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Riskond the Souless Warlock

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Race: Naturman

Element: Poison and Magic

Roles: Antagonist. Bestower 

Likes:  Crafting, dark poetry, nature, pleasant sounds. 

Dislikes: Defiance, confusion, being belittled. 

Story Summary:

From the very start, Riskond's life could be considered by most as a living hell. Born blind in the city of Edona, his parents were terrified with the idea of raising a child that could not see. Throughout his childhood, his parents and multiple sorcerers from the deluded city attempted futilely to cure him of his blindness. Due to their poor magic skills, all they managed to do was cause him unnecessary anxiety and stress. However, being constantly exposed to magic did grant him unusually strong magic. As he grew up, Riskond taught himself how to view and funtction in the world through his other senses. Though he could not see, the world quickly became clear to him. 

Due to his extremely powerful magic, Riskond was feared and avoided by all others of Edona. The lack of companionship caused him to grow emotionless and uncaring. Over time, Riskond grew bitter towards the people of Edona, sensing the falseness of their constant joy through his strengthened senses. Still, it did not overpower his dislike of the rest of the world, believing if the people of Edona were this bad, he could only imagine how demented everything else was. Still, deep down, he could not help but have doubts.

By the time he grew to be a teenager, Riskond had mastered his magic and elemental powers to a terrifying degree. Training constantly out of frustration of being cast aside and underestimated for his blindness, his strength became merciless to the point of nearly being unstable. This gave him an unsettling reputation. 

Riskond believed he would live a worthless life and merely die spiritless and empty. He did not care, though, believing life was to be lived without much care.

However, that all changed when the Terramistress arrived in Edona with the promise of a glorious future for all. Entranced by Riskond's immense power, the sorceress offered Riskond to serve her to accomplish her great goal. With nothing to lose and little to gain, Riskond accepted her offer. He felt this purpose would give him the sensation of feeling worthwhile and alive. He felt he finally could do something with his existence, and he was not letting it go.

Strangely, the more Riskond ventured out to the Freelands, the more he grew interested in certain things other than battle. The inclusion of such simple yet alluring pleasantries does nothing to bring light to Riskond's empty soul, but it does cause an unnoticed flicker of doubt to spark within the back of his mind. 

Unfortunately, due to his lack of faith and constant shunning throughout his life, Riskond's bitterness towards the world overpowered his doubt. He is determined to find purpose in his life no matter the cost.

Powers and abilities:

Riskond's element is poison and is colored dark, deep, and neon green. Using his abnormally powerful magic, he can manipulate it into a multitude of attacks. The variety of types is not what stands out, but the immense power. His poison stings so hard it can blister skin with the slightest of contact. The agonizing pain it causes can bring a full-grown dragon in flight to the ground. 

By far Riskond's most prominent strength is his unfathomably powerful magic. From force fields, to environment manipulation, alterations, energy draining, healing, and illusions, Riskond's power over magic is unmatched. He can also manifest physical energy out of thin air. One of his more infamous magical attacks is strangling his foes with choking rings of magic conjured around their necks. However, his strongest magical power is gravity control. He can alter the gravity around him and intensify the weight of his surrounding opponents, leaving them incapable of moving or attacking. Very few magic users are capable of such intense gravity manipulation. Especially when it comes to intensifying it. 

Despite being blind, Riskond has no trouble navigating the world and battling. What he lacks in his sight, he more than makes up for in his other senses. From constant exercising of his senses and exposure to magic throughout his life, the world is almost perfectly clear to him. His hearing is so acute he can identify different people through their voices, breathing, and heartbeats. His sense of touch is strong enough to detect all vibrations in a 20 foot radius around him. He can easily dodge attacks by feeling disturbances in the air. Despite these heightened senses, it can sometimes leave him vulnerable to distraction if loud noises or tremors break his focus. 

Personality:

Many would often call Riskond an empty, coldhearted shell. He feels little emotion other than bitterness and contempt. Strangely, he rarely becomes enraged or irritated and does not necessarily enjoy causing pain and destruction. He feels using his powers gives him purpose and makes him feel alive. What he really seeks is the feeling of emotional energy he lacks. 

Like most Bestowers, Riskond believes happiness does not truly exist and hope for such thing is nothing but lies. He has no desire for what he does not believe and merely strives to accomplish his goals, survive, and prove his beliefs to others who defy the Bestowers. 

Riskond is always serious in every situation and never takes things easy. Even in moments of peace he chooses to remain vigilant and contempt. Often reciting disturbing poetry when alone. 

 

 

Other info:

The markings around Riskond's eyes are tattoos he got when he was young.

The large scar above his eye was from his first battle with a Freelander. 

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