Rinyol Quinwor Alokutes, Lancewalker Merchancenary for Hire

Rinyol Quinwor Alokutes, also known as the Lancewalker, Merchancenary for Hire, and the Devil Hero, is the former Lance Hero of the ancient Realm of Valantar (now present-day Vlansteria United & formerly Rojan Valar), the current lord of the demi-nation Demo Santuario, and husband of Lady Elamal V’ash Likhtore, as well as the fourth of the Devil-Bound of the Devil's Tria. He is also the master of Kagara Varkava, father to Milona & Mairua Chichilen, Commander of the Black Guard, which consists of Aliovero Qalgemons, Mirez Alkade Perguniesquevon, Nyanyas Alsuveter, Sophenea Olgemones, Selavine Olgemones, Valorna Kirwed Delyondes, & General Karan Sigul Velgerijest, and one of nine Surreality beings to enter the Neutral Zone.

Story

Out of every battered and beaten anti-hero introduced throughout the various tales & timelines, Rinyol is by far one of the more resilient. He joined Hero academy at a young age, with the purpose of fighting off the Dark Waves of demons, goblins, and other horrific creatures aggressively attacking the Realm. Like most attendants of Hero Academy, he was a somewhat able-bodied young boy (around 5 at the time) who joined to achieve aspirations and dreams, but mostly to avoid slavery & orphanages. He had no particular skill or talent, only determination and a quick, efficient, accurate memory. Despite being cast into the world after leaving Hero Academy with literally just the clothes on his back & his spear (famed with being only as capable as its user, quite literally mimicking his capabilities and any skills/forms unlocked through leveling & skill trees, both systems which have disappeared in modern Vlansteria), as well as being mocked as the most undesirable member of all the Heroes who decided to party up, he does surprisingly well.

He spent two years as a village guard for a Crimso-Methysta Dracon clan's village called Ganz, where he earned the favor and respect of its elder Marjonak, as well as the attraction & trust of his niece/adopted daughter Kagara. After those two years on the job, Kagara told him that in spit of Marjonak's favor towards him, as is the fate of most non-Dracon guard, he is to become food for the people. Kagara helped him escape during the morning of his supposed hunt, and during his time of wandering he came across Elamal, a falsely self-proclaimed Dark Arts mage who is simply looking for a partner to help her get around in society without being stoned, for which in return she will provide her life, soul, and ability to said partner via a Binding contract. Rinyol accepts her offer without hesitation (to Elamal's surprise & joy), for which she rewards him by revealing she is in fact a Devil, and contracting with her will prove dangerous for him down the road in more ways than one. He does not care, as he has been spending a large portion of his life exerting the utmost effort for results that usually slap him in the face, so, as per usual, his goal is to survive and live a life. No purpose other than living. Elamal, recognizing this and admiring him for this, forms a contract with him, and they go out hunting, farming, and generally leveling up.

Upon nightfall, while the pair rest not particularly far from Ganz, they heard scream, painful dragon cries, and saw smoke, a dark sky filled with black, thundering clouds, and a series of massive, dark silhouettes. As they approached, it turned out to be members of the Dark Wave. Specifically, a large crowd of high-level goblins, far outleveling both Rinyol & Elamal. Despite this, they charged into the burning wreck of a village, only to discover most of its inhabitants dead, save for Kagara, who was fighting off one of the lesser hordes with her uncle's CarmiZerrat longsword (carmine red x serrate + z). There were also two other Heroes temporarily fighting on the scene, the Scythe & Dual-Dagger, and another hidden figure later revealed as the Chronicle Hero, of whom the Scythe & Chronicle retreated into cover upon seeing nobody alive (Kagara, Elamal, & Rinyol were obscured amidst the wreckage, smoke, & combative commotion), although the Dual-Dagger remained.

This fight proved to both Elamal & Rinyol that they are capable of combat, with the lower-level Dark Massacre spells and her own proficiency with Develthyst-formed Flyssa blades allowing her to mow down many enemies while Rinyol's defensive spearmanship proves capable enough to providing time for her to deal the finishing blow. He panicked, however, upon noticing the Dual-Dagger being cornered and disarmed of her weapons, her arm bleeding out as she became surrounded by monsters. He and Elamal fused together, creating the trident-toting, black-caped, simple purple-robed, curved horned, black masked, red-visor-wearing form they later dubbed the Black Atlas (named after the mythological sea god Atlas, who used a trident). Using these newfound abilities to summon waves of Solid Develthyst to compliment his spearfighting, Rinyol finally disposed of the monsters and hid the Dual-Dagger safely in the woods.

