Crom Markey-Dubh

Backstory

     Crom was born on June 23rd in the midwestern area of the United States to mother Ewen Dubh and father Cenn Dubh. All dullahans, or as Americans refer to them, headless horsemen, they lived their lives peacefully without much bother. It was when Crom was merely a toddler that things went south. Cenn had often taken his little one out on horseback to kindle a love of horses from a young age. This particular night, a storm rolled in and then thunder spoked Cenn's horse. This caused the creature to rear back, nearly knocking Cenn off before running in a random direction. The toddler Crom who had been behind his father on the horse had fallen off, and was now alone. He began to cry, not knowing what to do and scared by the loud thunder. It wasn't long after that someone walked up. He could see his face but in a swift movement, he grabbed the toddler Crom and covered his mouth before running off into a nearby van. 

     The next thing Crom knew, he was in a cage with two other children like him. Mythical and fantastical children of all kinds in a large warehouse, all locked in cages. He was in that cage for only a few hours before being taken out forcefully but dirty goons. He was dragged into a room and strapped down onto a table, face down. He cried for help, but none came. Instead, the goons took a cattle iron and branded the poor child with the brand of the ring he had been brought into: Parasol Seminary. After being branded and cataloged he was thrown into the cage once more to live out months of decrepit conditions. Eventually he stopped crying for help and the sounds of screams of others was his nightly lullaby. One day, he was taken out of his cage and cleaned up. He had no idea why, and no one said anything. He was led to what looked to be the back part of a stage and was chained up before being put into a large cage he could stand in. He could hear an announcer and murmurs of a crowd until the curtain rose, revealing he was indeed in front of a crowd. All of them wore masks and his bidding started at 10 grand. He was to be auctioned. The bidding went on for several minutes, the number rising and rising due to the rarity of his species. Eventually, a final bid was made to what looked to be a young couple. The curtain closed and he was taken off the stage to a holding cell. 

     It was another few hours before he was taken back out. He was led through the warehouse to what was likely the back and put in the back of a car, chains being attached to the passenger seat while also being buckled in. The couple who bought him got in the front and drove off promptly. It was silent on the way back and they drove for hours, Crom eventually falling asleep from feeling the nice comfort of the soft car seat. He awoke as the car stopped. They were in a completely different area, parked behind a semi large building with a quaint house behind it. The door opened and it was the female of his two buyers. She opened the door and when noticing Crom looked frightened, she took off her mask, revealing a kind face. She began to explain as she undid his chains. They had been researching dullahans for some time and when they stumbled upon and advertisement for a Dullahan, they felt they had to help. Of course little Crom didnt understand and just accepted his fate.

     Crom grew up with Ichabod and Bronarch Markey since. His memories of the seminary quickly faded and soon he didn't remember it at all. He was fed a lie saying that they found him on the streets when transporting a body and he grew up thinking that was the case. He began to grow into a fine young man, helping his adoptive parents with their mortuary business while also keeping the legend of Sleepy Hollow alive. While a little developmentally challenged and getting held back a few times in school, he finally was ready for college and applied to a fantastical creature focused college named Briar Rose University. There, he not only met the love of his life, but he even managed to find out who his birth parents are and rekindle a relationship with them.

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