Blue Crescent Moon

Christina (girlfriend)

Black Rose Knights

Blue and Grey (after restoring humanity)

> "As long as I draw breath, I will never let harm come to my friends, or my people"
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Prince Chrom, aka Blue Crescent Moon, is the prince of the Human kingdom of Seleon. Before ascending to take the throne, Chrom wanted to travel the world, and learn what it meant to be king.

## Biography

The eldest son of King Arthur of Seleon, Chrom was prepared from a young age to take the throne of Seleon. However, a life of adventuring and destiny called to him, and he left Seleon when he was a young man, with his brother Serio watching over the land in his absence.

### Lost Mine of Phandelver

#### Palaven

Shortly after taking the throne, Chrom would personally visit each region of Seleon, trying to meet his subjects and see for himself what he needed to do. To start, he threw a grand feast in the capital of the region, with all invited to attend, and sent a special invitation to the heroes of the land. During this feast, bandits would try and infiltrate to eliminate the heroes and capture him, but along with Johnny and Eldin, Chrom stood strong. Departing as friends, Chrom would continue his lap around Seleon to learn what it meant to be king, before travelling the world.

#### Akrenar

The Chrom of this timeline, much like the prime timeline, made a lap around the regions of the Sword Coast, eventually coming to Phandelver, where he met Dax, Roy, Noah, and Drew. After holding a grand feast, it was attacked by bandits, but they were easily repelled by the heroes and Chrom.

### Tomb of Annihilation

After his coronation lap around Seleon, Chrom journeyed to the Jungle continent of Chult after receiving an invitaton from the mage Syndra. Along with 4 other heroes, Chrom particularly taking to the Goliath named Ghoren, and calling themselves the Chultan Champions travelled Chult, learning of the villanous mercenary band, known as the Flaming Fist. Seeking to stop their plans to erupt the Peaks of Flame volcano system, Chrom and the champions set off to the Aarakocra city of Kir Sabal in an attempt to find the Soulmonger, a device that had been spreading a strange disease to the resurrected inhabitants of Chult. During his travels, the group met an orcish hunting party, and they gifted Chrom with the Shield of the Shattered Hand. However, the shield had a secret curse, and it bonded to Chrom's arm, giving him power, but turning his mind darker and much more violent, even at times not knowing the difference between friend or foe. A small bit of joy kept the darkness back though, as he met the ruling family of Kir Sabal, a young girl named Max her younger brother, a boy named Na. Chrom took to the boy, and would often teach him how to fight.

During an assault on the Flaming Fist's base, Chrom and the Champions confronted their leader, a warrior known as Tyrannus. After killing Tryannus, his cloak whisked him away to a chamber of resurrection. Arriving in the pools of resurrection, Chrom and the others fought valiantly against the mercenary lord's guards, but was ultimately killed while trying to shatter Tyrannus' resurrection chamber. Chrom died from his injuries, in the arms of Na. The Champions, taking his and the druid Lisa's bodies away, with one last hope to save Chrom's life. However, the wandering darkness would claim the group's lives shortly after.

### Return of Strahd

Some time later, Chrom woke up, with only short memories of his old life. Gaining new armor, and while travelling the world looking for traces of his old life, Chrom was eventually brought to Ravenloft by a strange caravan led by skeletal horses. Meeting up with the Vistani, he was told that the answer to his past lay somewhere in Ravenloft. Chrom and this new group eventually found their way to a small Goblin village, meeting the goblins Sour and Bitter, where they helped the goblins there deal with a large werewolf known as the Great White. In an effort to help the werewolf cure her curse, Chrom and the group traveled to the nearby village of Barovia. Meeting the innkeeper Mad Mary, Chrom found her werewolf sons caring for the dying cleric Isbolt, who gave them an enchanting stone, and the other stone was given to a group of Black Rose knights that had been searching the town. Trying another option to cure the werewolf, the tieflings of Chrom's group went to seek out the Gentleman Caller, as the rest of the group went to find the scientist Amory Traurig. While there, he discovered the scientist had gone insane, as was trying to keep his wife alive as some sort of flesh abomination. Putting the scientist's wife out of her misery, Chrom reflected on his own undead nature, wondering if he too was a monster. At Isbolt's funeral, Chrom and the others met a strange man with long black hair, who later revealed himself to be the self imposed lord of Ravenloft: a vampire known as Strahd.

