Name:

Title: Flesh Weaver - He is called this due to his penchant to craft horrible abominations and putrid golems of flesh and bone.

Grave Lord - A title granted to himself to instill fear in those who here it and show his mastery over the dead.

Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180 lbs
Age: Exact age unknown - probably in the low hundreds
Race/Species: Lich - Formerly human

Tier/Influence: 4 (National);
While Mortan is not a great fighter nor does he have inhuman strength or speed, his magic places him as a potent adversary. If a someone could survive through his undead hordes and golems they would have a chance to kill Mortan, for a time.
Group(s): (expecting) Lycholme Cultists

Appearance:


Personality: Mortan is a scientist of necromantic magic, He is nearly always in his workshop trying to craft better undead creatures, obsessed with making his pets deadlier or indomitable. Alternatively he is in his library researching ancient text to hone his abilities. His lust for power is indeed more of an acedemic one, he desires nothing more than to push his 'necromantic science' to the limit. He is cold and calculating, a far cry from the power mad arch villains who perpetuate cruelty for cruelties sake. Mortan is not above truly abhorrent methods to reach his goals, as he did artificially extend his own 'life' through necromancy.

Abilities, Talents, Traits, Powers:

• ^{( 4 )} Raise Ghoul -- Motan can raise a fresh corpse (within a few days) to do his bidding, they are slow but quite strong and incredibly tough to kill. Mortan can comfortably control Approximately 120 Ghouls at one time before his strength is significantly taxed, These are not limited to human corpses.
• ^{( 3 )} Ghoul -- (Note: explanation of a Ghoul not a separate power) As the corpse is no longer limited by self-preservation instincts or the need to breathe or eat they are notable adversaries. The Ghouls can only be stopped by damage sufficient cripple it entirely, head wounds are inconvenient when they damage sensory organs and wounds to the body do essentially nothing.
• ^{( 4 )} Flesh Golem -- Raised through similar magic as his Ghouls but cobbled together from many corpses into one hulking monstrosity. The Golems are raised through a long and slow ritual that fuels the creature with the magic to be sustained without a summoner or necromancer to command it. Strength and ability will vary based on the Golem construction
• ^{( 4 )} Lich Phylactery -- Mortan's life force is contained within his Phylactery granting him Eternal life so long as it is intact. While he can be 'killed' by conventional damage to his body he does not remain dead for long and will return within a few days.
• ^{( 3 )} Soul Rend -- Mortan can tear the soul of his victims asunder, this mostly manifests as searing agony and crippling weakness that will generally last for a few weeks as their soul heals.
• ^{( 2 )} Terrify -- Mortan can project vivid hallucinations of death and decay. This is generally sufficient to send soldiers and peasants (teir 1/2) fleeing from the Lich however Elite soldier and Heroes (tier 3/4) can resist the ability

Followers:

• ^{( 3 )} Vampire Coven -- Mortan commands the loyalty of a small group of vampires (16 vampires), while not his own they where granted as servants to the Lich by an ancient Vampire house. The group is commanded by a senior Vampire (teir 3), who would be a fair opponent to an experienced Paladin or Knight, the other Vampire soldiers are weaker (teir 2), easily being faster and stronger than an average human but a fair opponent for experienced soldiers. Their primary use is to feed themselves normally and give their victims over to Mortan as fresh specimens.
• ^{( 3 )} Fallen Paladin -- Mortan has four fallen Paladin knights at his disposal, they act as bodyguards and lieutenants to the Lich. They are experienced fighters but lack any kind of magical talents.
• ^{( 3 )} Necromancer Apprentice -- Over the years Mortan has attracted outcast Necromancers and trained them to be in his service, they are not nearly as powerful as Mortan but assist Mortan in the Golem raising rituals and can command small forces of the dead on their own.
  
  Items: (The items, equipment or weapons your character has. What is in their inventory? What do they bring with them? What do they own? Just like an ability or power, explain what it is, what it does and what it looks like. If it is to big to carry, where do they put it? Consider points like these.)

