The Scarlet Crusader

[Niderin]

This crossed my mind when i read virgils story with one of the main charaters as a harpie.

I am tryin to brain storm a plot for a soldier in the scarlet crusade but nothin is comin to me. Any of you guys wana take this idea and run with it go ahead i dont wana butcher what could be a potentaly good story

[Niderin]

Haha came up with somethin ill have the story posted soon.

[Arinnaya]

Much to my dismay, I will be unable to tell you a coherent, complete story of literature value. It is a result of my insufficient language skills. Yets still, I will try to sketch a few plot elements instead, that might help you making up your own story.

What do we have to start with: first we have to decide, whether the character is female or male. He/She must be human, of course, for plot reasons.

Imageine her life: Born in Lordaeron in the age of turmoil (II.war), but she has grown up in piece. The 2nd war has witnessed the victory of the knights in shining armour over the barbarous horde, so she must have a special respect and appraisal towards Paladins and their holy kin, while fear mixed with hatred towards anything that reminds - even faintly - the beastly creatures of Orcs and Trolls.

Imagine Tragedy. Tragic losses of both family and friends. For her, seeing her sweetheart falling in the battle might have been the breaking point. Imagine despair: flocks of refugees rushing towards the suth as well as the still safe towns, just to be butchered by undead monstrosities. Imagine hatred, and overwhelming desire for vengeance. She has nothing of her former self left, but her bare life: perhaps the gratitude felt towards the Paladins who saved her life has given her the intuition: to become one of them !

Even from the distant wiew of years later, she still feels a depp, unconscious uncertainty in her soul: it could be na y day, that she perishes, by the hands of the Scourge. By any case, she is prepared for the martyrdom. But in the very depths of her soul, there is still a tiny stain of doubt about the Crusade. Nevertheless, her deep faith and everyday duties have strengthened her soul - to overlook such petty errors like torturing of villagers and strangers alike, by the order of the sadistic Grand Inquisitor Isliden.
Imagine the town of the almost-idyllic Tyr's hand, with the Paladins guarding the twonship, with the priests praying day-and-night in the holy cathedral, guarding precious relics. But beneath the holy core, everything is rotten...: Sadistic tortures, executions of innocents (even family members), prosecutions of non-humans, and ritual suicide attacks on minions of Kel'Thuzad.

It migh be perhaps a bit 'cliche' (the others are fond of this word) to depict a renegade Scarlet Cruseder: someone who has had enough from the madness beneath the scarlet uniform:; or perhaps an outcast, who could barely save his life from the righteous vengeance of the crusade for being a deserter. Depicting, or roleplaying such a character is very tempting, nevertheless.

[Niderin]

Wow thats some pretty good stuff. You should make that a story. im to far along on mine to drop it thou.