Departing Barovia, the group traveled throught the forests of Ravenloft, eventually meeting an old lady in the woods. Calling herself Auntie, she escorted the group back to her home, known as the Bonegrinder. As the party stayed inside eating the Dream Pies made by the inhabitants, Chrom stayed outside, wanting to be alone. After a bit, it was revealed the Dream Pies had a secret ingredient: children. As the party learned this, they were shrunk down, and tossed into the pot to be cooked. As Chrom was outside, he was unaware of this. When the last of the 3 hags, named Granny, arrived, Chrom figured out rather fast she wasn't an ally, but as he readied himself for battle, he was turned into a frog, and thrown into the pot along with the others. As the party boiled alive, they would attempt to run up the ladle and attack the hags. Chrom provided the last push they needed to exit the pot, and the rest of the group followed behind, fighting the hags. After killing the last of the hags, the party left the Bonegrinder, bringing a talking skull known as Edmund (affectionately referred to by the group as Headmund) along with.

Making their way to the Tser Pools, Chrom and the group met with the Vistani. While the rest of the group mingled with the camp, Chrom found himself in the Chieftess' daughter, Christina's tent. Claiming he was there to try and learn who he was, Chrom was actually there to try and get to know her better, as he was smitten with her. Unfortunately, nothing would result of this, as after receiving a prophecy from the Chieftess of the Vistani, the entire camp vanished, Christina included.

With the new goal of fulfilling this strange prophecy, Chrom and the others set off toward an ancient library in search of lost knowledge. During their travels, they met up with the Gentleman Caller, who was revealed to be the Great White's husband and a vampire himself, and was assumed to have killed Goblin named Bitter, but this was later found to be untrue. Receiving assistance from Dom and Enchiro. In exchange for their aid, Chrom and the party met with Strahd, who tasked them with rescuing the Were-Raven Achio. And with this, the group started their journey to the library. While there, they had another encounter with the Black Rose knights, and met Achio. During his time, Chrom collapsed to the ground, having a strange vision of the wizard Syndra, raising him from his grave, and of strange bird creatures, chanting around a dark crystal.

On their way back to Strahd, Chrom and the group stopped by the village of Tobin. While there, the group heard the plight of a man known as Atheo, who was accused of killing his husband, and was set to be hanged tomorrow. While this was happening, Chrom's allies, the tieflings Knox and Sage had gotten drunk, and Chrom stayed behind to make sure they were okay and told them bedtime stories. Later, during the trial, when no solid evidence was presented, Ariuk, the warlock of the group attempted to misdirect the trial by claiming he had killed Atheo's husband. Chrom tried to stop the hanging of Ariuk, but started a fight with the guards, and in the process, had drawn Strahd to their location. Strahd, in retaliation for the guard's deaths, killed Ariuk, the mayor of the town, and threatened the party. Commanding them to find the were-raven again, the group departed. After they had departed, the mayor's daughter, Krezi, began to rally the town against the heroes, falsely accusing them of killing the mayor.

After escaping the town, Chrom and the others made their way through the swamp, unsure of where to go. Lost, injured, and hungry, the group's misfortune grew when a strange haze blinded them, seperating the group. When all seemed lost, however, Iolodren, brother of the Dragonborn Fennys and leader of the Black Rose knights came to their aid. Iolodren took Chrom and the group back to Red Rock camp, where the two warriors became friends, as Chrom presented the Dragonborn a drawing he had made. When the camp was attacked, Iolodren stayed behind to buy Chrom and the group time to escape.

After escaping, Chrom and the group knew they had a choice to make: join Iolodren and the Black Rose knights, or serve under Strahd and place him on the throne. After a length debate, the group chose to join Iolodren. Making their way to the Crystal Palace, Chrom and the group met the Seven Sorcerers, Iolodren's inner circle, as well as the ranger Isedra. Venturing to a nearby ruined castle the Black Rose Knights had hoped to command, Chrom and the group battled fiercly against the Lich haunting the ruins. Chrom very nearly fell in battle along with Fennys, repeating history, but strengthened by her resolve, Chrom stood again, not letting himself die again, and as long as he drew breath, he would not let harm come to his friends. After killing the wraith, Chrom and the group came to blows with Strahd's lieutenants, and as Chrom gave them the chance to yield, was forced to kill Achio, whom Chrom had a grudging respect for. As they left the ruins, Chrom looked to the future, unsure of what was to come next.

