Rahandir Drakeskull

Rahandir Drakeskull is an Undead hero in Arkain.

## Background

He was once a legendary Hero during his lifetime, but he was betrayed by the King of Rengar who he served loyally, and dies in a battle against Demon Legion. He was reanimated with his full power and will. He exacted revenge against the King of Rengar and also killed Queen Keera. Then he met Aridon the Watcher and followed him.

Rahandir's history might have been centuries ago, but it remains legendary in the Kingdoms. There's not a soul who has never heard of the Dragon Slayer and Demon Hunter, a master of cold magic whose powers rivaled even the mighty dreadlords. Rahandir spent his life leading the armies of the Kingdom of Rengar against the demonic legions - and also any dragons that crossed his path. It is said that he himself had slain the great mother of the red dragons in single combat. For this deed, the High King of the Dwarves back then proclaimed him the "eternal friend of dwarvenkind". Rahandir also had many friends among the Elves, most famously the Woodhunters, the great-grandparents of Salana Woodhunter, who had traveled at his side for many years. Rahandir also was a close friend of the king of Rengar for a long time. However, that changed.
No one knows that Rahandir and his men were betrayed by their mad king who sent them to their deaths. No one knows that Rahandir came back as a lich and killed the king before he joined Aridon out of free will. Rahandir is still as intelligent and sarcastic as he used to be in his living days but he became... cold. Still, he remains a powerful spellcaster, ready to hunt his old enemies again.

## Abilities

He has:

* Fist of Ice-> Rains ice meteors, dealing damage and stunning in a large area. Each deals 150 damage, both to units and buildings. Leveling increases the number of meteors, up to 3. This is a channeled ability and the second and third meteors can be interrupted.
* Frost Armor (same as regular)
* Brilliance Aura (same as regular)
* Death and Decay-> Deals 8% damage per second, double than regular

Rahandir is one of the stronger Undead heroes in the campaign, which is helped by his very high availability, as he's playable in a large portion of the undead missions. Fist of Ice is an incredibly powerful spell, stronger than most ultimate abilities, so maxing it out is a top priority, a its an absurd 450 damage AoE nuke that also stuns. It does have a considerable cooldown however.

Hes a good candidate for stat tomes and items given his heavy presence. He generally does not have mana issues through Brilliance Aura, albeit Frost Armor can deplete his pool. Be mindful of turning on autocast and make sure to always have enough for a Fist of Ice cast.

Rahandir is also faced as an enemy hero in a number of missions. In micro/dungeon maps he tends to be a boss encounter with a different set of abilities and boosted health, in macro missions he keeps his playable stats and abilities. In the latter, stunning or silencing him is key to prevent him from casting Fist of Ice, as it can demolish defensive positions on the spot and oneshots most spellcasters.

## Exclusive Items

* Rahandir's Phylactery - Allows the Hero ro Reincarnate, with a cooldown of 240 seconds.

## Story

### Human Book

He first appeared when he destroys the artifact in a cavern where Salomar the Healer and Aedale Redfist went and tried to get. He warned Aedale not to take the artifact, as it contains unknown power, then leaves after a brief fight.

Then, he reappears once again, this time killing Salomar as he tries to arrive in Kerrel and takes his hammer to Order of the Flame's base. Then, he arrives at Queen Renova's palace, offering his assistance on hiding her twin children with the Emperor, as she fears that Gardon will kill her children if he knew that the kids were Half-Elf, and he hates both Garrdon and Saphira Whisperwind and he moves independently. The Highpriest Durin tried to interfere, but was killed. Then he took the babies, then disappeared.

He then reappears beside Aridon alongside others.

### Orc Book

He first appeared on Saphira Whisperwind as she tries to regroup with other Elven Army units, she was killed and later reanimated. Then he led the attack on Rangul's soldiers, but lost and disappeared.

### Undead Book

He first appeared when he was inserted with Saphira Whisperwind to assault and exterminate several Imperial Army camps at the foothills of the Dead Mountain, kill and reanimate dead and burn out the camp. He was later reinforced by Krom the Immortal.

Then he assisted Aridon the Watcher and others in investigating Pearl of Lor. they fought Demon Legion, Forgotten, Beasts, and even the Ironfist base nearby. Then they killed Raszal, weakened by Gardon Bloodclaw's initial attack.

After that, he is with Aridon and the rest, fighting both Demon Legion and Orc Clan's Ravaging Fire Clan, while either leaving the Imperial Border Guard and the Orc Clan attackers alone.

After the reanimation of Ornasion and while the Demon Souleater Legion besieged the Dead Mountain, he was tasked to defend the only access to the mountain, while commanding the new Undead Dreadlord to destroy the Demon siege, while harboring some contempt towards the newest member of the Nexus. After defeating the siege, he commands the duo of Haran and Ornasion to recover an artifact on the caves beneath the Dead Mountain. He prepared a strike base against the Cave Orcs, supporting the Dreadlord. If his unit got wiped out, Rahandir gives them another bunch, but sarcastically tells him to conserve them.

After securing the artifact, he was tasked to retrieve another artifact, this time inside Toran.

### True Story

His story was the same, but it was fleshed out.