Rachias

### Powers

can drain life; fly; hypnotize enemies; communicate with arachnids and other creatures of the dark; poison enemies with his scorpion tail; very strong; very fast and agile; can turn invisible; powers cannot be drained or "absorbed"; very skilled in hand-to-hand combat

### Domain

Rachias lives in a mysterious place where the sky is always dark and starless, where the wind whispers like the songs of the dead and the air is as cold as death itself. His castle sits on a formidable peak, glowering down at the shadowy landscape below.

### Weapons

a double-bladed scythe that whispers with ancient darkness

## Relationships

### Family

none; he is descended from the shadows themselves

### Enemies

pretty much everyone, although most are too afraid to stand up to him

### Crush

no one

Go on, take it out, take it out on me

'Cause you know I'm the only one who knows what you need

You want me to be guilty

To be the one who's wrong

So easy to blame me

It's been that way for so long

Go on, go on and hurt the one that you love

Go on and make me the one that you want to hate

If it makes you feel better

Go on, go on and give me the best that you've got

Go on and make me the villain I'm not

If it makes you feel better

I know no one's ever been there for you

And I know that you think I'm only gonna hurt you too

So you accuse me that I'm guilty

Like you want it all to go wrong

So easy to blame me

It's been that way for so long

Go on, go on and hurt the one that you love

Go on and make me the one that you want to hate

If it makes you feel better

Go on, go on and give me the best that you've got

Go on and make me the villain I'm not

If it makes you feel better

I take the blame for you

Carry the weight for you

Tell me would you do the same for me?

I don't think so

Go on, go on and give me the best that you've got

Go on and make me the villain I'm not

If it makes you feel better

Go on, go on and give me the best that you've got

Go on and make me the villain I'm not

If it makes you feel better

I take the blame for you

Carry the weight for you

Tell me would you do the same for me?

I don't think so

I don't think so

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## General Info

> Full name: Rachias Scorpionspeaker
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> Nickname: Rach
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> Age: 19,273 years. Not the most ancient of gods, but he's been around for a while.
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## Appearance

Rachias is, simply put, a mutant scorpion man, youthful in appearance with a muscular build. He has a highly venomous scorpion tail as well as sharp teeth and pointed ears. He wears loose-fitting black pants and a black hooded cloak; underneath this cloak he wears a jacket, on the sleeve of which a silver skull is emblazoned. He has long black hair with dark purple streaks, blood red eyes, and a pale skin tone. There are faint knife slashes on his forearms and neck, as well as one across his nose.

He may also wear black samurai armor and wield a nodachi, though his primary weapon is his scorpion tail.

## Powers

### Life-drain

He uses tendrils of shadow to consume the life-force of his enemies. If you're life-drained, you're dead. But fear not - Rachias rarely uses this. Only if he has to. It is truly a chilling thing to witness, as one of us was foolish enough to provoke him . . .

*Yes. Foolish you were, and foolish you remain.*

Ah . . . moving on.

*:crrk:*

### Hypnotism

Only works through eye contact. Victims cannot be hypnotized to kill, and Rachias can't make them betray someone they truly love. Beyond that, he can make them do anything. Deities will recover in a matter of hours, but mortals take an entire day to be back to normal.

### Communication with Arachnids and Other Creatures of the Dark

He can talk to spiders, scorpions, bats, black cats, you name it. Anything that lurks in the shadows, Rachias can communicate with it.

### Stabbing People He Doesn't Like with That Scorpion Tail

Rather self-explanat-

It seems we have lost a Paladin. Bothriurus . . . you were a fool. We throw that word around a lot, but seriously. You were a fool.

*A shame.*

. . . you were the one who stab-

*:hissss:*

. . . indeed, it is a shame, my lord.

### Invisibility

Where did he go?

*:stab:*

-gasp- Aaa...aaa...

*What's another Paladin lost? The darkness can always spawn more of you fools.*

### Weakness

Rachias cannot be in light. Light weakens his powers, and if he's exposed to light for too long, he will faint and could even die.

*Dying . . . how chillingly relevant to this moment in time, Paladin.*

*:stab:*

-silence-

## Relationships

Hm. We'll have to see.

**Named Scorpion Paladins**

* Bothriurus (deceased)
* Nemesiidae
* Zoropsidae
* Devendra
* Echinax
* Ixchela
* Nilus
* Rothus
* Rumburak

## Theme Songs

1. "Villain I'm Not" - Three Days Grace
2. "Animal I Have Become" - Three Days Grace
3. "Unravel" - Jonathan Young
4. "Bring Me to Life" - Evanescence
5. "My Immortal" - Evanescence
6. "Wrong Side of Heaven" - Five Finger Death Punch
7. "My Nemesis" - Five Finger Death Punch
8. "Courtesy Call" - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
9. "Control" - Halsey

## Backstory

We . . . it seems we . . . can't . . . write . . . this . . .

*Fools. My past will remain in the dark for all eternity.*