### Death of Strahd

After the battle in the Ruins of Avernus, Chrom slowly had started to regain memories of his past life and skills, but was unsure how. After what had seemed like so long, Chrom finally could sleep soundly. He had begun to heal his peeling, undead flesh, and his mind had repaired to a degree. That night, he has paid a visit by the witch Syndra, his old friend from Chult. As he saw her, his memories flooded back into his skull, causing him immense pain. She revealed to him that he had died many times before, and Ravenloft would not be his final death. She told him of the powerful icons of the world, and of Strahd's true intentions, and of Na and Max, his two young friends from Chult. He knew then of his true task: to save the world from the might of the Skeksis. As she left, Chrom's body began to heal further, as his flesh and spine repaired themselves.

Soon after, Chrom and the other heroes joined Iolodren on their journey to Mount Baratov, in search of a weapon that could save Ravenloft: The Axe Frostmourne. However, after travelling a ways up the mountain, Chrom and a few of the heroes were separated, and entered the mountain through different means. After fighting through the guardians, Chrom and the heroes eventually met Iolodren's estranged sister, Esu. Esu assited the party in their search for Frostmourne, but they were stopped by the traps and guardians surrounding the axe. Eventually, Iolodren and the other heroes caught up, but a confrontation between Iolodren and Esu started, resulting in Iolodren lashing out against the heroes. As the cavern began to collapse, Chrom, Esu, and the other heroes were forced to leave Iolodren behind. When they emerged, they came face to face with a large army of werewolves. However, no harm came to the heroes, as they had saved the son of a powerful werewolf lieutenant. Returning to the werewolve's home, they were reunited with the goblin Sour. But the reunion did not last long, as a huge laser fired on the Crystal Castle, destroying the home of the Black Rose army.

Setting out soon after, the party once again met with the Gentleman Caller, and a small army of vampires. Although Chrom and the group fought valiantly, they were unable to stop the Gentleman Caller from killing the mother of the werewolves.

Eventually, the party arrived in Barovia, only to find the Black Rose Knights there had imposed martial law on the town, and were beating down the citizens. As Chrom's friend Marimus came to greet him, he was struck by one of the knights, causing Chrom to angrily berate the knight. Chrom and the others eventually met face to face with the commander of the town, a man known as the Headhunter. Initially trying to deceive him for information, Chrom and the others came to blows with the headhunter and the town guards. However, during the fight, Marimus and Knox were dragged down to a hellish plane by the Skeksis, and Marimus was killed.

Continuing on their travels, the party arrived at the Abbey of St. Markovia. As the group split up, Chrom and some others investigated a large tree that seemed to exude magical energy. But when Chrom touched the tree, it seemed to begin to decay, causing Chrom to quickly retract his hand. Investigating the cabin, Chrom and the others found a large army of Vampires sleeping, but managed to slip away. Inside the abbey, Chrom and Fennys investigated a back room of the abbey, only to find the Gentleman Caller waiting for them. He revealed himself to be Strahd's brother, known as Vigo Von Zarovich. While not hostile, the group was distrustful of Vigo. However, the abbey came under attack by the Krezi and a mob. Krezi held the half conscious Great White hostage, and ordered her mob to kill the heroes. Setting fire to the abbey, a fight broke out between Krezi and the Great White, now in werewolf form, against Chrom, Vigo, and the other heroes. Vigo eventually managed to get a shot on Krezi, who then revealed herself to be one of the Skeksis. Chrom dueled with the Great White. Not wanting to kill her, due to not being herself and out of some small respect to Vigo, Chrom attempted to subdue her with tripping attacks and distraction, but this failed when Sage shot a flaming arrow into the werewolf, killing her. As the flames engulfed the abbey, the party collapsed but were ultimately saved when Trashbag, the long lost rat companion of Ariuk, came to their aid and revealed himself to be the demon lord Lovistius.

