Rubrum Tenebrae

Rubrum Tenebrae is a citizen on the continent of Rathnir. She migrated there from a distant land torn apart by tribal conflict. When she got to Rathnir, she arrived at the swamp kingdom of Paloro. There she settled for many, many years gaining strength and a name for himself. However, during the end of the Ferrymen War, she was exiled for high treason. She then moved on to the fledgling city of Cyrumar. That was quickly replaced by Geradith, then taken back over by the old Cyrumar citizens. After all the conflict, Rubrum left Cyrumar and traveled, looking for a new town to settle in. She found it: the Grand Sultanate of Alamayn. After months of life in Alamayn, Rubrum betrayed her country, declaring Kharis' independence and founding her own nation of the Portittor. After her short time in the Portittor she ended her journey in the Auxilium Isle, formally Melonstan. 
== Life in Nocturia ==
=== Before Rathnir ===
Before Rubrum had arrived at Rathnir, she was born onto a continent called Nocturia, a place torn apart by tribal war. Her tribe, the Ombre, were positioned in a snowy taiga forest. She was an only child, with a mom and a dad. She was raised as a fisher, for her fighting skills were poor along with her ability to mine underground. She had a way with the rod. 
One day, when Rubrum was about seventeen, a rival clan attacked her village. They were savages and killed everyone that did not run. The Ombre were not prepared for such obliteration. Rubrum was the only survivor of the clan because of her cowardice. She escaped on a boat and left out to see with nothing but some stone tools and bread. 
== Life in Haven ==
=== Paloro ===
Rubrum arrived in Rathnir on the swampy coasts of Haven. She stumbled into the Paloran capital of Palovina. Several of the swamp dwellers found her and they took her in. She lived for several years in Palovina, getting used to the way of life on this new continent. Fishing in the swamps was a popular practice, as the Palorans believed in the fish goddess of Anglity. Rubrum was converted to the religion of Anglism. 
After a few years in Palovina, Rubrum was recruited to help with the construction of Atris. The mayor there was Mytz. He was a kind fellow, wanting to give Rubrum a purpose. So Mytz gave Rubrum the title of Atris council woman. She took her job seriously, giving up her fishing to write up new laws and manuscripts for her town. 
=== The Khanate War ===
The great Second Empire of Uldarash called upon its members to supply soldiers for a siege it was planning. The Khanate of Haven, a nation dwelling in Haven taking up a lot of land, had to be removed. Rubrum did not want to fight in the front lines, as it would just bring back terrible memories of the past. So she was given the title of a spy. In the First Battle of Bulgan she gave Uldarash information about the Khanate's resource bunkers. In the first battle they completely looted the town.
Determined to end the Khanate, Uldarash once again called upon its members. The Grand Army of Uldarash was assembled in Palovina where it moved out to strike at Bulgan yet again. Rubrum gave Uldarash more intelligence, telling where the Khanates forces were and that they had hired mercenaries. Because of this, Uldarash paid the fighters more money to not participate. When the army arrived most of the Khanate forces had retreated, only a leader and his ally stood. The Second Battle of Bulgan was quick, and the Khanate of Haven was destroyed.
=== General of Paloro ===
Following the events of the Khanate War, Rubrum had proved herself as a capable militarist and valuable spy. She had hoped she left a good impression on the current Uldarashi Emperor, Canine. King Keechoo of Paloro promoted Rubrum to the general of the Paloran military. Quickly, she began to make ideas and craft plans to help better prepare Paloro for any dangers that may come ahead.
=== The Noctem Alliance ===
News soon reached Rubrum of terrorist attacks on the Republic of Ryzan-Carthya. These attacks were being committed by a group known as the Big 5. To try to make friends in the northern hemisphere, Rubrum created the Noctem Alliance, a group to combat these bandits.
As soon as she formed the alliance, she began recruiting people to help her cause. At its best, the Alliance had eleven members to combat the bandits five. After only a week or two, the Alliance had done its job and eradicated the Big 5. After that, Rubrum disbanded the Noctem Alliance.
=== The Ferrymen War ===
News reached Paloro that the northern hemisphere was being attacked by the Ferrymen, a vicious group of warriors. In a matter of days they had bent the Empire of Bardonia to its knees. Terror had spread throughout Rathnir, worrying many of the smaller nations. This gave Rubrum an idea: she could end the threat by crafting a threat. Quickly Rubrum got to work.
