Melech

**Melech** was a tiefling warlock/sorcerer, who was living on Aethas during its final ages. Later, he become The Great Host, one of The Undying. His sister Dax is the creator of Daxia.

## Description

### **Appearance and personality**

Melech is redish skin tiefling. He have long black hair with goat horns on his head, and a long, pointy tail. Because of a rough couple of years on Aethas, he get used in wearing unsightly clothes, and he just continued that tradition later. Melech is a stubborn and pretty impulsive in situations where it should not be, and because of that he easily get into trouble. Besides that, he is very protective when it comes to his friends and his sister, especially.

## Biography

### **Birth and life on Arfendas**

Melech was born in a Year of Unforgiven Debts, as second child of Kairon and Eeah. His older brother was **Moril**, remembered as *Moril Ill-Omen*, a first victim of *Great Sickness.* Six years after him, his mother gave birth to his sister, who was named Dax Immouen. They lived on *Makery Street* in *Tandalin,* for seven and twenty years.

### **The end of the world**

A few years after Moril's death, Melech received his father's attention, as much as he thought he deserved, but it no longer mattered to him. He grew up, matured, and for himself, but primarily for Dax. He began to read much more, about the long dimensions, magic, the resurrection of the dead… But the world was somehow different, not only nature, but people as well. There was a lot of malice, he could notice, like when something bad was about to happen. And it happened. First on the other side of the world, about which Melech knew nothing, but he heard stories of a large, stone coming from the sky, at great speed, and after the blow he left nothing behind. These could all be just stories, you can trust them, and you don't have to, it doesn't matter. However, something happened that he thought was not possible so far. The father said that they had to go to Mount Mirf, where they would witness a miracle that had not been seen hundreds of thousands of years ago. The whole family left.

On the journey, he met for the first time some of the species of Arfendas, dragon-like people, dwarves, and creatures resembling ghosts from a lamp. Others looked at them strangely, you could even say with disgust, but that happened to them whenever they met a man of another kind. They were the waste of civilization, the demons on earth, who came to complete the work of Lord Amodeus and his followers. He was used to those stories, they followed him all his life. Finally, when they arrived at Mount Mirf they came up with a large stone statue, which could represent any deity, since it had been destroyed by time. They stayed there for eight days, still not knowing what kind of miracle was happening.

On the eighth day, the statue rose from the ground and sent strong light to all four corners of the world. And then I heard a voice, a deep voice, but somehow calm and beautiful to listen to:

> *"This world will disappear very soon. But there is another world, equally rich in land and natural resources, in which you can live equally well, in which you can raise your children, and your children their children. But to get to it, you have to go through other worlds, and only those who manage to find the way will be worthy of the new world. In exactly one month, I will open 7 emerald gates, through which you begin your journey. This is my gift to you. ”*
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The light disappeared, the statue returned to where it had been when they arrived. Everything somehow became normal again. But it wasn't. The destruction could be smelled. Already on their return they could receive traces of destruction, annihilation, death. There were no more birds in the sky, the trees were left without leaves, dead. A month after turning on Mount Mirf, Kairon and Eeah took Melech and Dax back, waiting for the gate to open. People were in a panic, everyone wanted to get to the passage first. Melech and Dax were left alone, losing their parents in the crowd. Melech didn't have time to look for them. The two of them walked through the gate. Melech never saw his parents again.

### **Traveling through planar gates**

Melech along with his species was one of the first to make the pilgrimage to his new home, the planet Aethas. After Supreme Lord Ao opened the 7 emerald gates, the mortal races of Arfendas began a multi-year journey through ice and fire, air and shadow, some only to be seen again. Melech, along with his sister Dax, managed to reach the *Firelands*, where they met a mysterious *man in black*. Severely wounded and on the verge of death, he promised them rewards and eternal gratitude if they took him with them to Aethas. Together, they managed to find their way to the *Pool of Salvation*, where the betrayal took place. Out of anger, arbitrariness or greed, Melech never found out. The man was not what he pretended to be, but a powerful wizard, a connoisseur of power, long lost. The last thing Melech remembers is that he is left with only a strand of hair in his hand, while he tried unsuccessfully to save Dax, before the wizard pushed him into the *Black Pool*. Filled with sadness and a desire for revenge, Melech spent weeks wandering the steamy, devastated, inhospitable land, until he heard a voice.

### **Life in Nessus**

Melech found himself in a very dark place. He heard no sounds, the silence was perhaps too frightening. He tried to remember what had happened before he was here, but he couldn't. He saw only a dream in his hand. He grabbed his head, a sharp pain running through his body. He looked at his hands. They were bloody. He had a wound on his head. He was looking for light, for a few days, already planning to give up on everything. A little light appeas and he runs in that direction. There was light, but not the light he wanted. This was not sunlight, this was something different. Fire on all sides. And death. Lots of deaths. He continued law, and law, and law. As if there was no end. It was as if years had become days and days hours. He finally remembered. Dax! It's not like that… He didn't even want to think. He took a buckle from his pocket. At first he was furious. He remembered the man they had run into, he wanted to rip his head off his shoulder, to pull his heart out of his chest. Then he thought, *"She's dead because of me."* Then sadness overcame him. A tear ran down his face, then another, then another. He couldn't restrain them. He sat on the ground, curled up, and soon after fell asleep. A long time passed, Melech had no idea how long. He did not want to surrender. He promised himself that he would find a way out of here, and then he would find that bastard. Dax owes so much. And then I'll have a familiar voice, like the one on the mountain, only more vicious. *"I know what you crave. I can give it to you.* ” Melech looked around, but there was no one, just a voice. *"I can help you get out of here, and keep your promise." You can be more powerful than ever. I'm just asking you for one thing. ”* That would be it. Melech didn't know which thing to fulfill, but he knew it was filled with some strange, powerful energy he had never felt before. He closed his eyes and let go.

### **Coming to Aethas**

Melech got out of Nessus and found himself on a grass field. He did not felt anything different than usual, so he just got up and started walking. The landscape was beautiful, something he didn't see in a long time. Right there, on the road, he met Arwensul, a half-elven wizard. She was traveling to Myriad, a great city of magic, to learn and study magic.

During their traveling they stopped to rest in the village of Sarex on the road, in local tavern, where they met William Grey, a local "hero". They made a deal with villagers to inspect and find a cure for a disease that was upon the region. And, to find to find that, they will need to go to The Wondermaker. He was living in Myriad.

On their travels, they met up with a strange person in the woods. His name was Shaun Fuzz, a merchant and maker of magic items. He was also going to Myriad. Upon their arrival, in Fuzz's shop, they met two individuals. First one was a dragonborn called Shamash. The second one was an elf named Laure. Two of them was also looking for Wondermaker. So the party was ready to meet him, at last.

### **Life on Aethas and it's doom**

Aethas was an incredible place for living. Full of life and opportunities to grab them. And Melech was satisfied, except for one thing. His friend William died during encounter with white dragon, so they buried him in a way that humans do, under the ground.

During their life together, the party become more of a family. They bought a house in Vaseelhaim, the greatest city in Aethas. There, they met another part of their team, Vadania, half-elven paladin, who was in problematic situation with her noble family. Also, in Vaseelhaim, party met a friend for life and a personal trainer. His name was Leaf. They continued working, usually for city council, but also a lot of mercenary jobs. All this time, Melech was looking for Dax.

Seasons come and go, and the party become more powerful. But something was wrong. The corruption of some kind was over the Wondermaker, and he gave them a quest to collect the artifacts and save the world, and kill him if necessary.