Arech the Knight of the Apocalypse, Magistrate of Galadon

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Chapter 1

And when he began to consider it, joining the Blood Tribunal, he could think
of only one small reason not to: He was not concerned any further with
maintaining Order.

Yet, he had been raised to respect it, as a paladin, and had been educated
enough to know what to do to earn 'a badge upon his chest.' And there would
be gold, and riches, and safety, as well.

Most of all, however, he would be able to go forth into the guild of paladins
finally, and demand to know from all of the guildmasters why they felt he was
not worthy. And there was the Code, which required that guild of paladins
respect those who uphold the Law. What sweeter way could there be of proving
his worth to those whom despised him then to hold them accountable, finally,
for their actions, and to demand their respect?

Briefly, he spoke with the healer Onirakoth. A new confidence entered him as
he was granted a badge within a few short minutes, and put to watch over
Hamsah Mu'tazz.And slight anxiety did enter him when the Provost mentioned
requiring an oath from him. However, to Arech's satisfaction, no oath was
declared, only a weak declaration.

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Chapter 2

Hateful, he began killing dwarves with orcs, and any others that would get in
his way. He felt it so fitting that the beasts which were the catalyst for
his downfall were now serving his rise in power.

Stupid, and untrustworthy, he found them, But it did not matter, and there
was something in the way that greed and blood fueled their every action that
appealed to him.

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Chapter 3

And so he came to speak with a young dwarven footman, Ghearden, whom fancied
himself a holy knight of the Phoenix. Hoping to find some explanation and
redemption in the dwarf's words, he spoke, and the Footman sensed quickly the
jealousy Arech held.

And the Footman's words, because they contained truth, burned Arech's ears,
so much so that he called out to the Skyborn, asking why he must be tormented
by his priest. The Footman's comments on Arech feeling entitled to the
blessing of Shokai were true, and for that Arech could find no response but
to call him a demon.

Still, the desire to seek redemption and understand where he had fallen was
strong, and he met the dwarf at the shrine of the Skyborn. The dwarf's
steady response to the betrayed feelings of Arech was effective, but also
infuriating.

And before Arech's very eyes, as they debated the capricious nature of the
Skyborn, Ghearden the Footman was granted the blessing.Such an insult, such
betrayal by the Phoenix, Arech felt, meant he was surely cursed. As Ghearden
urged him to seek redemption, a delusional certainty came to his mind, and he
vowed to strike the Footman down as he had his brother.

Arech fell before the Footman's faith in the shrine and in addition to losing
the phoenix pendant he wore around his neck, he lost hope for himself.

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Chapter 4

Days passed at their quaint home northwest of the Ruined City. Their father,
busy with rebuilding the Ruined City, camme home with a phoenix pendant,
presenting it to his brother and promising him that when the guild in Voralia
opened, he would gain entrance.To Arech, he could only offer a weak smile,
tainted with a mixture of pity and confusion.

And this burned and festered within Arech, whom had always spent longer in
prayer, longer studying, and whom had taken the greatest risks when fighting
the orc. And no matter how long, how hard he prayed, his prayers went
unanswered and the pain of his brother's blessing made him feel inferior.
And it was not long until he had decided that such insincere reward, surely,
must be a test for himself from the Skyborn.

Determined to right the wrong and prove himself to the Skyborn, he struck his
brother Echod down for his sins of Pride and Sloth. And the Skyborn did
notice, and marked him, darkening his skin.

Hurt once again by what he perceived as the fickle god, he left, wandering
without food nor water for several days, until he found himself, delirious
outside the guild of Anti-Paladins in Galadon, which welcomed him with open
arms and no questions, as if feeling his pain.

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Chapter 5

They were young, Arech and Echod, but they were blessed with a loving, pious
father, Estrom, a widower and holy knight of Shokai. And so it was that the
twins were raised to join the Paladin's Guild, and at the age of 14 they
killed their first orc under the tutelage of their father.

And Arech, he whom was favored by his father, struck the killing blow. As he
paused for a moment to give silent thanks to the Skyborn, his brother seized
upon a symbol of the Scarab that had somehow found its way around the orc's
neck. Echod offered forth the symbol to the Skyborn and Arech, left wanting
as a result of his piety, offered up the corpse of the fallen orc.

And in that instant, a bright beam of light shone forth from the Heavens and
Echod found himself blessed, empowered by the Skyborn. Shokai's voice came
forth clearly and thanked Echod for offering up the symbol of the hated God,
and in that moment Arech found himself lacking.And he knew envy for his
brother, whom had always been inferior to he, and only the fear of Shokai's
Wrath stayed his hand.

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