Uli Kathandros

[Uli Kathandros]

[align=center]"Everyone is afraid", he thought. He had awoken to a world of fear. These times of change were so... unsettling. From the shards of tattered dreams he rose, unwilling. Tossed upon tides of pain that left him searingly awake and more revoltingly... alive. Yet even that was a change from the dead flesh he had carried with him. Death was such an easy escape. He awoke to the pain of a new existence, in a dark womb of nothing, blinded by his own heresy. Shades cast no shadows, and by that logic, he was a being that never saw the sun."



[Theme -- Soulfly, Jumpdafuckup!]
[Theme II -- Delirium, A Poem For Byzantium]
[Theme III -- The Sandowski Files, Low Man's Lyric (Metallica Cover)]
[Fight Theme -- Nightwish, Ghost Love Score]
[Fight Theme II -- Godsmack, Voodoo II]

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::Schematics::[/u]

Tria Nomina: Lucius Valerius Verus
Praenomen: Lucius
Agnomen: Verus
Gens: Valerii
Alias(es): Uriel Kaethandragses, Uli Kathandros.
Titles: The Weeping God, August Reborn.
Visual Age: Early twenties.
Factual Age: Approximately two milennia.
Birth Month: August.
Birth Sign: The Lover.
Direct Lineage: True Comnenii, Son of August.
Classes: Warrior, Priest.
Occupation: Thanatos.
Alignment: Neutral Evil.
Marital Status: Single.
Status: The Rebirth of August; the return to ancient days.

::Relations::

Ancestry:
--Father: Drusus Valerius Sanctus. (deceased)
--Mother: Levinia Aemiliana Aria Valeriana. (deceased)
Siblings: None.
Spouse: Helena Constantine (deceased).
Allies:
--Marcus Perennius
--Darqcyde Vae Victus
--Judas von Drecht
--Renatus Constantianus Pelagius
Liases:
--Tayana Syri
--Belle Deveroux
--Bryna McCoy
--Liliana Targaryen
--Enayla Van Walraven
Survived By:
--Janus Kathandros
--Mikhail Kathandros
--Victoria Deveroux

::Attributes::

Height: Five foot six.
Weight: One hundred and seventy four pounds.
Hair Color: Brown; with odd silvery highlights here and there.
Hair: Soft and downy, perpetually unruly.
Eye Color: One green and one black.
Eye: Occidental.
Nose: Normal.
Mouth: Straight; though perpetually sneering.
Handed: Right handed.
Finger nails: Elegant, well-kept.
Skin Tone: Undeathly pallor.
Skin Condition: Dry, desicatted.
Physical Condition: Zenith.
Voice: Soft, cold. Purposeful.
Diet: Omnivorous, in every sense of the word.

::Intelligence::

Strength: Small-unit combat; theology.
Blood type: O.
Primary Residence: Carceri.
Primary Discipline: Man of the Cloth.
Sub-discipline(s): Poet, Warrior.
Special Abilities: Divine Salient Abilities, Divine Magic, Mark of Torment, Entropomancy.
Weapon of Choice: Gladius.

::Social Demeanor::

-- Morbidly jovial.
-- Sarcastic.
-- Silently repentant.

::Distinguishing Features::

-- Prominent scar, from the inside corner of the right eye across the right cheek, where it curls down and meets the base of the scalp.
-- One hand always covered by a black glove. When un-gloved, the particular hand is consistent of stretched, coppery and macabre skin, gaunt over the bone with a branded mark on each side of the palm.

::Attitude::

Likes: Uli is, at base, a hedonist -- he thusly enjoys all sorts of lecherous debasements. Despite that, he is also fond of more academic texts and esoteric learnings. Throughout his years of life he has become something of an existentialist; and despite first-hand encounters with divine beings, even more of a deist.
Dislikes: Through multiple terms in military positions, and a single stint as a feudal overlord, Uli has come to disdain incompetence. He views himself as a simple, methodical creature, and thus tends to frown upon ostentatious ornament -- though that doesn't apply to himself, of course.
Misplaced Adjustments; Quirks: Self-loathing in the extreme; though he'd never admit it. Even to himself.

::Specific Abilities::

Son of August -- Shard of Sheune: Lucius is of the House Valerius; one of the gens that trace their ancestry directly back to the founding, and August Comnenus himself. The Valerii, and thusly, all True Comnenii, are indirectly the offspring of Sheune himself, and thus retain small portions of His divinity. True Comnenii possess a keener mind and form than ordinary human stock, and almost double the lifespan - they are superior in nobility of spirit and body, and may retain peak fitness until the end of their days.

Rune of Torment: ""The flesh knows it suffers even when the mind has forgotten. And so you wear the rune always." Pain, Agony, Suffering, Torment. When the Rune is invoked, even the earth shall resonate its anguish. Torment of the mind. Torment of the body. Torment of the soul. All will be made clear when the Circle is drawn.

August Reborn: Comnenic (the land of Uli's birth) mythology and theology speaks of the prophecized return of August Comnenus, the 'Divi Filius' of their creator.  The return of August is said to be the event to save the souls of all Comnenii from destruction. In truth, Uli's actions in becoming the Proxy of Nerull were the first steps to fulfilling this prophecy, upon whose path he tread until ultimately, he became the very thing Nerull was, destroying the old God and taking his place as shepherd of the dead and damned.

Entropomancer: As spellcasters plumb the depths of divine power, some of the most advanced gain attunement to the great nothingness they say lies at the center of the universe. Entropomancers can summon and control a small shard of absolute nothingness similar to a sphere of annihilation, harnessing its power for a variety of magical effects. Most revel in destruction for its own sake, but some take a more nuanced approach to their terrifying discoveries, trying to understand the power of entropy that it might someday be controlled or even reversed.

::Proficencies::

--Sword: Downfall
--Length: Blade; 16", Overall; 20"
--History: Downfall carries several severe magical properties; the negative energy draining abilities native to its master, as well as an exsanguinating edge that resonates and cackles with mirthful hatred when sated.
--Classification: Gladius.
--Paragon: Viscera.

--Staff: Grey Eminence.
--Length: Shaft; 72", Overall; 72"
--History: Grey Eminence appears as a six-foot long ebony staff, with a slight crook at the top. When gripped by its Master, the staff possesses the ability to project a thick, scythe-like blade of energy from the crook. This energy is imbued with both the power of August and Uli's signature negative energies.
--Classification: Brilliant energy scythe.
--Paragon: Multiplanar.

--Archery: Sufficient.
--Daggers: Sufficient.
--Maces: Learned.
--Firearms: Not compatible.
--Polearms: Perfected.
--Staves: Poor.
--Swords: Perfected.
--Unarmed: Sufficient.
--Projectiles: Sufficient.
--Whips: Extremely poor.
--Shields: Perfected.
--Hammers: Learned.
--Axes: Learned.