Editing Eternal Champion (section)

==The Character==
The Eternal Champion, as established above, is the archetype wielded as an agent by the Cosmic Balance. Whenever Law or Chaos is gaining too much strength, the Eternal Champion will be sent to defeat it and restore the balance. As such, this soul exists on every world and in every time period, each individual version doomed to a life in which they will be surrounded by strife and destruction... although, admittedly, they do often see peace for stretches - sometimes pretty long ones, at that. Their loneliness is somewhat abated by the fact that the Cosmic Balance has established two other archetypes to grant them aid and succor; the Eternal Companion, destined to aid and assist the Eternal Champion, and the Eternal Consort, destined to be their lover. (The Dark Tower, anyone?)

Of course, this series leaning somewhat towards the [[grimdark]], an Eternal Champion doesn't necessarily know what their purpose is, which can bring them much suffering as Law and Chaos seemingly both turn on them for no reason. And then there are the poor dumb bastards who learn their destiny and try to fight it...

Regardless of incarnation, the Eternal Champion is always a mighty warrior, as well as being adept in strategy and tactics. They are usually adept leaders of fighters, if often unwilling to do so. The Eternal Champions often wield swords with black blades, but this is more an affectation; some Champions have wielded Black Swords that were powerful entities in their own right, such as Stormbringer.

Normally, the incarnations of the Champion do not interact and are treated as serial incarnations for facets of a single consciousness, but various cataclysmic events (such as the end of a Cycle of Cycles of the multiverse's progression, or an invasion by hostile entities from an entirely separate multiverse) may bring them together in various ways. This is very dangerous (it causes strains on the fabric of the multiverse as well as mental issues for the Champion), but amplifies the Champion's power enormously.

The most famous Eternal Champion is [[Elric]].