The morning after, Rinyol & Elamal sifted through the wreckage, scrounging the scraps of materials, food, & equipment they could find, and burying (with gravestones, when possible) the cremated remains of any Dracons they found. After consoling Kagara, she decided to form a Master-Servant Pact with Rinyol, and, upon donning her Uncle's old battle equipment (which in truth, belonged to her father Virog, which included long cloak & a coil for binding wings & her tail, so as to better appear human, since he had been known to work with them in the past), joined Rinyol's party and the three headed to a nearby village to join a guild. Specifically, Vargos' guild, a reputable mid-level guild for those at a working level, perfect for those who just needed a position.

Over the course of two and a half weeks, the trio completed several dozen jobs and yet were accumulating little money to last them when they inevitably went back on the road. What with necessary expenses such as living quarters, meals, and other such necessities taking up the majority of their funds, and the remainder being devoted to matters of somewhat lesser importance, such as purchasing an Enhancement crystal necklace for Elamal's magic or polishing Kagara's armor, one thing became clear: their efforts were spread too far, too thin, to support such a trio. For what they were doing, their ability to remain together would soon come to an end, and Rinyol decided they needed a larger party with a demi-human that was able to transform (Kagara could not due to the fact that Dracons were a feared and persecuted race in much of the Realm, which did also apply to most demis, but to Dracons it was especially harsh and ostracizing). Thus, he decided to go to a slave trader (at Vargos' direction), who attempted to sell him all manner of rabid monster and high-level beasts, but ultimately Rinyol settled on a pair of sisters named Milona & Maiura, a Demi-Chimera & Demi-Viper respectively, born out of curse experimentation and mythical beast abuse. The pair were fearful as Rinyol led them away from their cage, and kept bowing their heads & apologizing for the slightest sound.

Unlike how most of the population treated demis, Rinyol did not care for their half-breed nature. To him, the treatment was idiotic, and only based in fear (better, at least, than the false sense of superiority held by Vlansterians), and he acted like a father to them, to the point where they called him papa. He fed them as best he could with his frugal lifestyle, gave them decent shiftwear armor, and made sure they felt comfortable. It soon became apparent that their addition drasitcally increased the party's effectiveness, as the addition of even a basic Manticore & ViperKobra the size of a large carriage allowed them to shred through most kill quests, and the transport they allowed for made transport quests easier. It got to a point where a common quest (to get 200lbs of Giant Toad meat) was misread by Rinyol to mean killing 200 Giant Toads, and ended up overshooting the mark thanks to the savage hunting lust of the twins that they set a record of 900 Giant Toad kills, and were praised in the surrounding village area of Vargos' guild as saviors (the food situation had been unusually harsh due to the oddly populated mating season of the Giant Toads this year, likely due to the infectiveness of previous questers of reducing the population). Thanks to this, along with other achievements, the group was put in a much more passable positions, such that they could afford expenses such as a traveler's carriage or upgraded materials, like a Blackened Night bracelet for Elamal or talon-daggers & whips as weapons for Milona & Maiura. To celebrate this newfound stability of life, the party decided to celebrate by indulging in a restaurant-made meal at Faron's, a small restaurant/bar run by an old friend of Vargos.

When the party entered the restaurant, several patrons immediately recognized them. Two were Aliovero Qalgemons, the Chronicle Hero & Mirez Alkade Perguniesquevon, the Scythe Hero, and while the party dined, they noticed the latter glancing at them suspiciously from the bar, while the former looking deliberately at them. Oblivious to all parties were the quartet of the top 6-3 Heroes, nicknamed the Black Knights, consisting of: Nyanyas Alsuveter, the Forbidden Sword Hero; Valorna Kirwed Delyondes, the Warhammer Hero; Selavine Olgemones, the Ribbon-Weave Hero; & Sophenea Olgemones, the Dual-Dagger Hero, who was the Hero saved by Rinyol at Ganz. She did not remark about this to her party, but simply stole glances at the party and grabbed information through barely audible clips of conversation.

After finishing their meal and leaving the restaurant, the party was approached by both Aliovero and Mirez, requesting that they be allowed to join their party. When asked by Elamal as to why they waited until now, as well as what reason they have for doing it at all, Aliovero responded with that he didn't quite understand his own (percieved) uselessness on his own, and Mirez is seen as a terrifying comrade due to possessing an OHKO attack with his Scythe, which has earned the nickname of Reaper, but also a feared presence.