User:Krilon

Biography

Krilon is indeed one of the profound characters found in the Ultima universe. Once Mondain's orb was shattered, his reality was born. This isn't to say he did not already exist in the norm of Sosaria, however, in alternative universes, he was born earlier than others. His first world was Brittannia... Oh, I'm sorry, they all are called that. The shattered piece in which this world was born was given the name of Silvermist. This was the method used to categorize the multitude of universes and closely guarded relics hidden by Lord British himself.

While Krilon has a multitude of surnames dependant on the realm at which he comes from, for the sake of history, we'll use his first appearance as his original story. Krilon was an orphan. No one knew his family heritage so he was given no surname. But alas later down the line, he was adorned the name of Bane. It was forgotten the original reason it was applied. From his association to the Paladins that banished daemons and undead to the quite silly rhyme of his relationship to the Danes. Whatever the case may be, it stuck. It was eventually discovered that Grinstead was his father.

A Tale of Good Men

"There once was a jolly good fellow,

That met at the clearing of the meadow.

when he pulled out his sword,

a man appeared and roared,

saying, 'Stop pissin' on my land, ya dingalow!'"

-(Krilon and Sephiroth's meeting; completely unrelated to the story below)

Two men of near-same age came into Silvermist and quickly became Brothers at Arms. They were Krilon and Zither (his name changed a few times over the course of his life: Zithar, Zyther,.. but Zythar was the last and this name never changed). Krilon and Zither both went to Trinsic to train as Paladins and later made pilgrimages to Luna. But they both climbed the latter very differently. Krilon started by making ties with a Miner named Mandrake in minoc. He was an adept blacksmith at the time but made his living selling high-end ingots. He pointed Krilon to his primary buyer and legendary blacksmith, Valoria Rose. This is where he got all of his good armor. Somewhat expensive at times, depending on the piece, but well worth it. Eventually, they became close enough that she would custom-make a Valorite set at no charge, just bring the ingots. Zither, on the other hand, got in with the Knights of Virtue, ran by The Dane Family, consisting of Richard Dane, his wife, Natya Dane, and his brother Slope Dane. They also had one major family friend named Sir Slinky. Well Eventually, Zither became the son Richard never had and adopted him into the family. His name was changed by legal deed to Zither Dane (very expensive process). When this happened, Krilon became very distant from Zither and even though he was made a Knight of Virtue by Richard via their connection and even owned a small plot on Marble Island upon where it was headquartered, relational issues had begun to arise.

Krilon and Zither became bitter, but they both respected Richard because he was known for saving Trinsic from a indestructible dragon that begun to burn Trinsic down, but that's a story for a later time, the point is Richard was a major figurehead in this world as the Slayer of Dragons. But despite this Krilon made a feud of the Dane family against him, to the point where a bad judgment call turned Richard's wife to sick her magical Unicorn on him! Not only this, but she even delved into a dark path by hiring a mercenary necromancer to have him killed. This slightly worked, had it not been for the mere fact that a necromancer was sent to kill a paladin, a being that can harm the undead and dismiss their animations and spirits. With luck, he had performed an embrace with a vampire and thus he was able to harm the necromancer significantly into submission.... only to find that they were linked in a blood pact. So as he fell the necromancer, so too was his soul ripped from his body into the land of the dead. Both powerless. Then appearing out of nowhere, Richard had restored not only our souls to our bodies but returned time before, sacrificing most of his energy and spirit to reverse what was done. The necromancer fled into a portal while Richard mended the relationship between his family and Krilon, restoring order from chaos and redeeming the Knights of Virtue of this conflict on their island of peace.

It was at this point that Krilon was somehow associated with the surname of Bane. And while many refer it to the battle with the necromancer, many comment on the Dane Family or the Knights of Virtue. And some still even ignore the stories for the facts, stating his rightful place as a Paladin deemed it a title.

The Potion Warrior

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The potion warrior is one that relies on potions for almost everything and is only truly applicable prior to Age of Shadows expansion (though can be done post-aos with a bit of tweaking such as need for mana for special moves). A few things to note is that a potion warrior still acts like a dexxer, no exceptions. Stamina is the backbone of all weapon-oriented builds. Another thing to note is that alchemy will be apart of your skillet for the enhancement bonus it offers to potions. But one important detail to realize is that greater heal potions will NOT be your primary means of healing. It's supplemental. Healing with bandages will be your primary form.

Potion Warrior Template

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