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The man who became known as the Crusader was a warrior of the 10th Century.

El Alemain's mother was a Frankish woman had died she gave him an amulet on her deathbed. As an adult he became a fierce warrior, leading a gang of Mongolian warriors. During a battle in El Bakar he won the Saracen, a sword that was believed to make its wielder invincible. The sword was coveted by his second in command, Tenga Khan. When they came across some knights led by Sir John O'Dare of King Richard heading for the Crusades, Tenga Khan took this as an opportunity to take the Saracen from El Alemain by trying to convince him to attack the knights. El Alemain refused, noticing that the knights appeared ill and were of no threat to them. Tenga Khan convinced the other warriors to attack anyway, forcing El Alemain to come to their aid. However when the knights identified that they were infected with the Black Plague, they pulled back. Angered at Tenga Khan's insubordination, El Alemain challenged him to a duel. When Tenga Khan's men attempted to kill El Alemain with an error, John O'Dare and his knights came to his aid, helping him slay his betrayers.

Dying of the Plague, Sir John recognized the amulet around El Alemain's neck and realized that they were brothers. With his dying breath Sir John asked El Alemain to wear his armor and go fight for King Richard in the Holy Lands. Honoring his brother's wishes, El Alemain put on the armor and buried his brother, and thus the Crusader was born.[1]

The Crusader ended up tracking down King Richard and his knights in Egypt sometime around the year 1192 AD. There he convinced King Richard of his loyalty to his Crusade and proved his worth by clashing with and defeating the Saladin of Egypt. The Crusader allowed the Saladin to live and let him go, earning him the Saladin's respect as well.[2] Not long after joining King Richard's knights, the Crusader discovered that one of the King's men, a knight named Guy de Montfort plotted to assassinate the King. After thwarting the initial assassination attempt, the Crusader was knocked out by Montfort and his followers and turned over to slavers who also disarmed him of his Saracen. El Alemain managed to break free from captivity, recover his weapon and return to camp. He returned to the camp but had no evidence to prove De Montfort's treachery, but warned the traitor not to make an attempt on the King again.[3] When Sir Quincey was captured by the Saladin's men while in the possession of a campaign map, the Crusader disguised himself as an old man in order to get close to the Muslim camp and rescue Quincey. He was betrayed by De Montfort, and his disguise compromised. El Alemain battled the Saladin's forces and was captured as well. However the Saladin, remembering the Crusader's previous mercy decided to let both the Crusader and Sir Quincy go, foiling De Montfort's plot to eliminate the Crusader.[4]

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El Alemain carried a sword called the Saracen, which it was believed that the sword made its wielder invincible, however there is no evidence to support this.

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