King Faustus

**King Faustus** (known as **Faustus K'krior** before he was crowned) was the third and final king of the Dagda Empire. Responsible for the fall of the Dagda, he was known to many Kells as "The Betrayer King".

## Personality

Ancient Dagda scriptures report Faustus as being very rude and impatient with his servants, often insulting them for minor infractions. This, accompanied with his tendency to drink too much mead, made him extremely unprofessional in his duties as king.

However, it should be noted that just because he was a belligerent drunkard does not mean that Faustus had bad intentions for his people. Personal records from Faustus himself show that (in his first years as king, at least) he had truly good intentions, but was later corrupted by the power that being royalty granted him.

## History

Little is known about Faustus's childhood, except that he was born to the K'krior tribe, and was raised worshiping Credne regularly.

At the age of 20, Faustus fought as a soldier in the Dagda Empire. He would often defend the southern border from Tarragon invaders, brandishing a great spear. As he progressed through the ranks of the military, he became more and more nationalistic. By the time he was 49, Faustus had achieved the rank of highlander, and was chosen by the high priests to be the next king of the Dagda Empire. In 390 AD, he assumed the role of king when the previous King Golor died.

In his first four years as king, Faustus quickly learned of the powers and privileges he had access to as royalty. Once a respected king, he would soon devolve into a rude drunk with no pity for his servants. In the year 397 AD, when the Tarragon broke through the Dagda's defenses and invaded the forests of Lothor, Faustus was suddenly thrown into a position that he had not planned for. While he himself was skilled in combat, he lacked patience and military strategy. Through his clumsy orders, the Dagda Empire began to crumble as his soldiers died not of scars and stabs, but of dehydration and hunger.

Panicked, the real trouble came in 400 AD, when the Tarragon were practically at the front door of Daediir, and the food shortage had reached the royal family. In secret, Faustus sent a small group of his finest hunters to track down any form of game they could. When they returned with news of a great white elk just beyond the city walls, he was overjoyed, and demanded that his men slay it for him.

However, just as they had left, Faustus was confronted by one of his high priests, who told him that Aine himself would be sending a holy agent upon the Mortal Realm in the shape of a white beast. Now filled with dread, Faustus awaited for his men to return. Furious, Aine himself spoke to the Dagda from the heavens, ridiculing them for their impatience and lack of faith. As punishment, Faustus and the rest of his people were stripped of their magical powers.

Blaming Faustus, the remaining Dagda stormed the royal hall with swords and torches, and burned him and his family alive where they stood.

## Trivia

* Faustus's name has become an insult among the Kells, directed towards fools and drunkards.

## See Also

* Kell Pantheon
* King Deredus
* King Golor
* Kell Tribes