Strayton

“	"Some say his ghost still haunts that island..."	”
 	—HyperSilence warns of Strayton 	—HyperSilence warns of Strayton
Strayton, formally known as Lord Strayton the Third, was a leader of the Dragon Hunters and guardian of Strayton Place during Dragonhollow's Fifth Era.
He was slain by FlyingPokemon.
=Details=
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	"Lord Strayton the Third may be dead, but he certainly still packs a punch. Upon slaying him, you should receive his Bow, the Royal Dinger, which has Smite V on it, and also a golden apple. Enjoy!"	
	—HyperSilence 	—HyperSilence
=History=
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===Early Life===
	"Lord Strayton the Third was one of the leaders of the Dragon Hunter clan. After taking refuge in new lands, his base of operations, along with his clan members, were soon invaded by the Dragon Riders, and shortly after taken over."	
	—From a book found in Strayton Place 	—From a book found in Strayton Place
Strayton's origins are unknown, but he held a royal title and was the descendant of two others bearing his name. He traveled throughout Hallowmere as his apples were later discovered within many ruins and Hyper Dungeons there.
Prior to the Fifth Era Strayton became the leader of the Dragon Hunters and operated out of the floating island of Frigid Floe in Outer Pandora.
Inevitably, he became the natural rival of Witherington, whose Dragon Riders used as mounts the very dragons he had pledged to eradicate. Furthermore, Witherington came to covet the beauty and defensive strength of Frigid Floe.
Witherington eventually gathered his forces and invaded Frigid Floe, capturing it and forcing Strayton to flee. His fellow Dragon Hunters were killed and then enslaved as undead strays by Witherington. Ashamed of his cowardice, he fled into exile.
===Strayton Place===
	"Being able to escape, Strayton felt cowardly and didn't have the bravery to show his face again, so he exiled himself on a nearby island until the day he died. Some say his ghost still haunts that island..."	
	—From a book found in Strayton Place 	—From a book found in Strayton Place
Strayton wandered west across Outer Pandora before settling on another floating island that became known as Strayton Place. He remained there in solitude until his death.
Nevertheless, the crippling guilt he felt for abandoning his fellow Hunters and his thirst for vengeance against Witherington caused his spirit to endure. The villagers who lived in the shadow of his lair considered the isle haunted and avoided it at all costs.
On 5E:101, Archpriest HyperSilence chose Strayton Place as a location for Dungeon Quest II and shaped it into a Hyper Dungeon, surrounding its ghostly inhabitant with an array of powerful minions.
Nine days later, his home was attacked by the dungeon raiders FlyingPokemon and Tox. Adding insult to injury, both men represented his hated rivals—the Dragonkin and Dragon Riders.
The forces of the floating isle mobilized and went to war, managing to kill FlyingPokemon through massive fall damage from a shulker combined with the blast from a blazingly fast kamikaze charged creeper. They tried to lure Tox to his premature death but he chose to wait for Poke's return instead so that they could push on together.
Strayton himself held them off as they tried to fight their way inside by piercing them with flaming arrows and then vanishing into the darkness within. Tox came quite close to burning to death, but slowly they thinned out the herd until only the boss remained.
The three exchanged arrows to little effect—the specter stray was too fast for them to reliably deal enough damage and their cobble cover prevented him from ending their lives. The sniper battle seemed destined to go on forever.
And then Poke accidentally fell from his perch into the dim depths of Strayton's lair.
===Duel to the Death===
	Tox: he was a tough nut to crack<BR>Retro: haha<BR>Tox: but Poke gottem in the end<BR>Retro: gg	
	—Tox recalls the death of Strayton 	—Tox recalls the death of Strayton
The situation initially appeared advantageous for Strayton. His two foes were split up on opposite sides of the dungeon's inner chamber and after falling from the raised sniper's nest FlyingPokemon was now directly vulnerable to attack.
However, Strayton had no melee weapons and was deadliest when he had plenty of range between his opponents. Poke realized this and pressed his advantage, switching between sword and bow attacks. Tox continued to fire from his overwatch position.
Strayton was still dangerous and was able to keep Poke at bay with tipped arrows of slowness that set him aflame. Poke's diamond helm shattered and his chestplate was severely damaged. Tox flung splash potions of health to extend his lifespan, knowing that if they hit Strayton they would do damage to the undead stray.
Together, both men were able to turn the tide and overcome Strayton's remarkable regenerative capabilities with a barrage of their own flame arrows. Poke eventually landed the killing blow himself with a perfectly aimed arrow to his eye.
Of course, as a ghostly revenant his spirit could not be extinguished and given time he would return to Strayton Place. But eleven days later, Tox defeated Witherington and ended his enslavement of Strayton's comrades.
Finally granted justice—ironically by a Dragon Rider—Strayton's soul was liberated and he faded away peacefully never to disturb anyone ever again.
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
	FlyingPokemon: I now know that Hyper is truely evil<BR>Tox: sometimes you have to see it up close to really believe<BR>Tox: that's why he's Acey's chosen one	
	—After the defeat of Strayton 	—After the defeat of Strayton
HyperSilence created Strayton and his backstory for Dungeon Quest II as the boss for the Strayton Place dungeon.
He made clever use of a bug in Minecraft 1.10 that caused strays wearing enchanted armor to have tattered clothing that appeared purple, tying into Strayton's background as a Dragon Hunter whose official color was also purple.
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Category:NPCs
Category:Bosses