Archon of Deeprun

Archon of Deeprun, also known as Archon the Undying and Archon the Chosen, was the self-proclaimed king of Thanthris. His name originally was Yisgoth which he changed to Archon to defend against magic that can take advantage of his true name. He was known to be a devout follower of the Disciples of Mortality. He invaded Adramalik from the plane of Shadowfell with an undead army. He launched the Conquest of the Living when he tried to take all of Thanthris for his goddess, the Princess.

## Appearance and Character

Archon was an inhumanly strong and large man. His vampirism made him bulky and in shape. He had long flowy white hair and dulled out grey skin. He had a toothy maw with beady red eyes that glowed in the dark. He wore silver full-plate armor and wielded three legendary artifacts in the Conquest of the Living, Breathtaker, which is a sword with an ever crying eye embedded in it, Staff of Harking, which held the skull of a long-dead lich affix to the top of it, and the Forbidden Crown, which is a crown with darkened gems that has necromantic abilities.

Archon could bring people under his possession which is how he garnered many allies to his cause. He was a ferocious fighter that no one single mortal could match. He also was a capable wielder of the arcane arts which he used to form his undead hordes. He was a wholly evil individual who brought no mercy nor kindness. He felt no guilt for his 'inferiors' and killed thousands in his wake without remorse.

## History

### Early Life

Archon was born in the shadow plane of Shadowfell in the now long fallen Kingdom of Deeprun over a millennium ago. He was born with the name Yisgoth, which he denounced once he was turned into a vampire.

### Commander of Deeprun

Archon was of lesser nobility in Deeprun and functioned as a commander of Deeprun during the many conflicts the kingdom had faced. Though the density of civilizations in Shadowfell is far fewer, territory disputes are still commonplace. He was in charge of the Onyx Division which is known for its active role in combating the dark-seeded pale orcs of Shadowfell known as uruks.

During the Fourth Black War, the Black Horde had emerged from the mountains near Deeprun to wreak havoc on the lands. Archon would charge straight through the mountains in search of the sources of the uruks with his army. However, he found himself in a bind. His army was trapped in the mountains with no reinforcements to be had. Little by little his forces whittled until they found shelter in an abandoned and desecrated cathedral dedicated to the Princess of the Disciples of Mortality. There he and his remaining army would make its last stand until the Black Horde squashed him and his army. With the destruction of the Onyx Division, the Black Horde continued its path of destruction in Deeprun. They destroyed every settlement until they reached the capital city of Farseer.

Archon's soul did not depart from his body in the cathedral. His soul transformed into a malicious and vengeful spirit that manifested as the ancient curse of vampirism. He awoke with wrenched pain as his body grew, his nails elongated, his teeth sharpened, and his eyes hollowed of life. His body reformed to perfect shape and bared no scarring. He saw this as divine intervention from the Princess, herself. He had also gathered the ability to manipulate the dead around him with his newly formed powers. With little effort, he lifted the dead into mindless husks and recreated his army of elves and uruks. Archon and his new undead army lifted the siege on Farseer and without mercy destroyed the Black Horde. However, the damage was already done. The nation had lost its queen, though Archon held little grievance for the lost.

### King of Deeprun

Archon took his reach for power and placed the crown on his head. He ruled what was left of Deeprun with little resistance for only a short time. Without any ability to govern properly to keep out any would-be ruler, he found himself in a constant battle for control for the land. Much of the resistance came from higher-ranking nobility that claimed they had a better right to rule than Archon. After centuries of ceaseless conflicts, his bid for as king of Deeprun was mostly titular as the nobles divided the lands among themselves. He developed his arcane capabilities during these times and decided to peer to the Material Plane. He saw kingdoms ripe for the taking if he amassed an unstoppable undead horde. One hundred years before the invasion, he slowly built undead armies to prepare for his grand invasion of the Material Plane.

### Conquest of the Living

Archon breached the Material Plane with his army in 529 GI near the capital city of Minnerath in the Kingdom of Minnheim. His blitz attack caught the nation off-guard. He sacked the city and claimed himself as King of Thanthris. He and his armies moved on to the rest of the kingdom; only sparing those who submitted to his rule and aided in the war effort. Once news of his arrival reached Ivorywood, Count Gothrick III Dyameed began building a coalition against the foreign invasion. He enlisted the aid of Gothrick's Band and gathered champions of each nation against Archon face-to-face. Once Archon conquered all of Minnheim, he set his eyes upon the Kanderlands Coalition. He entered the nation to find the allied forces that Gothrick amassed waiting for him. In the Battle of Tuskdale, the fate of Thanthris was decided. Though his army was superior to the allied forces, he would meet his end in fighting the chosen champions of the allied nations. They were able to defeat Archon and destroy his form. In turn, his lesser forces extinguished as their only source of power ceased. The allied army was able to defeat the remaining forces and the coalition claimed victory.

## Death

Archon would die going against the champions of the allied forces. They were Leon Vick, Weyrloc II, Kyralanthe Gildenguard, Mox Pethal, and Renno Otis who all played a vital role in defeating Archon. Renno was able to get the final blow with the shot of his pepperbox into his skull, and Weyrloc was able to destroy his gaseous form with a beam of divine energy. In defeating Archon, his armies soon fell without his source of power, and his reign of terror ended.

## Legacy

Archon's incredible power had forever scarred the landscape of Minnheim. The scars will remain a constant reminder of him. Some parts of the land have corrupted and turned the ground infertile and grey. The spider tower that he rode in battle had been created into a monument for the lost souls and a reminder of the time that the nations of Adramalik came together to defeat a common enemy. He also reintroduced vampirism to the world as he created multiple thralls that are now without a master.