The Blackrose Crusade

**The Blackrose Crusade** often referred to as **The Blackrose** or simply **Blackrose**, are a human led crusade-organization bent on ridding the Undead from the Asther Province. They were often rivals of The Order of the Blooded Eagle for whom would be known for restoring Asther to its former glory. The Blackrose Crusade was much more powerful than their rivals and operated from the security of the Kingdom of Eastoft.

## History

Formed by the last remaining son of House Blackrose, Daran Blackrose. The Blackrose Crusade became a notable force and ally to the Aiscorian Alliance and helped the Kingdom of Eastoft against the advancing Undead from the Province of Asther.

The Crusade itself was honorable and known for their commitment, loyalty and bravery in the face of peril. It earned them both respect and praise from refugees, the Alliance and even their rivals of the Order of the Blooded Eagle. The Crusade itself had made more ground into the Kingdom of Astheria than any other force and were on the brink of entering the City of Asther and securing the province again.

Sadly for the Blackrose Crusade, fate had other plans in store for them as their leader Crusade-Lord Daran Blackrose fell under the sway of Val'gor Soulfury of whom had just escaped his former mentor's grasp. Val'gor twisted The Blackrose's leader into a bloodthirsty, merciless monster. The honorable warriors followed in their leader's order to the margin and without question. The Blackrose Crusade began to murder and kill every known individual they came across. With their presence still in the Kingdom of Eastoft a massacre took place known to the world as **The Black Night**, in which the Blackrose Crusade marched upon the city at dusk and began to butcher and murder any man, woman and child. It took hours before the Alliance marched upon the city and saved it by ending the lives of every crusader.

Later on, The Blackrose Crusade abandoned their posts, positions and grounds within Northern Aiscoria and marched to the Arca Region where Val'gor himself was. The Blackrose Crusade swore itself to the Order of the Eleventh Sun and with that they were given orders to return north and claim the entirety of Northern Aiscoria alongside their new allies. In reality, Val'gor was using the crusaders as a distraction to go to the Frozen Wastes.

The Blackrose Crusade followed their directive and returned to Northern Aiscoria where they ravaged, pillaged and killed everything: Human, Scyerian, Fraewyn, Orcs and other. Though during these pillages Crusade-Lord Daran Blackrose was killed by a Fraewyn Elf, thus leaving the Blackrose Crusade without a leader and for a time, the crusaders were silenced.

## Present

As of the present, The Blackrose Crusade is led by Crusade-Captain Thomas Reddings and have begun attacks against smaller settlements and areas. The newly formed Coalition has often found them to be troublesome to their territory and have instead chosen to fund those who abandoned the crusade and formed their own force, known as The Silverguard.

The Silverguard seek to dismantle The Blackrose Crusade for their atrocities, while not nearly as big nor as powerful as the Blackrose they do have powerful items, weapons and armor that even the playing field ontop of their fundings against them.