[quote=Zmerr]
Darkwolf, is there anyway you could be a little more specific on Orthac's ability?"His breath can take and give life, and slaves those he raises to his will" Does this mean he can just kill or raise people from the dead? I'm especially curious about the killing at will part. Are there any specific stipulations on that? How does it work? How long does it take to kill someone? If it's too instant or if it applies to anyone/anything, I might ask you to tone it down a bit. That's like a one hit battle-winner. Cool, but maybe a bit much.Sorry it took so long to respond. I saw this earlier and just had to sit on it for a little while. However, Karthac is fine. No changes needed for her.
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It's essentially a process of tearing ones soul out, which I think is likely the easiest way to explain stealing life. Its not instant on anyone but the "weakwilled"... In other words, only on the faceless looks, unless another player wishes otherwise.
On the stronger willed it wouldn't be instant but a slower process, with the feeling of tiredness and extreme dreariness... And when the person finally falls asleep, that is the end of the process, death. From there their soul can be devoured by Orthac for a variety of reasons, whether it be to acquire knowledge or rejuvenate himself without requiring true sleep.
Conversely, he can raise the recently deceased to serve him by binding their souls back into their body and, if he wishes, to his will. Obviously, the restrictions apply to non-faceless mooks so not to infringe of other players rights over their characters