Goren Aggoth

Goren Aggoth in his usual attire. He prefers casual wear.

Goren Aggoth, formerly James Moore, is a level 100 Player from Yggdrasil. He is one of two members of the guild of Chiaroscuro, and the creator of many of the guild's NPCs. He is also the co-King of the Kingdom of Notan and, once the Temple of Equilibrium was established, the self-styled God of Darkness.

## Background

He was once the terminally ill human named James Moore, one of the few non-Japanese Players who enjoyed playing Yggdrasil in his spare time. Born in the United States, he had lost his parents to horrible working conditions that led to them developing Pneumonitis, which eventually caused their demise, as they were unable to afford medical treatment. Having also worked in the same workplace that his parents died in, James soon after developed the same illness his parents had, doomed to succumb to the illness within a year of the shutdown of Yggdrasil's servers.

After his parents died, James was forced to move out of his family home, and into a smaller apartment with his best friend Asriel Zabkiel, human name Alexander Davis. Alexander was just kicked out of his home by his parents, who could no longer afford to have him there with them. So, the two shared an apartment for several months, until the day that Yggdrasil's servers were to be shut down.

The two were logged-in together on the day Yggdrasil's servers shut down, spending their final hour together taking a tour of their guild base one last time. When they noticed that they could not log out, and had become one with their avatars, they panicked. However, when they had calmed down, and could now speak to their NPCs and use magic, they began to like it. They were happy to discover that they had left their depressing world behind and could now live their lives however they wanted, free from the tyranny of greedy, uncaring megacorporations.

## Appearance

Goren Aggoth has the appearance of a red-skinned, golden-horned Demon with black spiky hair, red eyes, and dark black nails. He has a slender, yet toned body, and a pointy demonic tail. He tends to walk around in nothing but his dark and golden loincloth, in addition to his purple and gold bath robe, with no desire to wear additional clothing beyond that. He is very relaxed in that regard, dressing more like a commoner rather than a proper king. The only time he would put on additional clothing is when he goes to formal events like balls and other such stately ceremonies.

He often has an expression on his face that makes him seem perpetually annoyed or angry. This is a result of his avatar's programmed Resting Bitch Face, a feature he added to his avatar's backstory during character creation. He thought it amusing to give his character such an expression, as he thought it would fit his character. Now that James has *become* Goren, he has to deal with constant misunderstandings from those around him, such as the NPCs, who are always trying to make him smile. He greatly regrets giving 'himself' such a feature now.

## Personality

Born with the INFP personality, James Moore was a natural empath who wanted to help others. He tried his best to make others happy and to resolve conflicts around him. However, he became bitter and depressed at the death of his parents, who died from terminal illness as a result of poor working conditions and faulty PPE. He was angry at the world and the people in it for taking his mother and father away from him, the two people in his life who loved him unconditionally. He hated how the elites of the world had plunged humanity and the world into hell, with the endless wars and power grabs and conspiracies. He especially hated how he was doomed to die the same way his parents did, unable to afford medical treatment just like they were. He escaped as much as he could into Yggdrasil after work every day, to keep his mind off of his terminal illness and the horrible realities of life.

The day he became Goren, was the happiest he had been in years. His depression and bitterness left him for the most part, giving him the feeling that a great weight was lifted from his shoulders. However, his grief over the loss of his parents stayed with him. In addition, he developed a sort-of survivor's guilt, because he felt it was unfair that he could now live a much better life in the New World, while his parents could not. To make sure his parents are never forgotten, he had a mausoleum constructed on the 5th Floor in their honor, with a painted mural of them on the wall, which he forbids everyone else from entering. He visits it at least once a week, to pray for them, and light some candles in their honor. The Old World may have forgotten them, but he never will.

In the New World, Goren has undergone a personality shift. He has noticed that he no longer feels any connection to humans, nor does he care if they live or die. In fact, he no longer feels empathy for other people at all, except for Asriel and the NPCs, presumably because he is already familiar with them. In addition, after spending some time in his new body and killing things like undead, Goren had begun feeling a sadistic streak developing within himself. He would feel great pleasure in injuring or ending the lives of his enemies, a development that both disturbs, and delights him. He doesn't exactly know why he feels this way, but he assumes that it is something that comes with being a Demon.

As stated above, Goren only feels empathy towards Asriel and the NPCs. He views them as his newfound family, and wants nothing but the best for them. He is compassionate, kind, gentle, and loving when dealing with them. He can still be selfish, like asking them to do things for him like giving him back rubs or foot massages, but he focuses most of his energy on making sure they're safe and happy. He goes out of his way to help them whenever they need it. With Asriel, Goren views him as his best friend, something that hasn't changed since their arrival in the New World. They love each other like brothers, and that is something they don't want to change, even with their differences when it comes to race and alignment.

When it comes to the NPCs he created, Goren views them as his own children. At first, he wasn't quite sure how to interact with the NPCs, or if they even genuinely liked him. However, as he spent more and more time with them, he got the feeling that they *were* being genuine, and that they weren't pretending to tolerate him. With every interaction, Goren saw the parts of himself within them shine through, the parts that he used as inspiration when he wrote their settings. This gave him a feeling of familiarity, as it felt more like he was talking to a family member rather than a fictional character come to life. This feeling of familiarity grew until it become full-blown parental love, and he began treating them like his sons and daughters, much to their delight. He became extremely protective of them, not letting them leave Demeter without high level escorts to protect them.

His concern for the NPCs came to a head, when Goren, Asriel, some of their NPCs, and members of the Corpus of the Abyss encountered the Elder Coffin Dragon Lord in his mountain lair. Having felt the presence of the two Players for quite some time, he determined them to be a great threat to him. So, when the group entered, he lashed out immediately at them, killing three NPCs using his handcrafted Wild Magic spell Soulbreaker Breath. This nearly broke Goren, sending him into a blind rage. After a difficult battle, the undead dragon was destroyed, with Asriel spending several minutes trying to calm Goren down. They teleported back to Demeter and resurrected the deceased NPCs. With tears in his eyes, he embraced his revived servants, telling them how much he loves them. Seeing three of his loved ones killed right before his eyes, was the worst thing he had felt since the death of his parents. It was at that point, that Goren vowed to himself that never again will he allow others to hurt his family. After spending some time mulling it over, an idea came to him: He would protect them, by becoming omnipotent. He would collect all of the World Items in existence and use their power to strip the magic from everyone else, so that no one could ever pose a threat to his loved ones again.

In addition to his primary goal of omnipotence, Goren also seeks to become the ruler of the Demon World. After spending some time in various libraries across the Baharuth Empire while undercover, he learnt of the existence of the Evil Deities and their attempt to destroy the world 200 years ago. He was fascinated with them and wanted to learn more. He read that they were defeated by the Thirteen Heroes and that the last of them were sealed away in the Demon World. Having become dead set on protecting his family at all costs, Goren put 'conquering the Demon World' on his to-do list, believing it to be something he would need to do in order to have enough power to collect all of the World Items.

Despite his selfish and power-hungry nature, Goren is a pretty relaxed and reasonable person. He talks in a casual manner that commoners can relate to, as he has no desire to sound like one of those snobby nobles by speaking in flowery language all the time. While he does have the dark urge to go around torturing and killing people as a result of his demonic body's influence on his psyche, he doesn't do so because it would cause problems. All he wants to do is enjoy himself, spend time with those he cares about, and to protect his family from harm. Only those who get in his way, or harm his newfound family, will experience his wrath. That said, he is more than happy to allow the evil-aligned NPCs to do evil things if it makes them happy, such as torturing innocents, if it does not hinder his or Asriel's plans in any way.