Mik'Na Kirax

Mik'Na Kirax wielding its four blades of dark magic during its reign as Stinging King.

## Key Dates

### Died

17 ATG

Mik'Na Kirax was the second Stinging King and ruler of Galatias. A Skraeling who adapted and modified itself with magic, Mik'Na Kirax was a vengeful and spiteful leader who dreamed of wiping all mortal life from the face of Forestsedge. Mik'Na Kirax was killed in battle with The Chaos Hounds and Killigan Hammerfell.

## History

Born off the coast of Veiltouria on a small Skraeling hive island, the drone that would become Mik'Na Kirax was a simple creature, content with its role in the hive as a border guard. However, the day it stumbled upon Tarmen Dalloway would complicate its life forever.

Initially the two were fast friends and allies, with Mik'Na showing Tarmen the entirety of its hive and people. In time, Tarmen would be viewed as a god by the Skraeling, and began to take control of the hive. Militarizing the once peaceful hive, Tarmen came into conflict with Mik'Na as the small drone disagreed with what Tarmen was forcing its people to become. As a result, Tarmen betrayed his friend and exiled the young Skraeling.

Cast out into the wilderness, Mik'Na was forced to hide in secret or else suffer at the hands of the many humanoids who viewed it as a monster. Forced deep into the forests of Saigan, Mik'Na hunted and fought for every day of continued existence. Battling the many bestial denizens and monsters of the forest, Mik'Na became powerful warrior and hunter, its peoples natural adaptability causing it to rapidly evolved against any new threat. Soon, after hundreds of years evolving and growing stronger, Mik'Na felt the time was right to get its revenge.

Its isolation from the hive and the suffering it had gone through had driven Mik'Na insane, consumed only with vengeance. The Skraeling warrior used its natural pheromones' to avoid detection as it snuck into Galatias, eventually finding its way to Tarmen's chambers. In its absence, the hive had been moved to the slave city and built it into a massive fortress, though its defenses did nothing against Mik'Na's determination and drive. Standing over Tarmen, no thought was spared for the former friend, as his head was slashed from his body. Dragging his corpse into the street, Mik'Na proudly proclaimed itself the new Stinging King.

A new era of Galatias set in, with Mik'Na further expanding the city and making it even more depraved. For over a thousand years the tyrant that was the new Stinging King ruled with an iron fist. In time, conversations with Obstinath, the great dragon and crime lord, soon led to an alliance being proposed. Before that could occur, Mik'na crossed paths with The Chaos Hounds.

### The Chaos Hounds

This group of warriors had broken into the city, with the aid of Mik'Na's rival Sloan, and had been repeatedly disrupting the flow of life within the city. Learning the group was searching for a particular slave, Mik'Na captured them and met with them in its dining hall. It offered them the slave, a dwarf named Killigan Hammerfell and brother to a member of the group named Thorrin Hammerfell, in exchange for leaving the city and avoiding disrupting the meeting.

Accepting the offer, the group left and met with Killigan, but secretly planned to disrupt the meeting. Anticipating this, Mik'Na had many large captive monsters readied for the celebratory games that were to be held. The following day, during the ceremony, The Chaos Hounds attacked. During a fierce battle they managed to defeat the beasts Mik'Na set upon them, and challenged the tyrant itself. Mik'Na laughed at its challengers before drawing its weapons and charging at them.

### Death

Before they could truly clash, a member of the group named Cordel Dickmane unleashed a burst of raw cosmic magic at the Stinging King, killing it in one blow. The great tyrant, who had ruled for thousands of years, had died.