Ruby, Cinnabar Knight

PASSIVE TRAIT

Shadow Siphon - The first time Ruby deals damage each turn, she gains 1 Control until your next turn.

ABILITY

Cinnabar Reaping

Deal 4 damage to target enemy Forgekin. If it is defeated, Ruby gains 1 Power until the end of your next turn.

FLAVOR TEXT

"Her glaive does not spill shadows. It harvests them."

LORE

**The Ruby Knight** *Excerpt from an Emberbound field report, Whispering Expanse outpost:* “We found Ruby among the fractured basalt of a ruined shrine, her obsidian-black armor traced with ruby-red veins. Why a sanctuary bearing Shadow markings stands within the Whispering Expanse remains uncertain. She has permitted us to examine its outer chambers. Beyond them, her lowered glaive makes her position clear. When threatened, Ruby draws the surrounding darkness along her blade. The red seams of her armor brighten before she releases it in a sweeping Cinnabar Reaping strike. Those who have witnessed this at close range tend to describe the sound before the light - or decline to describe either. The wandering scholar-tinkerer Selene earned her trust through repeated visits, leaving damaged inscriptions undisturbed and returning what others had taken. When Ruby accepted their Accord, she struck the Kinprint Selene offered with her glaive. The blade left no fracture. Instead, an onyx imprint settled across its metal surface, carrying a trace of her willingly offered essence into the engraved channels. Ruby has since chosen to Stay Kindled beside her partner. She accompanies Selene through the dunes, but whenever their route approaches the shrine, she turns toward it. Selene follows. She has learned that trust sometimes means allowing Ruby to lead.”