Thalleous Sendaris

> What you believe is no longer relevant. If you refuse to step aside and grant me leadership of the clans, i'll have no choice but to slaughter you right on the spot
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**Thalleous Sendaris** is an elderly Ardoni warlord. During the events of The Cubes, he forcefully took over the Ardoni clans (with the exception of the Voltaris) and became the leader of the Nestoris, Kaltaris, Mendoris, and most notably the Sendaris, his own clan.

## Appearance

Thalleous Sendaris has a blocky form and is covered in a very specific pattern of glowing blue markings. His horns are five pixels long, indicating his old age.

## Personality

Thalleous is very sinister and malicious, but not outwardly so. He is also deceptive and manipulative, and presents himself to others as a much more reasonable, calm and compassionate person on the surface in order to hide his true nature.

Deep down, Thalleous is ruthless and bloodthirsty, having hunted and killed many Voltaris regardless of their actions. He doesn't exactly murder random people just for the fun of it, but he has no qualms with getting rid of those who stand in his way or those he sees as unworthy of life.

## History

### Early Life

Thalleous Sendaris was born roughly two hundred fifty years ago in Sendaria, the home territory of the Sendaris clan. Little is known of his early life, but it is known that he was born alongside his twin brother, Galleous, a much more kind-hearted Ardoni who now leads the hidden, benevolent territory of Ataraxia.

### The Great War

When he was a young warrior, Thalleous participated in a tournament held by the clans to determine which Ardoni would wield all four Prime Songs against the Nether and the "evil" Voltaris during the Great War. Thalleous didn't win, but he did witness the winner, Ingressus, revealing himself as Voltaris and later murdering the current clan masters (with the exception of Aegus Nestoris) after they refused to give him the Primes. Thalleous was close to the Sendaris master at the time - Thalleous' mother had died young, and the master, an old female Sendaris, had taken her place as somewhat of a motherly figure. Therefore, her death enraged him. This was part of what started his hatred of the Voltaris.

As the war intensified, Thalleous was sent out into more and more battles, in which he witnessed the Voltaris commit countless atrocities in a desperate effort to stay alive. Though these crimes disgusted him, he began to consider the necessity of doing the same to the Voltaris in return, kickstarting his descent into a genocidal maniac.

### Post-Great War

After the war ended, Thalleous was instructed by the new clan masters (along with Aegus, who had survived as previously mentioned) to track down and capture the remaining Voltaris. He was never told to kill them, but he ended up doing so anyway on his missions due to his hatred and prejudice.

Furthermore, Thalleous began to investigate some of the dark magic the Voltaris had been practicing before they had been exiled by the other clans, long before even the time of the Great War. Once he had collected enough of it, he tried to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of Ingressus and his friend-turned rival Achillean Nestoris, which had occurred at the end of the war. Instead, he and some of his associates accidentally opened a portal between universes, and after a brief expedition, he managed to find and trade with a variation of the United States government from an alternate universe Earth, giving them a collection of Songs in exchange for a plethora of modern technology and weaponry, including but not limited to cars, guns, tanks, helicopters and planes.

After returning to Ardonia and closing the portal, Thalleous entrusted the technology he had been given to some of his closest friends and allies among the Ardoni clans. Soon, he formed what was known as the Legion of Thalleous (LoT), a militant group of Ardoni who kept their advanced tech secret from everyone else in the clans and frequently went around massacring rogue Voltaris - among whom were Tygren Voltaris' mother and father. Their murder is the main reason why Tygren despises Thalleous so much today.

The LoT also carried out several more expeditions between universes, using more Voltaris dark magic they stole over the years. They grew in numbers, strength, and technological advancement over several decades until they were a widespread group within the clans. It was getting increasingly difficult for them to hide from the rest of the Ardoni, specifically the masters who always had a keen eye on Thalleous, but eventually the plan was to take over the clans entirely, so that would ultimately not matter.

