NAME CHARACTERS OF NIGHTBOURNE The nightbourne faction is rarely divided in various hordes, within various ruins and gloom afflicted plains. While Hietsh is their one that rules every nightbourne their are what is known as Dementias, to worship and singing to the Maddening, the nightbourne are the most united race, along with fighting in their own unique style of warfare and capable split or join in various factions. These are four major characters from the Nightbourne faction, currently. Horrific nightmares, warsingers, and monsters that rouse to fame and infamy with their deeds against other races.
Name: Executioner Title: The Impaler Head. Faction: Decapitators of Shades. Weapon: Giant Blade. Weapon Name: Beheader. Class: Melee Specialist. Territory: Ruins of Totooaw. Appearance: Greyish pale skinned humanoid creature, with great defined muscle features, has incredible height and size, on his head is a black "cage" in the shape of long, thick three-angled blade with thick spikes on the back, his mouth while not "encaged" it is it sown slightly at the end of large, widened mouth with large human like teeth, has a black leather strap harness on his chest, a bunch of old rags wrapped around his long arms and large hands, on his right wrist a long pointed spiked band, black leather coat around his waist dragging some chains with various tips, from spiked collars to hooked skulls, black leather pants with some chains wrapped around the legs, and a pair of huge, studded black leather boots. Background: Infamous and horrible creature, that has existed since the old age. A Nightbourne, that has brought untold chaos and misery to countless souls in Ragnarock. Considered one of the strongest in his kind, sreading Doom Metal and the gift of insanity for all that listen to Hietsh's gift. This nightmare that has a blade-like cage encased on his head, where this nightbourne appears untold destruction, terror and hordes of nightbourne amass. Many humans and other races believe this ancient horror, might possess untold amount of power over others in his race, and favor from the God of Doom Metal. Gaining the name Executioner for his great towering size, and the weapon he has dragged throughout the course of his existence, a massive blade with the rust of blood from many, many victims, that have been cut down by him and that infamous blade, know as the Beheader. Once a ever wandering nightbourne, was guided by the Maddening, to head to the land of Totooaw. Totooaw was once grand, and flourishing city of mankind, that great tragedy and calamity has befallen to them. A great drought, with famine, and constant attacks from savage gnoll packs, thus causing a grand fall from grace in a literal sense, all that anguish, despair, sorrow, and breaking of souls called to the Madness Maker, and thus so to this creature and his race, as this behemoth known as Executioner, lead a massive horde of nightbourne to Totooaw, bringing salvation in the form of madness and doom. Before the Executioner and his horde arrived at Totooaw, their Metal was already ahead them, and many within that decaying city were able to listen to the maddening melodies of Hietsh, and be set free from the shackles of sanity and hopelessness. When the Executioner and his horde arrived, another huge gnoll pack attacked Totooaw, going berserk from the Doom Metal, insulting and enraging the Executioner and his fellow nightbourne. Executioner, immediately steered the horde of nightmarish creatures, and attacked the gnolls, the Executioner started a gorery and bloody slaughter at the gnollish pack, cleaving, and beheading countless gnoll with each swing of his humongous, frightening blade. A bit later, from within the nearby Totooaw city, a new horror arouse, the thousands that not only heard the melody of insanity of Doom Metal, but accepted it and the God that reigns over this beautiful, and dreadful Metal have fully turned into nighttouched and started attacking the infidels that refused Hietsh's gift. Thus while the Executioner and the horde of nightbourne were fighting and slaughtering the gnolls, the nighttouched were going rampant within the weaken Totooaw guards and citizens. Then after a few hours, another force of newly turned nighttouched, lead by a black helmed individual, that was later known as Vergo Shriek, joined the nightbourne creatures, as together they'd destroyed the gnolls, along with what remains of Totooaw citizens. The once great city of Totooaw, became a place of horror and doom, with Vergo earning the title of Dementia, his music soo incredible that the once ever wandering nightmare, that is the Executioner, stayed in the decaying ruins of Totooaw. Enjoying Vergo's Metal, and protecting this new nightbourne den, and in honor of this the first faction of the Nightbourne race, their force was named after the Executioner. They are the Decapitators of Shades, the dwellers and nightmares of the mad grounds of Totooaw. Acting as the most powerful, and infamous part or the Decapitators, always in their marches, welcoming the broken and mad to their ruined home, and spreading despair and destruction to those that their God, Hietsh, deems for death.