First, Rubrum surrendered the position of general, saying that Keechoo did not listen to her ideas, so being in the position was pointless. Moth, a Paloran, was then promoted to general. This was good, as Moth and Rubrum were good buddies. Then, Rubrum fought to secure her other pal, Cecil, a position in the council. Cecil got their council spot and all was going as Rubrum had planned. Both Moth and Cecil would provide Rubrum with information on the council. They were her tools.
Next, she hired the Ferrymen to attack the fortress city of Fornost. Rubrum knew that if Fornost fell, the rest of Uldarash would follow. This would instill fear and a panic in the people of Uldarash. She warned Canine of the Ferrymen's impending attack, giving him vital intelligence. He did not know this was all Rubrums' scheme. The day of the battle came, but the Ferrymen were not in sight. It seemed some mysterious force had driven them off. 
=== Exiled ===
Rubrum could not hold the guilt of this plan, so she confessed to her friend: Mytz. Unfortunately, Mytz betrayed her trust and told the Paloran king at the time: Poldi. Poldi had no choice but to exile Rubrum. She was kicked out of Paloro, out of her home. All for trying to help, although in a peculiar, risky way. Canine banished Rubrum from Uldarash. This was where Rubrum began down a darker path, one of shadow and manipulation. She would trust no one, as the one whom had been her friend had betrayed her. 
== Life in Sparwood ==
=== Cyrumar ===
After her time in Paloro, Rubrum found her way to the Kingdom of Cyrumar. She had traveled great lengths to find this new nation. When she stumbled into its first town, it had only a gatehouse and the starts to a wall. The fresh kingdom was ruled by Alpha, a very static ruler. For the next few weeks Cyrumar was built up. Rubrum helped with the building of the walls and also the farms on the inside of said walls. 
Cyrumar encountered its first road block when the neighboring pirate nation of Tortuga showed up, demanding that Cyrumar become a Tortugan vassal. Alpha had no choice but to accept Tortuga's demands. This was exactly what Rubrum had wanted to avoid: the starts to a conflict. Shortly after Cyrumar became a Tortugan vassal, Rubrum helped the king complete the great Cyrumar Castle. It was the kingdoms greatest achievement. A massive squar stone brick structure with huge stone torches and massive columns. Rubrum was proud of her and others work. 
King Alpha soon formed a council and Rubrum got onto it, becoming the Minister of Recruitment. As the head recruiter, she began getting more citizens for Cyrumar and its military. After talking with Alpha, she found he was planning to rebel against Tortuga. She knew this would only cause Cyrumar's demise, so she alerted her friend Jack. Together, Jack and Rubrum staged a coup and removed Alpha from power before he could do anything disastrous. There was a short battle in the streets of Cyrumar and then all was done. Alpha escaped, leaving behind his city. Jack and Rubrum had become heroes, saving their country from its ultimate downfall. 
=== Geradith ===
After Alpha was removed, Tortuga handed the city over to a religious group: the Envyists. The head priest of the Envyists, Mr. Dog, stated that if you didn't follow Envyism, you would die. Rubrum had to follow Anglism in secret for now on, for the stakes was her life. The new king of Cyrumar was Hittokiri, and his first change to the city was its renaming to Geradith.
Rubrum and the other council members remained in power, so she continued to recruit people. Months went by and hardly any work was accomplished in Geradith. This angered Rubrum, as at least the rash Alpha did something. Rubrum soon learned of a group of Alpha's loyal followers, titled the 'Loyalists.' So she approached the group and asked for their leader. It was Alpha. Rubrum knew she had betrayed Alpha, but now she wanted him back. So she began to feed Alpha information on Geradith.
Soon, with several groups under his belt, Alpha started to fight against Geradith and Tortuga. With Rubrums information, he won several battles against the city and its owning empire. However, after a few long weeks of battle, Tortuga sold the city to Alpha. Alpha's groups renamed Geradith to the Cyrumar Empire. It was no longer under Tortuga.
=== After Geradith ===
With Alpha reinstated, Rubrum left the Cyrumar Empire, even though Alpha had offered her the position of council member. She had done enough damage there. She wanted to move to somewhere fresh. For many months she walked the landscapes of Rathnir, finding ruined cities, and not ruined ones. She lived in many kingdoms for a few days at a time, trying to find the right one.
