Iskel

Iskel Ivriyevan Volomirivo, usually goes by Iskel, is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of the Fiendish comic series. He is introduced in Fiendish #1 where he lives in the woods outside of the city of Alstad with his cousin, Kazimir. He was created by Irene Strychalski, and first appeared in Fiendish #1 in February of 2022. Iskel was born in the city of Alstad on the continent of Arvos. Iskel was born with a curse that makes it so that anyone that touches him relives their worst memory. Due to this curse Iskel was ostracized by the people of Alstad. When Iskel was 9 years old his mother abandoned him. Having nowhere else to go, he sought out Kazimir. They have been together for 4 years during which Kazimir has been teaching Iskel how to hunt, fight, and survive in the wilderness. At the start of Fiendish he lives outside of the city of Alstad. He is a skilled archer and apprentice tracker. He possesses great empathy and emotional intelligence. He has some of the beasts and creatures in Arvos.
==History==
===Background===
Iskel was raised in the city of Alstad by his mother, Ivriya. Since birth Iskel has borne a terrible curse that causes anyone who touches him to relive the worst moment of their life and Iskel experiences the same memory. Because of this curse Iskel is an outcast from society. Upon learning of this curse, Iskel's father dumped his mother shortly after his birth. Because of their curse Iskel's face was tattooed with a mark so everyone would know of his curse. When Iskel was 9 years old his mother abandoned him. With nowhere else to go, Iskel traveled into the wilderness outside off Alstad to find Kazimir, a cousin his mother had told him about but he had never met. 
At the start of the story, Iskel is living with Kazimir in their cabin outside of Alstad. They have been commissioned to investigate the disappearance of a citizen that went missing while out in the wilderness on a hunting expedition. They find the corpse of the man and see that he has been killed in a strange way. This method of killing reminds Kazimir of the creatures that destroyed his home village of Dorvo. This prompts the duo to track down this creature. While they are in pursuit they meet a traveling theater troupe. One member of the troupe is a daev slave girl named Yeomi. The group are suddenly ambushed by the creature in a deadly encounter. Several innocent travels are killed, which saddens Iskel. Ultimately Kazimir manages to kill the demon with some help from Iskel and Yeomi, the sole survivor of the traveling troupe. 
Following the battle, Kazimir decides that he must hunt down the source of these mysterious demons. The three return to Alstad where Kazimir and Iskel plan their next move, they decide to travel to Thalfrenn to seek out more clues about the demons. Meanwhile Yeomi comes to terms with the loss of her found family, and decide what steps to take next. A friendship blossoms between Iskel and Yeomi and he aids her in convincing Kazimir to let her join them. The three set off for Thalfrenn and after a dangerous encounter they meet Ragna, a Ispoliyad scholar from Thalfrenn who has a long history, and on-and-off romance, with Kazimir. Ragna joins their group as they continue their mission to discover the origins of the monstrous demons and how to put an end to them.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Apprentice Tracker: Being trained in tracking and hunting techniques by Kazimir.
*Archery Expertise: Iskel is a skilled archer.
*High Emotional Intelligence: Iskel is very good at reading the emotions of others, this is likely due to spending his life as an outcast seeking acceptance.
*Leadership: He has strong leadership qualities. This shows particularly in battle situations where he is quick to form strategies and issue commands to his companions to keep them out of harm's way.
*Curse: Iskel was born with a curse that anyone that touches him will relive their worst memory, and at the same time Iskel himself experiences that same memory.
===Weapons===
*Bow and Arrows: Iskel always carries his bow and arrows with him when traveling. He typically crafts his own bows and arrows by hand.
==Gallery==
==Trivia==
*Iskel's father was in Dorvo during the demon attack and is assumed to died there.
*In Iskel's prototype design he was originally older.
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