smoldered away into nothingness. Find me at the end of all roads, where the past goes to die.”
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==Trivia==
* The Stranger is frequently referred to out of character as "Badass Knight in Badass Armor."
* The image used for the Stranger (generated by sirgalliardthefourth on Instagram) is also the image used with an overlay as the title card for Final Days of the Contingency.
* The Stranger narrated the piece of scripture which served to open the Chapter 1's finale Burn in place of Goshawk, who normally narrates openings and the rest of scripted text in-game.
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