Robert Swift

Robert Swift was a character in the campaign "Flesh Weaver Purge," as a hired Paladin from another order. He was played by Jeb.

## Backstory

Robert Swift was always a wanderer, jumping from job to job. At the start of the campaign, he had only been a paladin for a few weeks. Before that he had dabbled in various magics, after being trained by the Dark Paladin Order. He always had wandered the land, and easily grew tired of a job. Thus, he frequently went on his own path, and never could do a long quest. He joined the Flesh Weaver Purge in order to sate two desires: firstly, he felt the Grand Paladin of the Grand Paladin Order was an affront to his own order, in that the Grand Paladin Order held the belief that they were evil. Secondly, as was his impulsive nature, he hoped to be able to claim the life of the Grand Paladin, and steal the Grand Paladin's heart.

## Campaign

Robert Swift was a Dvergar Paladin of the Dark Paladin Order, and order he claimed was not inherently evil. From the start of the campaign, he called himself "Bob." Assisting the Grand Paladin Eradin Sr and the Paladin Eradin Jr, Robert quickly made good friends with the dreamweaver, Malgros. As the campaigned continued, Robert found himself drawn towards the allure of dark magic more and more, eventually coming to fruition when he attempted to kill Eradin Jr in the experiment room. He continued to stay with Malgros, experimenting and attempting to help master the creation chamber, in hopes he could use it to augment his own power. Eventually he grew bored, and left Malgros alone to his studies. On his way to the boss room, Robert decided that he would enact his plan to kill the Grand Paladin. Invoking new powers, he entered the room, raising an axe above his head after Eriden Jr attacked the Grand Paladin in a blind rage. Eradin Jr then attacked Robert, and respectfully asked him to not kill his father. Robert agreed to this, saying "My quarrel is not with you. I respect you, and your desires." The boss took advantage of this minor distraction, and attempted to kill the Grand Paladin himself. Eradin Jr stepped forwards, and behind his back Robert slayed the Grand Palandin. Eradin Jr then asked him to leave, which he did. As he exited, he said "I will see you again. And only one of us will leave. Grand. Paladin."

### Epilogue

After he left Eradin Jr to fight the boss, Robert left the dungeon a changed man. Not only that he had learned and did much, but he had thrown off the guise of Paladin and became a Death Knight. Having not gained the Grand Paladin's heart, he sought to gain more power through normal methods. Challenging many powerful knights on the road, his name grew throughout the land as the number of challengers he had slain grew. The Black Knight, they called him. A man of honour, power, and skill. People trembled in fear, yet they knew he was honour bound by a knight's code. In his heart, he always meant to make true on his final promise to Eriden Jr, but that day has yet to come.

## OOC

Robert was made using the Urealms system; this was his character sheet.

Robert Swift has the "Erratic" attribute, as well as the custom legendary "Spark of Boredom," which allows him to immediately choose another class, gaining all of it's abilities. During the final boss encounter, Robert activated this legendary, allowing him to gain all the abilities of the Death Knight. During that encounter, after a natural one to kill the Grand Paladin, and a subsequent natural 20 on a death roll triggered by Eriden Jr, Robert regained this ability once more. It must also be noted that the character contains the spell scroll Siggneeos, which was never used in campaign, due to the "Gifted" trait.