<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/75/AssalentFinal.png)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name:</strong></td><td>Crow of the Vanquished</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type:</strong></td><td>Abyssal (Renegade Deathknight)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Caste:</strong></td><td>Day</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Motivation:</strong></td><td>Pay back what's due for Walker in Darkness (revenge)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Intimacies:</strong></td><td>His Wife (love/lust), His children (love), Slavers (hatred), Guild (despise), Walker in Darkness (hatred), Slaves (symphaty), Hollow King (gratitude), Emerald Dusk (dislike), Abyssals (wary), Deathlords (despise)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anima:</strong></td><td>A spiralling swarm of crows</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anima Power:</strong></td><td>Can pay extra motes hide anima manifestation, 10m to get 1/2 essence as added internal penalty to detect his presence. In 11-15 anima display distinguishing features become completely shrouded.</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Age:</strong></td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Birthday:</strong></td><td>Ascending Water 26</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Height:</strong></td><td>6'0"</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Weight:</strong></td><td>190 lbs</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skin:</strong></td><td>Pale caucasian</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hair:</strong></td><td>Raven black</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Eyes:</strong></td><td>Red irises</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Style:</strong></td><td>Wearing a dark leather buckled coat with boots and straps in his hands. Each silver/gray buckle bears image of grinning skull and underneath the coat he wears burial wraps around his torso. Also he can raise collar and hood up so that only his eyes could be seen. His clothes count as heavy clothing for resist his tendecy get sunburns.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Charsheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Strength</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>Charisma</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>Perception</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Dexterity</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>Manipulation</td><td>3</td><td></td><td>Intelligence</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Stamina</td><td>2</td><td></td><td>Appearance</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>Wits</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Archery</td><td>1</td><td>Integrity</td><td>1</td><td>Craft</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Martial Arts</strong></td><td>5</td><td>Performance</td><td>0</td><td><strong>Investigation</strong></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Melee</td><td>0</td><td><strong>Presence</strong></td><td>1</td><td>Lore</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Thrown</td><td>0</td><td>Resistance</td><td>1</td><td>Medicine</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>War</td><td>0</td><td>Survival</td><td>0</td><td><strong>Occult</strong></td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Athletics</strong></td><td>2</td><td>Bureaucracy</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Awareness</strong></td><td>3</td><td><strong>Linguistics</strong></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dodge</strong></td><td>3</td><td>Ride</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Larceny</strong></td><td>3</td><td>Sail</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Stealth</strong></td><td>5</td><td>Socialize</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Craft Invested dots</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Air</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Earth</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Fire</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Water</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Wood</td><td>0</td><td>Magitech</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Specialties</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Presence:Intimidate</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Archery: Trick Shots</td><td>1</td><td>XXX:XXX</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Languages:</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Forestongue (native), Old Realm, Riverspeak, Personal Hand Sign Language<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong><span class="bbc_u">Charms</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Martial Arts</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>Second Excelency, 2m/1 sux<br/><br/>(Hungry Ghost Style)<br/>Blood-Scenting Hunger, 2m/scene<br/>Leaping Horror Approach, 3m/supplement<br/>Lunging Phantom Method, 4m/supplement<br/>Shrouded Claw Attack, 3m/supplement<br/>Hungry Ghost Form, 6m/scene<br/>Unnatural Shambling Deftness, 3m+1wp/extra actions<br/>Scuttling Aparition Defense, 8-10m/reflexive<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Resistance</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>Corpse-Body Resilience, permament<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Larceny</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Stealth</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>Shadow Cloak Technique, Permament<br/>Unseen Wisp Method, 4m/1 hour<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Linquistics</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>Screaming In Silence, 5m<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>XXX</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>xxxx, xm+xwp<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong><span class="bbc_u">Thaumaturgic Arts&amp;Degrees</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table>xxx (+x)<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong><span class="bbc_u">Sorcery</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table>xxx, xxm<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Backgrounds</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Ally</td><td>1 (Obsidian Moonblossom)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Artifact</td><td>5 (Amulet of Shadow Walking)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Artifact</td><td>3 (Gauntlets of Distant Claw)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Manse</td><td>2 (Gemstone of Spectral Companion) (G)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Familiar</td><td>1 (Ghostly Crow)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Resources</td><td>3 (dozen hidden treasure caches and generous contacts) (G)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Contacts</td><td>1 (mostly death cultists/ghosts/denizens of underworld)<br/>= Hollow King (eldest member of thirteen council in Stygia, CoCD:Underworld pg133)</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Whispers</td><td>1 <br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Merits</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>xxxx (xxx) (-xpts)<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Flaws</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>Mute (complete) (+4pts)<br/>Sun-Seared (mild) (+2pts)<br/>Nightmares (occassional) (+2pts)<br/>Ward (+1, Obsidian