The Sphere of Evil

Gondor

The Orders of Gondor are constantly in contact with each other. The Sect of Ultimate Evil is known for its sacrifices of good beings to Gondor. They are located in an underground temple complex near Yonmayer. The Sect of Pain is also well known for its sadistic practices and for imprisoning travelers and adventurers. They are located in a small village near Port Ocelot.

-Ulric Draco, Messenger

Ulric Draco is the greatest authority within the orders of Gondor. His past is one of his greatest secrets.

Ulric is the son of Ansgar Draco, who was High Messenger for nearly two thousand years. Ansgar raised his son to be patient, shrewd, and, when needed, decisively aggressive. Ulric became much more than his father could expect.

There was no humiliation in the past of Ulric Draco, except for the shame before his father when he would err. During his youth Ulric was the right hand of Ansgar, and together they were nefarious.

The first time Ulric Draco appears in history is when he took vengeance on the destruction of his father by the forces of Cattar and the Empire, destroying a town south of the city of Catalania where the Emperors family resided. Not a a single person survived, and the town of Jurepon has since ceased to exist.

Soon after he built a great fortress for himself within the borders of the Empire in a valley that is said to be magically hidden to his enemies. His Orders consider this to be the High Temple of Gondor. In his great home, Ulric has no furniture but a bed in one room and two chairs and a table in front of a fireplace in the great hall. Below his castle, however, it is said that the demons from the Abyss revel in terrible ceremonies of horror.

Ulric loves information and study, and spends his free time reading and traveling to exotic places. These journeys invariably bring tragedy to the destinations. Ulric is also a tenor, and his strong, commanding voice has a natural edge for singing. He is a master of the Giordenian Swordstyle.

He is the great enemy of the Empire of Catalania, and it is clear that he has been alive for an unbelievable amount of time without apparent aging. Ulric Draco does not try to raze the Empire, but to corrupt it so that, some day, it will become a very conceivable event for him to be an ally and not an enemy. He has been known to say that he has had visions of a Dark Empire.

Ulric Draco is about 1.70m tall, and has excellent stamina. He has black hair, always cut short, and a well trimmed and short black beard. He appears to be about 45 years old. Ulric is normally seen wearing a black travelers cloak, and beneath that an elegant vest of leather armor. He also carries the symbol of Gondor that belonged to his father.

Sect of Pain

-Harmord, High Priest

Harmord has gray hair, and is tall and strong. He is about 50 in age, and he organizes and promotes many evil campaigns into the villages of elves in the Calliak Forest.

-Linudra, Priestess

Linudra is Harmords right hand, giving his clerics the discipline they need to carry out his plans. She is about 40 years old, has short black hair, and black, cruel eyes.

-Rubat, Halfling Priest

Rubat is a friend of Ulric Draco, and was given this position as a reward for his past assistance. He is diabolical and is obnoxious, arrogant, and disobedient.

-Lucien D'Narkan, Avenger

Lucien serves the orders of Gondor, and often Ulric Draco himself, as a dark knight . He is often traveling among the nations of the south and to the center of the continent. He is an ally of many other avengers of different faiths, but makes it clear to these allies that he is always in command.

Lucien, born in Catalania city, is a descendant of Karlin D'Narkan, but he detests the story of his ancestor, finding shame in the account of Karlins " betrayal " to Gondor. Lucien has already met Karlin after the latter had returned from death. They remain unfriendly.

Lucien D'Narkan is a Southern style sword master, always maintaining his technique at its best. But he is truly more ingenious in the political fields, having at one time even taken a place as a baron in the Empire of Catalania. He is capable of twisting the words of a person so that they take on the meaning he wants them to. This is one of his greatest endowments.

Lucien is bit under 1.90m tall, is strong quite strong, and has dark eyes. His hair is black, and he has a beard on his jawline, joined to a mustache. Lucien has a stern expression and penetrating eyes.

Lagvile

The clerics of Lagvile pray in secret temples in great cities. They spend much time finding ways to undermine justice, and it is said that dreadful sacrifices occur in the alleys of the cities on some nights.

-Lidorn, Messenger

Very few people know anything about the true nature of Lidorn, but most agree that he is probably an evil spirit that has the ability to take many different forms. He is feared by most people, and has appeared in many different cities. His main goal seems to be maintaining discipline in his temples through the continued use of terror.

Lidorn normally takes the form of a thin , tall Human with a bald head.

-Saen of Wrongs, Priest

Saen of Wrongs is a renown Patriarch within the orders of Lagvile. He has one particular enemy within the orders of Rorren, called Bronlac the Just. Although resentment has cooled between the two priests, Saen continually gathers information on the current events of Bronlacs life.

Saen is about 1.55 tall and appears to be around 80 years old. His hair is white.

-Lorene, Feline Priestess

Near the small town of Kirsch, there is a small temple of Lagvile. Although it is a forgotten place, the priestess Lorene is a very active member of the temple. She tends the land and building, and causes great disturbance to most passing travelers. Lorene is still considered a novice.

