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Masagh

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:56 pm
by Masagh

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M A S A G H
Son of Creth

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Name:
Masagh Creth (maas • ɔːg)

Race:
Ghoul
Bloodline:
High Ghoul of exceptional Purity
Gender:
Male
Age:
203
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
255lbs

Birthdate:
50th Day of Frost, 322nd Year of the Age of Sundering
Birthplace:
Gel’Grandal

Magic:
Animus
Reaving
Runeforging
Necromancy
Traversion
Scrivening

Profession:
Knight Mage

Housing:
Cell in the Creth Compound

Titles:
Knight of House Creth

Factions:
House Creth

Languages:
Common, Undead Empire Language
Conversational:
Kathalan
Ineptitude:
None

Religion:
None

Sexuality:
Unknown
Partners:
No
Enemies:
Vitalitasi of the Kinvaren Coven
Inquisition
Those who hate undead


APPEARANCE

Tall and broad, Masagh is most often bedecked in his thick leather armor and grey tunic. Like the rest of his secretive House, Masagh will usually wear a cowl accompanied a heavy cloak to hide his condition and to protect from the sun. He wears an amulet around his neck and carries a well-kept, but archaic claymore sheathed at his belt. With skin like grey leather and flesh feeling like old roots, Masagh's High Born Ghoul lineage is evident. His nose and lips are withered, revealing a rictus of teeth and his hands are skeletal with claw-like fingers. While clearly undead, he does not shamble about. He moves with intentional grace and swiftness common amongst experienced warriors and is often quite conscious of his bearing, rarely slouching or bumping into things.

When fed on living flesh, however, he appears as a middle aged man with a strong physique and a mop of straight black hair. Bloodshot and blue, his eyes bore out with a stern gaze at the world around him and a middling beard covers a strong jaw.

Marks, Scars, and Tattoos:
-A black forked snake tongue he has in all forms since first being initiated into Animus.
-A pair of runed rings inked into his left forearm just under the elbow around a thin scarred line. Keen observation will show the arm is slightly discolored from the rest of his body.


PERSONALITY

Masagh has a rigid discipline that comes with decades spent diligently focusing on ones goals to avoid the madness that consumes so many of the undead. Tight-lipped and brooding, he is often slow to trust and slower to confide. As one conditioned from birth to take responsibility for the well-being of his House, Masagh is a man of action and will sooner take responsibility than find another to do so. He draws his confidence from his accomplishments and is insecure about the critique of his peers.


HISTORY

Born as the youngest son of Emerande Creth, Masagh is nevertheless old by the standard of most races. Raised secluded away in the the Creth Compound during a time when Gel’Grandal was a smaller, simpler city, he has seen much of growth within the bounds of his home city. From settlement to Imperial Capital, through technological and arcane advancement, Masagh and his family watched from the shadows.

His early years were spent studying the family histories as well as the doctrine of paranoia that had supposedly kept them ‘alive’ for centuries. It was not easy, growing up to realize you were perceived as evil by all and that the only way to satiate the agony of your existence was a cardinal sin according to the sunwalkers of the world. That being said, it was an easier existence than a rogue ghoul would have, and he was taught to be thankful to the family for that.

As the youngest son of Emerande, and thus only four places removed from von Maxium himself Masagh never felt a life without the weight of responsibility. He was duty bound to House Creth and their goals of creating a new undead world for his kind to thrive in. This has been the theme of all his lessons throughout unlife. The rhetoric of this dream motivated him through the endless hunger pangs and the decades of careful secrecy. Someday he and his kin might live in a place where they need not hide, they need not feel ashamed to exist.

As soon as he was tall enough, Masagh’s days filled with sparring. Hours and days spent in the sparring ring of the compound meant strength built in his undead form and he grew tall, swift and agile. A passion formed, and from a passion, an obsession. From an obsession, a serenity. In that serenity he found a reprieve from the hunger of undeath. The sparring offered a mental distraction which Masagh latched onto with relish.

He became a devoted student of the Creth claymore. When it was time to receive his runes and ascend to one of the three duties of the House, Emerande wasted no time in naming him a Knight and ordering the Reaving initiation. As is tradition in House Creth the initiation fight was viewed by the Council and Emerande herself. Masagh was pitted against the Weaponmaster, Cynfael. It was a long and brutal match, with Masagh almost losing the weapon at one point. But he achieved victory, and the position of Knight.

His second chosen rune was a peculiar one, but Emerande wished him to receive the Cardinal Rune of Animus to allow him mobility around Gel'Grandal that others might not have. Masagh argued against this choice, saying other protective forms of magic would be better. Emerande would entertain no argument about it, saying she needed her son to move about the city easily, and his sword could protect well enough. And so he endured the Rune of Animus as well. His first form being that of a decaying and bone thin black hound.

