Infernos

Infernos was a renowned sorcerer and fighter, Lord of The Church of Infernos, and guild master of The Cult of Infernos. In the New World he remained guild master and one of the most powerful all-rounders in the world, but also maintained a separate identity as the 'Demon Noble', Romulus Cadogan Beauchamp III, an orichalcum adventurer and one of the few high-born adventurers to be unaffiliated with both the Empire and the kingdom.

## Appearance

Infernos was an Ahriman, an incredibly rare Racial Class of which there were only a handful across the whole of YGGDRASIL. He had a basic humanoid appearance, however there were a few key differences. He had solid red eyes and white hair, along with standing at nearly seven feet tall. He was recognisably a figure of authority, a fact which he used to his advantage time and time again, and had reached level 100, making him incredibly powerful.

He tended to wear black clothing of high-ranking military, embroidered with small, almost invisible runes as a symbol of his status. On the rare occasion that he seriously went to war, he often changed into sinister black and red armour that was similarly engraved with thousands of tiny runes.

In his nobility persona, he wore heroic silver armour that seemed to shine like a star. He also wore a heavy bracelet to disguise his true form. In this form, his eyes change to a bright, icy blue and his hair shortens and darkens to jet black.

## Personality

Infernos was the ultimate personification of sadism and cruelty, delighting in torture and other such acts. Since he is a demon, he will often take the way of greatest pain and suffering, even subconsciously. He considers himself an artisan and refuses to commit acts of 'ugliness'. He was relentless and had extraordinary willpower.

He was extremely intimidating, yet occasionally merciful; he forgave any failure that was minor or accidental, however any major failing would draw his wrath. Even with this acute disregard of those he viewed as lesser, he was a skilled and charismatic leader, inspiring fierce loyalty from his subjects.

He is extremely confident and almost impossible to intimidate, as well as being highly intelligent and manipulative, running intellectual circles around the denizens of the New World. He is surprisingly patient, managing to keep a low profile and lurking in the shadows until he was fully ready for at least a full scale war. Despite Infernos' ruthlessness and brutality, he was not without compassion and kindness, showing genuine care towards the floor guardians.

He has a dark sense of sadistic humour, and was able to remain calm and unfazed in situations that would frighten and shock most others. He did not have a sense of honour so much as he believed that his word was his bond, so he was careful never to break a promise once made, holding in highest contempt those oath breakers and betrayers in the world.

## Background

### In the Real World

In the year of 2138, before taking on the name of Infernos in the New World, Ren Hiroyuki was a human being living in squalor. His mother died when he was young in an accident that involved both of them, leaving him hospitalised and psychologically unstable. His father, although never present due to overwork, payed for the hospitalisation process. He refused to fall victim to the same destiny as his mother, a piece in a puzzle of a world owned by megacorporations, and so, when YGGDRASIL came out, he ran into the world of the game. Used to seeing and experiencing death, he styled himself the ultimate villain, already planning for the worst case scenario; that people would lose interest and abandon the game. Since he did not have any real family or friends to support him, he dedicated his whole life to his guild, gathering wealth and becoming the richest player in the game. His life was an endless cycle of in-game bliss and real world torturous agony. Memories of the times he spent with his friends as members of the Cult were all he had.