Lorene has brown hair, dark eyes, and is about 25 years old.

The Brotherhood of the Valley

-Erse, Priest

A master with the mace, Erse is a respected Elder in the temple of the Valley of Sathross. He is 1.80m tall, about 48 years old, and detests animals of all sorts. Erse is sometimes stubborn, but is very intelligent.

-Vozumar, Priest

Vozumar is the youngest priest in this temple of Sathross. He is 16 years old, has light brown hair, and is short and weak. He entered these orders to find the power to avenge himself of certain humiliations. Vozumar has a paramour in Port Bengal.

Rax

The clerics of Rax pray in small temples, most found in Pallassi. The main members of the faith, however, are the assassins that control it.

-Dige Tarrak, Messenger

Dige Tarrak is a major authority to the clerics and assassins of Rax. He was born in Pallassi to an prosperous family, and was given an excellent education. But while studying, he began to nurture a great attraction to the nature of life blood, and to the effect its loss had on a person. Some say he grew mad and killed many colleagues, but very few that had come to meet him survived his outbreak. His family was found slaughtered on the night after he disappeared from his school.

Dige Tarrak is cunning and eloquent. He is cultured and courteous, but calculating as well. He makes no sound when he moves, is agile beyond Human comprehension, and has never failed to assassinate a victim he truly wanted dead.

Dige Tarrak does not believe in an instant kill, although he never strikes the victim more than once. He enjoys fatal damage that will cause a slow but sure fate. He is a true master of his art, and can be considered second only to Darkeyes himself. He is also a master of the Nearet sword style.

Dige Tarrak was named Messenger by divine prophecy.

-Verren, High Priest

Verren was found as a child in a slum outside the city of Pallassi. His parents had been murdered while visiting the city, and he had fled from the assailants. He was brought up by two thieves from a small guild. When he was eleven years old, he was being considered a master pickpocket, but his violent nature made him greatly respected. Verren loved death.

During the following years he was taken into the guild known as Hethra, and became a powerful assassin. He is very violent and dedicates much of his time to his art. Verren is 1.85 tall and has long black hair. He is slim and appears to be about 35 years old. Verren has been a member of the orders of Rax for a few months.

-Shanton, Feline High Priest

Shanton is a cynical cleric and assassin. He travels frequently, although he lives in Pallassi, and seeks out worthy victims to hunt down and kill in the name of Rax. He does not hire his services, unlike any of the other assassins. He is 1.55m tall with brown hair.

The Red Sect

-Verandro, High Priest

Verandro is a violent priest. He finds that causing disorder and turmoil are his missions in life. Verandro commands respect within his order.

His great physical strength and tenacious attitudes are his main traits. He is 1.80m tall and has red hair.

-Orzan, Priest

Orzan is good friend of Rubat, the Gondorian priest. He is about 35 years old and leads an intense life.

Ramtal

The Dark Elf clerics of Ramtal are feared for their cold and calculating evil. They are rarely seen, but the sight of a cleric of Ramtal anticipates destruction and death, the tenet of this deity.

-Siana Kirus, Dark Elf Messenger

Siana is a frail woman of about thirty years of age. She is quiet and hates noise. When she does speak, however, it is to worship her Deity and to slay living beings with little effort.

Siana was born in Rathani and caught a terrible plague when still young. Believed to have died, she was placed in a mass grave. But she was alive, and a dark being visited her as the grave was being covered. It offered life to her if she lived for death. The child did not understand, but desperately accepted. She was taken from the place, and sent to a monastery of Ramtal.

Siana Kirus never recuperated herself from her ghastly, sick appearance. She grew up surrounded by the Books of Death, and she slowly became demented, believing she was truly undead. But when she received the power to slay with her cold touch, the clerics of Ramtal, or Rathani, as the deity is also known, revered her and she eventually became Messenger.

-Mianisir, Dark Elf Priestess

Mianisir is a devout cleric. She worships Ramtal near Orgoss, and has met Siana Kirus twice. Mianisir is 200 years old and has silver hair. She is originally from Lione.

With silver hair and red-violet eyes, Mianisir is feared among the northern towns as an evil spirit. This reputation was the product of a strange coincidence, when a group of merchants met her just after an encounter with a ghost.

-Rijiani, Dark Elf Priestess

Rijiani is about 1.50m tall, has black hair, and is very attractive. She lives beneath Manxx, where she has a small, secret temple. Rijiani is always near taverns, seeking innocent travelers, adventurers, or merchants to seduce and slay outside the town. She is respected throughout the south for her devotion to Ramtals teachings.

-Dalena Raja, Dark Elf Avenger

Dalena Raja lives in a palace a few hours travel north of the city of Rathani. He is a master of the sword art called the Path of Despair, a variant of the Malir Razet style, and he uses this art to exterminate his opponents with great ease.

He is about 1.60m tall and has dark gray hair, but little else is known about him.