Larcvalt Farom

* Larcvalt XIII’s body
* Original body

**Larcvalt Farom** (ラークヴァルト・ファロム, *Rākuvuaruto Faromu*) is an ancient Necromancer and the main antagonist of the Yuusha ga Shinda! series. He is the founder of Farom Kingdom, and has reigned as its king for centuries by devouring human souls and possessing the bodies of his direct male descendants. His current vessel is that of Princess Marguerite’s father, Larcvalt XIII.

## Appearance

Currently residing in the body of his distant descendant, Larcvalt appears as a large hulking man with a muscular physique, small blue eyes, chiseled features, thick eyebrows, and long gray hair swept back to reveal his forehead. He wears a black and white robe with an ornate gold trimming, tied around the waist with a white sash. His forearms are covered by white elbow-length gloves, and a fur-collared cape that matches the color and design of his robes hangs loosely over his shoulders.

The king’s original form was remarkably similar to his current vessel with a few key differences. As a full-blooded Necromancer, Larcvalt possessed the white hair and red eyes that are common for his race. His eyes were larger and narrowed, surrounded by a dark outline, and he lacked eyebrows, while his hair was noticeably longer and had a wild appearance. He wore large gold earrings, a black cape, and dark armor emblazoned with a gemstone above his chest. His spiritual self is shown to have his original appearance, but clad in much heavier armor outfitted with gigantic ornamental spikes.

## Personality

Larcvalt originally played the role of a jovial and benevolent king, appearing personable and welcoming to the people around him. In his day-to-day running of the Farom Kingdom, he expresses a strong concern for the safety and prosperity of the country as a whole. In reality, this carefully crafted persona is a facade to cover up his true insidious and amoral nature.

The true Larcvalt only wishes to increase his own power with the eventual goal of ruling everything, and as a result, he seeks ever stronger opponents to help him transcend the limits of his own existence. To him, no act is too despicable or twisted if it furthers this goal. This is shown most prominently by his most egregious sins from millennia past when he personally killed the Gods of their world and fused their bodies together to create grotesque zombie horrors capable of wielding divine power.

He shows no attachment and is seemingly incapable of feeling true affection towards anyone. Indeed, the seemingly endless lifespans of Larcvalt and his followers is the result of devouring living human souls, with the insane monarch having stolen the bodies of his descendants for centuries. This shows an exceptional lack of sympathy even for his own kin, with countless family members having met their end by his own hand. Indeed, his only reason for reproducing with humans and starting a family was to create vessels so that he could always control Farom without arousing suspicion, knowing people would be naturally curious if the kingdom’s rulers always looked the same.

Lacvalt will kill all who displease him without a second thought, turning their remains into obedient zombies. While the king is willing to accept individuals of significant strength as his underlings, he sees all people as expendable pawns, and failure is met with immediate termination. Even those who have served him for centuries are not exempt, as shown when he attempted to murder Naid Dananvayn after he was defeated by Kyle Osment, despite the former having been his loyal ally for over a 1,000 years. Due to Larcvalt’s murderous and insane nature, over half of the castle servants have become undead puppets.

Having lived for so long, the ancient tyrant admits to being bored much of the time. He purposely left many artifacts and ancient records intact detailing the true nature of Farom Kingdom’s rulers, seeing the horrified reactions of anybody who discovered the truth as a form of rare entertainment. Due to his immense strength, Larcvalt is dismissive of the people living in his world, viewing them as lowly peons unable to provide him with amusement. This boredom only fuels his desire to ascend higher, as illustrated by his plan to open doorways to new worlds in the hopes of discovering transcendental beings capable of challenging him. The nature of this plot illustrates the true depth of Larcvalt’s mental instability, as he shows no concern towards what such creatures could do if unleashed upon his world, nor does he fear the possibility that this mad crusade could potentially end his own life.

## Relationships

### Family

As founder of the Farom Kingdom, Larcvalt was the original progenitor of its Royal Family. He purposely bred with humans to create a line of succession for the purpose of disguising his true nature. To prevent people from questioning how their ruler’s appearance could remain the same for centuries, Larcvalt devoured the souls of his male heirs and possessed their bodies, allowing him to remain king indefinitely. He cares nothing for his descendants nor anybody else, seeing all who live as expendable so long as they can help further his goals of growing ever more powerful. After taking the body of Larcvalt XIII, he ordered Isaac Gardner to raise Princess Marguerite to be strong so that her weakness would not affect how she raised his next vessel. Larcvalt intended for her to marry the future hero and bear his children, hoping the next heir would be a powerful person worthy of hosting his soul while plotting to give her vessel to Claudia Avelheid, afterwards.

### Allies

#### Isaac Gardner

His loyal assistant and royal chamberlain, Isaac is a Necromancer who has served Larcvalt for over 1,000 years. In his original body, he was known as Alan Gardner, but was ordered to breed with the humans and possess the bodies of his descendants in much the same manner as his master himself did. While Isaac was loyal to Larcvalt for centuries, he remained so only out of fear, believing there was no point in defying somebody so powerful.

As the one tasked with raising Larcvalt’s heirs until they are ready to become his master’s vessels, Isaac came to genuinely care for each of his royal charges, only to watch them die for Larcvalt’s mad ambitions. While he pretends otherwise in front of his colleagues, Isaac truly despises himself for the countless sins he has committed in service to the king, and following his defeat at the hands of Princess Marguerite, finally overcomes his fear and chooses to stand alongside the Hero’s Party in the battle against Larcvalt.

#### Claudia Avelheid

The Prime Minister of Farom Kingdom and another if Larcvalt’s original servants from a millennia prior, Claudia shares the king’s selfish and evil nature. While she does not crave battle and domination as he does, the twisted woman benefits greatly from the authority granted to her as one of the country’s rulers, using her influence to collect beautiful young corpses to add to her collection of zombies. At the very least, he seems to value her as a useful comrade, having planned for Princess Marguerite to be her next vessel. Claudia is the only one of Larcvalt’s three collaborators to remain loyal to him, unlike Isaac and Naid who chose to join the heroes in toppling the king.

#### Naid Dananvayn

The fourth member of Larcvalt’s ancient cabal, Naid was the second most powerful of the group, having ascended to a being capable of turning even the corpses of Gods into his zombie servants. While he remained loyal to their plans over 1,000 years, Naid is shown to have kept his original body, showing he may not have agreed with the king’s practice of abandoning his real form. Despite his power, Larcvalt only ever viewed him as an arrogant fool who’s only real use was killing their enemies. Following Naid’s defeat in the battle with Kyle Osment, the king dismissed him as useless and ordered the zombies to finish him off. After being rescued by his previous opponent, Naid joined the heroes in defeating his former master.