Commander Steven Crunch



Commander Crunch is a native of the Talassa caer, and an infantry captain in the Regency Fist. He was placed in command of the Regency landing near the Viti ruins, where he oversaw the clearing of the harbor and the building of a heavy palisade around his encampment. He was embarked on the reinforcement and expansion of this palisade to accommodate the landing of the main Regency force when he was attacked by a large detachment of Ta-Den mercenaries sent by the Empire.

Convinced by Regency propaganda that the collapse of the Avenanhma caer was caused by the Heroes of Anglesey, he refused to negotiate with the Imperial force, but he did allow Father Malleus Tago to travel to New Viti as an envoy and meet the Emperor. Upon the cleric's return with the intelligence that the Emperor was genuine, Crunch requested time to discuss his course of action with his officers.

At some point during the night that followed, Regency loyalists unleashed several elemental or demonic creatures that had, until then, been imprisoned inside large crates shipped to the mainland by the Fist. These beasts attacked the Regency force within the palisade, causing chaos and a great number of casualties. It was only thanks to the swift action of the Heroes that any of the Regency garrison were saved.

After the short battle, Crunch officially surrendered his command to the Ta-Den general Wu'Hama. Many of his troops have since joined the Imperial army at New Viti.