Prince Ycaron of the Crimson Caves

NE Conquest Paladin

King Ycaron of the Crimson Caves was a Drow paladin in the Daevenfell campaign.

## Appearance

Ycaron was a tall, handsome Drow, though bearing many scars from his years in tortured captivity. He dressed in half plate armor, covered in elegant yet tattered drapings, and wears a twisted cast iron crown. His sentient rapier Satia was always at his side.

## Personality

Melodramatic and quick to both hurt and anger, yet slow to forgive, Ycaron saw himself as a misunderstood hero of mythic proportions. He believed himself to be chosen by the goddess La Luna to unite the Drow, yet centuries of imprisonment had hardened his heart to almost everything but his love for Princess Yllaria. He was short sighted, yet his bravery at least somewhat made up for his lack of any sort of pragmatic thinking.

## Early Life

Ycaron grew up in the Crimson Caves, son of the tribal leader Prince Dëdalon. He would spend his time with his sweetheart Yllaria, his friend Quintillion, and his squire Imrys. Led to the surface by his lover, he was confronted with the moon, something the Drow had never seen before – its light not hurtful like that of the sun which forced them underground. He believed himself appointed by La Luna to unite the tribal and warring Drow as King. After having Quintillion help him fake his father's death in a duel, he assumed leadership of The Crimson Caves, and went to war. He was sold out by Imrys at the last second, when his squire discovered he was too soft-hearted to kill his father for real (as was the tradition for Drow succession).

His rival King Gargaroth thus struck Ycaron down, sending Yllaria fleeing, and kept him imprisoned and tortured for 300 years, the bleached bones of the cell's previous inhabitant his only companionship.

## In Daevenfell

As the population of Davenfeldt was plunged into Daevenfell, Ycaron was freed from his chains. For the better part of a year, he lived as a vengeful phantom, striking down demons and March soldiers, until his violent exploits saved a young man named Skip. The two eventually joined up with The Resistance, causing Ycaron unease as its leader Edith had assumed his name, forcing him to take a pseudonym. (Not so) secretly, he kept plotting to overthrow Edith.

Eventually their adventures led to a confrontation with King Gargaroth, but right as Ycaron were to strike him down, the old King revealed he knew Yllaria's whereabouts. Out of spite, Edith killed the King before he could tell Ycaron anything, forcing him to play his hand and attempting to usurp her as leader. He was unsuccessful, and Edith ordered him dead. Only Teft and Lhoris' intervention kept him alive, and the altercation fractured the group.

Fuming with rage against both The Resistance and The March (Gargaroth's former allies), Ycaron had himself crowned King of the Drow, and joined Har'tovh Kee and the elves of the Domed City in a war against everyone. The moonlit kingdom was surely a sign that this new world was a paradise meant for the Drow, and with La Luna on his side he was destined to succeed. Only after sacking Barge Town and helping Har'tovh Kee kill a thousand March soldiers and civilians, did his old friend Quintillion manage to convince him he was being used for the elves' own agenda, and begrudgingly joined forces once again with The Resistance, killing Kee.

He then joined forces with the few heroes who went ahead on Kee's warship to confront the elves in the south. Here Ridqeck convinced him to take a moon berry to speak with Gealach, who revealed that all of Ycaron's beliefs were misguided. This crisis of faith eventually led to him making a deal with Gyevroo for ownership of Daevenfell, which lasted for one day before the death of Yllaria caused him to have the betrayers killed, then launch a futile attack on The March and The Resistance, leading to the almost complete eradication of the Drow.

He was left behind in Daevenfell after the Portal opened, where he now leads a lonely existence as King of the demons.