The Ashen Prophet

**Species - Splinter Walker**

**Homeworld - N/A**

**Region - N/A**

**Individual Character - The Ashen Prophet**

The Ashen Prophet does not exist until roughly 85 ASE, though this is an early form of him. As time passes, he grows in power, and represents the coming of Iyaroh, as he fortells.

A hunched, white-skinned man that speaks the will
of Iyaroh. First of the Death God's servants, and the primary figure of its
will, the Ashen Prophet is the focus of many horror tales told to children to
quiet them and encourage obedience.

"Stay out of the shadows, for they whisper to
the Prophet."

"Sleep now, the dark is the Ashen Prophet's
breath."

"Lies are the words of the Ashen one's
tongue."

Such common phrases are frequently heard in the
homes Agreon's families.

**ORIGIN**

On a biological level, it is easy to state that the
Ashen Prophet is simply an advanced form of a Splinter Walker. It is unknown
how it came to be, or why it is more intelligent than a normal walker. The
Ashen Prophet's personal motives are unknown, but the man, if you could call it
a man, speaks the will of Iyaroh, the White God of Death. Hushed whispers of
emboldened drunkards and quizzical young students propose varied theories
including an evolution of Iyaroh's power, a harbinger of death given form, or
simply a physical representation of the will of a god.

**APPEARANCE**

The Ashen Prophet is male in appearance, hunched
and shuffling through Agreon's cities, whispering the intent of Iyaroh and
carrying out his will. His skin looks as white as alabaster, and bears no
blemishes, hair, or muscular curves. In appearance, his body seems almost like that
of a living statue, but is made of an immeasurable amount of tiny bone
fragments, identifying him to a keen observer as a Splinter Walker. It is
unknown why the Prophet moves in a hunched manner, but a few brave souls have
claimed to see him move with unnatural speed, sprinting, leaping, and climbing
with a predatory fervor that is concealed cleverly by his slowly-moving,
shuffling manner. The Prophet wears a tattered grey cloak much too large for a
figure of his size. The garment drags on the ground behind him as he moves, the
only sound the figure makes when moving.

**ASSOCIATIONS**

The Ashen Prophet speaks the intent of Iyaroh, and
freely claims allegiance to the Death God alone. The Prophet comes and goes as
he pleases, ignoring laws and regulations. Various cases have been reported
where law officials have attempted to halt or slow the prophet, but all cases
have lacked witnesses, and have left only corpses. None have claimed to have
done business with the Prophet, nor have any spoken to the man. Some have
listened to his mutterings, praising the God of Death, or foretelling cryptic
futures full of a gleaming landscape of bone and leathery sinew, dry and
cracked under an eternal sun. Some claim to have seen the Prophet simply
watching from a spire or a wall, observing, perhaps waiting.

**ABILITIES**

The Ashen Prophet is a figure of little recorded
information. The Prophet has appeared in no major battles, though some fevered
soldiers claim to have seen a grey, hunched figure wandering among the fallen,
or watching from an outcropping of rocks or trees. Night watchmen have claimed
to see the Prophet perform incredible feats of physical strength and agility in
movement, and patrols and enforcement squads sent to apprehend the Prophet
always end up sprayed all over some grimy alley, their bones broken, their skin
slashed, and any witnesses too dead to give any sort of report.

However, if one were to be possessed of knowledge
beyond the scope of what has been proven, one would know the following. The
Ashen Prophet's speed and strength are well beyond that of a normal human
being. The skin of the Prophet is bone since he is technically a Splinter Walker, but this bone is much tougher than normal, closer in toughness to
hardened steel than bone. The Prophet, in combat, may manipulate his bony skin
and form blades, points, projectiles, defensive plates, and other combat
constructs nearly instantaneously, and through thought alone. In addition, the
Prophet has a small suite of additional magical powers that reflect those of Iyaroh,
but naturally, since the Prophet is not a God, these powers are reduced in
strength. However, just like a Splinter Walker, the Prophet abhors fire, since
fire is, more or less, the Ashen Prophet's only weakness. His strength is
abominable, his speed nearly unmatched, and his body itself is a weapon. It is
fortunate that the Prophet does not openly seek combat, but rather goes about Iyaroh's
business in the shadows.