After a long time of travel, she walked into the Plagosi kingdom of Veldion. She lived in the Veldion town for several days, but it was not a lively town, so she moved and wandered into the Plagos region of Aljazair. The region was under control by the Constitutional Republic of Alamayn. On the roads near a city called Kharis, Rubrum met Bolivar. He showed her the capital city of Adwa, and soon she began her new life, a life in Plagos.
== Life in Plagos ==
=== Arrival in Alamayn ===
After many weeks of travel, Rubrum Tenebrae arrived in Alamayn at the massive desert city of Adwa on February 22nd, 2022. Adwa was a beautiful city with Ethiopian architecture, constructed of mainly sandstone. To make an honest living, Rubrum became a scribe. As a scribe, she wrote many books, mainly fiction tales of heroism. Occasionally she wrote down historical events that happened around her. This got her a lot of money to spend on supplies she might have needed. 
=== Rubrum's First Love and the Veldion War ===
On March 12th, 2022, it was announced Rubrum would marry Rozen von DarkLight, child of Adashi Cornaro. Rubrum met Rozen while at a bar visit, she noticed the man and engaged in conversation. Before long they were getting to know each other. After many weeks, Rubrum and Rozen got engaged. However, her life was interrupted when the Veldion War started. 
The neighboring kingdom of Veldion was preparing to invade Alamayn, along with its ally, the Lunaris Empire. Seeking an opportunity to gain something with this new empire, Rubrum began spying for the Lunari Empress, Amy. Rubrum did not exactly favor Alamayn, as many enemies of the nation painted its leaders as arrogant. Rubrum bought into this propaganda and secretly spied on them. Fortunately, Veldion was annexed by Kazan and the war was avoided. Unfortunately, Empress Amy demanded that Alamayn pay reparations for a war that was never fought. 
The Grand Sultan of Alamayn, Adder, refused to do so. This sparked a new conflict and Amy declared war upon Alamayn, preparing to lay siege to the Alamayni city of Azadi. Called upon by her nation, Rubrum helped build the defenses of Azadi. Because she helped build these defenses, she fed all the trap locations and resupply points to Lunaris. The day of the battle came and the Siege of Azadi was fought. It was brutal, with Alamayni fighters being slaughtered. 
In a last ditch effort, Rubrum and the other soldiers pushed Lunaris out of Azadi, keeping the city safe. Alamayn had suffered a lot of loss of life, as had its many ally's. It was the largest battle Rubrum had taken part in. Even with her help, Lunaris had lost. She soon cut all ties with Amy, not spying for Lunaris anymore. Shortly after the bloody battle, Rozen broke up with Rubrum, leaving her heart broken. This put Rubrum in a dark place, a place of depression. 
=== Mayor of Kharis ===
On her way back to Adwa, Rubrum passed through the small city of Kharis. She noticed how beat up and broken down it was so she requested a meeting with its mayor. After a brief meeting, the mayor passed all powers to Rubrum and she became the governor of Tlemcen, Kharis' region, and the mayor of Kharis. She also became an Alamayni council representative in that region. With her attention focused on the rebuilding of the city, her depression was cured. 
Soon she had rebuilt the citizen district, making it a place to live in once again. Many new citizens flocked to it, making it feel somewhat more alive. The official Alamayni government had also ordered a highway to be built, so trade was also once again connected to the small city. Rubrum also installed a bar herself, adding another attraction for foreigners. 
=== Marriage ===
On April 30th, of 2022, Rubrum Tenebrae married Rubicundus Aurelianus, or Rubii Wayneright as he is commonly known. Rubrum then became Rubrum Wayneright, a little sad to leave her last name behind. It was after all the last remnants of her tribe. They got married in Iabet, a city of the Gaian Tribe. Iabet was also Rubii's home city. Very few people attended the wedding, as it was held in a private setting. Upon marrying, they adopted several children: Chungus Aurelianus, Nerva, Geihro Aurelianus, Spraggins, MekiMedo, and Franz. 
=== A Great War and a Great Tragedy ===
Several weeks after marrying Rubicundus, the Empire of GoonGuard declared war on Alamayn. A new opportunity to spy on Alamayn arose and she took it, conflicted that she would be betraying her husband and some of her friends. Rubrum became a GoonGuard spy, giving the Goon Emperor Inverse information on Alamayn. The first two battles of the war were fought, with Alamayn losing and winning one of them. 
After the Second Battle of Arkalis, Rubrum Tenebrae decided her time in Alamayn was over. She declared her city of Kharis independent and formed the new nation of the Merchant Empire of the Portittor. The effect was cataclysmic: the leader of Alamayn at the time, Bolivar, died of mysterious circumstances. A region in Alamayn declared independence and the new Sultan declared the nation dissolved. 
