Name - Keldan of Clan Tor
Age - 36
Race - Vhalan [similar to humans, but with larger physique]
Occupation - Wandering Warrior; formerly Champion of Chaos
Appearance -
Personality - Keldan has the heart and soul of a warrior. He respects and values martial ability and lives by a distinct code of battle. He does have a violent streak and can be quick to anger, but largely tries to remain sanguine and amiable.
Biography - Keldan was born to a world caught in an endless state of war. His father was a blacksmith and warrior both who forged many weapons for his people in the war. Keldan assisted his father in his work and trained to one day join his clan-brothers in the war. What no Vhalan knew was that war was all part of a process set up by Empress Maleka to choose powerful soldiers for her armies. All the clans and nations fought to produce their own Champion of Chaos. Those champions would then battle to earn the right to leave and join the Empress’s forces. The war had gone on for so long that many people had forgotten that fact.
When the time came, Keldan, who was large even by Vhalan standards, joined the Eternal War. He quickly established himself as a capable and powerful swordsman. Clad in black armor forged by his father, Keldan became like the shadow of death to his enemies. He became the first of his clan in generations to be worthy of attempting to wield the Black Blade, a powerful weapon that chooses it’s master. Keldan picked up the blade like it were any other and carried it into battle.
The Blackblade served Keldan perfectly. It devoured the souls of the slain and transferred them to the Keldan, causing his strength to grow. Barely thirty, Keldan was chosen as a Champion of Chaos and given his task to prove himself worthy to join a greater fight: Retrieve the ancient Kingslayer, a blade bound with the soul of a powerful demon lord.
Keldan took up the Blackblade and his shield and traveled to the Worldspine, fabled resting place of the Kingslayer. Upon a cliff, he found the blade resting atop a pile of skulls. The Vhalan warrior ascended the skull pile and stood before the blade. His true test began when a great demon rose from the chasm beyond the cliff and confronted him. His physical power swelled by his time wielding the Blackblade, Keldan battled the demon for days before slaying the beast. His prize was the Kingslayer, for he had proven himself worthy of wielding such power.
When the warrior returned, fear entered the minds and souls of the Empress’s representatives. They saw Keldan wielding both the Blackblade and Kingslayer. Since their mission was to retrieve both powerful weapons, the representatives set their minions, monstrous mechanical constructs, upon Keldan. The warrior defeated the machines, but at a great price. He was nearly killed and, as such, lost much of the power given to him by the Blackblade and lost the ability to wield the Kingslayer without dying.
However, the galaxy was open to Keldan. The representatives had come from somewhere and had used him. When it dawned on Keldan that the Empress was using his entire race, the want of revenge set in the warrior’s heart. He took the stars with the hope to one day see his people free from the Eternal War.
Weapons
The Blackblade - Keldan’s primary weapon, it is a sword with a blade as black as night said to devour the souls of those it slays and rejuvenate the wielder. The sword also seems partly sentient in that it chooses it’s wielder, becoming far too heavy for anyone other than the chosen warrior to lift.
Kingslayer - A broadsword worn at Keldan’s side. The weapon once made him a fearsome warrior on his homeworld, but he is currently no longer strong enough to draw the blade and survive the outpouring of power that would result from it. One day, he hopes to be strong enough to be worthy of wielding the mighty sword again.
Skills - Massive strength [retained from years of using the Blackblade], swordsmanship, stamina
Special Abilities
Devour - By activating the Blackblade, Keldan devours the soul of the opponent he has just slain, revitalizing his body a bit.
Concentrated Blow - By focusing what small magic he has, Keldan can infuse a strike of his blade or shield with great force and shatter the defense of his foes.
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