I always leaned toward this image as a close reflection of how he looks in mortal form, though his hair is black rather than white.
Name: Kartha Rolein Rinari
Alias: Kar
Age: Upper 20's
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Class: Cleric/Dread Necromancer...(a conglomeration of various associated classes)
Appearance: Kartha appears as a young human male when taking on a more mortal form. This is, of course, more of a facade showing his much younger self during the early years before he became a deity. In this form, he has long flowing black hair as straight as a board with greyish skin. He is most often seen in studded leather armor with the studs being a mixture of adamantine and mithril. He carries a long sword at his side and often has a rather musketeer style half-cape or a leather long coat. His clothing is always a mixture of dark leathers, fitting his theme as a deity of the undead.
Personality:
Kartha is clever, intelligent, and masterful in both word and tactic. He is not often egocentric but will put others in their place when pushed. As a mortal, this can sometimes come through when his interests or goals are either contradicted or interrupted. He envisions himself as one with a glorious plan to spread the beauty and eternal serenity of death to all that lives. Quite befitting a dark creature of divinity.
Motivation:
Kartha has always possessed an interest in the philosophies of others and finds them challenging. He keeps himself entertained by seeking ways to manipulate those philosophies into a corrupted perspective. Nothing gives him more pleasure than to see a creature pure of heart find the truth of the grave.
History:
Kartha was born to...someone, not of the land within which he grew up. The truth of his origins was never discovered. He was an orphan in a small village serving as a farming source of a local Lord. Through this Lord, the village served the great Warlord Oriaki Shokugan. Oriaki was known well for his ruthless nature and tyrannical form of rule. As a young boy, Kartha often found himself exposed to the cruelties of the Shokugan warriors; samurai of the clan who served their warlord for riches and position.
On one fateful night, Kartha's village was raided and burned. The other orphans he called friends were murdered before his eyes. He fled and managed to secure safety within a local religious order. Here he would find safety as Oriaki was very superstitious and dared not harm any religious establishment. Kartha found himself filled with rage but managed to use the teachings of the elders to temper this rage with patience. In time, Kartha grew into a man of great power and wisdom.
Nearing adulthood, the elders of the sect began to fear Kartha and his abilities. They feared his intellect and ability to manipulate others. In their own fear, a great plot was set in motion to have Kartha eliminated. However, Kartha was already ahead of such concepts. He planned and proceeded with a ritual through which he summoned death itself. Upon Death's arrival, Kartha began to bargain. The result of this exchange ensured Kartha's immortality, under one condition.
Kartha was granted an Orb. Black and filled with the powers of death. If Kartha should be slain, his soul would meld into the orb and after a weeks time, he would be reincarnated. However, if the orb should ever be destroyed while Kartha lay within its confines, Death would claim his soul for eternity. Using the powers of this orb, Kartha survived the elder's attempt to kill him and began a campaign which, after a few years, resulted in the complete domination of his homeland.
The great Warlord Oriaki himself fell by Kartha's hands and became an undead servant, as did many of his warriors. Eventually, after many more years, Kartha's power grew to the point of divinity. He used his divine might to re-craft his world into a new domain where all that was dead became normal and all that was living became a pestilence. Some positions of good managed to remain within his domain; a chain of islands bearing a brood of ancient gold dragons persisted and warred against him to return the world to its former state. However, they have never earned more than a stalemate against his eternal armies.
Equipment:
- Adamantine and Mithril studded leather armor
- Masterwork Longsword
- A satchel of standard gear and supplies
- A pouch riddled with platinum, gold, and silver coins
Weakness:
Good-Aligned Spells: Holy spells of a good-aligned deity can cause him discomfort. A passing cleric or paladin is merely an annoyance as flies at dinner.
Good-Aligned Religious Establishments: Should the power of a deity's attention be directed toward him, this will cause quite a different reaction than a passing priest or paladin. In cases where they deity bears more rank than he, he will easily be driven back.
Unwavering Beliefs: Kartha truly believes that anyone can be convinced to see the truth of death, no matter their philosophies or perspectives. Failure to secure their...transition to this truth may cause him great aggravation.
Relationships:
Unknown
