Aukeiviem

## Bio

One day, Aukeiviem's home was invaded by all sorts of demonic creatures who decimated a large portion of Solania. Aukeiviem was the leader of the Reapers of Zhagien, defenders of the realm, who fought back against the demonic horde but ultimately failed due to being overwhelmed. The *Demogorgon* made an appearance during their final charge and Aukeiviem was knocked out. He later woke to utter destruction and eventually made his way to *Rao* and learned he was unconscious for 3 months. Rao discovered that Aukeiviem had a hex placed upon him which teleported him to the *Material Plane* to cultists of the Demogorgon who failed to complete their ritual on him. Aukeiviem desperately sought to remove the hex, including murdering and manipulating innocents resulting in his falling as a celestial being. He later met a Kalashtar Warlock named Narra who was able to remove Aukeiviem's curse over 2 years. Aukeiviem was denied reentry to *Celestia* due to his devilish acts to cure his curse. Time passed and eventually Narra was killed during an attack by cultists which lead to Aukeiviem's capture by an imposing military order named the *Order of Ash*. He was later investigated and asked to join the order due to his great military experience which he later accepted. Aukeiviam set out to renew himself and attempt to return to the righteous path he once followed.

**Phobia: Abyss -** Aukeiviem has a phobia of the Abyss. He will be wary of confronting any creature from the Abyss or continuing down a path that has markings of the Abyss. If he runs into anything connected to the Abyss, Aukeiviem may have flashbacks of his time of being held prisoner by the Demogorgon and its cultists, and may freeze up due to them.

## Player Written Backstory

Over the horizon of the last hilltop, Aukeiviem and the other Reapers of Zhagien, start to see smoke rising into the air followed by the sounds of screams and destruction. Rushing towards the scene, they briefly gaze upon other Aasimar and Celestials alike being torn apart by all sorts of Underworldly creatures. Knowing that they are the last line of defense for their country of Kleasen(located in Solania) they expected the situation to be terrible but they have never seen a battle quite like this one. For days the Reapers of Zhagien would fight ruthlessly to fight off the enemy but would soon come to realize that for every one that they killed it seemed that 2 more would be teleported in to replace it. After becoming too outnumbered to save the capital of Kleasen, Azura, the Reapers decided it was best to evacuate as many allies that were still alive as possible. While evacuating the city, the Demogorgon arrived followed by thousands of followers. With the remaining Reapers that were able to fight they knew they could not defeat the Demogorgon and decided to hold it off as long as they could while everyone else evacuated. Charging into battle to try and hold off the Demogorgon and its followers, Aukeiviems mind went blank as he saw nothing but darkness and heard nothing but the beating of his own heart as he slowly went unconscious.

Waking up under a pile of his dead comrades, Aukeiviem dug his way free to see the entire city laid to waste. Upon looking at the corpses around him he noticed that some of them had already started to decay. Wondering how long he had been unconscious, Aukeiviem quickly made his way towards the next town. Town after town and city after city, he would find nothing but ruble and death no matter where he went across the entirety of Kleasen. After weeks of wondering and searching for anyone still alive he would find nothing. Seeking answers and guidance he decided to make his way to see Rao. When meeting with Rao for answers, Aukeiviem was told that the battle he fought in took place 3 months ago. How he survived for that long is unknown to any. After their talk, Rao had decided to hold Aukeiviem in the capital to investigate him to see if there were any otherworldly effects that had been placed on Aukeiviem for him to live this long with no food or water while being beneath rotting corpses. Upon the investigation, Rao found traces of a hex placed within him. When Rao tried to release the hex, Aukeiviem was taken over by something and started to speak in Abyssal, “The new age has started Rao, I hope you are prepared to fall”. After this was spoken. Aukeiviem disappeared.

Aukeiviem would be teleported in front of cultists of the Demogorgon. Knowing that he was taken over he fought his way free from the cultist and started seeking help. Doing anything it took, including murdering and manipulating innocents, Aukeiviem would finally meet a Kalashtar Warlock by the name of Narra that was able to remove the hex from him. This process took over 2 years for him to achieve but he had finally accomplished it. After removing the hex he tried to return to Celestia but was denied due to his “evil” acts he had done while searching for ways to remove the hex placed on him. After the rejection he would travel back to Narra seeking teachings on the Warlock ways so that he may be able to stop or help others from having the same thing happen to them that he had to deal with. This went on for about 2 years until one night Narra and Aukeiviem were attacked by a large group of cultists in the southern region of Ebonen.

During the attack a large group of organized military came from over the hills and for some reason were helping fight off the cultists. Once the cultists were killed off, Aukeiviem noticed that Narra had unfortunately met his end. Upset and lost in thought, the militia tried speaking to Aukeiviem but received no answers. With no responses the militia decided to bind him and take him back to their leader,Lorovhal. Lorovhal would learn of Aukeiviems past through conversations and offer him a place in his rogue army so that he would be able to set his path righteous once again and help set the right path for the right price with the Order of Ash. Agreeing to this, Aukeiviem will start his new journey hoping for the best and to one day be able to return home and rise back up to his home of Celestia.