Avshar's Deal: 800 years ago he was a priest of Phos, the chief god of Videssos. When his city was invaded by barbarians, the carnage and bloodshed he saw caused him to decide that humanity was inherently evil. He tried to preach the new word and was excommunicated and exiled for it. He found the secret to immortality from Skotos, Phos's dark rival. He's been working in the shadows ever since, manipulating various foreign powers into weapons to use against Videssos, in his attempts to bring down the empire that rejected him.
He is ostensibly human, but possesses nigh superhuman strength and endurance, hundreds of years of practice in the arts of war and magic, and backing by the dark god Skotos himself. Skotos's domains as a god are Evil, Darkness, Ice, and Hunger.
Avshar's magic is very powerful, and works best on a large scale. He effects entire armies, turning his troops invisible, setting swarms of demons upon his foes, controlling walls of fire, starting avalanches, and other such horrifying battle magics. However the trade off for his spells being so powerful and huge is that they are diffuse. Rival mages can counter him with more focused spells of their own, and even utterly non-magical humans can just power through them if they are sufficiently passionate about it. The rage of battle makes his magic unreliable.
PLOT HOOKS: - Someone well versed in lore to eventually piece together Avshar's history - Various people seeking revenge for loved ones he or his minions have killed - A fighter who can match him physically in battle - A mage who can deal with his magics, either by counterspells or just by cleverness.
Avshar
800 years ago he was a priest of Phos, the chief god of Videssos. When his city was invaded by barbarians, the carnage and bloodshed he saw caused him to decide that humanity was inherently evil. He tried to preach the new word and was excommunicated and exiled for it. He found the secret to immortality from Skotos, Phos's dark rival. He's been working in the shadows ever since, manipulating various foreign powers into weapons to use against Videssos, in his attempts to bring down the empire that rejected him.
He is ostensibly human, but possesses nigh superhuman strength and endurance, hundreds of years of practice in the arts of war and magic, and backing by the dark god Skotos himself. Skotos's domains as a god are Evil, Darkness, Ice, and Hunger.
Avshar's magic is very powerful, and works best on a large scale. He effects entire armies, turning his troops invisible, setting swarms of demons upon his foes, controlling walls of fire, starting avalanches, and other such horrifying battle magics. However the trade off for his spells being so powerful and huge is that they are diffuse. Rival mages can counter him with more focused spells of their own, and even utterly non-magical humans can just power through them if they are sufficiently passionate about it. The rage of battle makes his magic unreliable.
PLOT HOOKS:
- Someone well versed in lore to eventually piece together Avshar's history
- Various people seeking revenge for loved ones he or his minions have killed
- A fighter who can match him physically in battle
- A mage who can deal with his magics, either by counterspells or just by cleverness.