Gawain Greyforth

> I will be the shining light of hope that pierces through despair!
>
> Gawain Greyforth

**Gawain Greyforth** is a knight defending the world from demon invasions. He is a member of the Knights of the Round Table.

## **History**

### Early Life

Gawain was born to a family of knights, being members of the Knights of the World for many generations. Being a descendant of the world's greatest warrior, Leland Nihtegale, he was treated well by others. He was trained in hand-to-hand combat, swordfighting, and archery from a young age, as he would become a member of the Knights of the Round Table.

When Gawain was 15, he passed the Trial of the Ages, which signified he had officially become a Knight, though he still couldn't participate in missions until he was 18. As a gift, his father, Grand Sentinel Arthur, handed his sword—a special sword called Lightbringer—to Gawain. It was Leland Nihtegale's sword, and what made it special was that it held the powers of 8 elements. Immediately, he trained to harness those powers, and was able to unlock 6 of its powers by the time he was 18.

### Becoming the Grand Sentinel

Not long after, a Knight who was guarding the borders of the city of Manchester, returned wounded. The guard explained that a horde of demons had appeared near the border. Gawain, his father, his older brother Gareth, and 10 other Knights rushed to the border. There they saw the demon horde approaching, and quickly evacuated the citizens nearby. Abandoned cars were used as barricades as they prepared themselves for a gruesome battle.

When the demons broke through the barricade, a deadly clash occured that resulted in the Knights' victory. His father awarded Gawain with a medal for slaying more than 60 demons—more than anyone else.

### Betrayal

As time went by, Gawain went on more missions, killing more demons that came near Manchester. Thanks to Lightbringer's powers, Gawain was quickly considered to be the next greatest warrior in history.

One night, when Gawain was alone in the courtyard training, several knights, armed and in full armor, approached him. Drawing their swords, Gawain immediately understood that these Knights had betrayed the organization. He fought against 8 Knights at once, but fighting against a large number of enemies at once often caused him to lose focus, thus unable to effectively use his powers.

One of the Knights successfully snuck up on Gawain as he was busy fending off attacks from 3 different directions, but failed to kill him. Gawain's father had come to help, grabbing ahold of the blade of the traitor's sword and pushing it away. After an hour-long battle, the 8 Knights were killed, but Gawain's father had suffered serious injuries—his left leg and right hand were cut off.

As the other Knights rushed to the scene and helped his father to the castle's infirmary, his father had appointed him as the new Grand Sentinel, since Arthur was no longer fit to be the leader.

As the new Grand Sentinel, it's now Gawain's responsibility to protect the city, and possibly the world, from a demon invasion.

## **Abilities**

**Weapon mastery**: Having trained from a young age, Gawain has become a skilled swordsman, specializing especially in longswords, maces, daggers, bows and arrows, and spears.

## **Equipment**

**Knight armor**: Gawain wears a special knight armor enchanted with magic to protect him from demon attacks.

**Lightbringer**: Originally Leland Nihtegale's sword. It acts like a family heirloom, being passed down from generation to generation.

## **Battles**

* Gawain & Arthur vs. Maramun, Demon of Misfortune (*victory*)
* Gawain vs. Dorgan, Demon of Nightmares (*defeat*)
* Gawain vs. Jogadran, Demon of Lies (*victory*)
* Gawain, Gareth, & Arthur vs. Basrimoth, Demon of Guilt (*victory*)
* Gawain, Lancelot, Galahad, & Percival vs. Algath, Demon of Hate (*victory*)
* Gawain vs. Sinil, Demon of Pain (*defeat*)
* Gawain & Tristan vs. Morkath, Demon of the Sea (*defeat*)
* Gawain & Arthur vs. Lucan, Kay, Dagonet, Alymere, Mordred, Bronor, Lebius, & Bors (*victory*)

## **Known Multidimensional Variants**

* Daito Gushiken (D-021)
* Eizo Sasaki (D-248)
* Elizabeth Jane Gerner (D-732)
* Frey Vanocka (D-8345)