Cairn

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CAIRN
Advocating | Holy Knight
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Cairn is a Holy Knight, devoted to the way of the Necromancer. He is a quiet individual who seems to be aloof and cold on first impression, but Cairn does care deeply for his family and friends. His entourage lovingly teases him for being "Mr. Grumpy."

Cairn is most skilled in combat. He uses his trusty greatsword, Tombstone, to do battle with rebel Ghouls, Lichs, and Shade-touched beings. Cairn built Tombstone from the original Cleaver he found in the Wandering Contagion. Now, he spends his time in the lodgings below the Sky Corridor. The clan generously granted him and his sister Velika the facilities to use in order to do research on the Shade and how to banish it.

During his stay in the Sky Corridor, his feelings have become complicated: now, he is faced with the possibility that his former mate Alasdair may be cured from the Shade...

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Cairn was brought to the Plague territories alongside his siblings at a young age. As a hatchling, he was frail and sickly. His parents, both Necromancers, believed in "survival of the fittest" and left the nameless hatchling without aid. Each day, the young dragon would venture out on his own to the Wandering Contagion and meditate, praying to Plaguebringer to help him overcome his afflictions. He would sit still for hours, earning him the nickname "Cairn" - for he was as still as a stone.

Eventually, Cairn became much stronger than anyone expected. He could withstand strains of the Plague well at an early age. Confident, Cairn attempted the Necromantic Trials, daring to perch closer to the Wyrmwound than his peers. During his trials to become a Necromancer, he became friends with an ambitious and charismatic Coatl, Alasdair. Both passed the Trials with flying colors and set out together on a quest to spread the Necromancers' influence to other territories. During their travels, Cairn and Alasdair expressed their feelings towards each other and became mates. Unfortunately, Alasdair became obsessed with gaining more power and went as far as to become possessed by the Shade. Cairn, conflicted by his duty and his love for Alasdair, had a decision to make: slay his former mate, or let him live and betray the Necromancers? Or, perhaps there is another way.