Red King

The Red King was a human knight that killed King Elwin and usurped his throne to become king of Arthuria. Despite his reign only lasting twenty years, with the Pendragon family reclaiming the throne afterwards, his actions left a lasting impact on the kingdom.

Appearance
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Personality
Nothing is known about this character's personality yet.

History
The Red King's early life is unknown, aside from him developing a strong prejudice towards nonhumans, especially orcs. As a young man, he joined the Arthurian military, quickly moving up the ranks and being formally knighted by the age of thirty. It was during this time that he became known as the Red Knight; however, it is unknown whether this was due to his ruthlessness and bloodlust, or just due to a tendency he had to paint his armor blood red. Regardless, the former would prove to be his legacy as he started mercilessly slaughtering local orcs regardless of whether they were actually a threat. Once King Elwin learned of these campaigns, he was horrified, and immediately exiled the bloodthirsty knight from the kingdom.

The knight was infuriated; while he followed the king's orders to leave Arthuria, he was already planning his revenge. After gathering up a small army, he returned, storming Camelot. The Arthurian military was taken by surprise, allowing the Red Knight and his soldiers to strike down not just Elwin, but his sons as well. With that, the knight declared himself the new king, marking the start of the Red War.

Once he was on the throne, he began a campaign against nonhumans and "nonhuman sympathizers" alike. While he was successful in conquering many of the kingdom's neighboring lands, his actions inadvertently caused the Quartizine Order to appear and oppose his rule. He did everything he could to halt them, but, not knowing the weaknesses of Psychics, was left without an effective counter. Eventually, the Order built up enough of a resistance to storm Camelot, just as the Red King himself had done twenty years prior. He died during this attack, with a vengeful half-elf knight taking credit for his death.

After the Red King's death, his successor ordered that his remains be destroyed and his name struck from all records; consequently, he is now only known as the Red King.

Abilities and Weaknesses
Nothing is known about this character's abilities or weaknesses yet.

Armiston Pendragon
For years, the Red King was unaware of Armiston's tie to the Pendragon line, believing his human parent to be a commoner instead. He saw the half-elf knight as someone to torture to make him into an example; while he intended to torture him to death, he did what he could to keep Armiston alive, and suffering, for as long as possible, if only to see if he could break the paladin's will. While he would be freed before he could be killed, the monarch was confident he had finally broken down Armiston, and that he wouldn't hear from the half-elf again. Ironically, it was the Red King's torture that led the half-elf to actively seek revenge and ultimately be credited for the bloodthirsty king's death. Armiston never forgave and never forgot what the usurper did to him, having his body destroyed and otherwise dehumanizing him to discourage others from mourning him.