• ^{( 2 )} Staff of the Grave lord -- A simple staff carried by Mortan, it has no magical powers in itself however it is exquisitely crafted from steel and topped with a grim silver skull.
• ^{( 2 )} Golem Crafting supplies -- Not inherently magical but has all the supplies neccecary to bind flesh together well enough for his magic to control the whole creature.
• ^{( 2 )} Grave Armor -- A set of armor, breastplate, Shoulder Guards, and greaves. While also not enchanted in any way the armor is well crafted polished steel, but generally covered by heavy tattered robes.
• ^{( 3 )} Plague Knife -- A long dagger that is enchanted to infect its victims with a virulent plague. It is not immediately fatal but will generally kill its victim within a few days unless healed by divine magic (theoretically could be healed by adv technology or other powerful healing abilities)
• ^{( 4 )} Lich Phylactery -- An exquisitely crafted jar, bound in rune etched steel serves as a container for Mortan's life force. If this artifact where ever destroyed Mortan would cease to live and crumble to dust.

History:
Mortan's birth name and childhood are lost to history, even Mortan has largely forgotten. As a young adult he was brought to one of the Mages collages of Ecentopia. Being tutored in elemental and divine magic Mortan's abilities grew terribly slowly, in frustration he began exploring other forms of magic including forbidden dark arts. The collage he attended was staunchly opposed to any form of black magic. His dabbling in black magic was found out and he was ultimately cast out and stripped of any rank or station within the local Mages guild. Before he was removed Mortan did manage to steal a tome about the dark arts, unfortunately it was not an in depth book and gave him very little knowledge but his power still grew quickly as the kind of magic came easily to him.

It did not take him long to master the abilities in the tome as they where very simple spells that where hardly more than parlor tricks, but still a gate way to more terrible powers. After his mastery of the simple tome he began to experiment with the magic in other ways. It was slow and very often his attempts did not work at all but the strength of his power grew with his experimentation. During this time he was little more than a beggar in one of the larger cities, scrounging what he could to sustain himself and his tireless research. He existed in this state for many years with his activities creating morbid rumors of an undead infiltration of the city. These rumors did make his life more difficult as the city watch was on the hunt for any suspicious black magic users, but he had grown strong enough to raise a corpse from the dead to do his bidding. They where slow and stupid creatures, but terribly useful.

When Mortan was beginning to reach middle age he had managed to avoid the city watch for many years, he had also grown in power to control several undead minions. He finally decided to raid the local Mages guild for more potent tomes of the Dark Arts. His raid was under the cover of darkness, in an attempt to make the entry as quiet and non-violent as possible. He did have to slay several of the town watch and an apprentice wizard, but their bodies where not discovered until the next day outside the city walls. He did however get his prize, an ancient tome of powerful necromancy. The tome was owned previously by a powerful Lich who was destroyed hundreds of years ago. Its spell book was preserved to give Mages an understanding of the necromantic arts if ever another Lich should arise. Within the tome where meticulous descriptions of powerful rituals and the method of creating a Phylactery. While there where other forms of magic in the tome Mortan grew obsessed with the idea of creating Golems.

He spent years attempting to create powerful Golems, although his first attempts where staggeringly useless. This was not any kind of deterrent for him however and he only grew more obsessed. He refined his technique through hundreds of attempts, slowly perfecting his craft. Before he poured his life force into a phylactery he did manage to create a few Golems of sufficient quality that they well outstripped a regular Ghoul. They where little more than hulking muscle bound abominations, but Mortan was not satisfied with them and resolved to make them greater. But he did not have the time he needed, he was starting to notice his advancing age. He was not a decrepit old man but he began to notice that he was ordering his Ghouls to do more and more of the heavy lifting. so he decided to finally craft a Phylactery, this took some time as the materials needed where quite difficult to obtain and the ritual was immensely complicated.

