Alex Crest

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* Official Art
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> It is my duty to protect these lands, yet I feel conflicted in doing so.
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## Overview

Alex Crest is one of the most wanted criminals throughout the seas, granting him great riches and the title of "The Blazing Sword". He's been known to terrorize villages, take out famous heroes, and take down whoever stands in his way. His signature form is to carry a great sword with one hand and he is wanted by multiple organizations across the globe, yet they haven't managed to track him down.

### Personality

Alex may be one of the most notorious criminals out there, but he's actually a nice guy during most circumstances. He's pretty self-centred at times and doesn't take harsh criticism lightly. He can be short-tempered, but when it comes to his friends, he's compassionate and supportive. In the start of his journey, he was always disgruntled and infuriated. But as time went on and as he made more friends, he became a calmer, still kind of angry guy.

### Occupation

Alex may have the title of "The Blazing Sword", but he's been given the occupation of "Guardian of the Land". He shares this title with 12 others, each bringing peace to the seas. He was approached by Arron Silver, his former clan leader, and one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, during his travels in the Bronze Sea. Arron gave Alex the title, knowing what he's done in the past. Alex has become one of the strongest Guardians, granting him great respect from the others. The seas have been a safer place ever since the Guardians arrived.

### Appearance

Alex typically wears a red cape, a red jacket, brown pants, and a Musketeer hat. You might see him with Steel armor from time to time, but not too often. He has red, spiky hair and brown eyes, and one is cut. The red cape is there to signify his influence within the seven seas and his overall strength.

## Equipment and Abilities

### Equipment

* Greatsword - Specially made to fit his strength and abilities
	+ This big weapon was specially designed for Alex, as he would typically carry this with one hand, explaining it's unique handle.
* Greataxe - Crafted from the steel dug from Mount Orthys
	+ Due to the nature of this metal, this weapon poses extreme durability and destruction.
* Scimtars of storm
	+ Once used by Lord Elius, Alex killed Elius and took his weapon. It seems to take in magic energy more than other weapons...
* Greenwish Cultist Staff
	+ Taken from the Cult of Greenwish during his raid of the Forest of Cernunno in the Bronze Sea, it seems to possess extreme speed and destructive power.

### Abilities

* Fire Magic - The power to control fire from one's hand, it boasts great power...
	+ Alex has mastered fire magic, with the ability to imbue it throughout his weapons.
* Conjuring - A power only skilled magic and weapon users can achieve
	+ Through inspiration from Arron Silver, Alex decided to pursue the path of conjuring. This allows the user to imbue one's magic into their weapons, boasting the effects of said magic within their attacks.

## Lore

### Chapter 1 - The Beginning

It was 1836, in a small village in the East Peninsula. There was a little boy named Alex Crest. His family was poor, but they still helped him in any way they could. But because of his poor family, He was bullied within the village. Day after day, month after month, year after year. Until something happened. Alex’s mother had gotten very ill and had passed away. His father was devastated, and Alex felt something. He felt… almost powerful in a sense. Yet only 3 months later, Alex’s father was killed by bandits. He was filled with rage and anger and was questioning himself. One night, He was simply walking down the street of the village. Then, Alex was jumped by the other kids in the village! They pulled out their knives, cutting one of his eyes. One of the kids went too far. They had made a comment about his parents. Alex was furious, yet he couldn’t do anything. Then suddenly, Alex felt that power again… that anger inside him. Within a second, there was fire. The kids were scared off, yet Alex couldn’t let them go. One by one, they were killed. Everything was gone. That was known as the Eastern Tragedy. Alex wasn’t a bad kid, He was just raised alongside bad people. With nowhere to go, He walked endlessly, waiting for someone to accept him. He gained a negative reputation, but that was because his mind changed after the event. He was feared, within every single town. There were wanted posters, he was a criminal after all. After years of searching, he found people. Their names were Morden and Tucker. Morden was a black haired, skinny guy with black clothes. Tucker was a skinny blonde dude with more ragged, worn clothes. The two were mostly relaxed and Alex thought he had friends. Until they were captured 1 month later. They were stuffed in bags, tossed into the back of what seemed to be a ship, and they never went back. The ship had a pungent scent in the air, and there were muffled voices, almost as if they had thick masks on. They sailed for days, with the two getting only the smallest portions of food. They were in shackles, so they couldn’t use their skills to get out. After what felt like weeks, they had stopped. They were dragged on what seemed like wooden bridges and bricks until a group of cloaked men grabbed the bags off their heads, and locked them down onto operation tables. The cloaked men left the room, and Alex tried to speak, but he was so malnourished, he couldn’t spit a word. Every morning from then on was just the cloaked men doing tests on the three, and feeding them just enough food so that they wouldn’t die. It had been weeks of the same thing, their muscles had grown weak, they couldn’t talk among themselves. Then one morning, the cloaked men took longer to arrive. But when they did, they came in with tools to do more research. As they reached in, Alex broke. He exploded with fire, just like before. It knocked everyone down, and melted through the metal shackles holding him down. He picked the lock on Morden and Tucker's shackles, only to see that Tucker had died. But there was no time, they had to get out. They ran outside, and found a docked rowboat. The two jumped in, grabbed Tucker and they rowed as far as possible. But then, their boat was struck by a bolt of lightning, knocking them both unconscious. They washed up on shore eventually, and when Alex woke up, he couldn’t remember anything. He walked to where Morden was, but he didn’t seem familiar. He seemed sad though, and then Alex saw a stone. It read “Tucker''. Morden told him to get to the nearest town, so he got on the newly built rowboat and started his new journey.

## Relationships

### Ariel Stillwater (Friend)

> She's the friendliest Navy member I know, that's for sure.
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Alex met Ariel even before the days when he joined the Blood Rose. She's gone along many dark sea expeditions with him, and they still go on expeditions frequently. Alex usually has to deal with the navy attacking him, but she didn't when they met.

### Arron Silver (Friend, Former Clan Leader)

> I respect him as a friend, an inspiration, and as a competitor.
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Alex met Arron early on in his journey through the Bronze Sea. Ever since then, he's joined and recently left Arron's clan, The Blood Rose, in turn for a clan of his own. Arron is one of the only people Alex is afraid of, and for good reason. Arron was Alex's inspiration to become a conjurer in the first place.

### Lydia Astra (Friend)

> She's the fastest Iron Leg user I know.
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Alex met Lydia a little while back, but only after he had joined the Blood Rose. Lydia has joined Alex on many expeditions, and being one of Alex's best friends, he rarely gets angry at her. He sometimes tutors her on combat, and he often helps Lydia with tasks.

## Trivia

* Alex's clan is called The Red Capes, or The Red Cape Pirates.
* Alex used to be a member of Arron Silver's clan, The Blood Rose.
* Alex is one of the Thirteen Guardians of the Land.
* Alex Crest is an adaptation of my World of Magic file, Alex Banks. They share the same Magic, and the exact same looks.

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