And thus Masagh stood sentinel over the precious haven his House has carved out for themselves in Gel’Grandal for centuries. He walks the shadows at night, cloaked and cowled, and looking for any opportunity to further his House.


Re: Masagh

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:01 pm
by Masagh
S K I L L S
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SkillSkill LevelProficiencyLores
Reaving 124/150 Master50
Animus 100/100 Master45
Traversion 100/100 Master45
Two-Handed Blades 100/100 Master51
Stealth 100/100 Master45
Smithing 100/100 Master45
Flying 99/100 Expert30
Runeforging 83/100 Expert12
Surgery 58/100 Journeyman14
Necromancy 49/100 Apprentice20
Scrivening 32/100 Apprentice0
Tactics 24/100 Novice6
Negotiation 15/100 NoviceN/A

Re: Masagh

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:03 pm
by Masagh
L O R E
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Animus • 45
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Leadership • 3
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Tactics • 6
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Traversion • 45
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Two-Handed Blades • 51
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Bodybuilding • 2
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Flying• 30
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Investigation • 2
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Leadership • 2
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Necromancy • 18
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Negotiation• 2
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Reaving • 50
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Resistance • 1
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Runeforging • 12
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Smithing • 45
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Stealth • 45
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Surgery • 14
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Swimming • 3
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People
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Re: Masagh

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:07 pm
by Masagh

I N V E N T O R Y
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Items
(Combatant Starting Package)
On Person
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In Featherlight Bag
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Magical Items
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Housing
Personal Cell on the Creth Secret Compound

Re: Masagh

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:08 pm
by Masagh

L E D G E R S
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Currency
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Experience
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Re: Masagh

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:14 pm
by Masagh


C H R O N I C L E S
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124th Year, Age of Steel
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123rd Year, Age of Steel
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122nd Year, Age of Steel
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Memories of the Past (322nd Year of the Age of Sundering - 122nd Year of the Age of Steel)
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Re: Masagh

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:08 am
by Masagh

A R C A N E
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Personal Runes

Animus

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Date Received: 62nd Frost, 339th year of the Age of Sundering
Initiator: Weaponmaster Cynfael Gaurath
Description: The rune is embedded in the flesh of Masagh's sternum. As with all Creth runes, the ink used glistens a golden color when the ritual is completed, reflecting any light. Much like the rest of Masagh's Cardinal Runes, the Rune of Animus is stylized in a knotwork pattern of lines. As it grows the knotwork design grows to incorporate images of the forms he takes, spreading across his chest.


Totems:
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Species: Cobra
Family: Reptile
Description A six foot long black scaled cobra. This snake is capable of the infrared vision of most snakes. Traditionally a venomous form, the potency of such abilities are determined by the strength of Masagh's Animus Rune. This form follows the mechanics of the Ghoul race, appearing more vital based on Masagh's recent consumption of living flesh.

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Species: Pterincus
Family: Reptile
Description An adult Pterincus with a nearly two-foot wingspan. This Pterincus is capable of the infrared vision of its kind. Flight ability is determined by the 'Fly' Skill. It has green skin and a yellowish beak. This form follows the mechanics of the Ghoul race, appearing more vital based on Masagh's recent consumption of living flesh.

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Species: Crocodile
Family: Reptile
Description A 16 foot long crocodile. This reptile is capable swimming and a very strong bite. This form follows the mechanics of the Ghoul race, appearing more vital based on Masagh's recent consumption of living flesh.


Quirks

Reaving

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Date Received: 55th Frost, 339th year of the Age of Sundering
Initiator: Weaponmaster Cynfael Gaurath
Description: The rune is embedded in the palm of Masagh's swordhand. As with all Creth runes, the ink used glistens a golden color when the ritual is completed, reflecting any light. Much like the rest of Masagh's Cardinal Runes, the Rune of Reaving is stylized in a knotwork pattern of lines. As it grows the knotwork design grows to incorporate stylized representations of significant moments of growth in his combat prowess. The rune will grow to incorporate his entire forearm.

Pacts:
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Ghoulblade Claymore (Cold Iron) - This is Masagh's first and primary Pact Weapon. It has been with him on his entire journey in the Reaving Rune. The blade has evolved to be covered in a shimmering, shifting image of masses of ghouls. The images occasionally look like significant acquaintances of Masagh, though when he focuses on them they disperse. The cross guard and pommel have also shifted to appear as an amalgamation of corpse limbs entwined together.



