Grey

Grey is one of the five members of the unnamed party of player characters in Kyllambria. He is straightforward, quite aggressive and has shared almost nothing about his past with the party, although they have been able to learn a bit about him through their various encounters. Grey is a half-demon or at least a bit demonic in nature which he discovered only recently and lead him to have a depressive episode in front of Alucard and Shiraori. Being unable to use any magic, Grey instead focuses on his swordsmanship as well as various other tools to help mitigate the gap created by his lack of mana. He is armed with the legendary sword **Alastor**, said to awaken a new ability with each new wielder who shows the traits necessary to do so, as well as **Eclipse**, a demonic blade which Grey has been hesitant to use to its full extent. He has a plethora of knives, which he uses as throwables, although he never runs out of them as his **Blink Belt** allows them to return to him with a thought. He is also equipped with the **Angel of Death Armor** allowing him to teleport and his newest edition, allowing him to increase him speed immensely - **The Boots of Haste**.

Class
Fighter (Battlemaster)
76
17/19
16
20
 INT
10
10
15

## Backstory

Born to a powerful clan of demons on his father's side and a human mother Grey, although not fully demonic, was expected to inherit his family’s magic and become a strong mage when he grew up. Unfortunately, fate was cruel. Born with no aptitude for magic or any demonic traits he was cast out and his mother was forced to abandon him near a small village. There he would be found by the nuns who ran the local church and, along with the other orphans already living there, would take residence in the small village, not knowing anything about his birth parents. Eventually time would pass and at the age of 5, the boy, now named Grey, would be approached by the retired soldier, who was famous in their little village. He would then adopt Grey seeing himself in him and ,unknown to the boy at the time, having been asked a favor by his mother, he would teach him all he knew. At age 19, the half-demon decides to set out on his own as an adventurer seeking the thrill of combat and perhaps to find out what happened to his parents.

## Appearance

The young swordsman appears as a fairly tall, lean yet muscular young man. He pocesses black eyes and hair which is fairly messy and unkempt showing the lack of care Grey has for his appearance. He is usually seen wearing his black combat pants and boots, a black shirt and a black leather coat. Though after acquiring the **Angel of Death Armor** his shirt cannot be seen under the assassin-like armor he wears. In addition, his set comes with a hood and mask should the warrior find himself seeking to approach the situation with the caution.

## Personality

Grey is decisively brash, arrogant, quick to act and quicker to anger at the beginning of the story. This is only amplified after the explosion in the dungeon near Valynthar. However, after the School Demon encounter he begins to mellow out due to his actions resulting in the party not receiving their reward and nearly dying at the hands of the Headmaster. Grey currently is a lot more laid back, though he is just as quick to resort to violence should the situation call for it. He prefers to leave actions such as sweet talking and plan making to people he considers gifted in such areas such as Alucard and Shiraori. He can still fall into an aggressive, unreasonable state however when properly angered such as his fight against the fake Sadako and his explosion of anger at the mention of him being a failure during the Gu'udi fight.

## Relationships

##### Shiraori

Grey considers Shiraori his closest friend and a person he can rely on and trust. This trust has lead Grey to be incredibly biased in any party argument and always side with them no matter the circumstances. Due to this, Gruumsh and Bob have both remarked that Grey is Shiraori's "dog".

##### Alucard

Although a newer member of the party in comparison to some of the others, Alucard is very well-regarded and well-liked by Grey. He feels they are similar due to their incredible displays of violence and their disrespect of authority, and has found himself trusting Alucard the most out of the party when Shiraori isn't around.

#### Bob

Grey thinks of Bob as no better than a common street thief. Although he has grown to like him a bit more overtime, his kleptomania and at times stupid decision makes him a liability in Grey's eyes. He has been angered by Bob a few times throughout the story, but has also found himself enjoying his company at different times.

#### Gruumsh

In the eyes of the half-demon, the half-orc barbarian was the party's liability. His stupid antics and never ending fights with Bob did little to make Grey think better of him. He regards the half-orc as a complete idiot, who cannot do anything right and should be under supervision by another party member at all times.

#### Dreamy

Grey regards Dreamy as nothing more than a psychotic girl the rest of the party has taken a liking to. He tried to help Shioraori in their endeavor in trying to manipulate her, but when it failed he was completely ready to abandon her right then and there. He considers her a loose cannon that they cannot and should not try to control, but will not voice this opinion as to play along with the rest of the party's bid for control over the girl.

