Riot

## General

Riot was a vessel with exceptional void and ice powers. He founded Borea and became a Higher Being. He was eventually consumed by Blight.

## Origin

Riot woke in the Abyss, not unlike his brethren before him. But something was different about this one, that burning desire to escape the Abyss was absent from this one’s mind. So the young vessel wandered the Abyss aimlessly for longer than he could remember, with no will or purpose of his own. Eventually, after wandering the Abyss for what seemed like years... he fell. And he fell... And he kept falling...

After falling down the endless hole for days, a spark of hope formed in his mind. Soon that spark became a flicker, then a small flame, then that spark of hope became a raging bonfire that was the the very embodiment of his will. As a result of his burning will, the Discarded Village made itself known to him. After he hit the ground, the vessel was praised as a saviour, a shining beacon of hope for the Discarded Village. Soon the King of the Village became aware of the vessel’s presence, then a thought occurred in his twisted mind. The king decided to take advantage of the vessel, bend him to his twisted will and use him as a tool. After the vessel learned of this scheme he was angry, the flame of hope within him turned into a fire of rage. He marched right up to the kings chambers and plunged his nail deep into the bastards skull. The vessel had killed the leader of the Discarded Village and was branded a traitor before being promptly thrown out. The village was left leaderless and the vessel without a home.

So he wandered the Abyss once more, eventually obtaining control over the strange substance he would later come to know as void. After years of wandering the Abyss, training his newfound ability, he came to know of a place called “The Refuge”. Once he learned of this place, that burning desire to escape that was absent at his birth now made itself known to him. And he left…

## Storyline

### Pre-Ice Riot

Riot was accepted almost immediately into the Refuge. He was regarded as a powerful warrior with exceptional void power. Eventually he led an expedition into the Frozen Caverns under Xenosia as it was one of the only places nobody really knew about (See also: Frozen Caverns Exploration). During the exploration he got a hold of a Frost Leviathan Core and an egg. When he came back to the Refuge he recorded a log of him and Honeycomb trying to figure out what to do with the Frost Core. Eventually he figured out that he needed to inflict physical force to the core and accidentally consumed it, getting ice powers. He was still an amateur during this period however and didn't know how to control his newfound power. It was also during this period that he developed a personal hatred toward the Smiler as it was currently the height of the Smiling War and everyone was dying left and right. And so he joined SHAW.

### The Northern Journey

Eventually, Riot sensed something call to him in the north. He didn't know what, he didn't know why, but he just knew that something was calling to him. And so he left. During his travels, he discovered the Eastern Tundra for the first time. This was huge for Hallownestian history as the Tundra was completely unrecorded before his travels. The egg he found in the Frozen Caverns also hatched, revealing a tiny ice dragon he decided to name Ari. During his travel, food became extremely scarce and resources dwindled as he limped towards the call, inching ever closer towards his destiny. He resorted to eating snow crawlers and raw fish and eventually he passed out. When he woke up, he was in an ancient mound. Ari had apparently saved Riot from certain death by digging him out and dragging him here. Inside of the mound contained frozen snail shaman corpses and runes written in a bygone language. And in the centre, an Arctic Will-o-Wisp - angry, undying. Riot decided to calm the beast and absorbed it. This honed his newfound frost powers to be much more powerful and focused and granted him the ability to freeze void and use Black Ice.

See the "Northern Journey" for a full recounting of Riot's travels.

### Smiling War

When he came back to Hallownest, he built a mansion for himself protected by glyphs against the Smiler. He also decided to forcefully hire Andra as a maid because she had a devious affair with the Smiler in the past and needed a punishment. He made advances as a member of SHAW - so much so that when Iggy (the then leader of SHAW) perished, he was chosen to be the next leader. During his time as leader of SHAW, he eventually ordered Andra to capture Vengan because of his suspicious actions. However, something was likely lost in translation and instead of capturing Vengan, Andra killed him. This made Riot regret his decision of becoming leader of SHAW and he destroyed the lighthouse of the Abyss in frustration. To make up for his mistake, he made Neyo the new leader of SHAW and retired. During the last day of the Smiling War, he fought valiantly against the Smiler and was a crucial reason that Apolafsi didn't survive the attack. He also eventually fell in love with Andra around these times and they became an absolute power couple.

