Dahmastryx

## Lore

**>> Dedicated general of the Crimson Regime set out to recruit other strong fighters.**

When the 1st breaches of the World Inbetween the Walls broke into the world of Aefex, many different groups formed in response to this. Some took to worshiping this new found entity, others saw this as a harrowing omen of forces beyond their control. In Osthnfel, this discover led to the formattion of the Crimson Regime. A brutalist expanding group whomst preached that this was a threat to their existence and was sent by the divine beings above to cull all the world. Not wanting to succumd to a fate worse than death, the Crimson Regime believed that if they were to cull the weak and unite the strongest, they would be able to survive.

However many in Osthnfel saw this as nothing more than radicalist group of insurgents. That all changed when the Arklight shattered, as many saw this as a sign of the group's ideals becoming reality and ushered the Crimson Regime into power. Over the few years since the Arklight's destruction the movement has spread, conquering and invading many of the different nations on the continent of Pangar, with no stop in sight.

Dahmastryx is the most feared general in the entire army, leading the conquest front from Osthnfel and Valhan into Lassengraf. The general of the whole army and commanding an elite squad known as the Red Warbanners, he is known for his absolute brutality on the battlefield, decimating entire platoons with his two massive great swords like a scythe through fields of wheat.

Conscripted early as a youth into the Osthnfel army in the years before the Arklight's destruction, he quickly learnt the value of strength through the harsh trials of conscripted life. In his service, he came to know the founders of the Crimson Regime movement, quickly joining the cause due to their shared philosophy of strength and agency to take action. With his own strength and willpower, he rose through the ranks to become highly respected and was immediately instated as the grand general of the Crimson Regime's army once they came into power.

Truly beleving in the cause, Dahmastryx is as loyal as they come, even perhaps to a fault. Whilst this makes him an extremely honorable fellow, this also further shows his dangerous nature. Blinded by loyalty to other perspectives, he rushes head first into the battle. Currently he is set out to conquer lands for the movement, culling the weak, and to recruit other strong likeminded soliders to join the cause to gather enough strength for the impending doom.

## Development Notes

* Dahmastryx's internal name is in reference to the old lore of the Crimson Regime where they would use demonic augments in their soliders. This was changed when the actual definition of a demon was solidified in the universe, removing the connection in Dahmastryx's lore entirely.
* Dahmastryx's earliest incarnation was during the initial Magic Quest game project as a charater named Kinslore, whomst had the same demonic influences that Dahmastryx's original lore also contained.
	+ Kinslore's design was heavily inspired by Elesh Norn from Magic The Gathering.
* Dahmastryx's name was originally Dahmonstraza. This was simply changed to reduce the word count and the name sounding too much like World of Warcraft's Alexstraza.

## Art Gallery

KeyartDevelopment SketchesCharacter Progress