Crphic the Void Ghost

## Crphic

An abnormally tall dwarf with purple eyes seen near the lab of Project Porta. Witnesses have been calling it the Void Ghost.

### Occupation

Engineer and Physicist for the Xanthos Republic

## Overview

Crphic is a engineer and physicist who was employed to work for the Xanthos Republic in its early days. He is a highly experienced engineer and physicist, generally taking a more scientific approach to things, despite Xanthos' reputation for using magic.

## Background

### Backstory

#### Childhood

Not much is known of Crphic's childhood, as Xanthos also wiped much of Crphic's information when terminating Project Porta. It is known for sure, however, that Crphic was born somewhere in international lands as he has no record of citizenship in any nation other than Xanthos, and that was only when he joined Xanthos.

#### Joining Xanthos

Crphic grew up to be a very renowned physicist and engineer as he discovered many scientific phenomena and also is credited with the invention of dwarven gates. As he got older, he grew his reputation with science, eventually grabbed the attention of the Xanthos government. When offered a position, Crphic agreed, as he was in the process of looking for a new job.

#### Project Porta

In the early days of the Xanthos Republic, there was a secret operation called Project Porta. It was too create a gateway which could access any location. This would be extremely beneficial for trade, military operations, and transportation. Niònvae of course had already figured out how to do this with magic, but at the time he was still reluctant to share it with anyone as he was afraid of what people might do with that power. So he voted against this project, though he was outnumbered in votes anyway. Among those who voted for the project was Zenigh.

#### The Experiments

Crphic, as a highly experienced dwarven engineer and physicist, was appointed the head engineer on the project. The gateway was going smoothly so far. Everything seemed fine. They had even tested items by dropping them into the gateway, and they were received at the specified coordinates. Eventually they decided to start testing living people. Crphic volunteered to go first. After doing the routine checkups, he got the go-ahead from the control lab, and he entered. Crphic then was never heard from again.

#### The Termination of Project Porta

Xanthos, once they came to the conclusion that Crphic likely wasn’t coming back, shut down the entire project. The portal was dismantled. They burned all the blueprints and research they had of it. Niònvae and Zenigh had a heated argument about what happened and this further drove the two apart and well, we know how that ended.

### Present

#### The Return of Crphic?

However, there have been reports recently of a abnormally tall dwarf in a hazmat suit near the laboratory of Project Porta. He was also seen with purple eyes.

## Traits

* Generally, Crphic is not a big fan of magic as it severely violates the laws of science, and he believes it degrades the strength of the foundations in which science is built on.
* Crphic is a very curious person. He commits to science and is fascinated by something he doesn't understand. He is also very cautious, however in moments of immense excitement, he tends to make rather rash decisions. (Which is why he volunteered to be the first to enter the portal)
* Crphic joined Xanthos as he found it was a very open and welcoming nation. He has loyalty to the nation, but has no grudge against other nations.
* Crphic has invented powerful weapons for Xanthos in the past, however regrets doing so after The Torching of Tol Rhúnae.
* While Crphic never was enhanced with life-extending magic from Xanthos (due to his aversion to magic), he did manage to extend his life through scientific means, though never bothered to write a paper about it, as so many people were happy to get a longer life expectancy from magic.
* Some of the people working alongside Crphic on Project Porta, after the incident and subsequent termination of Project Porta, martyred Crphic and called him the Void Ghost, as Crphic "died" in the Fourth Dimensional *Void* Gateway and the Xanthos government wiped most of Crphic's records, leaving a *ghost*.