Blackplague

Spouse - Abigale (Deceased)

Blackplague is a forsaken assassin that takes contracts to kill almost anyone, as long as they are among the living.

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Table of Contents

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* Biography
	+ Before Death
	+ After Death

* Description

## History Before Death

Blackplague was originally raised in Ravenholdt. It is unknown whether he was left there as a baby or simply came at an age to young to remember. There, he was trained to become an emotionless weapon. He became adept at subterfuge and assassination. Once his training was completed, he was able to be hired. His first master was the Lady Cerenestie Le'grange. From then on it was a life of blood and dishonor all in the name of his various masters who would cut down any rival or enemy deemed necessary. By the time he reached the age of 20 he was given the name Blackplague for his usage of black poison and for his calling card, a blank white card stained with spilled black ink.

Blackplague’s last known Lord hailed from what was now known as the Western Plaguelands. He himself had a small house near the mansion. Eventually he was given permission to marry at the age of the 25 so he could produce an heir and continue the family line serving his Lord. His wife Abigale died in childbirth, and he was left with a daughter to raise. Having a small child change Blackplagues demeanor and he began to find joy and happiness. His little girl was his ray of hope and sunshine and brought back color to his life. For 20 sweet years he lived happily with his daughter, even while doing his dreadful tasks for his Lord.

Then came the plague.

It was a day he remembered so clearly. Supper was set, his girl had been out to draw water from the well. He hadn’t been feeling well all day and had decided to nibble on the food while cooking. The door had burst open, guards from his Lord came in armed to the teeth. He remembered hearing the words, “He’s infected. Do it. Find the girl.” The sickness had slowed his reaction and when he turned to grab a weapon, he felt a searing pain across his back. Then darkness fell.

But the darkness didn't last.

## After Death

Following the Forsakens freedom of mind and will Blackplague was compelled once again returned to Ravenholdt. At the current time they had no Lord or Lady who knew of him anymore. After all, his repuation was in Lordaeron. So, Blackplague was given a sort of freedom to go and find a new master. It was the first Ravenholdt had allowed him to do something on his own without direction. In this new wake, Blackplague did not know the fate of his own daughter whom he had not seen since his death.

Blackplague decided to explore the world while he had the chance. He traveled with a young forsaken woman named Wilhelmina who had been a friend of his daughters. Together they took various contracts in both Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, obtaining both money and status. Though their road eventually lead them back to Brill and the Gallows End Tavern. It was there, that Blackplague found the Cult of Forgotten Shadow. It lead him to a shadow priest named Lyle Brooks, who in turn lead the Assassin to the Hand of Lordaeron.

Blackplague decided to contract with the Hand of Lordaeron and joined the military unit of the Dreadblades. There he rose in the ranks and was eventually appointed the Mortarch of Deceit. In his position, he was neither above nor below the other Mortarchs in the order. Yet, he had power to command anyone from any branch he so pleased. During his time with the order, a change settled over the once emotionless assassin.

That change itself, was emotion. In undeath his emotionless had become worse. So much he earned the nickname of being a robot. It was Lyle Brooks who opened the assassin up. Gradually, though he tried to fight it, the assassin was plagued with *feelings.* Feelings he did not know, feelings he did not understand. Blackplague made a decision, to trick Lyle Brooks into becoming his new master. Thinking it would save him from Ravenholdts choices in masters. Though Lyle had been unhappy about being tricked. The shadow priest never abused the power over the assassin.
Due to the rapid change in one of their most useful tools, Ravenholdt decided to place a close watch on their wayward assassin. They discovered, the spell binding him to them was begining to break. It was something they could not allow and so they took action. Seeking out a former enemy of Blackplagues they contacted the Obsidian Sun Company, specifically, one Dr. Vitalyia Reznikov. Kidnapping the assassins children, including one he found after death, Nicolai Wyther. Ravenholdt forcefully broke the contract between Blackplague and Lyle Brooks. Instead, he became magically contracted and bound to the Necromancer Vitalyia. With their memories of the incident wiped, Blackplagues children were set free, unable to warn those closes to the Assassin of what transpired that night.

