Endstone Crusaders/History

Following the outbreak of the Nether War, Rain and Stella of the allied with Kane and Ciara of the Netherbane. Dubbing themselves the Endstone Crusaders, they pledged to help the Frostbourne obtain the End Crystals before the Nether Emperor did. They managed to deliver two crystals intact — the other two got destroyed while people were fighting over them — and retreated to the Netherbane Tavern to celebrate.
== Formation ==
While patrolling the Hinterlands, Kane, the Netherbane's leader, and his partner Ciara heard the piercing scream of a demon and rushed to slay it. They found Stella, a witch who had just transformed into a demon. Stella fled and her companion, Rain, tried to stop the two from giving chase. Unbeknownst to Kane and Ciara, Rain had cast a magic spell which made Stella come back to her senses. Rain started an altercation with Kane while Ciara pursued Stella. Rain eventually convinced Kane that Stella was not a threat.
The two found Ciara pinned to a tree by Stella. After freeing her, they caught up with Stella and found her standing over the corpse of Zeganirn, who in his dying moments had reversed Stella's 'demonic corruption'. 
The Nether had just begun invading the Overworld and went to war against the Frostbourne. Prior to that, they had conquered New Dragonspire in the End. During the battle, the End Matriarch scattered four powerful artefacts known as end crystals across the Overworld to keep them out of the Nether's reach.
After setting up camp, Kane, Ciara, Rain, and Stella formed an alliance to find the end crystals before the Nether did. They got horses at the Netherbane Tavern before riding to the Frostbourne Castle. They met with Patrick, the Frostbourne's leader, to explain their intentions. During the meeting, Lance, a villainous Ender Lord trapped in a frog's body after Kane defeated him, appeared and offered to tell them the crystals' locations. He said he only wanted to restore the End's reputation after it was defeated by 'primitives'. Despite their history, Kane allowed Lance to help them, partly because he was 'powerless' in his current form.
The first crystal was found by the Piglin King, who had it on his throne room for display. Ciara has long held a grudge against the king, who she once tried to assassinate. The Crusaders entered the Nether to find the crystal. After massacring a battalion, they snuck across the Crimson Forest and entered the royal castle, where Ciara slayed the Piglin King and got the crystal. They gave it to the Frostbourne, so that their scientists, Azura and Nostra, could study how it could be used against the Nether. The death of the king led to the collapse of the , as the moved in to depose the child prince. 
For the next two crystals, the Crusaders split up. With the help of Nostra, Rain and Stella obtained one crystal from the Deep Dark. Kane and Stella went to the Pillager Town to get the Pillager King to hand over the other crystal, which the king was using to empower himself. King Klaus, however, refused and attacked them. Kane was forced to shoot the crystal — not just so that Kane could defeat Klaus, but because Klaus could have killed both him and Ciara. The final crystal was destroyed in a separate battle. 
Battles between the Nether and the Frostbourne in the Far Plains and at the Frostbourne Castle prevented the Crusaders from returning. They instead reunited at the Netherbane Tavern, taking the crystal with them. 
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