### Borea

   Riot led a full on expedition to the Eastern Tundra after the war was declared over (See also "Eastern Tundra Exploration"). During the 7 Year Timeskip, Riot, alongside a few Refuge bugs, colonized a portion of the Tundra and founded Borea. The new kingdom quickly became a superpower and was advanced in many fields - comparable to the rapid growth of Xenosia. During his years as king of Borea, he also became something more than a Vessel. He tuned his powers to his ice more than his void and became a proper Higher Being - more Wyrm than Vessel now. He also got the title "Leviathan Slayer" for his habit of murdering large beasts. He also had two kids with Andra - who was now his wife as Queen of Borea - called Somnis and Echo. He trained them both with passion.

### Blight

His reign would come to a close, however, as once he discovered the corpse of a Paragon Being inside the Crystal Mines, he would quickly realise that the corpse was infected by a god killing pathogen - the Blight. The pathogen would spread throughout the Tundra and consume Borea alongside it. At the centre of the chaos, inside the Whitmoor Palace, a broken god, the body of a hero, Riot would limp as a husk of his former self, infected and killed by the Blight.

## Abilities

### Abilities

Pure Void Spells: Just the normal set of spells made of pure void instead of soul.

Shade Cloak

Void Rift: Teleportation spell which consumes more void depending on distance. 50km is his limit and he passes out instantly afterwards.

Abyssal Nail Arts: Custom nail arts designed by Riot which consume large quantities of void to drastically buff the art.

Ambient Abyss: Void particles from the area are passively drawn to Riot, increasing his void consumption to a degree.

Void Enhancement: Riot uses an percentage of void to increase the strength of his body.

Higher Void Manipulation: Riot can manipulate void to an almost perfect degree, using it as an extension of his own body most times.

Void Forge: Riot can form void into various weaponry or infuse a weapon with void. (Works well in tandem with Ice Construct)

Black Hole: Riot concentrates a massive quantity of void into a singular point, creating a pseudo-singularity which consumes everything within 2 meters of it and pulls anything within 10 meters towards it. (This spell is stationary and highly inaccurate, often costing most of his void reserve and hitting nothing.)

Winter’s Touch: During battle, Riots body becomes a walking heat sink, drastically cooling the immediate area. Any non void creature that touches him in this state will have the contact area frozen solid. (Does not apply to weapons)

Glacial Construct: Riot can form ice into anything he wants, including weapons.

Frost Beam: Riot fires a beam of pure cold energy at a target, freezing the impact area but never enough to kill.

Icicle Prison: Riot covers a small area with frost, then impales anything inside the effected area with ice spikes.

Absolute Zero: Riots internal body temperature reaches 0 kelvin for approximately 7 seconds, during this time he gains the ability to freeze basically anything within a 10m radius of him. (Will only be used as an absolute last resort)

Enhanced Physical Reinforcement: His body has been trained to be able to take most attacks from weak opponents and receive little to no damage. (Is completely ineffective against magic attacks)

### Weapons & Gear

The Royal Lineage: An old nail Riot stole from the dead king of the Discarded Village. It’s just a pure nail with a slightly boosted void conductivity.

Lead Arsenal: Various lead weaponry specifically for combating magipetra.

Black Serpent: An ornate knife given to him by his lover Andra, the knife is very sharp and light, excellent for close combat.

Leviathan Slayer Cloak: A white cloak made of weaver silk, leviathan scales, and astrolite. The cloak offers superior protection to elemental attacks and physical trauma but offers little to none against soul or void attacks.

Void Bag of Holding: A bag whose interior is vastly larger than its exterior.

Charged Pure Nail: An ornate pure nail, infused with the essence of lightning by a skilled blacksmith.

Anatea’s Last Hope: A charm resembling a jellyfish that drastically boosts Riots ability to control void, as well as giving him the ability to produce a paralyzing venom.

## Bonds

-Spouse: Andra

-Children: Somnis and Echo (Andra), Nova (Scarlett).

-Friends: Azarath, Neyo, Victor, Krest, Scarlett, Deilos, Honeycomb, Zelynos.

-Allies: Centipedes, Refuge, Grimm Troupe.

-Enemies: Molten, The Smiler, Envoy, and the Realmbreaker.

## Trivia

Left eye glows light blue occasionally thanks to his ice powers, usually keeps up a smart and calculating façade everywhere except around his spouse, and he cares deeply for his friends even if he won’t admit it.