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===Captain Anton Dusard===
Darklord of Locknar Cove. Born impoverished and raised in the slums of a busy port, Anton Dusard learned to treasure gold over everything, especially human life. At age 16, he betrayed his parents to their creditors and used the bounty to invest in a merchant ship. He then proceeded to take sole captaincy of the vessel through murder and extortion. When war came to his native kingdom, he avoided financial ruin by becoming a privateer. Though he amassed a significant fortune, his avarice was insatiable; when his patron monarch demanded taxes on Anton's looted plunder, the privateer went renegade rather than part with so much as a single coin, bombarding and looting his own homeport before sailing away to become a feared pirate.

Establishing a hidden stronghold in the set of islands known as the Dismal Four, specifically on Locknar Cove, he continued to prey on merchant ships and amassed an enormous fortune. So much so that his own men began to dream of stealing it for themselves. One misty night, as Dusard's ship the Grasping Claw sailed into Locknar Cove, they mutineed. Though Dusard fought like a demon, he was outnumbered with few supportors; in a final act of spite, he ignited the ship's powder magazine and blasted them all to splinters.

The explosion flung his maimed body into the cold, black sea, where the dying man floated. He clung to life long enough to see a single lifeboat sail past, bearing with it the crew's sole survivor. That sight snapped Dusard's mind, and he called upon every ounce of his being, swearing to keep his treasure from beyond the grave. As he slowly sank into the waves, the mists closed in.

Ever since that day, Dusard has lurked in the depths of his fortified, trap-laden labyrinth on Locknar Cove, a [[ghost]] [[pirate]] jealously guarding his treasure. His curse is simple: the absolute terror of knowing he can ''never'' end his vigilance. To heighten his fears, he instinctively knows when somebody else in Locknar Trove is aware of his treasure's existence, although not who they are or where they are. Furthermore, the sole survivor of his crew, William Copperplate, still lives an unnaturally preserved life, and wants Dusard's treasure for himself, and is eager to manipulate others into doing the dirty work for him. As for the crew who died when the Grasping Claw blew up? They rise from their watery graves as ghosts once a year, and immediately launch an attack on the island, hoping to plunder the horde they gave their lives to try and win. Although Dusard can banish them with a touch, their efforts stoke his terror. Furthermore, the ghostly crew is also instantly returned to undeath and given a chance to assault his hoard whenever Dusard uses his "horrifying appearance" ghostly power, and so he is loathe to use it.

When he wills the closure of the cove, the seas become dangerously turbulent and choked in an impenetrable mist, whilst the forests of the western border become twisted walls of gnarled wood and the roads twist back on themselves, so every step only leads a traveler back to Ruttledge village.

If defeated, Dusard will reform in a single night. Only by plundering the entirety of his hoard, down to the last coin, will he be banished to the afterlife forever.