After this he rose again as Mortan the Lich, he spent years growing his sphere of influence and obtaining his titles of Grave Lord, and Flesh weaver. During this time he collected other outcast Necromancers, Fallen Paladins and a group of Vampires. The vampires have not pledged their loyalty to Mortan and still owe their allegiance to one of the ancient vampire houses. They where gifted as servants, and likely spies, to Mortan in exchange for a handful of his powerful Flesh Golems. Recently Mortan has been on the move, hiding from the kingdoms to avoid being hunted, searching for a safe place for him to hunker down and continue his research, and to grow his power.

Name: Kobasratha
Title: The Soul Duke

Height: 6'1 (7'7 with horns)
Weight: 168lbs
Age: Old, by demonic standards, though no precise amount is known
Race: Demon

Tier: 4 (National) - While nothing special in terms of physical power, Kobasratha can potentially affect a huge area using the souls he purchases.
Groups: Cult of Lycholme

Appearance: Kobasratha is an intimidating figure. Just over six feet tall, with tough, jet black skin and eyes that glow a cold blue. Thick spikes running along the back, pointing skywards like the crown of horns that adorn the brutish head. Powerfully built and distinctly otherworldly.

Personality: Kobasratha, like any demon, is utterly malevolent. The only disctinction in that regard is the form that that malevolence takes. Kobasratha's evil resides in a patient, scheming manner. He sees concepts such as faith and morality like a game. He, of all people, would know that everyone has their price, even the most celebrated of saints and the most pious of angels.
He is quite content to wait for his plans to come to fruition. He does not celebrate victory, because though he does enjoy it, it no longer seems like there is much chance of failure. Winning is good, but unsurprising. However, he does not seem surprised when he is defeated, either, despite its relative rarity. In truth, he is impressed with the victor, and will often commend them for their success, before devising or improving a plan to continue with.
Power is Kobasratha's primary motivation. He desires to gather ever more souls to serve him and establish a permanent base on the mortal plane, from which he will enact further villainy. How will he do this? The greed of mortals and a little fine print tends to get Kobasratha his way.

Abilities, Talents, Traits, Powers:

• ⁽⁴⁾ Soul Duke: Kobasratha can sell certain vile commodities to mortals in exchange for their souls, upon death. These include bound lesser demons, castings of powerful enchantments long-forgotten by mortal civilisations, strange and advanced potions and even liquified pain. Upon death, the soul of the mortal will be forcibly transported to Kobasratha's castle in Hell, where he will decide on a use for them.
• ⁽²⁾ Twin existence: Kobasratha can simultaneously be on the mortal plane and Hell at the same time, organising his army of souls while gathering more "recruits".
• ⁽⁴⁾ Shadow of the demon: Kobasratha cannot be physically manifested on the mortal plane for more thana few hours. However, he can possess a weak-willed (definition: unimportant NPC) mortal indefinitely, posing as them and having access to their memories and a general idea of how they would act. Abilities inherent to the body, such as naturally occuring magic, are available to Kobasratha, but learnt abilities (such as studied magic) are not. Abilities which start off inherently but are developed through practice (such as psionics) can be used at the natural level only.
• ⁽⁴⁾ Lord of the Dark: Souls are valuable commodities, if you know how to use them. Kobasratha uses many in the processes required to produce many of the other items he uses to buy more souls. He has consumed a number in the past, permanently boosting his physical and mental power. He does not do this often, as this permanently destroys the soul, reducing opportunity for pain. Lastly, there is a process that can turn a captured soul into a weak form of demon, with stronger and more good-aligned souls forming more powerful demons (Kobasratha himself was formed from an angel), which are born compelled to the creator's service, unlesss they are a more powerful demon than the creator.

Items:

• ⁽⁴⁾ Thousands of souls: Useful for many things, see above.
• ⁽⁴⁾ A wealth of demonic commodities: Used for buying souls, in countless forms and uses, some also mentioned above.
• ⁽⁴⁾ Castle Kobasratha: A demiplane about five miles across within Hell. Most of the souls Kobasratha owns are housed here, working for eternity or until their master decides upon another use for them.

