Ronin

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## Lore Info

### Builds

* The Red Line
* Happy Daycare
* Big Ronin Industries HQ

Ronin is RoninEnded's Character on the Afterglow SMP and Atlas SMP.

## Physiology and Appearance

Ronin is a human necromancer who stands at 6'6". Ronin has dark skin and golden eyes, though they typically remain covered. Ronin wears a black vest and dress shirt with a red tie, as well as black dress pants and oxford shoes. He also wears sunglasses and a crimson headband tied around his forehead.

## Personality

After years of loss, Ronin has sunken into a more detached character. He has abandoned dreams of grandeur for a sense of comfort and control in his bar "The Red Line". Ronin is a neutral/neutral good character, often opting out of anything that might cause him harm, but still does his best to help his friends move towards their desired outcome. Being a people pleaser, Ronin is by nature very loyal and dependent (though he has taken many steps towards developing a sense of independence, to so-so success). He takes great pride in his slight of hand, and performs card and other various kinds of magic tricks for customers.

## Abilities/Powers

### Notable Abilities

Being a necromancer, Ronin has access to a few abilities:

#### "Black Parade"

Ronin's self named "Black Parade" summons an armored skeleton and an armored zombie, named Black and Parade respectfully.

#### "Nightmare"

Ronin's Nightmare summons a skeleton horse to help him get around faster (since he can summon an infinite amount, there is an oversaturation of "Nightmares on the server".

#### Night Vision

Thanks to Ronin's bright yellow eyes, he can see much better in the dark thanks to them absorbing more light.

#### Weapon Prowess

Being a war veteran and former mercenary, Ronin has extensive experience with weapons

### Weaknesses

#### Less health

Due to being in close relation with death, Ronin has less hearts than most.

#### Slowness and Weakness

His sleep schedule is so awful that Ronin moves much slower during the day and has little energy to throw a decent punch.

## Backstory / History

### Before

Before his escapades on Atlas, Ronin was a hunter and Royal Knight in the Nether Nation of Xutria. After Xutria's destruction at the hands of Sanguine, Ronin fled to the overworld, where he abandoned his birthname, and ventured for 5 years as a hired hand.

### Atlas SMP

Ronin first appeared long ago on Atlas SMP. After quickly befriending some of the locals, Ronin decided his first goal would be to create a nation. After brainstorming, he decided on the name "Timberton", named after the log walls that encircled the premises. Soon after walling off the area, he was dragged into a conflict between Dr. Bronze and JJLohr. After agreeing to help Bronze, Ronin helped the small military force prepare for the battle by making safe houses and preparing netherite armor. But while Ronin worked, Dr. Bronze drunk. When the time came for the fated battle, the group was fatally disadvantaged. After a long intense battle, Dr. Bronze's forces lost, Ronin alongside them. After being lead into a slaughter, Ronin's respect for Bronze had been lost.

Afterwards, Ronin focused on building up Timberton, becoming the interim leader. He sold off houses to those who wanted a sense of community, Phoenix being among these. He also decided to build up ties, meeting Sneggs, Hamilton, Gouley, and others, becoming a powerful foe due to connections alone. After many threats and battles for its walls, it still remained standing. But Timberton itself was not enough to stand up to the cosmic forces in its wake. The lands of Atlas were purged in one great reset, placing Ronin in limbo until the Afterglow SMP.

### Afterglow SMP

While Ronin hasn't been awake for long, he has already fallen into a comfortable arrangement. After being given a tour of the lands by Sneggs and getting settled in Ironwood, his first move was to make his bar and prized possession "The Red Line". The bar quickly took off, being a popular meeting spot on the server.

#### "From the ground up"

After following a group of people to the remains of Spruceshire, Ronin watched in discomfort as the group pillaged the ghost town for clues of Final's whereabouts. Ronin made a case that the group should leave the mysterious diaries at rest, as the presumably dead authors had not intended those words see the light of day. Despite Ronin's objections, the group kept collecting clues, leading to the castle. Ronin pocketed a few journals while making his way to the castle, making sure the dead's words remained private. After following the group down to the castle's catacombs, Ronin focused on protecting Snowuh, while the other more capable fighters focused on the strange bio-mutant in the basement.

