Name: The Nightingale

Gender: Male

Personality: A scrupleless and opportunistic vulture of a man, he reserve shows of humanity only for his his extensive clan. A bitterness born of foul treatment leads him to see all others as his enemy, and to them he is simply a monster lurking in their periphery until an opportunity to take what is theirs presents itself. He enjoys possessing what others cherish, in particular things that are shiny or sweet that he can present to his children, and nothing makes him giddier than the look on his victims face as he snatches what they love most away. He may be here to take the title of strongest simply so no one else can have it.

Appearance: Seven feet of wiry muscle, The Nightingale appears mostly human from the lips on down. The top of his head, however, is deformed. His eyes are sunken while all other features are unnaturally sharp and hard. Of particular note is his nose, which is pointed like the top of a birds beak and appears to be made of steel, and that his head is covered almost entirely in brown feathers. It is as though someone cut off the top half of some monstrous birds head and fashioned in into a cowl for him to wear. In addition he has a "cloak" of feathers draping his shoulders that falls all the way to his ankles. This in reality is part of his body. Besides his "cloak" the only things he wears are a brown leather loincloth, furred boots, wrappings on his arms, and a long knife in a scabbard on his hip. He has a bushy black beard and his teeth are sharp and pointed.

Background: His mother was cursed by a witch after her singing scared away a magic bird the witch was trying to capture. Her child was born monstrous in both look and spirit and was shunned and hated by the community. Eventually abandoning it for the relative peacefulness of the nearby forest, he became a bandit and a murderer haunting the main road that ran through it. Eventually other detestable wretches and criminals started to gather up around him, eventually forming a small community in the forest with him as its leader and patriarch.

Powers: An accomplished physical fighter and all around brute, the Nightingale prefers to fight up close with his hands or a knife if he can help it. If such a thing proves unfeasible can shove his arms into his cloak of feathers to transform it into wings, allowing him to fly, as well as harden the feathers until they are as hard and sharp as steel knives. These he can freely fling and scatter from his wings, as they grow back incredibly quickly. The most deadly weapon of the Nightingale, however, is his voice. The scream of the Nightingale is a solid cone of concentrated sound that means certain death for any normal person.

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Name: The Herald of the Horsemen

Gender: Undead

Home Realm: Purgatory

Personality: A simple vessel, it works solely as a suit for the Six Horsemen to interact with creatures of the Living Realm. It is relentless in its acts, only changing its acts when a Horsemen so deems it.

Appearance-6ft 5in/113lbs

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Background: An empty vessel with nothing within, this skeletal warrior only lives to be controlled by The Horsemen, who wish to swallow the Living Realm into Purgatory.

Powers:
As an Undead Skeleton, it is unkillable by normal means. No matter how many times you break it apart or smash it to ash, it will simply pull itself back together. It does, however, have a giant crystal ball within its skull. If one can find a way to strike a strong blow to the ball and cause it to shatter, the Herald will be defeated.

It's powers vary, depending on the Horseman that controls it at the time. The Horsemen are very impatient, and will attempt to seize control at a moments notice.(Powers are randomized between 6 different sets, which have a chance to switch at every turn after 2-3 turns. There's also a small chance that a power struggle will occur, causing The Herald to stall for a turn. A power change is noticeable by a change of eye color and aura.)



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