Daemon Sanctus

"' Appolyon threw us into a constant state of war. A war that if we are too careless will destroy our society but I'll be damned if I allow it too!' - Daemon Sanctus"

Early-Life
Growing up in the Blackstone hills Daemon was forced to fight even as a child. He watched as the Vikings Clans destroyed villages. Always forced to moved his father a former knight himself taught Daemon to not just survive but to thrive. Eventually, at the age of 14, he would travel to the Fortress of the Order of the Warden taking in his homeland along the way to always remember why he fought.

Along the way, Daemon had to fight a couple of times to survive but each time he did he had a scar to remember it for. Majority of those fights were not for personal gain but to protect others. It eventually started to earn things such as gold, clothes, and food showing him that helping doesn't have just one reward to gain.

Eventually reaching the Order Daemon lived the ways of a Warden but he'd be lying if he said he agreed with everything they said. In particular Oath keeping since while he believed in keeping his word, he felt too many Oaths didn't allow for someone to not only enjoy life but truly fight for what was right. Cause what if he swore an Oath to a Warlord but that Warlord told him to kill his father? Or if his father told him to kill the Warlord? These questions and his constant disobedience are eventually what got him to leave the Order.

The Blacksun Company
After leaving the Order with his equipment and new found skills Daemon found his way to back to the Blackstone hills. This time he looked for the mercenary group called The Blacksun Company a group of highly skilled warriors who worked for coin. They were free men not tied down by Oaths and in his eye's could do more work for not only the realm but people then one of the Legions.

At the young age of 18, he found them. At first, the Captains of the Blacksun's didn't want to let him join believing him to be a boy who stole from a corpse. But Daemon quickly showed them by defeating three of their knights using his training from the Order and from his father. Showing he wasn't such a green boy the Captain's amused allowed him to join. Spending several long years fighting across the lands killing and earning Daemon saw the damage of War first hand to innocent people. These lessons he remembered well as he never once did kill a defeated foe or a child believing in some of those morals form the Order. Through the years Deamon moved up the ranks and eventually in an election-winning the positions of one of the four Captains of the Company. This where attempted to enact change.

As one of the four Captains of the Company Daemon had sway over what contacts were taken or not taken. Every man had a say but it was ultimately up to the Captains. Daemon thus enacted a policy of a vote in which his personal troops would be given all the details and hold a vote. If the vote came out in a majority to yay or nay that is what Daemon voted for. This grew the loyalty of his troops to him, drawing more men to his side, and the ire of the other Captains particularly Captain Walder Crevan. Daemon would also begin to heavily regiment his men into a well-organized force who with simple flag waves would form into coordinated moves and positions. A signature move was where his men would fire so many arrows with their backs facing the sun that it would look like an Eclipse thus earning him his nickname.

Things were going so well for Daemon that he didn't think anything could go wrong. His men were happy, money was flowing, and the Blacksun's reputation became one of respect and admiration thanks to them. The issue was the other three Captains each trying to undermine him in various ways usually none couldn't be fixed or stopped but with them being a constant nuisance Daemon wanted to end it even with his Lieutenants consistently advocating for it. Deamon would finally agree when Walder Creven an almost as equally influential Captain burned a Viking village a village that Daemon himself promised to spare if they gave up the men they were after. Angered beyond belief Daemon organized everything, bribed, and even killed others to have nearly everyone in support. In the Blackfyre keep the Blacksun's Four Captains met to hold a feast to celebrate. It was there that Daemon would enact his plan but as the festivities kicked off and men got into positions a rider came in exclaiming loudly, coins falling from his pockets."'Apollyon the Warlord of the Blackstone Legion has offered everyone here a contract! She said that any man who joins her would get more gold and glory then they could handle!'"Daemon with hand raised as if toasting had to lower his cup for men to slowly put their weapons back in their holsters. Within days the Company voted to accept the contract and it'd be a long time before Daemon saw Walder again.

The Blackstone Legion
Upon accepting the contract Daemon and his men marched with the Legion flying both banners. At first, everything Apollyon offered was being delivered and her beliefs made Daemon truly consider joining the Legion but that changed when they invaded Valkenheim.

Originally everyone was told they were taking the fight to the invading savages but with each village, they took and each time they raised their flags over keeps no one was spared. Simply because to Apollyon, they weren't "Wolves" It was clear this wasn't to secure peace for Ashfeld but to cause turmoil. He along with his men never joined in these activities making it very clear they were not ok with this. A couple times Daemon would have to break up fights between Blackstones and Blacksuns as to keep the peace but it was obvious there was a divide growing. But he still fought with them hoping it was for something and not just to cause chaos.

It saddened him as he watched as the Black Suns under the influence of Apollyon and Walder became nothing more than killing machines everything Apollyon wanted. Attempting to avoid this same fate he took great strains to not allow his men to follow these beliefs and join them in the madness. Daemon would constantly in the meetings between the other Captains urge them to realize how far gone they've become. But Walder using his money and seniority always overruled him.

What broke Daemon's faith in his brothers was when they were sent to kill deserters. He already hated the idea of killing their own men but he understood they made Oaths and they knew the consequences. That was what he thought before they realized who they were sent to kill. They killed their own brothers who simply wanted to go home angered Daemon questioned Walder just to hear him say "They were just sheep waiting to die we gave them what they wanted." Daemon had enough cursing Walder and the entire Blackstone Legion taking his men and any other man who wished to join and returned home.

Once hearing the news the Iron Legion reformed Daemon marched his men to join the Lord Warden. It wasn't lost on him or his men that by doing this they would be setting themselves up to kill his former brothers. But he couldn't allow their madness to continue."'If Walder and his men want to kill those they deem sheep then we shall be the Hounds that will put them down like the animals they believe they are!' - Daemon Sanctus' speech to his followers."- WILL FINISH -