Atrum Erus

Atrum Erus, formerly known as Jon Cire and also known as the knight errant Cyre, is a shade currently residing as a knight in the Kingdom of Asgarnia, and the former Lord Baron of the Knights Kinshra. Born in a quiet, rural region in the northern reaches of the kingdom, Atrum had several siblings, most of whom considered him a pariah. Eventually, the young man chose to enlist himself in the Kinshra, out of spite for the family who had pledged themselves to the cause of the White Knights. Atrum was present for many incidents in the Kinshra, amongst which included the Edgeville Incident and the War of 164, where he personally operated under the command of the future Lord Daquarius. At the war's conclusion, Atrum continued to serve faithfully as one of Daquarius' men, assuming the rank of Knight Captain. After several events, usually involving the World Guardian, the Kinshra began to suffer a wave of dissent and Daquarius temporarily withdrew into hiding. Atrum served the succeeding lords with various degrees of loyalty, but ambition secretly burned within him.

He got his chance when he was able to kill both his liege lord and his own father in a border skirmish with the White Knights. Seizing power, Atrum proclaimed himself as Lord Atrum Erus of the Kinshra Knights. He subsequently led the Knights Kinshra to several victories, nearly achieving victory over their hated rivals, if not for the blade that wedged itself into his heart, courtesy of his own brother. Atrum perished within the city of Falador, and would have remained that way, were it not for the sudden intervention of the entity calling itself Umbra. Promising him vast amounts of power, Umbra was able to strike a deal with the dead lord, and send him back to Gielinor as an unholy abombination: a shade, whose very soul had been corrupted into an ever-shifting mass of shadows.

Atrum soon managed to re-adjust himself to the world of the living, and cooperated with several Lords of the Kinshra, eventually re-assuming power himself. This dominion was short-lived, as he was soon banished from the realm due to a skirmish with the Nourom Coven. In due time, however, Atrum returned, and shortly thereafter, swore an oath of allegiance to the Baroness and Baron of the Kinshra: Keltsun Sulla and Xandres Zarco. Proving himself a capable soldier and leader, Atrum rose through the ranks yet again, becoming a trusted member of the order, even once again achieving lordship. He participated in numerous noteworthy events, and upon the disappearance of Keltsun and Xandres, assumed power yet again. From then on, it was a constant battle with enemies from without, such as New Haven, the Holy Asgarnian Empire, the Commonwealth of Gielinor, and the Dark Moon, and enemies from within, including some of his own lords.

The balance of power continually sea-sawed, and one day, Atrum was outright removed from the order, his position usurped by the future Grand Master Carter Simmons. Donning the old armour of a knight errant, Atrum became the wanderer known as Cyre, eventually finding service in Misthalin and becoming one of King Aaron Lansing's personal soldiers. For a short while, Atrum served faithfully, but soon became disillusioned, particularly after the vampyric invasion across the Salve, and was re-invited back to the Kinshra Order. His rule was brief, and he was soon ousted by the Lord Deracot. Atrum briefly showed his face at the coronation of Andreas de Moselle, then vanished for a long period of time. He later reappeared in the court of King James, of House Grey. Swearing allegiance to the crown, Atrum became a Knight of Asgarnia, and bears this distinction to this day.