Quirks

Traversion

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Date Received: 3rd Ash, 122nd year in the Age of Steel
Initiator: Weaponmaster Sabrione Creth
Description: This rune is inked onto the forehead and weaves around his temples as it grows in power. As is the custom of the Creth House, his rune is a knot work of golden bands and patterns. The rune will grow to create a band around the crown of his head and gleams when it catches light.


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Date Received: Not yet initiated
Initiator: TBD
Description: none


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World Magics

Runeforging


Name: Runesmith's Collapsible Workbench
Creation Completed: 60, Searing, 124 Steel
Status: In Masagh's Possession
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Name: Wraithbane Axe
Creation Completed: 16, Searing, 124 Steel
Status: In Masagh's Possession
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Name: Auraglass
Creation Completed: 14, Frost, 123 Steel
Status: In Masagh's Possession
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Necromancy

Scrivening


Racial Abilities

Vitality Burn


Highborn Ability: Vitality Burn
As a Ghoul with a highly pure bloodline Masagh is able to utilize the Highborn ability to burn their stored vitality and convert it to raw aether that can be utilized in spell casting. Burning vitality visibly whithers the ghoul and the hunger increases by several magnitudes after use. The pain is often described as having one's insides trying to tear their way out and does not subside until the Ghoul feeds on roughly 1 adult's worth of fresh meat, preferably still living. If overstepping occurs while using Vitality Burn the effects are worse as well, sometimes tipping a Ghoul far enough to cause permanent death. If a ghoul is fully satiated before using the ability their aether pool effectively doubles. If they are starting from a depleted state the increase is roughly 1.5.

Necrotic Edge


Creth Family Technique: Necrotic Edge
As a Knight of the Creth Family Masagh is given the formula and technique to create a specialized whetstone that adds necrosis to the edge of his blades when sharpened with the stone. The effects are not fast or flashy, but wounds created with the Necrotic Edge effect are slow to close and fester within 12 hours if not immediately treated.

The whetstone is made from a silver-colored stone found in one of the deepest tunnels of the Creth compound. The stone is soaked in a potion made of black scorpion venom, white fingerwart caps, and bone dust mixed with ichor for 10 days, and then ground down using a rotating stone etched with glyphs. The resources are all easily found within the Creth compound, but may be difficult to locate elsewhere.

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Re: Masagh

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:50 am
by Masagh

A F F I L I A T E S
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Companion NPCs

Indira Aales

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Indira Aales

Details
Race: Ghost (formerly human)
Age: Hundreds of years (Appears as early 20s human)
Height: 5'7"
Weight: Incorporeal

Occupation: Trapped in the Fademantle, formerly a librarian and bookbinder who was a servant to a long dead lich.
Relation to PC: Becomes an ally and companion, and haunts him.
NPC Type: Companion NPC
Influence: 6

Description: Indira has a morbid and grim appearance after centuries of solitude in the long forgotten ruins of her lich master's lair, but as she converses with Masagh and experiences the world with him more of her former personality comes out. She is a kind and optimistic in the world despite being thrust into the grim half-existence that is the reality of most undead. When Masagh finds her she does not seem to have any direction or goals, and it is amazing how she has kept her sanity in the many decades since the lich died. As they work together, however, she begins to see a place for herself in the future Masagh is trying to make.

Skills
Haunting: 100
Possession: 100
Materialization: 100
History: 30
Writing: 20

This CNPC XP was earned Here.



Associates

Friendly

NameAssociationNPC/PCAttitude
Emerande CrethMother NPC Loyalty, love, and trust, although he hides things from her.
Sabrione CrethSister NPC Loyalty and love, adoration, mentor to him and closest friend.
Cyran CrethBrother NPC Loyalty and love, friendly but less familiar.
Parthena CrethSister NPC Loyalty and love, friendly but less familiar.
ArthurHouse member NPC Friendly, mentor to Masagh.
RiahHouse member NPC Friendly and responsible, companion and subordinate to him.
NAMEHouse member NPC...

Neutral

NameAssociationNPC/PCAttitude
Hector Acquaintance PC The only tolerable Vitalitasi he has met.

Hostile

NameAssociationNPC/PCAttitude
NameN/A N/A N/A
NameN/A N/A N/A
NameN/A N/A N/A

Departed

NameAssociationNPC/PCAttitude
CynfaelMentor NPC Love and admiration, the man who taught him the sword, reaving, and so many other things
CalliopeCompanionNPCLoyalty and affection, a sister in arms who died on a mission.
CleonCompanion NPC Loyalty and affection, a brother in arms who died on a mission.
VasileCompanion NPC Loyalty and affection, a brother in arms who died on a mission.
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