More recently, when Thalleous was hunting down a specific rogue Voltaris, he witnessed said Voltaris finding and collecting an otherworldy corruptor shape. This Voltaris would eventually become Tetrahedron after being corrupted and transformed by the shape's power. However, after he took the shape, Thalleous and his LoT forces moved in and collected the remaining residue left over from the event, storing it for future use.

Upon studying and experimenting with the residue later, Thalleous concluded that if it was applied correctly, it could strengthen an individual - for example, himself. After all, it happened to Tetrahedron on a greater scale, as he had been exposed to the residue's source, although it came with the price of corrupting his soul, a phenomenon of which the LoT had observed from a distance until Tetrahedron had retreated into hiding far away from anyone else. Noting this downside, Thalleous reasoned that he should continue testing with the residue for a while before considering applying it to any Ardoni, himself or otherwise.

(Ank you can write all the Omega and Shemna stuff here in between these two paragraphs because I still don't really understand it)

Once the Zombie Horde began to send its operatives to Ardonia on expeditionary missions, Thalleous began to negotiate and make deals with them, allowing certain zombies positions in the LoT (despite the fact that they weren't Ardoni) in exchange for more advanced technologies.

### The Cubes

When Tetrahedron returned from hiding and helped Tygren betray Ingressus, who had since returned to Ardonia and taken command of the Voltaris, Thalleous was quickly made aware of the situation by the LoT. By now, Tetrahedron had also given some of his power to Tygren, meaning both of them were a massive threat, especially considering Tygren's vendetta against Thalleous. This prompted Thalleous to continue experimentation with the corruptor shape residue he'd collected years ago, hoping to be able to harness its power to rival Tetrahedron and Tygren.

Later on, Tetrahedron, Tygren, and a few other Voltaris from their faction raided Ardoni central and murdered Zulius Kaltaris, Galadar Mendoris, and Hadion Mendoris, three of Thalleous' close allies. Cone Man, a zombie operative working with the LoT, was also presumably killed. Outraged, Thalleous stepped up his efforts even more, no longer concerned with the safety or efficiency of his experiments as he was determined to harness what he called the "Tetrahedron Force" before it was too late.

The stakes intensified again once Tetrahedron completed his advanced destruction-powered skybase, and the Voltaris working for him and Tygren began to use it to cause chaos across Ardonia. Thalleous hired Galatan Nestoris' pirate gang to distract the Voltaris, but seeing as the gang included two zombie operatives from the Zombie Horde (real and 84), Bungee Zombie demanded that he call off the mission and let Galatan's gang avoid it. Although it was an inconvenience, Thalleous did not want negative relations with the zombies, so he agreed, and the mission was cancelled.

At this point, the LoT was ready to take over the plans. Thalleous and his forces marched into Ardoni central, where the current clan masters were convening to discuss recent events. Thalleous demanded that the masters hand over control of the clans to him, and while they initially refused, they backed down once the LoT troops revealed their advanced modern weaponry, of which was far beyond anything the masters could comprehend at the time. Following this takeover, Thalleous became not only the leader of the Sendaris clan, but the leader of the Kaltaris, Mendoris, and Nestoris as well.

Thalleous was then contacted by General Ryker, who was desperate for aid in lessening the chaos Tetrahedron was causing all over the world. Thalleous and Ryker signed an alliance, and the general and his soldiers were provided with some of the LoT's advanced weaponry.

Meanwhile, Tetrahedron and Tygren had successfully turned a large group of Ardonian civilians into a cult through fear and intimidation, and proceeded to order them to attack Thalleous and the clans. The clans were able to defend initially until Tetrahedron piloted his skybase over their territory and began systematically bombing LoT bases. The LoT struck back with all the weaponry they had, but even that was nothing compared to Tetrahedron's arsenal. Thalleous and the LoT, along with Ryker and his forces, retreated underground as the cult overran the rest of the Ardoni and occupied the clan territories.

Thalleous, now safe in the underground caverns, is currently plotting his next move against the Voltaris, although at the moment, things seem hopeless for him.