Genghis Cob

A painting of Genghis Cob, Fully clad in his ancient armor.

Once the lord of the most vast empire to ever exist. Once the commander of the most powerful army in the world. Fallen from grace, in his prime. His wings cut by his own son. Has now returned to the world, in an unknown region of his lost realm, and searching for his palace. Genghis Cob will stop at nothing and for no one to achieve his goals. Having slaughtered millions, his past is something of controversy to him. And his even deeper past, going back to his very days of arrival to the town of Tryeton. This small settlement on the outskirts of an ancient and long forgotten empire, eventually became Cobylon through his time as a ruler, rather than a warlord is often shared. Often speaking on how to plan cities, manage population and food. Quite boring things to most of his followers. But to Genghis Cob, since his awakening, he has discovered that a cult following has arisen around him. He has expressed concern at about this following. However, being a force of the people, he has let this continue. The cult as well provides him with the necessary sacrifices to keep him alive. For now, he sits upon his gold and diamond throne, plotting to reclaim his empire.

> *I see my past before my awakening, as a dark time. War. Constant war. Millions, if not billions, butchered by my will. My blade- But I had to... I had to. For my people.*
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## Initial Rule

It is written down that on a snowy day, an large figure in an even larger cloak marched trough the center of the town, despite it being below freezing. The local tavern owners invited him in. The people in the tavern recoiling upon the cloaks removal, staring upon a fearsomely clad warrior. The dark slits in his visor they looked into, seeing no skin. He asked 'Where is this place.' the owner, stuttering slightly, replied that it was the settlement of Tryeton. The figure said, 'I think I may stay here'. And so he had. Genghis Cob had taken hold upon the small town. Soon, it would revolt against the long gone kingdom of Dundee. Growing into the fortress city of Cobylon. In the times when Cobylon had a genuine threat to its own existence, Genghis Cob reassured the people that he would protect them from whatever force may arrive. Soon, as the generations passed, many wondered how their ruler lived so long. After all it had been nearly 450 years since his arrival. So they asked, 'Lord, How have you lived and ruled so long?' Genghis Cob, with a sign, explained 'I am not human, for beneath this armor, I am something beyond your perception. I will leave it at that, for this armor will never be removed, as it is bound to me as I am bound to the people of this city'

## Arrival of the first Vanguards

Upon the city itself growing to several hundred thousand inhabitants. Genghis Cob exited the gates, and trudged into the forest. The people confused, followed, however he told them to stay, for he shall return in time. Return he did. However it was not alone. The trees shook, and so upon the horizon, Genghis Cob was marching with creatures made from iron. Blades fused to their right arms, long cylindrical tubes upon their left. And upon their head, a fearsome helm. Upon them taking positions outside the gates, Genghis Cob stated that these were relics from his home. Ancient creatures they are, nigh unstoppable. In his homeland, they are called Excubiarum Custodes. Translated from High Cobic, this means 'Sentinel Guards' They had names. But they were often incomprehensible for their voice projectors were long destroyed by age. So the people gave them names. The two first to arrive, and the only Vanguards for 200 years because Bjorn the Fell-Handed and Proletius.

## Quotes

> "The path of victory, is paved with my will"
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###### Genghis Cob speaking to his armies, on the approach to Argent D'nur

> "A fortress is a living thing: the commander its brain, the walls its bones, the towers its eyes and ears, the troops its blood, their weapons its fists. This tells us two things: If one organ fails, the whole dies. And if the whole dies, no single organ can survive alone."
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###### Genghis Cob addressing his officers outside the walls of Argent D'nur

> "For every battle honour, a thousand heroes die alone, unsung, and unremembered."
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###### Found recorded in an unmarked book, attributed to Genghis Cob.

> "Do not waste your tears. I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men."
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