Swashbuckler

Adolescence
Ramon was born in Barcelona, Spain. Second son of his parents, Ramon was a creative boy, and an avid reader. He grew up enamored with the tales of Spanish heroes, especially Don Quixote's defense of the little people. Zorro, though an American tale, was another favorite of Ramon. These heroes of the common folk, fighting against tyranny in the form of manipulative, evil rich governors armed only with a sword became almost obsessive for Ramon.

His parents, trying to dissuade him from doing something foolish, pushed Ramon's other love, that of old buildings and architecture. Ramon went through his younger school years drawing buildings in his spare time. But, when his parents and teachers were not looking, would place swordsmen in the pictures, always imagining himself fighting on cathedral steps and the like.

Because of the poem of Quixote, and other literature similar, Ramon also took a love to poetry. His teachers in school were impressed by some of his creations, and pushed him towards a path to become a poet.

Before Enlightenment
When Ramon qualified for University, he had to make a choice. He could either go into poetry, and guarantee himself a life of poverty, or go into the profitable world of architecture. Following his parents' plans for him, Ramon was accepted into the architecture program at the University of Barcelona. Excelling at his studies, Ramon graduated after four years and was hired by a firm based in Barcelona.

While at the firm, Ramon traveled some, mainly to Spain, France, and Portugal. He learned the languages of the other countries, and English as well since it is the language of business in Europe. Consequentially, Ramon rose in the firm until he became the site manager for senior architects.

In Paris, Ramon visited the Louvre one evening after work was completed. Quite notably, Ramon was drawn to the displays of the Musketeer era of French history. It was standing there, admiring the weaponry, when Ramon reached out and touched the display case holding a rapier of the era. Ramon felt a power of some sort coursing through him, but he was not sure what it was and had forgotten about it by the time he got to his rented apartment.

Age of Illumination
That night, the dream of white and dark occurred to him. Over the next week, Ramon had bought a replica rapier and practiced it in his spare time in his apartment. Due to his aura, his code of the swashbuckler, and the like, it was the Templars who knocked at his door a week later. Believing in the ideals of Old Europe, the match worked out well.

Before he joined the Scarlet and Cross Institute, Ramon was sent on a few errands of his own. The first time out, on his way home from the United States, he encountered a young Asian woman by the name of Wendy Suuyaki. During the plane flight back, a terrorist attack attempted to destroy the plane. Swashbuckler's skill with throwing knives came into the forefront, and the terrorists were subdued. Ramon and Wendy parted ways as reluctant friends.

On his next mission, Ramon was ordered to protect the life of a scientist on board a Caribbean cruise. There, not only did he run into Wendy Suuyaki again, but also ran into her sister, Kimyo, who worked for the Dragons. Unfortunately, Kimyo's mission was to kill the scientist. In the intrigue, the cruise was attacked by another group of terrorists. Though captured, Ramon was able to help Wendy defeat the terrorists, with little to no help from Kimyo, who had sided with the thugs.

While captured, Ramon was unable to prevent the death of the scientist at Kimyo's hands, but got revenge on the Dragon by capturing her and turning Kimyo over to the Templars for interrogation.

After this, and a bit depressed by his failure, Ramon read a recruitment flyer for the Scarlet and Cross Institute. He decided to look into joining the organization, wanting to move into more paranormal investigations as Ramon was tired of terrorists. Applying, and being accepted, Ramon is now in the Savage Coast, looking into the paranormal activity occurring in Maine.

Related Links
Scarlet and Cross Institute

Wendy "Silk" Suuyaki

Kimyo "Satin" Suuyaki

Anne "AnneBonny" Porteiga