Hoet

**Hoet** is an Immortal who has mastered life and death.

> "Immortality is a law unto itself."
>
>

## Profile

### Lore

Of all the ruling Immortals, Hoet’s life is the most documented, for as a mortal he served as a distinguished minister in the land of Suhto. Hoet lived in an age of chaos, when the Immortals waged war indiscriminately and their followers laid waste to the land. It was the age in which the first soldiers began incarnating as avatars of the Immortals, the age in which the fallen were first saved from death by turning into corpse-stone. But these blessings, intended by the Immortals to save the lives of their followers, stoked the war to a new fury, for the zealous fought madly for the chance to experience Immortality, and mortals did not yet understand the nature of corpse-stone, only that it dulled the pain of death and allowed them to return.

Rumors began to spread that to be returned from corpse-stone was to be utterly reborn, and that if a soldier returned to life enough times they would ascend into Immortality. Mystics claimed that the heart-shaped Bloodstones held hidden powers which could be unlocked through profane rites, forming cults where soldiers threw themselves into death in the hopes of rising again as gods. An illicit trade in Bloodstones and pieces of corpse-stone bloomed, with smugglers spiriting the remains of soldiers away before they could be used for resurrection. Hoet understood that these were heretical acts that undermined the power of the Immortals, and he launched a grand inquisition to root out those who exploited the Immortals’ gifts. By lash and flame, many heretics confessed their sins, and gradually the abuse of corpse-stone was extinguished in Suhto.

Hoet amassed an ardent following for his holy work, earning titles and prestige rarely bestowed upon mere mortals. Even before his death from a wasting disease at a young age, people spoke as if his ascension into Immortality was assured. The extensive records from his inquisition were preserved and promulgated so that they could form the foundation of a new faith. And as expected, as soon as Hoet’s mortal flesh was interred, he appeared before his followers as an Immortal, terrible and glorious. There was but one flaw.

Half of Hoet’s body was turned to corpse-stone. According to the records of Hoet’s inquisition, such transformation was proof of heresy, that the accused had communed with unholy powers. A few of Hoet’s followers turned from the Immortal, and others began whispering that he had been cursed by the innocents killed in his inquisition. But Hoet cared little for the mutterings of mortals, so long as they held faith. He ascended into glory, and with the revelation of Warhaven, joined the pantheon of Immortals seeking to make the world anew.

## Basic Attacks

 Must be used while sprinting. There is a long delay if the attack fails. Enemies hit by Hoet are immobilized for a short duration and cannot be *resurrected* upon death.

## Skills

 *Resurrect* allies or cast a *barrier* on them within an area. Resurrect or place a barrier on up to 5 allies at the same time. This ability has a long casting time, but allows for slow movement. You are *unstoppable* while casting and take 10% less damage. Turn the tide in areas where a large number of allies have fallen. The odds of success increase when cast with [MRB] Immunity.

It can protect allies from dangerous attacks or give them the upper hand in battle.