Xevarokk

Xevarokk, the Covaetus was the first major villain presented on Afterglow SMP. Having come from somewhere far beyond the world of Afterglow SMP, he and his crew had come in search of riches and fame. Xevarokk was a notorious bounty hunter and mercenary known for his tactics in kidnapping and swift murder. He had taken several bounties set by some unknown entity (assumed to be the All-God, or Cosmos) on several members of the Afterglow SMP, hoping to cull and capture as many people as possible to further his devious plans. However, before he could make his true ambition a reality, he was defeated and slain in battle against the Allied Forces of the Afterglow SMP lead by Phoenix. 
During Season 2, "Afterglow: Generations", he was brought back from the dead by Optriiks-1 on behalf of the House of Salvation in an attempt to loose him on the Universe once more. However, this attempt was thwarted after Optriiks-1 was slain in combat, leading our heroes to chase him to Reactor Control, where he tried to send them into oblivion by crashing the space station into Afterglow. Upon crashing, Xevarokk was seemingly defeated, as he failed to make it to an escape pod before our heroes did. However, shortly after pulling themselves out of the wreckage, Xevarokk was seen crashing into and merging with a massive drone, sparks of lightning and fire spewing from the terrible conjoining. Xevarokk, now titled Xevarokk the Abomination, was finally bested once and for all by all those who appeared to thwart the House of Salvation, his metallic corpse left to rot and decay within the frozen wasteland. 
== Physiology ==
Xevarokk was often depicted as a four-armed, insectoid-like creature, standing 7 feet tall, sporting scrap armor, a torn and ragged cape depicting his House Banner, and often carrying his favored weapons, a golden spear called [Temptation's Call], and a crossbow called [Mercenary's Gaze]. His lower arms are smaller and mechanical, given his real arms were cut off some time ago. His upper arms are capable of committing great feats of strength, whereas his lower arms are meant for carrying lighter objects or supporting his upper arms.
== The House of Scar ==
Under the orange banner emblazoned with a golden skull and crossbones, the Scar Clan was composed of several vicious members. Most were titled after various pirate or nautical titles, such as Bosun, Shipwright, or Crewmate, however, only Xevarokk was considered and titled as a Captain. Xevarokk's crew had seemingly come from off-world, which gave them extraordinary strength, access to forbidden magic, and even some strange, unforeseen specializations unseen by normal standards, such as Illusions and Frost Magic. 
The Scar Clan was said to be one of many Clans of the end, or one of many races of the end. The most commonly seen Clan is often referred to as the "Pillagers", the House of End, or the End Clan. It is mostly composed of a race called the Illagers. These were thought to be the first of many clans, and most likely the progenitor of the other races. Whether this is true or not is unknown. The Scar Clan was notable for being composed mostly of a race known as the Dishonored, which often mimicked Xevarokk. These features normally included insectoid-like eyes, mechanical enhancements or prosthetics, two to four arms, and some form of scrap armor or ragged cloth. 
==Abilities==
Xevarokk has been shown to have the power to turn any living being into solid gold. This ability alone has killed countless people across time. However, when he briefly attained the powers of a god, he was given the ability to control the four elements. This, in turn, failed to stick after he died, as he lost access to using water or earth powers, locking him to his brief sense of fire and air.
== History ==
Final, Phoenix, and Hamilton had decided to pay Olive a visit at their home, Final looking to make possible allies and share research findings later on, and Phoenix and Hamilton supporting the antisocial scientist. After a brief conversation, Final took Hamilton to a small alcove not too far away to discuss the events of the morning in private, leaving Phoenix and Olive alone. Iron appeared to Hamilton and Final to ask the scientist a question, when Xevarokk had ambushed the three with a small raiding force. Xevarokk had managed to capture Final without much resistance, leaving Iron and Hamilton unconscious and disarmed, and several of his crew behind to clean up the mess. This caused Phoenix to delve into brief madness, Hamilton to feel immense grief, and the members of Ironwood and other locales to become a little weary of their environment. Xevarokk would consistently send out soldiers to invade and conquer several hotspots of the server, leaving behind Banners, Gold, and other Cursed Artifacts. 
After 2 weeks had passed, Xevarokk appeared at the Ruins of Spruceshire when everyone was leaving the Catacombs, attempting to loot what he could and employ scare tactics. Although he'd managed to escape, he had begun to leave a trail in his wake.
Another week had passed, when four members of the server had gone missing, leading to them being brought to the Scar Clan's forward Invasion Point, where several ships floated high in the sky above a small camp and, most notably, a Void Prison. There, Midas, Olive, Snowuh, and Iron had been captured and contained, Xevarokk leaving each with Cursed Looot in order to try and corrupt them somewhat. This tactic failed when Vithiks, Hand of Xevarokk and Rashyr, the Shipwright were slain aboard the larger of the two ships. Xevarokk himself returned to the site to oversee the prisoners, when he discovered his fleet decimated and the prisoners loose. To this end, Xevarokk engaged in battle against the Allied Forces lead by Phoenix, seemingly unkillable and invicible to their attacks. Taking a major loss, the Allied Forces returned to Ronin's Tavern, where they regrouped and accepted their first real loss. 