Moonblossom)<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Virtues</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Compassion</td><td>3</td><td>Conviction</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Temperance</td><td>2</td><td>Valor</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Flawed Virtue:</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Compassion<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Defense Values (dodge):</strong><em>Physical:</em>6, <em>Mental:</em>6</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Soak:</strong>B2/L1/A0 (unarmored B2/L1)</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Health Levels:</strong>-0, -1, -1, -1, -2, -2, -2, -2, -4, incapacitated, x3 death</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Attacks:</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><em>Soulsteel Gauntlet of Distant Claw</em><br/>Spd 5  Acc +5  Dmg +4L/2  Defense +2  Rate 3  Tags: M<br/>Spd 5  Acc +4  Dmg +8L     Distance 15  Rate 1  Tags: F,P<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Willpower:</strong>8</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Essence:</strong>3</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Personal Pool:</strong>17/17</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Peripheral Pool:</strong>38/29</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Other Pools:</strong>xx</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Committed:</strong>9</td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Bonus Points 26/26</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>Increase Attribute (4pts): Stamina 1 dot<br/>Increase Abilities (4pts): Investigation 1 dot, Stealth 2 dots, Athletics 1 dot<br/>Increase Backgrounds (5pts): Artifact up to 5th dot, Second artifact up 1 dots<br/>Purchase Charms (3pts): Screaming In Silence<br/>Increase Willpower (3pts): 3 dots<br/>Essence Increase (7pts): Increase Essence from 2 dots to 3 dots<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Experience Points (total/unspend) 12/06</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>(-3): Purchase Familiar up to 1st dot<br/>(-3): Increase Occult and Lore abilities both to 2th dot<br/></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Crow of the Vanquished was once a man known as Fhlan Virian, he was a farmer who owned large amounts of land and his family and ancestors have been wealthy because of gods blessed weather and soil in Hundred Kingdoms for generations. He was heir and his parents lived with him in their elder years while his siblings either adventured or worked in different professions in small village of Loombrook. He was strikingly handsome man but he was very shy person, only getting along with locals whom he had grew with but even then he was man of few words. He married to local girl called Vanessa Broom in age of fourteen and they had over course of ten years three children; twins Mori and Lamir who were ten and then youngest daugther in age of seven called Mirly.<br/><br/>All this, beautiful peace and calm ended when merchant from Guild came with slavers and because village had not brought profit past five years he went to extreme solution; enslave everyone! There was brief battle but it was one sided affair, unlucky or lucky case Fhlan and his family were transported together to salt mines. He worked in mines with his sons while Vanessa was used by mine administration as a whore while Mirly worked as errand girl. Over course of two years Vanessa was beaten to death, both his songs died on rock lungs and Mirly on depression made suicide and was later found one older mine overwatchers had sexually abused her before suicide.<br/><br/>With his whole family died and he barely being alive with rock lungs which have already ruined his throat permamently and rendered him mute. From these condittions he worked on his revenge, he deliquently sabotaged all support beams in the mines, then lured in many of guild men as possible along with their crooks in provoking rebellious behavior....and collapsed the mines atop himself and the crooks. He managed slip inside to cavern cave....with no exit though. So he laid there, slowly dying on lack of oxygen when voice whispered to him; <strong>"I will give you chance for further revenge....and chance see your wife and your family again if you become my unquestionable champion."</strong><br/><br/>Without hesitation Fhlan accepted with a nod and groan from his throat and he embraced his dark exaltation which caused mines become haunted permamently as shadowland and skeletal arm broke through the cavern floor and gave direct tunnel access to....Labyrinth where his guide waited and his retraining started. He was renamed as Crow of the Vanquished and along his exaltation also gave him power able commune telepathically with people, so his muteness was not anyway hindrance along with excellent writing ability. He was trained personally by Walker in Darkness into arts of Hungry Ghost style to employ deadly claws in his hands and trained become deadly enforcer. But besides that he was given access to Walker in Darkness spy network and become one his spymasters who is reported and he shuffles through the information.<br/><br/>Along with all this he was reunited with his family....who had become ghosts who resided in underworld. They lived in lavish mansion close by in Sygil and Crow (as his name is shortly) was given one ancient artifacts of long lost age; Amulet of Shadow Walking. It allowed him interact with his family in physical way despite their dematerialized state and he was enormously happy man. He disliked some duties he did but for all wellfare for his family he was ready to be ruthless murderer with no mercy on his foes. However, a mysterious invindual had figured out that his family was actually held hostage by Walker in Darkness. Family was ready depart to Lethe with Crow when he died....but as he received black exaltation, Walker in Darkness used necromancy bind their souls as his ghosts and so unable pass on! However mysterious invindual broke the spell and send missive to Crow return home. He did and then wife and children told everything; the lies what Walker in Darkness had told about how he came to find his family and how he had manipulated him and so on. Then Vanessa, his wife, gave her final teary farewells and so did his children before they entered to Lethe, leaving heart broken Crow behind to Underworld.<br/><br/>In that moment Crow turned from his present road into full blown furious vengeance for Walker in Darkness for making his family suffer and tricking him viciously to damn himself forever to walk alone in darkness and upon death go place where his wife and children did not wait; into void! Crow made a vicious attack on Walker in Darkness spy network and sabotaged many his operations as possible before he slipped out from the radar, he was quietly aided by Hollow King in his pursuit and promised further assistance for Crow whenever he walks in underworld and seeking undo Deathlords (other than Walker also). He had agreed for it along with gaining insights, information and so on activities across underworld or deathlords. In realm of living he formed contact from one silver princes, despite his deep disgust for the guild he recognizes uses of a guild contact and so he got one when he worked in one time job as assassin to kill some troublesome rival (a another merchant prince and so it was partly a delight).</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Theme song</div><div class="spoiler_body">Most Wondrous OSTs Ever: Unchained (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zU3OZ6ICnE#ws)<br/></div></div>[/td][/tr][/table]