Nicholas (Chapter 9)

Nicholas is a minor character and Antagonist in "Miracula Luxia". He is one of Farrar's most trusted men, as well as the former general of the city of Spire.
== General Information ==
Nicholas was once the brave general of Spire, always ready to defend his fellow townsfolk from harm.
However, his life changed completely when Farrar's forces approached the gates of the city and killed most of its residents, destroying much of the land in the process.
He was about to be killed by one of Farrar's thugs. However, the leader saw the potential in the man's eyes and stopped his thug from killing him.
After being interrogated by Farrar's men, the mighty leader offers him a chance to join his mighty army and help him crush the rest of Avernum, little by little, promising to make him one of his most trusted men if he does, but also promising to kill him if he does not.
Seeing an opportunity that happens only once in a lifetime, Nicholas's greed overwhelms his judgement. With a lust for more and more loot to plunder, Nicholas eagerly accepts Farrar's offer.
Now, he is one of Farrar's most trusted men who is always left at very important locations to guard, run and inform if something tries to overtake them (such as Mordreg's Pass). However, his cowardly nature often tends to play him a bad joke and he usually gets in trouble before escaping to inform his employer.
== Personality ==
Nicholas is an evil, manipulative person who always wants to get whatever he wants, whenever he wants. He will use any method possible to defeat anyone who tries to stand in the way of his supreme leader and crush the bravery of the other warriors as he does so.
However, he is also very cowardly. This trait is especially seen whenever he is cornered and is unable to fight. Instead of risking his life, he always tries to run away, trying to save his own skin and not caring if any of his allies die in the process.
Nicholas is also very cunning, always trying to act diplomatic before showing his true nature. Usually, this fools other people that he is a friendly person. However, this is just a wall of lies that hides his true intentions.
Overall, Nicholas is a dangerous type of person who should not be trifled with.
== Apperance ==
Nicholas's clothing consists of his old, red cape from when he was the general of Spire. However, it is all draped and old now- a sign of all the battles that he has participated in, both as a general and as an evil soldier.
His attire also consists of his newest equipment- one of the best pieces of armor ever created in Bargha, given to him personally by Farrar- a black jacket with teal stripes and a gray shirt underneath, a black mask on his face, gray pants with a brown belt and brown boots on his feet.
Overall, his equipment offers him much faster movement speed to run away, should he fail to kill an enemy. However, it also offers him faster attack speed- something which really helps him in taking down slower targets with ease.
== Death ==
=== Killed By ===
* Himself (Caused)
* John Braveheart (Caused)
After killing Jim, Nicholas is quickly brought down from the Barghan wall when an angry Jared and John work together to destroy the walls to avenge their friend.
* Jared Kaos
An angry Jared quickly approaches and easily disarms the gravely wounded man (whose legs are trapped under the remains of the wall) as he attempts to kill him. After being told to kill Nicholas by Jim's brother- Gareth, Jared does it without any remorse, but not before warning everyone that he will create a gruesome scene.
Seeing that nobody wants to leave, Jared savagely beats Nicholas's skull in and destroys his face. The man tries to insult Jared in his dying breaths, saying "Screw you, loyalist worm.", but he fails to say anything else in time as Jared continues to mercilessly bash his face with a pipe.
After landing exactly 24 blows, Jared leaves him where he is, leaving a completely unrecognizable corpse behind.
== Appearances (Parts) ==
* ML C9, P7- "Lost Legends Of The Fallen Titan"
* ML C9, P9- "The Last Bastion" (Death)
== Trivia ==
* Nicholas is the first living and named person whom Jared kills willingly. Until Nicholas's death, Jared has only killed victims either out of mercy, before reanimation, while they are undead (with the exception for Heartless and Nobodies) or because he is forced to kill them while alive.
* Nicholas has a similar hairstyle to Barin.
* Nicholas is the first character in all "Miracula Luxia" stories overall who wears a mask.
* Nicholas is the first named member of Farrar's army to die.