Robin Banks

*."Hail to the Robber-King of Ruthwalker! Let history remember the one whom stole the very crown and keep of Ruthwalker for himself! I'd lift me mug, but it seems to have gone missing..."*

*-One of the many bard's odes the legendary Robin Oilde Banks.*

## Robin Oilde Bänks

### Aliases

Robber King of Ruthwalker,Balor Burglar, Throne thief, Supreme scourge of everything that is and isn't nailed down. The Grand Poker Dealer of Chaos.

## Appearances

### Debut

Volkair N Co

**Robin Oilde Bänks** (Commonly spelled and pronounced as 'Banks') was a Dwarven Rouge who is the single most infamous thief of all times. With a reputation for stealing everything he possibly can, regardless of how infeasible, worthless, impossible, or impractical the theft may be. It was Robin who looted a deck of many things and decided to play poker with it along with the rest of Volkair N Co. Adventuring party, which set off a chain reaction of events that inflected the world centuries afterwards.

He was an early member of the Knights of Tyr, seeing it as an opportunity to get rich and possibly deal with a lingering demon problem left over from poker night. His first massive-scale act of thievery came when he stole the deed to Castle Ruthwalker before Volkair could sign it, granting the castle to him. He then attempted to charge Volkair and the Knights of Tyr an exorbitant amount of rent money for using "his" castle. This resulted in him being branded an outlaw and having Volkair's men attempt in vain to run him out of Ruthwalker. This prompted a legendary campaign of thievery which saw an astronomical portion of Ruthwalker's wealth "Liberated" by the thief. Victims ranged from Volkair, The Knights of Tyr, Ruthwalker's Government and Nobles, Guilds, Businesses, and many, many more.

It was his stealing of a Deck of Many things and subsequent choice to use it that lead to Poker Night.

## The Inferno Card and Aftermath

After drawing Inferno during Poker night and attracting the ire of a baron of Avernus, Robin joined up with the fledgling Knights of Tyr. When the baron he attempted to move against him, Robin directed the Knights towards the target in a massive counterattack. This attack was successful, which emboldened the order and granted Robin the opportunity to steal the contents of the Baron's manner. He stole everything he could, including weapons, silverware, tapestries, and the Baron's Cerberus puppy that Robin named Spot. This heist earned him the title of "Balor Burglar".

After the heist, Robin journeyed with the knights as they crossed from Valteria. During the battle to claim Castle Ruthwalker from the monsters inhabiting it, Robin slipped through the monsters guarding the keep to sign his name on the deed. He then offered to rent out 'His' castle to the knights for a 1000 platinum monthly rent.

This attempt caused him to be expelled from the order and perused by the Knights of Tyr, deed to the Castle in hand.

## The Red Crusades

During the Red Crusades and early Kingdom of Ruthwalker, Robin found great joy and profit by pilfering an unfathomable amount of supplies, gold, wargear, and other important supplies needed for the war effort. His prior time with the Knights of Tyr gave him significant insight into the order's weaknesses and helped him to slip through virtually all of their defenses and allowed his heisting streak to continue. This extremely infamous streak of crime humiliated the fledgling kingdom of Ruthwalker, which tried to suppress stories of Robin's exploits to limited success. His antics also brought him into a bitter and bloody rivalry with Valrin, a young silver dragon in Volkair's service. One encounter between these two was seen during Robin's heist of Helion Manor.

He provided advice to the Castle Crashers as they bunkered down in Echo. After hearing that Valrin decimated three towns looking for the Crashers and by extension Robin himself, the thief decided to take the feud between the two of them more seriously.

It is implied that Robin won this feud, due to the sudden desertion of Valrin from the Knights of Tyr.

The fate of himself and his stash is ultimately unknown, although he is confirmed to be dead by the time of the Mad Menagerie's war with Estoshan. It is also confirmed that the Deck of Many Things responsible for Poker Night is locked very securely away