Just a Hint....
The Knight stood at the top of a mountain peek and wept. His long silver-white hair blowing in the fierce hot wind as the infernal menace flew away with his essence. Aedon had done as he promised. The town of Ryllian was saved from destruction, but at what cost to her defender.
His gold eyes scanned the peaceful village of 153 people safe asleep in their beds knowing that their local hero was keeping them safe. Little did they know that in order to save them from a threat they knew nothing about they would never see their champion again.
Aedon nodded to his mount and said a last goodbye to the home he had known for the last 59 years. His family and friends could never know of the pact he made. How Aedon’s foolish bravery had led him to make an enemy that even the “Mighty Fairchylde” could not oppose, and how in order to save the town he had surrendered his immortal soul. He had no choice. He had told the town leaders many years ago that he would defend Ryllian with his soul if necessary and so it came to that.
Aedon Fairchylde was a traveler and a Paladin. For many years he had traveled the planes righting wrongs and defending the weak. Eventually he grew tired and decided to settle down in the town of Ryllian. He was greeted with suspicion at first because his reputation drew enemies and he was constantly fighting them off and endangering the innocents. After a decade the town settled down and the world forgot about the Paladin living the life of a healer in the town of Ryllian and everything was peaceful and calm. Aedon married a town woman named Traci and they had 3 lovely daughters. All of who took after their father Sashi joined the clerics, Torri is the town healer, and Danni is the local sheriff.
One day Aedon went for a ride to town a week away only to find that an old enemy had become the town mayor and was turning the townsmen into pseudonatural monsters. He was able to defeat the Pseudonatuarlist but their employer a vengeance demon took note of the Paladin and decided that he would destroy the town while Aedon was away.
The Demon unleashed a powerful spell that destroyed the town and everyone in it but froze time at the last second before the spell went off. The daemon waited for Aedon to return and advised the knight about the impending destruction of the village and all that Aedon loved. The demon offered Aedon a choice, His soul for the souls in both Ryllian and the other town. Aedon had no choice. He could not allow his loved ones to come to harm.
Now as Aedon walked away from his home and all that he loved he could think of only one thing, getting his soul back and destroying the fiend who did this to him.