Arkan Sol

Arkan Sol is a minor protagonist in Pestilence. He’s very hungry for knowledge of any kind, and seems overall distasteful towards most people.

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## History

### Early Life

In 1011 AD, Arkan Sol was born Ainmire MacTiernan in western Ireland. He grew up interested in learning all he could, specifically how to live forever and learn all the secrets of the world. At age 23 he found a way to travel to the mythical land of Tìr na Nòg. There, he met and studied under many different Fae creatures, learning their magic. In 1134, after a year of study, he returned home, with a magic spell that would prevent his aging...for a time. In that time, he went to France to learn mystical arts from doctors there, specifically the alchemical and the arcane. In that time, he learned how to make himself functionally immortal. Afterwards, he travelled the known world, searching for the magics of the world. After visiting many other places, he returned to Tìr na Nòg, where he started to learn from the Fae most considered to be of darker intent. He learned from them not only magic, but also of all humanity has done to their world, the world of the Fae, and to both peoples.
And that, he learned well.

### Pestilence

In the time of the Black Death during the 14th century, Arkan discovered a dead body lying in the streets of Florence, branded with a mysterious but powerful magical seal - one that would spell certain doom for humanity if fully activated. Teaming up with several other beings including Æhnyir and Hydronicus, they worked together to uncover the nefarious plans of a cult called "The Society for Divine Cleansing". However, Arkan only merely agreed to help because the plague doctor cult's plans posed a threat to the fae - nothing more, nothing less.
After confronting the leader of the plague doctors, Amadeus Gregia, Arkan would help fight him as Amadeus merged himself with The Magician in a voluntary possession. Eventually, The Magician was defeated when Hydronicus sacrificed himself to banish him back to Icelnebratia, After which Arkan dispatched any remaining plague doctor cultists in the temple before embarking on his journeys once more.

### Pre-2059

After much training, Arkan went on many attempts to end humanity and give Earth back to the Fae. However, in his last attempt around the year 2049, he was captured by Project Runa who, while unable to kill him, imprisoned him deep beneath Nunciam Innovation Co.'s headquarters. There, he had rested ever since, for many decades.
However, he was not idle all that time, as he had learned how to astral project. He continued training in the ways of human magic.

### Post-Cataclysm

Eventually, Arkan found someone who he might be able to convince into setting him free. Someone who shared his sentiment to some extent, even if a lesser one. So now, he guides this person, awaiting the day he'll be able to escape.

## Powers/Abilities

Arkan's studies have brought him many abilities, including magic learned from the Fae in Tìr na Nòg, alchemy and basic arcana learned from doctors in France, a little bit of voodoo magic learned from a trip to Africa, and basic Ki/Chi-channeling abilities from studying under monks in Asia.

## Skills

Arkan has a great capacity to learn and a great memory, leading to his great store of knowledge. He is also skilled at hand-to-hand, and despite his frame he is ever-so-slightly faster and stronger than an average man.

## Equipment

He carries no weapons, especially shying away from iron and steel weapons, though in his right eye socket is a sort of arcane artifact, amplifying arcane abilities and allowing him to see through it once more.