The reason why the Grave Robber ◊ is what she is was because she went into heavy debt after the loss of a family member (presumably her husband) and robbed his grave after realizing he had valuable jewelry on him.

By the time he sees them again, the boy is almost as tall as his mother.

When the Crusader leaves his home, his son is barely older than a toddler.

At some point he stops by his old home again and sees his family waving to the soldiers, considers for a moment, before hesitantly turning back. While he was once a humble husband, the comics show him having Took a Level in Badass as he utterly destroys those he comes across and leads at the very least a small army.

The Crusader ◊ was a simple farm's hand who was enlisted into the Crusades, leaving behind his wife and son.

The Arbalest, alone and crying with crossbow in hand, walks into the woods as her home burns behind her.

He takes the stuffed rabbit toy she was holding, and gives her her now iconic crossbow before tearfully sending her out the back. Her father arrives home, with a fatal injury in his stomach as he is chased by an angry mob. The one for the Arbalest ◊ is probably the most bleak of them all.At the very least, it didn't end well for most of them. For the Abomination ◊, we watch as he is subjected to Cold-Blooded Torture by a group of priests, who stick a hot poker to his head and brand him with his Mark of Shame.

After all, why would happy people willingly subject themselves to the horrors of this place? It also makes a few of the character's lines Harsher in Hindsight.

Having to hear it after returning from an expedition from which you lost one or more of your favorite party members, however.

The Hamlet, which is surprisingly tragic and moody for a simple town theme.

In a heavy Cosmic Horror Story with Permadeath, a cast full of Woobies, and crossing the Despair Event Horizon being a gameplay mechanic, stress is bound to build up outside the game as well.Īs a Moments subpage, all spoilers are unmarked as per policy.

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