Crimson The Knightmare

## Overview

Crimson is possibly the crudest and most morally ambiguous member of Plantagenet; unlike his other housemates, the only thing he cares about is getting things done as quickly and satisfyingly as possible. He hates surprises and inconveniences, for he enjoys having control of the situation, no matter the cost. After making a deal with the keeper of the grey, his loyalty and motivations aren't so clear anymore.

Equipped with a strange gauntlet in his right arm, with syringes installed on each of its fingertips connected to tubes running through his veins, he can inject his toxic blood into anyone or anything. This barbaric act makes his foes hallucinate allowing him and others to take advantage of their distress.

## Roleplay Information

### Weapon

Zweihander

Crimson is a knight, however, he doesn't believe in chivalry, or in honour, he only wishes to do as told because it's his job. No matter the cost.

## Name and Nickname

Crimson is the 'Knightmare' because he uses his foes' fears against them. he injects his blood into their bodies with his syringe gauntlet in order to make them see terrifying and...well...nightmarish things, so he can take advantage of their weakness.

## Characteristics

### Traits

* My language is as foul as the stench of cowpat.
* My friends know they can rely on me, no matter what.
* I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding.

### Ideals

* **Stability.** I wish to have a level-headed mind so I may not lose myself.
* **Competition.** I strive to test myself in all things.
* **Triumph.** The best part of winning is seeing my rivals brought low.

### Bonds

* I escaped my life of poverty by robbing an important person, and I'm wanted for it.
* Ruthless pirates murdered my family, plundered our village, and took me away. Vengeance will be mine.

### Flaws

* In a calculated loss, I will tactically retreat.
* Due to my past life, I have a violent rage and hatred inside me that I try to control and contain so I don't hurt those I cherish.
* I will do whatever grim task must be done, even if I must hurt innocents.

## History

### Birth

Place of birth: Colia

Date of Birth: 15/02/XXXX (Years coming soon)

Parents: Maroon (Father), Scarlet (Mother)

### Childhood

Crimson wasn't exactly a calm child, he often ran around trying to make friends or playing with anything that isn't nailed down, of course sometimes this would annoy his father who would tell him to settle down and play with the toys he already had. Crimson would tolerate it but he stopped doing so once he got a hold of one of their kitchen knives, this didn't go down well with his Father.

### Adolescence

Crimson grew up to become a bitter boy, he wasn't exactly social or friendly with anyone, mostly to his Mother and his Brother, his Father...well his Father didn't exactly like him, he always preferred his brother, Carmine, over Crimson, mostly because Carmine was nicer, smarter and more polite, while Crimson was bitter, antisocial and snarky.

One day, during a normal morning for the family, Crimson and his Father started arguing while eating breakfast, suddenly a cannonball burst through the wall, destroying most of the house. Carmine looked outside and saw a bunch of dangerous-looking men running through the streets laughing, killing and burning everything in their path. After that, Carmine told everyone to hide, and hide they did, Maroon and Scarlet hid in their room with the door locked, Carmine hid under his bed and Crimson hid in his closet. After the men broke into their house, Maroon and Scarlet were quickly found, Crimson tried to fight back by biting one of them in the neck, but he still got taken. Carmine was dragged out from under his bed and knocked out. They were all tied up and placed in a circle on their kitchen floor. Carmine woke up just in time to witness the Pirate Leader stab his father in the throat and watch as his mother was decapitated right in front of them. The pirate then told the brothers that they had room for only one kid in their ship so one had to go and by go, one of them had to die. Crimson shouted telling him to not kill Carmine and kill him instead, Carmined did the same but to himself. Ultimately, the captain decides to play a classic game of "eenie-meenie-miney-mo" to decide, and let's just say, it was Crimson's lucky day.

### Adult

Crimson spent the rest of his teenage years as a slave inside the pirate's ship, doing what they told him to do, correctly, or he would be viciously punished. When he was strong enough he and the other slaves that the pirates have acquired decided to fight back, stealing the captain's prized golden amulet in the process. It didn't go so well for Crimson who managed to escape by throwing himself off at sea with the amulet but compared to the other prisoners this crimsons escape was a success story as after hearing the news the Captain ordered his crew to execute the remaining slaves.

Crimson drifted off at sea for some time but fortunately, for him, he washed up on the beaches of House Plantagenet. Whilst exploring the area he stumbled upon a Plantagenet camp and punched one of the men that were confronting him in the face, knocking him to the ground. The leader of the camp saw this event unfold and was impressed, so he took Crimson in and taught him everything he knew about the realm, combat and how to be a knight.

### Present

Crimson is now 30, he became a very skilled knight and member of House Plantagenet, and after years of training, he finally got the chance of being one of the realm's steel-cladded warriors who are symbols of order, progress, wealth, and politics. He was once part of the Fighter's Guild, their champion, but due to recent discoveries and advancements, he felt as though switching guilds would be a good change of pace. Now he is known as 'THE KNIGHTMARE' of the rogue's guild, a warrior whose weapons are his: blade, fear, and dark. Although Crimson is still working for the king for now, his loyalty is questionable after he made the deal with the keeper of the grey. After the swamp incident, the world is plagued by magical anomalies, events, and creatures; therefore, Crimson is keeping what he did a secret to avoid any inconveniences.

## Weapon

His weapon is a unique overly serrated zweihander called 'The Ripper', which he acquired during an excursion, King Airoh IV had instructed him, CJsomedays, Andre, Steinmann, and a few others to explore an abandoned fortress. Their mission was to look for the 'Knights of The Grey', who were undead warriors corrupted by the power of the Keeper of The Grey. After defeating some skeletons and exploring the area for a bit they found a coffin, which thanks to Marijuania they discovered it had slots that required magical/special weapons to open it. they proceeded to explore further and kill two of the knights, taking their weapons from their blue ghostly essence-filled "corpses". They ended up defeating Bohemond The Indomitable, the final knight. Crimson dealt the killing blow and took the knight's blade and deemed it worthy to be his.

## Notable Events

During the trial of the mages, Crimson was tasked with finding a piece of ArchMage Marijuania's great axe to join the mages.

He was in a team with Valko and Zodiak; they found the polearm in a cave and managed to take it. When they left, they met CalmKoala, who seemed eager to hold the polearm for them and take it back to Marijuania. Instead, they decided to go together, but on the way there, Crimson and Valko decided to help some hunters while Calm delivered the polearm for them; however, Calm decided to follow and help them instead.

After that, while Valko and Calm were inspecting a tree for any abnormalities, a thick mist infested the area, and they heard screams behind them. When they turned around, the mist dissipated, and they saw all the hunters, all of them dead, and Crimson disappeared.

Crimson was walking aimlessly within the swamp, dragging his Zweihander while moving in a certain direction, seemingly in a trance.

He woke up inside a dark cave, his hands and his blade soaked in blood. As he tried to leave, the keeper of the grey stopped him, taking over his body.

He then woke up in front of a tree stump with a Tanto dagger on the floor. The grey keeper then made him see a vision, seeing through the eyes of an Oda Clan member, probably the past shogun VanDizer, seemingly running away from Marijuania before being struck down by her lightning.

He is then told to throw the Tanto onto the stump, and as he does so, the stump explodes in bright blue light as a beam of arcane energy is shot out from it and hits the sky, cracking and tearing up an opening. As arcane energy is poured out into the world, a giant pulse of light is shot out of the beam of light, engulfing the whole swamp and sending everyone to an empty blue void.

Crimson has begun the Arcane Era, causing the magic of the gods to influence the world...