#### V.V.

The young swordsman considers the lord of the biggest city on the continent to be an eccentric maniac who keeps sending them to their death. He doesn't think very highly of the lord but due to his power and through the lessons he has learnt over the story he keeps this opinion to himself.

## Items

**Alastor** -While being famed as a legendary sword that awakens its unique great power for each of its wielders, Grey has yet to be able to bring forth the true potential of the sword, despite numerous hints and advice from people on how to acquire the true form of the blade, the swordsman has yet to do so. (acquired in Valynthar weapon shop)

**Eclipse** -The demonic blade was first awakened after Grey sacrificed both the soul of an elf official as well as the spirit in his then main sword **Regis**, the half-demon then gained massive increases to his mind capabilities, but after trying to steal the intelligence of another elf, and subsequently losing control of his sword, even later during the Sadako encounter after yet again trying and this time getting possessed, Grey has been reluctant to use to sword's abilities again. (acquired on the Myrathel black market)

**Blink Belt** -An item the swordsman bought to solve his financial issue in having to continuously buy more and more throwing knives. (purchased from Baba Zhaba)

**Angel of Death Armor** - After upgrading most of his gear, the half-demon decided on getting a better armor set, that fit his style of combat, thus he asked Baba Zhaba for Armor that would let him move around a lot, using teleportation as an example. To his surprise the weird merchant had just the thing he suggested, though she did warn him the set was technically illegal, demonstrating by teleporting behind Grey with a knife to his throat. Intrigued, the half-demon purchased the armor and shortly after received a vision of a dark figure with black feather wings, wearing his newly purchased set of leather. Due to the armor being unnamed he decided on calling it after the weird thing he saw. (purchased from Baba Zhaba)

**Boots of Haste** - While seeking out more ways to gain mobility and power, the young swordsman struck a deal with the Bard of Sylvanfel to acquire the footwear he wished for. (traded for inspiration from the Sylvanfel Bard)

**Regis** - The katana Grey used for a sizeable duration of time and possessed by an eastern warrior named Regis, this weapon would seem great to some. For the half-demon, however it simply posed as a means to an end showing as he rarely ever used its special ability and was ready to sacrifice it on a whim to his new sword **Eclipse**. The young man kept the remains of the eastern blade and seeks to find use in it in whatever shape or form. (purchased in Myrathel, currently broken)

**"Mirror Dimension" Ring** - A ring that allows the person who puts it on to enter a different plane and then return by removing it while any distance they travel is also converted upon their arrival back. Due to the unique way the plane looked to Grey he decided to name it the "Mirror Dimension". He would later try to use the ring to escape with his party, minus Bob, from Lorminar via the ring, only to be warned to never use the ring again by the princess. She explained that should you return into a place already occupied by something you most likely will die. She also added that the plane is the same one all the elves were banished to. Grey has not used the ring since then. (found on the corpse of the elven official)

**Communication Ring** - A fairly unique magic item allowing to users possessing different rings of the same kind to communicate with each other. Such a ring is also possessed by Shiraori, Bob and V.V. (found on the corpse of the elven official)

## Quotes

"Listen to me little girl we almost died because of you so either pay us right now or I WILL CHOP OFF ALL OF YOUR LIMBS!" - Grey to the student after the academy demon fight

"This isn't personal, you will just become the power needed for me to achieve my goals... okay, maybe it's a little personal." - Grey to Gruumsh in the cursed bedroom fight.

"I know I am stupid but even I am not that dumb." - pseudo catchphrase.

"You think you can just threaten and belittle me and my friends and leave this place ALIVE!" - Grey to the Sadako clone.

"Do you want to stop them or are we watching this time? Or are we past the point of caring?" - Grey to Shiraori during the Forest Gruumsh vs Bob fight.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, CALLING ME A FAILURE!" - Grey to Guu'di's Boss during the Island fight.

"Vanish" - Belt activation phrase.

"Trick" - Armor activation phrase.

"Rapid" - Boots activation phrase.

"So what suicide mission are you sending us on this time, my Lord?" - Grey to V.V.

"Shiraori, any ideas?" - pseudo catchphrase.

"You are telling me you can survive without a head?!" - Grey to Alucard after the confrontation with Verdana.