Kespeth Montauk

Progenitor of Malice

Primitive of the Atumhi Tribe (Formerly)

The Creator of Malice

Many aliases (Throughout times)

Seth Oulianov (Alias)

Ourath Montauk (Alias)

Architect of mankind's fall

Patient Zero

The Scientist

Archeus (Formerly)

Kespeth (Future Self)

> "*I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.*"
> ― Kespeth Montauk, about how it felt to build the nuclear bombs.
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Kespeth is a Primordial Human, a scientist from both the Pre-Universe and the Old World and the first human to have been infected by the Whispering Plague.

## Biography

Kespeth Montauk began his life, known as just Kespeth, as one of the Primitives who chose Archeus during the Great Choice, becoming a high-ranking member, but not the leader, of the Atumhi Tribe and was eventually turned into a Primordial Human.

During the Pre-Universe, Kespeth did his job as a scientist and earned the name of Montauk which meant "sciences", he created the first teleportation engines, the blueprints for the spaceships, the first cloning process and the Black Stone which would later be used to lock Diablo. He was planning to make a peace insurance when Ayin killed Archeus. After this, he took part in the War, becoming an important designer of new weapons and technology.

During the War, he was infected by the Whispering Plague. After this, he became less and less scrupulous about his experiments. Hence came the Tanerra, designed to kill Voidborn and ensure peace, and later, the Sentinel, that was supposed to be a superweapon against Immortal Species. He also designed a box to contain a human soul in, in case it was needed.

He helped during the creation of the world like some other Primordial Humans. Eventually, one day, Yggdrasil discovered he was infected by E.V.I.L plague and, attempting to cure him, was killed by Kespeth. Realizing that this death would make him executed, he freed Nahash, that Humans had captured, and sent his soul in the Soul Container.

Having faked his death, Kespeth saw the end of the war and later, used a total genetic clone of his former body, in which he sent his soul to regain a physical body and scheming with Behemoth and Leviathan. He also joined Atalar, claiming to be Kespeth's clone and heir.

After the collapse of Atalar, as most of his laboratory was beneath the Steppes of the Cage, he eventually became part of the scientists of Levigm. He eventually became Royal Scientist after the Azair Incident. As he was the only Whispered around, he tried to spread the plague by creating artificial life and gave life to all Ancients. Officially, he designed Levigm's first technological weapons and steam cities.

His actions caused the fall of Levigm, and by extension, of Belzeen and of antiquity. After his death, he switched to another body and went to the Yphdran Forest, wanting to meet again with Yggdrasil.

## Personnality

Kespeth is cunning and clever, even for a Whispered. He is also proud of his achievements and, like his fellow infected, takes great joy in seeing pain. However, unlike them, while he does enjoy murdering, he prefers to manipulate behind the scenes, and feels more joy at seeing someone ruin themself than just killing them. He can be extremely sarcastic when it suits him. He is though most often polite and respectful to whoever he spoke to. He is stated to hold Aran Arfaltras and Jeanne Nihifaere in high regards, even telling to Orianne that House Nihifaereis a very brave family.

His most obvious traits are his manipulative and persuasive side and his scientific curiosity which happens to be an advantage and an issue at the same time. Indeed, while he's able to do everything in order to achieve his goals, he won't, or only with very good reasons, do the same experiment twice. He also seems to have kept morality, describing Project Omega as his greatest shame and despising the USM after it.

Even before his infection, Kespeth was stated to be very persuasive and more focused on sciences than on worshipping Archeus that he always called by her name unlike most Primordial Humans who called her Goddess. However, he was more willing to do something for the greater good. He was also recognized as more accepting and supporting of hard things than many people from the same era as him. A fact known in Kespeth is that he longed for peace and quietness. The creation of the Tanerra and the Sentinel were purely motivated by a desire to bring peace once and for all.

## Powers and Abilities

Kespeth, as a Primordial Human, doesn't have an Autility.

* **Reality Warping (Formerly):** Like all Primordial Humans, he could warp reality, an ability he lost with Asherah's death. However, he almost never used this ability even when he could as he was more of a scientist than a warper.
* **Fertility (Formerly):** As Kespeth chose Archeus, he was still fertile and could have children, however, he lost this ability as an Ancient.
* **Ressurective Immortality:** Kespeth used clones to stay alive and could live for as long as there were clones. Moreover, these clones did not decay fast and he could use a body for many centuries.
* **Upper Intellect:** Kespeth is extremely intelligent and clever.
* **Autility Modification:** While not able to change autility, he can give one, and the one he wants, to artificial lives he creates. An exemple of that is how he made Varim with specifically the ability of Mnemokinesis when he wanted people to forget Irneus Caraizin and how much the two looked alike. It is implied that it's a power that he gained after helping to create the world.
* **Telepathy:** Kespeth, like his Heirs, is able to read minds and to speak by telepathy.

## Facts and Trivia

* Kespeth Montauk is a character from SCP's lore. In the "After Aleph" canon, Kespeth is probably Set, the third son of Adam and Hawwah.
* Kespeth is inspired by the character of Seth Twiright from The Evillious Chronicles.
* Hiyama Kiyoteru, who portrays Kespeth Montauk, also portrays some of his Ancients.
* Kespeth's role is reminescent from Velika, a character from Bionicle.
* Kespeth Montauk is my favorite character from the Former Universe on par with Eris Aaito, Akerathon Necrull, Kasia Thasrion, Sophia Atalar and Orianne Casteras.