Renji Caldara
Former Commander of the Fourth Flame – Pride, The Black Dragon of Kaligo, Phoenix of the Sixth Legion.
Threat Scale (Commander of the 4:th Flame): Lower Goliath
Threat Scale (post memory loss): Upper Troll
Description
While he was still Commander of the Fourth Flame, Kiryu was known as the Black Dragon of Kaligo.
Kiryu was feared in the Lumare Empire for his ruthless swordsmanship and infernal fire magic. He was revered, even feared within the Kaligo Empire as a powerful warrior.
He did not care about those he killed, taking a cold and stoic approach to life. He was serious about the war, and it was all he could think about. He had no other purpose in life than as a weapon of war; he did as commanded, coldly without empathy.
Upon losing his memory, he changed completely. Kiryu took up the name Renji Caldara, became much more kind and gentle-hearted, not wanting to hurt, let alone kill anyone.
Upon joining the Elite Squad of the Sixth Legion, while weaker than when he was a Commander, it was as if life had been breathed into him for the first time.
In an attempt to rectify his past atrocities, Renji took it upon himself as his mission to stop the senseless war and to unite the two empires.
Backstory
Childhood
Born into the already legendary Ardoladd family, Kiryu lived his early childhood lavishly. He got private tutoring in magic and combat, from the grandmasters of the Kaligo Empire, as well as from his elders in the Ardoladd family.
One fateful night, hundreds of Knights of Lumare alongside Former Captain of the First Legion and Royal Wizard Conrad Snowden, attacked the Ardoladd estate, killing all of his family and relatives.
Only Kiryu and his older brother Kouga survived the attack, the two brothers both making it their missions to avenge their family and take the heads of the Snowden family.
Kouga joined the military, Kiryu following right behind. Kouga quickly got promoted up the ranks, first to Chosen of the First Flame, and later to the highest rank in the Kaligo military, the Commander of the First Flame – Pride.
Teenage years
Kiryu fought in the Fourth Flame, not as Commander or even Chosen, but as a lowly recruit. He watched as his brother effortlessly ascended the ranks, slightly crushing his competitive spirit.
A year later, by the age of 16, Kiryu worked his way up to becoming a Chosen of the Fourth Flame, proving invaluable with his fire magic and ruthless swordsmanship skills.
By the age of 17 (year 398), Kiryu’s brother Kouga Ardoladd died, killed by the Royal Wizard Kline Snowden during the battle at Azuria. Kiryu and the rest of the Chosen of the Fourth Flame were saved by his brother, who sacrificed himself to buy them time to retreat.
Following his brother’s death, Kiryu focused all his efforts on the war, training and honing his magic until he was puking up blood, all in hopes of eventually being strong enough to avenge his brother. He rose the ranks and was eventually promoted to the Commander of the Fourth Flame, taking on the codename; pride, just like his brother.
Losing his memory
Four years of later, during the siege of Kariaburg, Kiryu faced his brother’s killer, the Royal Wizard Kline Snowden.
Cornered and facing the same fate as his brother, he had no choice but to retreat. While trying to escape, Kiryu was hit with a blast of water, which sent him plummeting to his death over the castle walls.
He miraculously survived the fall, waking up on an unknown beach, but having lost his memory.
He stumbled through the Lost Forest, during which he found the Stone of Life & Time, which had been missing for thousands of years. He continued stumbling through the forest, having a close call with a giant, before passing out on the side of the road in Lumare territory.
He was saved by Maria Quinn, who took him to the village of Ironstraw. There, he met Uncle Quinn, who gave him his new name, Renji Caldara.
Along with his new name, Renji was ready to start building himself up all over again, now unshackled by the hatred of war and with newfound compassion and kindness.
He took it upon himself as his mission to rectify the mistakes he had made as Kiryu Ardoladd, to ultimately end the war and unify the two empires.
Special attributes, items
Kiryu has possession of the Stone of Life & Time, as well as his equipment from when he was a Commander (an Adamantite sword Dragonsbane and leather armor made of Greater Black Drake leather and magicite).
Because of his grueling training when he was a Commander of the Flame, Renji’s body is still automatically in a constant state of magistrength enhancement, albeit to a less powerful degree than when he was a Commander. Because of this, he is much stronger, faster, and physically resilient than he would otherwise be.
Misc information
What Kiryu did not know is that during the attack on his family, his elder sister and a few others also survived the attack. Though he hasn’t seen them since the attack, assuming them having died years ago, as they’ve been hiding in Durania all this time.
Kiryu, when he was still a Commander in the Kaligo Empire, had amongst the strongest fire magic in the Empire, or at least the most ruthless and unforgiving way of using it; scorching soldiers and civilians alike, like a beast… a monster… His fire magic is said to be strong enough to be able to produce white flames, able to melt through even adamantite.
As Renji Caldara, he has gained more life and purpose, no longer solely focused on the war. Renji has deeper goals, and is finally able to smile and joke around, enjoying life.
Renji likes dogs, well… really all animals; but especially big dogs. Renji gets surprisingly well along with animals of all kinds, possibly because of his newfound calm aura.
He is very kind and compassionate, and deeply regrets his past as Kiryu Ardoladd. He doesn’t understand how he ever could commit such atrocities.
Age: 21
Height: 181cm
Weapon: Dragonsbane (adamantite sword), water/fire magic, life/time stone
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