Sir Cherrick

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> *"You are a disappointment to your father, a disappointment to your Radiance. **You cowardly bitch!** **Come back here so I can kill you myself!**"*
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> -Sir Cherrick's final words to Ven
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**Sir Cherrick** was one of the Knights of Tenebram, an elite order of Radiant soldiers in service to Lord Tenebram, King of Llwendolyn. During the Age of the Gods, he encountered The Fallen Heroes in Northern Qethos while searching for the king's daughter Ven, who had ran away from home. After the conclusion of the Voidstar Incident, Cherrick would arrive in the ruins of Alabhastar to discover what he believed was Ven and the supposed hero of the hour, Bronn Luxprin, and arranged to take them back to Llwendolyn. Midway through the journey, he discovered that the Ven he had captured was actually a mage named Oswin, who had glamoured himself to facilitate the princess's escape. Outraged, he arrested Oswin and escorted him and Bronn to his liege, leading to Oswin's incarceration and Bronn's reward as the supposed slayer of the Voidstar.

Some months later, Sir Cherrick faithfully serve his lord Tenebram as the self-proclaimed All King of Qethos, intending to conquer the rest of the continent by force in the name of DIV. The king's actions led to his renegade daughter and her allies to mount an attack on his palace in order to prevent his crusade. Sir Cherrick, fighting alongside Bronn's squire Toby, would bar their path in an attempt to defend his monarch, only to be soundly defeated them. As he lay dying, Cherrick heinously insulted Ven, prompting her to personally end his life herself.

Over 1500 years after his death, a Memory Concept of Cherrick was recreated within the Floating Ruins of Zakkar in the Shadow Veil due to a ritual gone wrong. A group of lost misfits had attempted to use the ruin's connection to the Memory to uncover the forgotten memories of Olive Bough and Kyuubi Wano, only for a Memory of Tenebram to emerge from within Olive and transform the ruins to resemble his own castle. The Memory of Cherrick once again teamed up with a reluctant Toby and ambushed the Curious Company in the recreated gardens at his king's command.

## Description

### Personality

Sir Cherrick's defining characteristics appear to be his fervor for the Radiance of DIV and his disgust of all things VOID. Much like his lord Tenebraum, he held great disdain for Void-Touched individuals for the crime of being born that way. His mannerisms drew the ire of almost all the adventurers he interacted with, with the notable exception of Bronn Luxprin, who was equally pious and devoted to all things Radiant.

## History

### Background

Little is known about Sir Cherrick's backstory. He was presumably born as a Radiant individual in the Kingdom of Llwendolyn. He devoted himself to training to be a warrior, and was inducted into the Knights of Tenebraum, an order of holy knights that swore fealty to Lord Tenebraum, the future All King of Qethos and a fierce believer in the powers of DIV.

## Phase 1 Story

### Patrolling Alabaster

Sir Cherrick was first encountered patrolling the Ruins of Alabaster during the Voidstar incident. When he was spotted by a party of adventurers, he was recognized as a Knight of Tenebraum by one of their number, Ven. Ven, being the fugitive princess of Llwendolyn, did not wish to be discovered and hid herself from Cherrick's presence. Similarly, the Void-Touched members of the party, Oswin and Cronovan, also wished to remain hidden, to avoid potentially antagonizing the knight by virtue of being loosely associated with VOID. It fell upon Bronn Luxprin to engage Sir Cherrick in conversation. Sir Cherrick found a kindred spirit in Bronn, and the two made amiable conversation for some time. Sir Cherrick regaled Bronn of the purpose and beliefs of Lord Tenebraum and his knights, something that piqued the cleric's interest. Eventually, the Radiant knight was persuaded to let the party pass without further investigation and resumed his duties.

### The Voidstar Incident

Some time later, Sir Cherrick and several other knights were made aware of a great disturbance in the Ruins. They identified a high concentration of VOID and rushed to the dead city in order to purge it. There, they found the threat, a Voidstar, had been slain by a group of mercenaries, including the ones he met just days before. Impressed with their accomplishment, Cherrick offered to bring them before Tenebraum to be rewarded, an offer which was almost unanimously declined. However, among the group, the Knight of Tenebraum recognized his lord's wayward daughter. He insisted on returning her to her father, which Ven was reluctant to do. However, it appeared that the girl finally relented and agreed to join him. Satisfied, Sir Cherrick took the girl and his new friend Bronn with him to Llwendolyn to meet with Tenebraum.

### The Arrest of Oswin

Shortly into the journey, Sir Cherrick discovered he had been duped. The person he assumed to be the lost princess was in fact a wizard disguised as her. The wizard, a man named Oswin, had offered to trade places with Ven to ensure she could remain at large. However, Oswin had misjudged the duration of the spell he had used to dsguise himself as Ven, and was discovered. Furious at the deception, Sir Cherrick arrested the impersonator and marched him to the capital to be judged. Oswin was subsequently thrown in jail, and Bronn, who accompanied Cherrick, was given the accolade of Starslayer for his effort in killing the Voidstar. Sir Cherrick presumably resumed his duties as Tenebraum's knight and continued to serve Llwendolyn in the following days.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Martial Training**: Sir Cherrick, as a Knight of Tenebram, was likely a skilled combatant, having trained for years to be a soldier worthy of his station.
* **Radiant Power**: As a Radiant individual, it is likely Sir Cherrick could manifest his Radiance in some capacity.