Name: Vergo Shriek Title: Dementia of Screams. Faction: Decapitators of Shades. Weapon: Guitar-Axe. Weapon Name: Riff-screecher. Class: Warsinger-Guitarist. Territory: Ruins of Totooaw. Appearance: Pale skinned "man", a widen mouth with a greyish tongue and a couple of teeth have turned into fangs, bone-like fingers with blacken claw like nails, he wears a jet black helmet that covers his eyes in a tinted visor, and exposes his ghoul-like face, has black collar with chrome heavy chain linked to the front that dangles in the air, is wrapped in binds, straps, rags and wraps that sway in the air to resembles his God, has a black band on his left elbow with a single chrome spike, a jet black leather skirt with a long slit to the right, black leather torn pants with studs trailing down the side of the pant legs, and a pair of large gray boots. Background: Once a human, a citizen of the great city of Totooaw. A grand and prosperous city, said to have been blessed by Odyiir himself with great farmland, and vast amount of cattle, allowing them to prosper and grow into becoming one of the larger city in Ragnarock for the human race. But then as they were happy and thriving, tragedy struck Totooaw, as couple year long drought befall them, and with that drought crops, and cattle perished and so famine plagued them as well. Along with a huge gnoll pack of the Crooked Fang, started to attack them over and over, draining their strength, will, and faith. Within this quickly dying and decaying city, was a man that would eventually become one of the most renowned and feared members of the Nightbourne race. He once was a human, he lost his former name and identity, he was once a skilled warsinger to Odyiir, unmatched by any guitarist in the city. He used to shreds and play such songs of Heavy Metal, that raised the crumbling spirits of his people, hoping that the Warlord, Odyiir, would hear his songs and prayers, and save them and their city from doom. But as time passed, hunger, thirst, paranoia, despair was growing in the souls of the Totooaw people, him most of all. He believes, truly believes that Odyiir has abandoned him and Totooaw, he was about to get rid of his precious sacred guitar, when he heard it. A sound, a Metal far different from the music that touched his very soul, as he received maddening visions, and world shattering visions of the truth of the world. This was a gift from Hietsh the God of Doom Metal, and his fall or more fitting rebirth began. Dissappearing to the underground sewers of the city, he began to sing and play Doom Metal, spreading the gift of madness, no longer will they feel fear, discomfort, hopelessness, hunger, thirst, or even death, as time passed and he lost more of his humanity, more and more people started to come answering the call of Hiesth, and accepting the mind breaking freedom that Doom Metal, provides. Eventually he was fully transformed into a nighttouched, and gaining a new sacred instrument, a axe and guitar name the Riff-screecher, he started to imilate his new and benevolent God, and placing black round helm with tinted visor obscuring most of his face, and in the riffs of madness he obtained his new name Vergo Shriek. Vergo, converted many and felt the approuch of the children of Doom Metal, the Nightbourne were coming to Totooaw, this meant the time to enlighten and purge this decaying city was nay. The day that gnoll pack returned to once again attack Totooaw, the Nightbourne arrived being headed by the infamous, Executioner, at that moment Vergo Shriek and his fellow converted nighttouched rouse up from below. Vergo slaughtered and drove countless mad with his Riff-screecher and Metal, in the matter of hour the already weaken sane infidels of Totooaw laid dead, at the feet of the nighttouched, and with that done Vergo lead his fellow nighttouched to join with the nightbourne in the battle against the gnolls. In the end it was a bloody victory for the Nightbourne, and his Metal and music was soo amazing that these once ever roaming nightbourne remain with him in the ruins of Totooaw, Executioner included. Since then Totooaw has served a stronghold and den for the Decapitators of Shades, and their always open to welcome new companion and kin into their race and group. As Vergo regardless of the situation, he is always playing Doom Metal, and bringing great happiness to his kin and companions, while also bringing vicious and merciless doom upon those that challenge or stand against the Madness Maker's will.