Rubrum's love, Rubii, divorced her and their kids left Rubrum's side. This dealt a heavy mental blow to Rubrum, but she was too far gone to give it a second thought. She had betrayed and crossed too many people to care about anything anymore. Betrayal was her nature, nothing could change that. 
=== The Founding and Ending of the Empire ===
On May 20th, 2022 Rubrum Tenebrae formed the Merchant Empire of the Portittor. This was an empire built on trade, its capital city was Kharis. She crowned herself Merchant Empress, the first of hopefully many rulers to come. After Kharis' independence, Alamayn soon dissolved, so Rubrum claimed two more cities: Umbar and Östö. However, over the next few days, Rubrum met opposition in the form of another nation wanting claim over Umbar and Östö. The opposition was the Holy State of Viesten, a new power to the world. 
So the leader of Viesten, Kogan, met with Rubrum and a deal was formed. Viesten would receive the two cities and the Portittor would receive an abandoned town in Viesten territory. Both nations would also sign a non-aggression pact. The pact, The Treaty of Tlemcen, was signed and both nations were happy with what they gained. Rubrum soon recruited a person named Lud who took the abandoned settlement under his wing. He named it SorrenGrad, after his other towns he had owned in the past. All was seemingly going good for the Portittor. 
However, a few weeks later, Rubrum Tenebrae surprised her allies and friends: she sold all Portittor land to Viesten. The city of Kharis and SorrenGrad now belonged to the Holy State. To avoid any tension, all was done quickly and she fled the continent of Plagos. The Merchant Empire of the Portittor no longer existed. It was a very short lived nation. 
=== A Child and a Friend's Call ===
After selling the Portittor, Rubrum was once again without a place to call home. However, this did not last long. With the collapse of Alamayn, GoonGuard and other territories swept in to claim the land. An old governor of Alamayn, Jag, reached out to Rubrum, asking for help. Rubrum met him formally in his domain, Melonstan. He was preparing to defend his island from the Kingdom of the EIR. He knew Rubrum had betrayed him and his country, but he also knew what she was capable of. Jag asked that Rubrum take hold of his island, rename it, and defend against Kazan.
After a day of consideration, Rubrum accepted this offer, and Jag departed. She made a promise to keep his island safe from the opposing kingdom. Rubrum renamed the island the Auxilium Isle, and quickly started to remodel it, preparing it for the battle to come. During her preparations, she found a homeless girl, without a family. Rubrum knew that she was once this girl and decided to do some good in this world. She took the girl and adopted her, renaming her to Caerul Tenebrae.
Rubrum did not want this child to end up like her, so she would teach her. This was the start of a new Rubrum, one who would not fail this child as she had failed so many others.
=== Rubrum's Redemption ===
"So, this is how it ends. At least my life ends with doing good, rather than doing bad." -Rubrum Tenebrae, June 19th, 2022The day of reckoning came and the EIR and its ally's invaded the Auxilium Isle. Before the battle, Rubrum had sent off her child with a journal of her past experiences. She wanted Caerul to learn about her. Caerul was sent to a small camp off the coast of the old Alamayni city of Lumeno. Rubrum and a small band of soldiers stood atop the Isle's walls. She had made a promise to defend the island for Jag, she would for once keep her promise and honor it.
EIR soldiers clashed with the defenders and Rubrum was shot with an arrow. She bled out, content that she had died doing good, content that hopefully her daughter would not follow her path. The Auxilium Isle fell, and although her promise to Jag was shattered by defeat, she had honored it to the end.
== Physique and Traits ==
=== Physique ===
Rubrum Tenebrae is a white human female. She has an average height of five feet nine inches, not short, but not tall. She has medium length brown hair along with brown eyes. She generally can be found wearing a crimson suit with black and gold complements. 
=== Traits ===
Due to her tribal past, Rubrum kept many bad traits. She had survived her past by being manipulative and deceitful. She had a way with her words, being able to trick people into doing things that would only benefit her. She was a violent person, willing to do anything it took to accomplish her goals.
Near the end of her life, taking care of Caerul helped her understand many things. It helped her get rid of her deceitful ways, as she had to be honest to her child. She became more caring. Rubrum also learned to honor her promises, as she did for Jag. Through her death, she became a loyal person, something she had struggled with since her exile from Paloro.
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