From there, Chrom, Vigo, and the rest of the party set off to Argynvostholt, the burial grounds of an ancient dracolich in search of another powerful weapon. While investigating the ruins, Chrom entered combat with a large beast of tentacles and teeth, and showed off his surprisingly good singing. Afterwards, Chrom and the heroes entered the chamber of Argynvost. In a fight to retrieve the Sun Saber, the weapon guarded by the dragon, Chrom tried to distract the beast, focusing the damage on himself. Unfortunately, in a poetic similarity to his previous death, Chrom met his end at the hands of the dragon, but reminded the party of what Syndra had told him: Ravenloft would not be his last death.

It is unknown how long afterwards how long it took for Chrom to come back, but he reunited with the party a few days later, setting off for Chult along with Iolodren, Syndra, and Isidra.

### Season of Red Leaves

During Clan Bloodmoon's attack on Eversong, Chrom, now using the name Blue Crescent Moon, accompanied Iolodren's forces to Port Little Oak. He did not say much to the group, though he was approached by Xion, who introduced herself.

Some time after the battle of the Dark Tower, Blue left Iolodren's company, and travelled the world to regain his memories. It is unknown where he ended up.

## Personality

When he was alive, Chrom was a kind individual, refusing the ego being a prince would offer, and saw himself as an equal to all, whether it was his friends, subjects, or inhabitants of a far off land. After being cursed by the shield of the shattered hand, he slowly grew darker, and more violent, angrily berating an Aarakocra guard for not letting them into Kir Sabal when they had important business regarding the fate of the continent. After he met Na, he warmed up a bit, but was mostly silent and angry at the world.

After he died, the shield's curse was lifted from him, but his personality had completely malformed, in large part due to his friend's deaths, his undead nature, and an assumption that his living friends and family and subjects would likely want nothing to do with him. He was now a dark, brooding, silent guardian, speaking to few, and in short sentences. Whether it was his mind breaking further or the darkness of Ravenloft quickly overtaking him, Chrom grew into some sort of manic depression, cracking crude jokes at inopportune times. Over time, however, Chrom would grow closer to his team mates, seeing them as his new family, and he would try to break free from his silent nature. Chrom eventually stuck to his humorous side, and would try to embrace humanity again. This was further reinforced when meeting the leader of the Black Rose knights, Iolodren, and bonding quickly with him. Over the course of his time in Ravenloft, Chrom would go to accept his undead nature, as evidenced when told by Iolodren "to bring someone back from the dead, is a selfish endeavor" to which Chrom responded "I don't see the downside". Chrom also took to Iolodren fast, having drawn him a picture of a house, and when Iolodren exclaimed he loved it, Chrom pledged fealty to his Black Rose Knights.

Chrom also was known to be a bit of a womanizer. Before his death, this was just him showing affection and charm. After his resurrection though, Chrom did this in an attempt to fill the void in his heart, as he felt alone in the world and just wanted someone to love him.

## Abilities and Equipment

Chrom preferred lighter or medium armor for speed, and a sword for its blend of dexterity and strength. When he arrived in Chult, he wore his royal armor and falchion sword. Eventually, Chrom found a powerful Yuan-Ti blade, Kansaar, which blazed in purple fire. Chrom was also gifted the shield of the Severed hand, which helped defend himself, and caused his attackers pain due to the shield's spikes. During his assault on the Flaming Fist base, Chrom disguised himself in the Flaming Fist armor, which weighed him down but protected him.

After his death and resurrection, Chrom fashioned himself a new suit of armor, which allowed him to move freely, disguise his features, and protect himself. He had lost Kansaar, but forged himself a new pata style sword, mounted on his gauntlet.

## Appearance

Chrom had a rare blue hair color, and was described as "tall and handsome" by many Selenic women. He often sported lighter armor for its speed, opting for a fine blue suit of light armor, as well as a silver pauldron on his shoulder, which helped clasp his long, white cape. His right arm was left exposed, showing the royal mark of Seleon on his shoulder. Eventually, Chrom took up the Shield of the Severed hand, a large, spiked targe.

After his death and rebirth, he still did not lose his flair for style, and he assembled a new set of armor, which was dark purple in color, and accented with gold and white. He sported a gold and white pata sword, and kept his long white cloak, now tattered. He hid much of his face behind a mask, and now had glowing blue eyes. Underneath his armor, his skin peeled and decayed, and some of his bones could be seen. After meeting Syndra again, his flesh began to heal, and he was mostly just pale and thin.