Demon King

The Demon King in all of his glory!

**The Demon King** was the secondary antagonist present in the Golden Quest one-shot. He was the evil mastermind who held control over the Cornucopia that the Raw Doggers were sent to retrieve for Professor Ox. Additionally, the bandit group led by Lenny and Benny took his namesake for the gang's title, known as the Demon King Bandit Brigade. He was the unofficial monarch of the Darkdrift Valley.

## **Biography**

### *Becoming the Demon*

In an unknown time surrounded by unknown circumstances, Jimmy was a strong warrior who was strengthened even further by a bond all men strive for. His dog named Fucko. Jimmy loved his canine companion and they traveled everywhere together. They ate the best foods, fought the toughest enemies, and relaxed under the shadiest trees. Sadly, Fucko was aging and there was no way to reverse the effect. Overcome by sadness and rage, Jimmy made a deal with an Undead Dragon to save his friend. The dragon agreed and Fucko became impervious to aging. However, Jimmy entered the service of his new overlord and lost any trace of his humanity.

### *Loot, Loot, Loot!*

Now serving under a master who he thought to be pure evil, the Demon King was emotionally torn between his joy about seeing his dog better and the regret of the deal he made. However, as he carried out tasks for his master, he sunk into depravity and began to enjoy the chaos he was causing. His greed was at its peak when he found the Cornucopia, a legendary item of immense riches. He rationalized his evil behavior because of the success he gained while being devious. He formed the Demon King Bandit Brigade as yet another power trip, and recruited the two brothers, Lenny and Benny, to lead it.

### *The Golden Quest*

To the Raw Doggers, the Demon King was portrayed as a pure malevolent force, hellbent on obtaining any type of wealth or power he could get. However, the party destroyed his bandit brigade very quickly.

When the Raw Doggers were traveling through the Darkdrift Valley, Andy made it very apparent how terrified he was of not only the Demon King, but also his lair.

Finally arriving at the throne room of the destructive Demon King, the group was prepared to fight to take the Cornucopia and return to Orcshrine. However, Saquon instead persuaded the Demon King, telling him about how he needed the Cornucopia to pay for his sick dog, Qraqo. The Demon King, thinking of the troubles with his own pet pup so long ago, understood the changeling and gave up his treasure. All of his minions were freaking out, but this last act of kindness made the Demon King feel like Jimmy again. The Raw Doggers thanked him, but the Demon King's action angered his dragon overlord. Feeling betrayed, the Dragon approached Jimmy's lair but the Raw Doggers used Professor Ox's contraption to safely escape. A giant blast of energy was fired Jimmy's way, but no one knows what happened after that.

## **Description**

### *Appearance*

The Demon King is decked out in many powerful jewels, artifacts, and pristine armor from his many exploits before the time he sacrificed his soul. He prefers to keep everything he has as some semblance of black and the only splashes of color on him come from his luxurious possessions. He has an air of extravagance to him, but he prefers to wear attire that shows exactly how powerful and intimidating he really is.

He also conceals his true face, as it is theorized his face has withered from the deal he struck so long ago.

## **Relationships**

### *Fucko*

Jimmy and Fucko were the bestest of friends and their platonic bond was like no other. Even when he became the Demon King, Jimmy never lost that part of his humanity and continued to love his dog for as long as he could. Their friendship was so great that it even allowed him to empathize with an intruder and give up one of his greatest treasures he had gained. He felt no shame in it too, because he understood the bond that forms between dogs and man.

Although it may have gotten him killed, Jimmy knew he made the right choice and wasn't regretful when meeting punishment for his action.

### *Lenny and Benny*

The Demon King saw these two as quirky critters that would be fun to order around and make them commit wacky crimes. He had no real respect for his subordinates, he just used them as forces of destruction to parade around his little section of Nordheim. However, seeing the fascination they had with the color red and blue respectively put a smile on his face sometimes.

### Saquon Ceighteen

Although the Demon King barely knew Saquon, he instantly empathized with the changeling after hearing his story about Qraqo. That common ground alone forged a brief, but engaging friendship as they understood each other. The Demon King's boss ruined any potential banter they could have had, but they were good friends while it lasted.

Little did he know Saquon just straight up lied to his face.

## **Trivia**

* The Demon King was one of the first antagonists in a one-shot to have an unknown fate.
	+ This is because the Raw Doggers were teleported away before they could see what happened to him in his tower.
* He was also the first big antagonist to be persuaded by the party, meaning they didn't have to fight him in deadly combat.