Zaghoth

Age 140

Born seemingly weaker than the others, yet still a surviving Gremkaul, Zaghoth showed magical talent. His master, however, treated him worse than the average apprentice. His master withheld training and knowledge from Zaghoth and gave him more beatings and more difficult tasks than was appropriate for an apprentice. Zaghoth dealt with the rigors of his apprenticeship by tending to a garden he cultivated in secret. His master eventually found out and destroyed the garden. Zaghoth, in a complete surprise to his master, and the Gremkaul community in general, utterly, and completely humiliated and destroyed his former master after losing control of his emotions. Eventually, through backstabbing and conniving, Zaghoth found his way into the Autocrat's Kaal. There he sustained a long and successful career, with the politicians knowing that in order to get something done right, Zaghoth should be involved. Another Gremkaul, wishing to be the new Autocrat realized how powerful and useful Zaghoth could be and offered him a position in a secret force, a shadow agency behind the scenes of Gremkaul society. With Zaghoth and other key players on his side, the newcomer managed to slay the previous Autocrat and become the new one. Zaghoth seemingly disappeared in a timely manner to public eyes, but in reality became a secret weapon of the new Autocrat. The public believes that the great Zaghoth was destroyed in the new Autocrat's take over. Zaghoth was deployed on a secret mission. However, Zaghoth has not heard from the Kaal in an uncomfortably long time and suspects that he has been replaced.

Zaghoth learned early on that the world is selfish. All beings look out for themselves first and foremost, and that as such, doing so as well is the only way to truly succeed. Look out for number one by any means necessary. Rules are only there for the public, because politics operate beyond the law. No one has a true friend because, as everyone is selfish, everyone has their price. Power is the only true passion Zaghoth has. That and a soft spot for gardening.

Motivations: Convictions: Everyone is selfish Look out for number one by any means necessary Passions: To obtain maximum power, possibly Godhood Relationships: Only the secret garden is worth caring about, everyone else is just a game piece Stats:

Prowess: 8

Athleticism: 10 Swimming: 13 Strength: 12

Awareness: 15 Reaction: 15 Will power: 17

Rogue: 12 Read People: 14 Ink-blast Once/Day (-3 to all actions afterward until he sleeps)

Hard to Kill Edge (Won't die on double exceptionals)

Skills:

Gift Lore: 14

Gardening: 13

Magic:

Meta

Darkness

Fauna

Water

Force

Ice

Nightmare

Despair

Silence

Chaos

Pestilence

Hatred

Significant symbols (by sphere):

Meta - sea cucumber, wand, rune, bottle, tablet

Darkness - squid, blood, ink, deeps, gremkaul, deep ones

Fauna - jellyfish, heightened animal senses, any animal, scypholoids, talking animals, fishscales

Water - whales, trout, mermen, cetaceanoids, currents, tides, waves, water, fishscales

Force - currents, lusca, octopus, hands

Ice - Altic char, icebergs, cold water, ulau, ice

Nightmare - anomalocaris, hooks

Despair - stingray, scars

Silence - blind cave tetra (a freshwater fish, known only to you in story), blindness, deafness, blindfolds

Chaos - crabs, crabmen, madness, eyes,

Pestilence - fuuguu, toxins

Hatred - sharks, sharkmen, fangs, blood, shark frenzy