Now he serves the Obsidian Sun Company, unbeknownst to the rest of his allies.

## Description

Typically, not seen from afar, most who encounter
Blackplague are either contracts or employees. Though if by some chance a glimpse
could be caught, he looked to be a human from far away. It was only up close
that the it became a ‘dead’ give away of what he was. Eyes were supposed to be
windows to the soul, but this ‘thing’ had no eyes. Dark empty sockets gave off
the impression that he was always staring right at you and into ‘your’ soul. For some inexplicable reason, Blackplague had no odor about him. With hood down Blackplague’s face
revealed the skeletal structure around his jaw under translucent pale skin. His tongue was
sickly white after being drained of blood and pigment and had a green tint to
it. Framing his face was long thick wavy black hair that was actually kept clean. it hung down his back the
length of his shoulder blades.

Whenever skin could be seen it was greenish in color, as if
in life the man had already been pale. Now the only color left was that off
someone who had eaten bad food and was about to throw up. No skin covered his nose,
fingertips, or toes. However, unlike many of his undead brethren his elbows,
knees, and ribcage were not exposed. Though his skin had several small holes in
it made from bite marks that strongly resembled rodent teeth. On his back was a
large chunk of flesh missing from his left shoulder to his right side which
exposed some of his spine. It appeared to have been made from a long blade. Made more recently was a handprint of shadow on his right shoulder. He also no longer had his left arm at all. Instead, an arm of Ironwood grew in its place, ending in 5 sharp thorns that acted as fingers. The arm was covered in short spiky thorns which were razor sharp to the touch.

When it came to clothing and armor it was clear he stuck to
his namesake. Everything from his hood to his boots were made from the darkest pitch-black
leather that could be made. It was as if he was drawn from an ink painting. The
leathers were hardened to help protect from blows but soft enough to not make
noise during movement. The hood had a built-in mask to shield the brighter
flesh and bone from light sources. Unseen by many the leather armor had various
hidden pockets from his sleeves and bracers to the leggings. These pockets held
his less bulky equipment. On his belt were vials all filled with black liquids
of varying densities and consistencies. Only one of the vials contains regular
ink not laced with poison. It is not uncommon for him to also smell purely like
ink and oil.

Preferring to fight with daggers all were hidden away on his
person. From fighting to throwing daggers sometimes it was impossible to tell
how many he had. His main daggers were made from dark iron and blended with a
special coating to prevent them from corroding due to the poisons used. On his
back was the only noticeable weapon that he carried, a longbow and a quiver of
arrows. Even these were as black as his armor. Hidden away with his daggers was
a collection of small explosives and tools to make a ranged detonator and
corresponding bomb.

## Current Activity and Notes of Interest

Blackplague currently is a member of the Hand of Lordaeron, a forsaken oriented order with a mission to reclaim the lands of Lordaeron from all who oppose them. Ranked currently as Mortarch of Deceit, he calls upon the orders forces when leading missions of subterfuge. The Hand of Lordaeron is currently at war with the Obsidian Sun Company.

Blackplague is also a current member of the Cult of Forgotten Shadow and has attained the rank of 'Lightslayer'. He is has a small tattoo of an upside down cup spilling out shadow on the small of his back.

Blackplague has a curious tattoo that somehow seems to move occassionally on his body. It depicted a dagger, hilt up, with a feather twining around it. It's last known location was on the left side of his neck. After his contract with Lyle Brooks ended, the tattoo has not been seen since...though that does not mean it is gone.

Blackplague can be easily detected by Light Weilders. If a caster uses detect magic on him, they may get the hint of Dragonkin magic about him, though it is normally masked by the stench of necromany and undeath.

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Notes for others.

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* Blackplague is able to contracted and hired by other players/guilds/organizations **icly** **only** from both factions
* Every "hit" must be notified ooc with prior permission for the ensuing roleplay and for coordination purposes
* Character death is not my goal unless given specific permission