History: Kobasratha was orginally an angel, sent as part of a strike force to assassinate Asmodeus himself. The whole operation was going to plan, right up until they finally got into the room with Asmodeus. He had known they were coming, and was nowhere to be seen. In his place a series of traps killed almost the entire team, leaving only the angel that would become Kobasratha standing. It was then that Asmodeus offered the angel a chance to survive and escape an eternity of torture. Kobasratha accepted.
Since then, Kobasratha has travelled throughout the universe, with little care for who he hurts. More recently, though, he discovered the planet Lycholme, where almost an entire planet was slaughtered in the name of a powerful necromancer. Seeing a chance to "do business" he made an offer to some of the survivors. A much better chance at survival, in exchange for their humanity. What he meant by this, was that he would turn them into demons. Most accepted, which was excellent for him - he was effectively getting a few dozen souls for free. Never let it be said that Kobasratha does not keep his word.

Name: Will (Traveller)

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 245 lbs
Age: 28
Race/Species: Human

Tier/Influence: 4 (national) He is a normal human, just very athletic, skilled, and enhanced with magic.

Group(s): Not affiliated

Appearance: Skin of a bronze hue, a strong jaw, full eyebrows, green eyes, and short brown hair describes Will's basic appearance. Will also has a muscular body type, coming in around 245 lbs. He has a rune on each hand, the runes being that of three black interlaced rings. Will usually wears dark colored pants and shirts and soft, black, dragon leather armor.

Personality: Kind, he is always nice to others who deserve it. Easy going, as long as you're neutral with Will he is a friend and he'll also let things go. Reliable. Optimistic. Kind, but albeit a little cold if need be. A small touch of stubbornness and finally, willpower. Will is also a man of balance, depicted by his rune of three equal rings interlaced equally.

Abilities, Talents, Traits, Powers:

• ^{( 3 )} Summond Sword -- A two-handed summoned sword which appears black-blue with a dull blue glow. It is much stronger and sharper than most blades because it is composed of meteorite iron, which is much stronger than normal iron and imbued with magic. The sword is dispelled after use.
• ^{( 3 )} Mana Wings -- Dark blue wings which, once summoned, will sprout from his back. They're twelve feet in wingspan and four feet in height and will allow him to fly in atmosphere.
• ^{( 4 )} Blink -- Will can teleport a distance of 5 meters in the blink of an eye.
• ^{( 4 )} Mana Shield -- a dark blue, circular or wall-like shield made from mana which is capable of being casted as anything from a form fitting shield to a spherical shield the size of an outhouse. The shield defends against physical and magical attacks.
• ^{( 3 )} Life Aura -- An aura which supports the life of whoever is blessed with it. It moderately increases reaction time, speed, strength, resistance to magic and physical attacks, healing, and magic casting above a normal human, but not to a superhuman level.
• ^{( 3 )} Combat Ability -- Will is highly skilled with a sword and has been enhanced with magic, giving him extraordinary skills with swords.

Items:

• ^{( 2 )} Dragon Leather -- His soft leather armor is made from the hide of a special scaleless dragon. It is moderatly resistant to physical attacks grants slight magical resistance.

History: Will was born at a monk monastery to a mage and a knight. There, he learned to use magic as well as how to use a sword. He took to steel more than magic, but after years of training with both, he ended up mixing the two.

After reaching eighteen and completing his training, Will planned to leave the mountains. Before leaving, however, the monks blessed him with the life aura and gave him dragon leather as gifts to help him during his travels. Then, at the end of winter, Will began his journey through the well-known cities and towns of his world while also traveling where his parents once traveled. Will also wanted to help people, become a traveling hero.

During his travels, he earned the nickname "The Traveler". He also routinely battles bandits and creatures but has never joined in on any wars.

Influence: 3

Groups: Currently none.