#### "Clock is Ticking"

After learning about 01173's disappearance, Ronin tagged along with Hamilton to make sure everybody was okay. After successfully infiltrating the Star Clan camp, Ronin freed Snowuh from his imprisonment, and spent the rest of the battle guarding him. After the camp had been cleared, Ronin helped 01173 bring Karl back to his house.

#### "Against All Odds"

After clues were found to Xevarokk's (and possibly Final's) location, Phoenix gathers the gang to confront the House of Scar. Ronin, not caring much about Final, agreed to Tag along to protect Snowuh. After the group successfully infiltrated the golden menace's headquarters and took down the evil captain, Ronin left with a (slightly) increased sense of concern over Cosmos' influence over his life.

#### "Festival"

During the Ironwood festival, Ronin served as the host of "Afterglow's Got Talent", as well as an alcohol patron. Following the talent show, Ronin spoke with Solar for the first time, where she gave him a strange flower.

#### "The Choosening"

Upon caving into the crowd's curiosity, Ronin pushed the mysterious button and found himself in a large floating temple with both friends and enemies. The occupants of the almost stadium like cathedral began to disappear, almost as if plucked away into thin air. Panic began to fill the air. Finally, Ronin was taken himself, although he would find that he had not been banished to the endless black of limbo as he had hypothesized (perhaps the anticipated assault by cosmos). But instead, he found himself standing before the gods of nature, deliberating on who would have the "honor" of adding Ronin to their collection. Ronin was completely silent, not of shock or fear, but of confusion. Finally, Solar, the deity of the oceans, claimed Ronin as her own, and furthermore promoted Ronin to demi-god status. Ronin was sent back to the lower rooms of the floating temple, where he sat quietly for the remainder of the event.

#### "The Dinner Party"

During a dinner party hosted the the god of water, Ronin, tasked with the duties of a wait staff, became intoxicated, to which he began speaking loudly and rudely. He was shortly thereafter escorted home.

"The End"

After confronting the enemies after the death of Hamilton, Ronin, now stranded in a strange world, decides to stay and fight with Final. After a grueling battle, Ronin jumped through the p̶o̷r̴t̴a̵l̶ w̴̥̲͖̩̃h̵̛͎̹́ẹ̵͉́͌̽̓r̷̻͈̳̍ͅe̴̡̫͕͗ ̶̢͕̝̾́̇̏͜h̷̦̆͜è̷̮̰͚ ẇ̷͖̂̕̕̚ą̶̝̯̖̫͐͊̒͘͠ṣ̷̨̪͍̺͎̓̇͂̀͝ ̶͎̘͙͎̱̻̈́͗̆͝n̷̝͙̠̑̉̀͌̈́̆́ȅ̸̩͖̣̘͚̥̘̟̞̀ṽ̶̩͙̫̖̣̳é̴̢̯̻̘̩̹̓͗̈́̐ŕ̷̛̲͍̙̱̯̖͍̝̓͝ ̵̧̠̜̙̝̯̠͎͊̄͆s̵̠̋͌͊̆̃̾͒̓́̕e̸͇̳̺̥͛̌͌̕ë̸̡̢̞̙̞̜̙̦̬̹̑̈́̍͋̐̓̋̈́̕n̴̤̲͕̘̍̑̓̈́͆͑̚͜ ̵̰̰̲̪̰̫̺͖͕̞͊̓̈̚ȁ̶̡̛̛̤̙̝̘̯̤͓͕͐̽̇̂̑̊̄ģ̴̩̫̻͕̦̺̲̓͝à̷̢̺͔̥͖̦͕̮̙̐͝ḯ̶̞̜̞̬̘̔̍̈́͛͝͝n̵̺̥̄...

Ronin is gone, and only the lingering scent of rot and blood sits in a perfume of distant corners.

## Trivia

* Ronin was actually on New Horizons SMP but we don't talk about that
* Ronin wears glasses because apparently his gold eyes make things really bright during the day

"His eyes glowed in auric luster" - Ronin"The Necromancer" -RoninRonin during Episode 10