Chuckles the Knight

> "I have walked inside Old Angmar, seen the bones of those who died in the great razing of it, killed the demons that infested it, but let me tell you, as the only man to have stepped inside Old Angmar, let me tell you. It is lost. Leave it to the dead." -Chuckles on rebuilding Old Angmar
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**Chuckles** the Knight was a knight of the Order of Vacancy who lived a peasant's life until he proved himself by delving into the Ruins of Old Angmar and retrieving the Tooth of Karm from the demonic forces who held it. After being rewarded knighthood by King Daniel of Angmar he founded the Order of Vacancy, dedicated to the search of religious items and helping the just. He is known to be very violent when in battle, sometimes mistaking friendlies for enemies. He currently leads the Order of Vacancy from Fort Gate outside Old Angmar.

## Background

Chuckles was born in 4951 AC, New Angmar when it was still a small city. His father was a merchant who did anything for a quick buck, while his mother was a devout Karm-believer who would usually punish Chuckles for almost anything. He was made into a Squire at the age of eleven by his father who knew Knight Daniel, who would later be king. After several years of cleaning and maintaining Knight Daniel's Armour he grew tired of it and ran off, with nothing a but simple sword and some dirty rags. He signed up with a merchant company so he could get away and see the rest of the world, he eventually got more than he bargained for.

He spent most of teen years sailing the vast blue ocean, protecting the precious ships that carried many exotic goods. He was on a voyage to deliver furs from New Angmar to the Dwarven City of Rhodoks that he encountered the stuff of legends, the fabled Kraken of Angmar Bay. The beast brought the ship crashing down into the ocean, Chuckles managed to escape and swim to the shore, but only landed himself into deeper trouble. He washed up on the Angmarian peninsula which held the ruins of Old Angmar. The city was destroyed when cultists managed to open large rifts in the town and summoned demons through them. Ever since that it has been a festering ground for demons. He stumbled deeper onto land, still shocked from his ship's departure It wasn't long until a party of demons came along and found him sleeping under a tree, they took him alive back to Old Angmar.

### Chuckles and Larry

When he awoken he was chained against a wall next to a corpse sharing the same fate as him. He looked around he was in a bad situation. The only door out was guarded by vile demons armed with much weapons, he had to think of something fast, or else he would be like his companion next to him. Then suddenly the sound of weapons being clashed could be heard outside, he wondered if it was either demons playing or actually fighting. Then suddenly came in a dark robed figure covered in blood and a hood covering his face. No matter how hard Chuckles tried to look at the person's face he couldn't see as it was dark as the night sky. Then the stranger reached up to his chains and unlocked him, setting Chuckles free, the dark robed figure dropped a sword and then opened a rift portal which immediately shut, still leaving Chuckles in Old Angmar.

After the stranger left he felt a surge of energy rush through him, the stranger had give him enough strength for Chuckles to get out alive. He ran out and sliced at almost every demon he encountering, not even sweating or stopping for his breath, he felt one with the sword and the sword was with him. All was well until he went deeper into Old Angmar under his sword's influence, that's where he encountered the true corruption of Old Angmar. A large demon had taken its home on the Old Cathedral that stood proud in the old city. The feeling as he stood in was a strange feeling, like time had stopped, then he realized from the many tales he had heard that he was in a place where it was so corrupt that time was not in effect and where demons could walk as if it was their home. The Demon, He had never seen anything like it, the thing had four arms and large horns coming from its red skull, Chuckles' heart dropped as he noticed that his sword was pulling him straight into the large demon to fight. As he was charging into the demon he noticed that there was something glowing from behind it, now he had to find out what it was so with the sword he blindly chopped at the demon, but the demon laughed and picked him up to his face, then in an instant Chuckles stabbed the beast in the eye damaging him so badly he had to drop Chuckles and stand back. Suddenly the massive demon opened a rift and fled, while other demons also came through it, but they were no match for Larry, the name of the sword.

Then it stopped, covered in blood he approached the altar which held the glowing item at the back and seen a helmet made from a strong metal, he knew it was important since it was glowing, and we all know that glowing stuff is important. He stuck the helmet on which fitted him perfectly, like it was made for him, then it hit him. It was the Tooth of Karm, he didn't know the exact history of the relic but he knew it was important so with it on his head he strolled out back into normal, where time applied. He walked outside to the carnage he and Larry had wrecked upon the demons who guarded this.

### The return to New Angmar

It wasn't for a month until Chuckles had gotten back into New Angmar, he had to hire a ferry to ship him across and he didn't want to raise any suspicions about him so he hid all of his gear that might make him seem out of place. Eventually he reached the Grand Cathedral which was massive up-front. He waited until a sermon was over and approached the Archcanon and bowed before him, then he pulled the helmet from his bag and presented it to the Archcanon. The Archcanon's face was like a child to a toy, then Chuckles told him of his tale and how he came across it. The Archcanon decided that he should present it to the King. So the Archcanon, Chuckles and a band of knights escorting them went to the castle, and when they entered Chuckles saw Knight Daniel sitting on the throne, he cursed under his breath as he approached the throne. Daniel didn't immediately recognize him, but when he asked for Chuckles' name he faltered. And he said 'Chuckles, my king.' The king went silent and with in a matter of seconds burst out laughing and patted him on the back and said 'Chuckles, my fair squire, who would've thought that you, the person who ran from me, would return a holy relic to the good people of Angmar. For this I will forgive you of your departure and do what I intended to do a long time. Now kneel down.' Daniel then got up from his throne and draw his sword, then laid the sword on Chuckles' shoulder and officially knighted Chuckles under the title of 'Old Angmar' and the Tooth of Karm to keep.

## His present state

Chuckles leads the Order of Vacancy which he made some time after becoming a knight. As head he is told that he should stay at his fort and lead the Order from there, but Larry tells him otherwise and he ends up travelling across the world just to slay a certain demon or to find a relic. By this point Larry has completely taken over Chuckles' mind, but little notice this. His order is renowned for its quality of knights and its large arsenal, but ever since the war of the crossroads their numbers have dwindled, and due to their policy of only letting in people who have received a pledge from Chuckles himself, it isn't going to get bigger anytime soon.

## Facts

* ***Chuckles*** wields the power of 'Larry' and the Tooth of Karm, thus making him quite powerful. Even without these weapons, Chuckles can be quite adept at fighting.
* ***Chuckles*** is the only person to have stepped into Old Angmar since its destruction, and is a enemy of any politicians who think that it should be rebuilt.
* ***Chuckles*** doesn't actually know what 'Larry' actually is, all he knows is that it helps him so he keeps it by his side.
* ***Being the head of the Order of Vacancy, he has gained quite the popularity, with bards making songs about him and playwrights making plays of his adventures.** The most famous piece about him is called 'The Knight's Lament*' which was about him going down the crypt of King Warner and banishing his ghost.