This grim and menacing undead horror was once a paragon of moral virtue, and is now known as an oathbreaker and vile traitor.
Formerly one of King Toran’s knights in the glory days of the Kingdom, he broke his loyalty and swore repugnant paths to dark forces when his claim to captaincy over the other knights was refused. He roamed the lands as a blackguard for many years until he was finally brought to ground and slain by a group of loyal warriors, and Artharak’s former friends. However, this was not his end. His body was tossed in a fire and burned for many days. Even the most ardent of his bygone friends stayed for a day as the flames blazed brightly without cease. After a dozen days had passed, Artharak awoke, his flesh seared from him with hellish fire, and a terrible hatred burning in what was left of his heart. Since then, his wrath has only grown, and his power has increased tenfold. He murdered his erstwhile friends over the next years, and is an almost-unstoppable force of evil within the world. His wickedness knows nearly no bounds, and the only thing that can halt his rampage is the sight of children. Remembering his own children, slain in their beds centuries ago by his enemies, can give him pause. If encountered outside of combat, the ghastly Death Knight is a morose and malicious conversationalist, though he is not easily provoked to violence. He wears the tatters of his old armour, and still wields his fabled broadsword, a blade named Sorrow. How you can use Sir Artharak in your game: • Sir Artharak may have been cajoled or forced to serve your game’s Big Bad, giving him a role as a Darth Vader-style unstoppable villain. • Sir Artharak might know something about a relic of Old Toranath which needs to be located. Finding his lair will be a quest or two in itself, let alone confronting the blackguard and withstanding his powers. • As one of the founding knights of Old Toranath, Sir Artharak’s blade, Sorrow, might still unlock some of the old armouries of the Kingdom. In times of great emergency, the King might send out adventurers to attempt seizing Artharak’s sword, with or without slaying him first. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash on 12 March 2019) Comments are closed.
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