Crimson Swords

The **Crimson Swords** were a group of three awakened Guildmembers. They were nominally bronze-level adventurers, but secretly also plate-hunters, with levels above 18 but probably below 25.

## History

The Crimson Swords (at that moment not yet calling themselves like that) apparently came from the DKE and migrated to the area of Fel Sadanis one month before Rain appeared. They made a bad name for themselves even among Guild members, but were tolerated in Fel Sadanis, where they didn't stay much anyway.

They were the first people who encountered Rain after his arrival in the world, together with Ameliah who was travelling with them but merely tolerated their presence. The four guilders brought Rain with them to Fel Sadanis, and only Ameliah remained to take care of Rain.

At unknown points in their past, they seem to have killed other adventurers for their accolades, as evidenced by the plates they carried with them. Among their victims were:

* Two Watch-members, rightful owners of a pair of each: "Badlands Cold Lair 3060 1 4", "Badlands Heat Lair 3059 3 8" and "Badlands Cold Lair 3040 11 24"
* Eight-member large groups who explored: "The Ice Cavern" and "Frost Hollow"
* a Six-member large group who explored: "The Icy Cellar"
* Five-member large groups who explored: "The Bottomless Well" and "Blackfoot Trench"
* Four-member large groups who explored: "The Halls of Corruption", "Oh Gods! Not Another Chem Lair!" and "The Winter Tomb"
* as well as probably many others, according to sets of some more accolades

### As Crimson Swords

Hegar, Anton and Brovose left Fel Sadanis afterwards, moving on to Vestvall, a city far to the east of Fel Sadanis. There, during the the war of 3060, the Watch officers in the city were leaving for Fel Sadanis, taking their Mindcaster with them, as well. The group of the three adventurers who now called themselves the *Crimson Swords*, took advantage of that situation, as they were the highest-level individuals in town. Stint opposed them and was injured by them but let live. As an entrance into the depths was discovered near Vestvall, the Crimson Swords went to delve into it, aiming to raise their Level Cap.

Those attempts were thwarted when Ascension moved to Vestvall: The company occupied the rift that the Swords had already started to explore. The Crimson Swords, at first, just let the Ascension party continue their digging and went to rest in town. When Hegar later went to confront Rain over the exploration of the rift, it came to a fight between Rain and Ameliah and the Crimson Swords. They nearly won the altercation, but then Tallheart beat the weakened Swords dramatically. After the discovery that they had hunted plates (likely having killed other awakened from Watch and Guild in cold blood), Rain ordered the execution of Brovose, their last surviving member.

## Members

### Hegar

The leader of the group of three was a dark-haired swordsman. He wielded a rapier, and his often unpleasant boisterousness was much greater than his wit. He tried to cook and eat the Musk Wolf he killed shortly after meeting Rain.

He took the fancy name of *Crimson Gar* when the Crimson Swords operated under false names in Vestvall - this was supposed to disguise their misdeeds later. He would not tolerate the nickname of **Bloody Gar**. He began a rough relationship with Lana, and treated her like a doll who had to dress up for him. He took her flight to Ascension badly, but she ultimately was not really his concern, let alone his love interest.

His known skills included Thrust, Crimson Sword (a combo of three Fencing skills) and Limb Cutter.

### Anton

He was following the Archer stereotype. A true psychopath, he enjoyed practical jokes, and hunting. He was the one Lana was most concerned about, and when not in public, Anton would make crude suggestions that showed his cruel nature. He had murdered high-level awakened in their sleep or shot them in the back before; while unawakened were only tolerated like cattle. It was Brovose and Hegar who prevented his worst tendencies: Hegar from a position of authority and Brovose more subtle. Both wouldn't allow senseless bloodshed unless there was profit in it.

He took on the guise name of *Skinner* in Vestvall.

His known skills included Quickstep, but the rest of his background is a mystery. He was an adventurer before linking up with Hegar and Brovose, and he had made enemies that had him worried enough to be constantly on edge when in public.

### Brovose

The red-haired Mage who specialized in barrier/shield spells, but also used other magic, was the most mild-mannered of the group. He used to use his skills to smooth over incidents both within his group, and with outsiders, so that his group would not entirely antagonize everyone around them. He apparently deliberately played the foil to many practical jokes from Anton, thus giving his comrade an outlet for mischief, but he also retaliated to keep the entertainingly adversarial relationship going.

He had the habits of a profound sleeper due to his passive skill Torpor, which he still valued despite that obvious downside of making him sleepy. In Vestvall, his guise handle was *Sleepy* or *Sleeper* for that very reason.

His known skills were Firebolt, Torpor, Arcane Bulwark, Barrier Shaping, Affix Conjuration, Mana Sight.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 136
2. ↑ Chapters 1-4
3. ↑ Chapter 125