Name: Nightstalker Title: The Creeping Death. Faction: Freelancer. Weapon: Sickle-hands. Class: Assassin Specialist. Territory: None/Mobile. Appearance: A nightmarish creature, almost a cross between a reptile and insectoid monster, while it possess no eyes but a feminine face on underbelly and the tail-end of this horror, a stone colored underbelly, has a massive mouth filled with jagged razor sharp teeth and a large indigo tongue, multi-layered eggplant colored carapace on it head and spine, four arms with razor sharp sickle blades at the ends of them with the blades being a mulberry color, a pair of reptilian hind-legs with three huge, sharp mulberry claws of these feet, a long, large reptilian tail with multiple layers of carapace all the way to the end were the second face is located. Background: Another nightmare, and terror among the Nightbourne race. Monster is the only descriptor that can be use on it. While it's origins are unknown to the races, the nighttouched do know what it or better said they are. It's known as the Nightstalker for its deadly hunting and assassinating capabilities that made it legend across Ragnarock. With keen senses and four curved blade hands, countless have fallen to this shadow loved nightmare. When their God, Hiesth, was starting the creation of the Nightbourne, and spreading his gift of freedom of sanity, a pair of sisters, twins were suffering. The daughters of a forgotten king, that planed to not only sell his daughters to a man, but also separate them forever. This pain of separation and grief was too much for the sisters to bare, and they sang to the Moon a final sad, miserable melody so they can never be separate in their souls, Hietsh, heard their silent plead and appear to the twins in dream. Offering them the chance to never be apart again, and the power to keep such an opportunity from never to be broken, the freedoms of woes, misery, anguish, and pain. The sisters accepted, and Hietsh transformed them into one of the first Nightbourne, a creature that represents shadowy desires and dreams, but also the capability to protect that dream. Hence the two beautiful, sleeping faces on Nightstalker, the twins in perpetual dream, singing hymns of Doom Metal that only souls that are like them can heard, while the rest only listen to nothing unless the Nightstalker is already upon them. Deadly, silent and fast, is a capable beast with great intellect and cunning. Serving as a free agent amongst its race, fighting in any horde of their kind, while also acting a twisted angel of deliverance for those about to be ever separate, by the guide of their siren songs will they find salvation through the Maddening's mercy.
Name: Imitator Title: The Fiend of a Infinite Songs. Faction: Songstealers. Weapon: Echoing Scepter. Weapon Name: Scepter of Countless Voices. Class: Warsinger-Singer. Territory: Black Marsh of Oxbourn. Appearance: A grayish-blue hooded figure that hides its features, a face hid behind a blank white mask with blue veins and able to express emotional features, has several greyish tentacles coming out the end of his robes, speaking of his clothing a greyish-blue hooded short-sleeved robes with silver accents, on his greyish-blue long arms there are a bunch of bands some studded or spiked in silver and gold, his feet and legs are covered up by his robes. Background: The Imitator. A unique and complex creature from the Nightbourne race. Many are unsure if he is a Nightbourne or Nighttouched, but regardless of it, he is a very powerful and capable warsinger with a peculiar ability to imitate and imulate the voices and styles of other warsingers, in order to cast various songcraft and even disrupt the warsinging of another warsinger. Dwelling in the Black Marshes of Oxbourn, a eerie and vile place, where the very air feels like is permeating with doom and madness. The Imitator was first recorded emerging from these nightbourne infested marshes, a floating humanoid creature which wears a hood and disturbing mask capable of expressing the emotions of the Imitator. When he first emerged, he lead a horde of nightbourne to a great city with the largest bazaar market in the area, with thousand of human, dwarves, and even some djin gathered and traded. The Imitator struck, and sang eerie Doom Metal, in the voices of the many warsingers in the city, and specifically targeted those with special talents and songs, taking them for his own. Such a act that earn the Imitator great fear and infamy amongst the warsinger, for every other attack it was always in concerts or large gathering of warsingers, earning his growing horde of nightbourne the name of the Songstealers. For the Imitator itself, it was a exciting and playful act, every song and voice he has taken is rewriten and remade to sooth the taste of his God, the Madness Maker, and through his actions the message of Hiesth's gift of Doom Metal could be spread. Considered a wicket and playful trickster amongst his kind, always eager to add more voices and songs to his non-ending collection and offering to Hiesth. Cause of this his domain of the Black Marsh, it said that various voices, echoes, and songs are constantly playing at the sametime, drawing in unsuspecting soul and tempting them into the thrall of Doom Metal, that many has made legends that once one enters the Oxbourn, those with weak will and spirit are destined to join the choir of the Imitator, and joined the many nighttouched that sing and follow the horrific being. Hence the Songstealers are considered one of the largest groups among the Nightbourne, and one of the greatest threats to concerts of worship from the other races, for soon the Imitator and his horde will emerge once again from the Black Marshes to reap and collect more songs from their fallen victims.