Dark Priest Krenth

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Name: Krenth Sarthin
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Connaelothian
Height: 6' 2"
Occupation: Cleric of Yxdes
Residence: He doesn't have a fixed home, but he tends to stay in Zantaric when he requires rest.

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Physical Description: Krenth is a tall, thin man with very little mass, muscle or otherwise. He is well dressed, with long, hooded black robes. He is always seen without any dirt, dust, or grime. He has black hair and a beard, both of which are short and neatly trimmed. He has one green eye, and one pure black eye, his left one. The black eye has an eldritch symbol burning within it, signifying his servitude to his god.


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Personality: Krenth is not a good man. While he isn't chaotic or psychotic, he is cold and calculating. He is willing to sacrifice anybody who doesn't directly benefit his cause, and will switch sides on a dime, depending on who is willing to help him more. However, he is willing to meet people, for constantly carrying out the will of Yxdes, god of madness often isolates one from others. Despite what some may think, he often resorts to bribery or persuasion before violence.

Magic/Abilities: Unholy Magic. He has access to various spells granted to him by his God, Yxdes. Spells will be listed below.
Dark Communion: By enacting a dark ritual, Krenth is able to communicate with his god. Gives 1 stack of Madness. At 300 stacks of Madness, temporarily brings his god into this world, but may kill Krenth in the process.

Darkbolt: Krenth calls upon Yxdes for power, releasing a bolt of unholy energy. Inflicts one stack of Madness. At five stacks of Madness, this becomes Darkblast, a greatly empowered version of Darkbolt.

Cursed Restoration: Krenth asks his god to lend him dark power, channeling pure unholy energy into an ally. Krenth uses this energy to heal an ally or himself, though the healing is only temporary. Upon the spell's expiration, gashes reopen, scrapes reappear, and bruises return. Applies two stacks of Madness a turn, may be channeled to heal more.

Blasphemous Bulwark: By channeling dark power given to him by Yxdes, Krenth creates a shadowy shield in front of him. This spell can block a few hits, but not too many. At 10 stacks of Madness, this spell gets stronger and larger. Gives 3 stacks of madness.

Madness: Krenth's main fuel for empowering his spells. For each spell, the amount of stacks it takes to empower is battle-only. He must get new stacks for every fight. However, the more stacks he gets over time, the more deranged and insane he gets. At 50 stacks, he starts feeling the effects of insanity. At 100 stacks, he is fully insane, but maintains his sense of himself, and the world around him. At 200 stacks, he starts to lose his grip on reality. At 301 stacks, he becomes completely feral, losing everything that he is and once was.


Relationships

Yxdes, god of Madness and Chaos: Yxdes is an enigma. As a cast-off, scorned god worshipped only by the evil or insane(sometimes both), it is a wonder that he manages to hold any sway in this world. However, the occasional worshipper or follower will be granted dark powers by this unknowable being.

Initiate Scrathus- One of the initiates that was purged in the fire. Currently dead.

Initiate Vaert- Another initiate, purged by flames.

Initiate Krask- One of the few surviving initiates. Human, goblin-raised.

Brother Oernt- Senior member, went down fighting. Dead.

Brother Althrin- One of the only surviving priests.

Dark Magi Rolen and Relia- Twin mages who worked for the cult. Survived the flames. Currently in hiding.

History
Krenth was born in Connaeloth, a very religious place with a heavy distrust of magic. He, however, was different. While his family and friends saw magic as something horrible and applauded those who gave it up, he simply saw it as a tool, a means to an end. Those who had it were using it like one would use a hammer, or an axe. He made sure to keep that opinion to himself, though. One day, while he was studying religion, he came across an old and dusty tome titled, "Booke of Ancient and Cursed Gods." He wasn't sure how it got into the library, but he decided to read it anyway. Within it he found mainly the insane ramblings of a madman, but something caught his eye. It was a passage about an insane cult who worshipped a god of madness, someone called "Yxdes." While he normally would have skipped past it, something about it caught his eye. He took the book home, determined to learn as much as he could. Over the next few months he started disappearing for longer and longer periods of time, eventually vanishing altogether. He had joined the very cult he was researching, having discovered it's location in another old book. At first he had done nothing, having been sent on increasingly trivial tasks to "prove himself." However, after almost two years of said tasks, he was approached by Brother Oernt. He said that it was time to truly join the cult's inner circle. Following the priest, Krenth silently rejoiced as he knew his work was going to pay off. He followed Oernt into the inner chamber, a dark, dank cave with eldritch runes and circles carved into it. Almost immediately, Oernt shoved him into the inner circle, where he, Brother Althrin, and two others began chanting. Krenth felt dark energy begin to fill him, indicating that something was going to happen. In front of Krenth, a form made of pure chaos emerged, constantly shifting in appearance. One moment it was a beautiful woman, the next a pool of blood, then a thorned bush. This was an aspect of Yxdes, the god of madness. Krenth heard nothing, and yet he heard everything. He was blind, but could see for miles. Deafened, but able to hear a spider crawling. Unseen forces began to tear at his mind, seeking to rip him apart. However, Krenth began to repeat his mantras, locking down his mind. After what seemed to be hours, he felt a pain unlike no other in his left eye. The god had found him worthy, and was branding him as his servant. Krenth felt a surge of power, but also weakness as his life force was drained to complete the ritual. He, Oernt, and Althrin survived, but the other two dropped dead. Krenth fell unconscious, weakened but alive. Soon after Krenth recovered, the cult was raided and his new home burnt to the ground. Only a few of the members survived, and all of them are in hiding now. Krenth now spends his days wandering the lands, working to restore his order to its former "glory."
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