The Gravekeeper

The Gravekeeper is an Ancient Wraith born from mankind's innate fear and struggle with death.

## Abilities

The Ancient Wraith that holds a connection to death, not even other Ancients dare defy it. It holds a reputation for being absolute. Insurmountable and without equal.

* **Death** - Instantaneous death to the target, regardless of any other factors outside of other Ancients. To date, this ability has never been used.
* **Calamity** - The Gravekeeper can influence the fate of others in sudden and usually fatal ways. These sudden bouts of calamity cannot be predicted and prepared for. Even if they do not lead to death, they will certainly lead to grievous harm or a great setback in the target's plans and goals.
* **The Gravekeeper's Aides** - The Gravekeeper has multitudes of aides that do its bidding and influence the world.
	+ **Knight of the Apocalypse** - A suit of armor forged by the Smith, bearing the concept of 'The Inevitable Demise of the Human Race'. It acts on the orders of the Gravekeeper. Its surface is decorated with different prophecies of the apocalypse from different cultures.
		- **Invincibility** - Bearing the concept of 'Inevitable Demise', the Knight of Apocalypse cannot be killed or halted in any way.
		- **Supreme Marital Ability** - The Knight of Apocalypse is immensely skilled in combat, as well as possessing superhuman physical abilities.
		- **Eskhatos** - Abilities or weapons forged by the Smith and given to the Knight of Apocalypse. Each bears the name and concept of prophesied ends of the world or salvations from different cultures.
			* **Ragnarok** - A flaming greatsword named after the twilight of the gods in Norse Mythology. Anything it is plunged into is destroyed without question, aside from Ancient Wraiths.
			* **Kali Yuga** - The innate aura of the Knight of Apocalypse named after the fourth and worst world age in a Yuga Cycle. When activated, creatures in the Knight's area devolve into their base desires and will continuously experience sudden calamitous events that cause damage and prevent them from attacking the Knight.
			* **Maitreya** - An innate power named after the future Buddha that will teach enlightenment in an age of vice. With it, the Knight of Apocalypse has the power to separate the soul from the physical body and cleanse it completely. For wraiths, who are made purely from the negative emotions of humans, it is always fatal.
	+ **The World Serpent** - A mass of thousands of snakes living within the Earth's surface and by the bottom of the Ocean. They are living embodiments of calamity and disaster, and the mere presence of a single one of them can drown an entire city. Their movements shake the Earth, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Some of these snakes surface to bring storms, flood and tornados. These snakes have been spotted throghout history as they carved disaster into human landscapes, inspiring serpents of legend.
		- **Regeneration** - Every snake in the World Serpent has immense regeneration, rivaling that of an Ancient.
		- **Control over Natural Disasters** - Almost all natural disasters are caused by the movement or presence of these snakes.
		- **Known Serpents** - These serpents have caused calamity and disaster at their master's behest and have entrenched themselves in the legends of humanity:
			* **Lernaean Hyrda** -
			* **Typhon** -
			* **Yamata-no-Orochi** - An eight-headed serpent that commonly surfaces in Japan. It has a habit of devouring one of the Smith's weapons, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, whenever it does due to the sword's ability to control the wind.
			* **Jormungandr** - Largest of the World Serpent. Its movement has not only cause many natural disasters, but is also responsible for the shifting of tectonic plates.
			* **Apophis** -
			* **Vritra** - A more draconic serpent. While most other serpents bring storms and floods with them, Vritra brings drought to lands it passes through.
			* **The Serpent of Eden** - The leader of the World Serpent. It does not reside with the rest of its brethren, but rather on the shoulders of the Gravekeeper. Its venom has the same deadly potency of the Gravekeeper's own ability to cause instantaneous death and its hiss can command creatures, instantly killing lesser ones.
	+ **Azrael** - A unique wraithsketeer serving under the Gravekeeper. The name Azrael is actually a title passed on to a human who fulfills certain conditions and accepts the Gravekeeper's contract, and the person who bears it changes every few centuries. They act as the Gravekeeper's hand and voice in delicate affairs concerning other important parties.
* **Regeneration** - Like other Ancient Wraiths, the Gravekeeper can instantly regenerate from any damage dealt to it.
* **Complete Immortality** - Since the Gravekeeper presides over death, it is incapable of dying itself. As such, it does not have the same instantaneous revival of the other Ancient Wraiths.
* **Void Realm Manipulation** - The Archivist can freely traverse the void realm and manipulate it for reality bending effect, similarly to that of Wraith Overlords. The Gravekeeper keeps to itself in an endless graveyard within the void realm.