Finally, towards the end of July, Xevarokk made a grand spectacle of his ascension to power as God of Afterglow, releasing a storm on the world, and challenged the people of Afterglow to come to the Vault of Golden Grins to stop his grand schemes, wherein he was attempting to signal the All-God to his current position. Xevarokk had planted several traps, readied most of his men and his favored beasts, and even gone so far as to lay out trophies of those he had killed before them, including remnants of other clans. However, every step of the way, his plans were foiled, members of the Allied Forces having overcome both combat and puzzle alike. This led to the Final Confrontation with Xevarokk in the Ritual Chamber deep underground. Xevarokk showed ferocity in killing many of the server's members, burying them in gold, fleeing with water, flying in the air, and even burning many to a crisp, and for some time, he was deemed unkillable, when the Allied Forces had discovered that returning the stolen Gold to the altar gave everyone a boost strong enough to pierce Xevarokk's God-State, wounding him and causing the Final Showdown to turn in their favor. Although the Dishonored Captain stood fiercely against the Allied Forces of Afterglow, taunting them, instilling fear into their hearts, even brandishing his weapons alongside his newfound powers, he was finally bested. In a final push, the group was able to overwhelm him, the General landing the Final Blow. 
Although Xevarokk was slain, he spoke his final dying words to the group, wherein the Ritual had activated in front of their very eyes. The long-lived fear that was Xevarokk, the Covaetus, had finally been put to rest, however, a new adversary would soon appear...
During May of the following year, continuing the events of Season 2, Xevarokk was revived in the remains of Alterrock Crypt, having lost some of his godhood. He became Xevarokk, Reborn. His fleshy body was made entirely machine through Klaytech's Purity Control chamber, which seemingly was to be a reference to the darkness or void. After being reborn, Xevarokk finally gathered his senses and charged a thick glass wall, wishing to kill everyone on the other side, especially those who'd faced him in battle before. Xevarokk, seeing he could not face them here, fled into the ARC ventilation system to seek out weaponry and a plan. There, he found the Klaytech Launcher and Dawning Horizon Station, scuttling his way to Reactor Control. From there, he attempted to hold off the people of Afterglow as the Station began its Nuclear Descent Protocol, hurtling towards the world with the devastation levels of a nuclear bomb or two. Although they managed to shut down the nuclear descent protocol, the Dawning Horizon was still headed for Afterglow at high speeds. Xevarokk chased our heroes into the depths of the station, recklessly shutting down power sources to other escape pods, where it dawned on the demigod of the Dishonored that he had no escape route himself. 
He was assumed dead after the crash of the station into the world... that was until a meteor fell from the sky in shades of red and blue... wherein upon further inspection, Xevarokk was found barely alive, now fully merged with what can only be assumed to be a massive Klaytech Drone. Now known as Xevarokk, the Abomination, the Dishonored Kell fought ferociously in one final stand. And although he was strong, both to new and old members alike, he fell in battle, his drone sputtering out in a small explosion, frying his circuits. His corpse, now left to rot in the remains of the frozen wastes, would serve as a reminder to all of the devastating power of friendship and Afterglow's inhabitants, whom aren't to be underestimated.
== Trivia ==
* The Scar Clan was said to be one of the highest-honored mercenary groups to visit the world of Afterglow.
*Xevarokk was attempting to replace his missing arms with mechanical ones, which lead to an obsession with machines. In The Captain's Agenda, the right hand describes Xevarokk wanting to replace the arms he lost long ago.
*Xevarokk attained the powers of a God for a day before he was slain. He was seemingly invincible, and able to have control over the four basic elements.
*It is assumed that the Allied Forces were able to "pierce Xevarokk's God-State" due to the Vault's many souls banding together to boost the strength of everyone in the Vault's Inner Chamber. Every Gold Piece returned granted strength to those present.
*The Dishonored were said to be one race of many to wander the End. They are also supposedly based off the Fallen or Eliksni from the Destiny Franchise.
*Xevarokk was not romantically involved with any person or being, and was likely tyrannical due to this fact.
*The Dishonored had apparently lost their homeworld and were unable to return to it due to some unforeseen cataclysm. Because of this, they are scroungers and scrappers in search of a new homeworld to sustain their people.
*Xevarokk's kill-count was apparently so vast that the souls of those he killed took the form of tortured mobs or embodied themselves in many of the artifacts and crystals within the Vault of Golden Grins. The most notable was the Ashen Memory, which displayed the story of two warrior women who were assumed to be lesbian, one vowing revenge while the other died in their arms.
*Many video game references were made during the Event, and it is assumed that Xevarokk was responsible for claiming the bounties of such characters and/or leading to their eventual demise. References that were made included, Doom, Little Big Planet, The Legend of Zelda, and more.
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