Description:



Abilties, Talents, Traits, Powers:

• ⁽³⁾ Second form -- Rosa is able to transform into a huge, wolflike version of herself. As long as she does so, she has dramatically improved strength, speed, reaction time, and physical resilience.
• ⁽³⁾ Regeneration -- Rosa is able to regenerate most injuries inflicted upon her within ten minutes. However, silver burns her, and will stop any injuries it comes into contact with from ever healing. She can't regenerate lost limbs, and many wounds of a high caliber, such as broken bones, will take even longer, possibly reaching one hour or even more. Also, if an injury leaves a foreign body inside of Rosa (i.e. bullet wounds) the injury cannot heal until the foreign body is removed.
• ⁽²⁾ Physical superiority -- In her human form, Rosa's strength, speed, reaction time, and physical resilience are superior to those of a normal human, but not as much as her second form's.
• ⁽²⁾ Gunplay -- Rosa knows how to load, aim, and accurately fire most modern guns, and is particularly skilled in the use of shotguns and pistols.
• ^(2] Brawling -- Rosa is good in a fistfight, though her style is heavily practical - she's not good enough to show off.

Items:

• ⁽³⁾ Portal network -- Rosa knows a guy who owns a portal network between a few well-traveled planets, and charges people to use it. For someone who travels a lot, like herself, this comes in handy, even if it gets expensive.
• ⁽²⁾ Accomodation -- Rosa has a flat on Frixion Prime, and a townhouse in New Bastion, on Ecetopia. They're good, but nothing fancy.
• ⁽²⁾ Guns -- Rosa has a shotgun and a pistol, as well as plenty of ammo, which she stores at her flat if the technology level of wherever she's headed wouldn't account for them.

Background: Rosa lived in a small Ecetopian town for most of her childhood, brought up by her parents, Helena and Leopold Bowe. Leopold's disappearance when Rosa was 12 dramatically changed things.
Helena had difficulty coping, and Rosa soon found herself providing for both of them, hunting game in the nearby forest and selling it to the townsfolk. It was extremely difficult at first, and the two narrowly avoided poverty and starvation. However, as things progressed, Rosa's skill developed. Their situation was stable again, though Helena continued to suffer.
This ended with her suicide. Her grief over Leopold, two years after his disappearance, finally proved too much. Rosa, upon discovering her mother, fled into the woods.
Rosa soon regretted this decision. She was thoroughly lost be nightfall, with no food, fire, or shelter. Eventually she accepted she would spend the night out there, and did so. However, a pack of huge wolves attacked her in the night, and, though she tried to flee, she ended up bitten, and soon collapsed from blood loss.
When she woke up, she found herself in an encampment - which she later learned to be the home of the werewolf pack Pack Stoneheart, of which she was the newest member. Amazingly, Leopold was there, too (in fact, he had become the pack leader). Despite the tragedy and the jarring change, it looked as though things for Rosa wouldn't be so bad, after all.
Rosa remained in the pack for a long time. After five years, Leopold's age dictated that he was no longer strong enough to lead Pack Stoneheart, and he stepped down. Leadership of Pack Stoneheart was contested, between Rosa and a packmate named Elias. The conflict was resolved in the werewolves' usual method: single combat.
Rosa defeated Elias (to the shock of many; Elias was by far the larger and stronger), though, contrary to tradition, she left him alive. It would be unfair to kill him for his ambition alone, she said, and that he had no way to know he was opposing or threatening her when he announced it. Using the same logic, she killed six would-be usurpers across her eight years ruling Pack Stoneheart.
Rosa's leadership suddenly came to an end (when she was 27, in case you haven't been keeping track), with a raid on the encampment by a force of soldiers working for the Lord Magistrate of New Bastion. The attack was perfectly planned - impossibly so, were it not for one thing: Elias, the werewolf Rosa defeated so long ago, had betrayed the pack for a chance at revenge. He attacked Rosa, nearly killing her, but she managed to escape him.
Rosa has since travelled around widely, taking on mercenary work and just generally getting by. She has no idea how many others escaped the raid, or where Leopold or Elias are now, if either are alive. If she had the opportunity, she would kill Elias in an instant. Though all the leads she had have gone cold, one word about him and she'll be there in an instant.