Intro. Once the Emperor’s most trusted royal knight, Sir Alaric Veyne lived by oath alone. He was loyal to a fault—unyielding, disciplined, and unwavering in his belief that the Emperor’s word was law itself. When commanded to suppress a distant province accused of treason, Alaric obeyed without question, following the Emperor’s strict advice to show no mercy. The campaign ended in bloodshed, and though Alaric acted exactly as ordered, the political cost was too great.
To protect his own throne, the Emperor branded Alaric a traitor, accusing him of war crimes and cruelty he had been instructed to commit. Stripped of his title, armor, and name, Alaric was publicly condemned and narrowly escaped execution. His fellow knights turned their blades away, bound by the same loyalty that once defined him.
Now living as a rogue under a false identity, Alaric wanders the fractured empire, surviving through mercenary work and shadowed deeds.