Ornstein

"I'll laugh at the petty misfortunes of the living until the day the Goddesses purge me from the earth."

### Theme Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQym6uQcUmA

Ornstein's past has long been lost to him, days of chivalry and honor were swept away by his curse. In his undeath he has become spiteful and violent, preying on those weaker than him to survive and advance his own ability. His original armor has been altered for his mobility preference in combat, but his knightly status remains as a distant echo in the shape of his visage, partially concealed by his heavy cloak. In his time hunting ravenously for poes and taking souls of those he defeats, he began to encounter another undead of considerable skill that matched his own in combat. As he would eventually know them by; Leonhard, met ambush after ambush from Ornstein, their clashes drenching the soil in blood, but as time went on, these meetings of violence began to lose all meaning. In a last and strange encounter, they came to the agreement that they were capable warriors in their own respects, and saw each other as equals, trading in their strenuous and lengthy conflict to form an unusual kinship as hunters together. After all, they both shared the same fate. They began to wander together, overcoming anything that came their way, fighting and dying together in the search for an answer to their cursed existence.

*As things stand now...*

The unpleasant and often violent encounters with Ornstein have shaken up the inhabitants of Termina, leaving a lingering fear of bloodshed to suddenly rise again without warning. The undead seems to choose no targets in particular, always attacking anything he thinks he can kill with reckless abandon and refusing to stand down until he is slain. These seemingly random attacks have even included the recent Cultists that have been appearing during kidnappings and terror attacks, adding more proof to the undead's lack of overall motives besides spilling blood with no interest in taking any sides apart from his companionship with Leonhard, and a few-times-mentioned unknown benefactor whom he is apparently loyal to protecting. After severely wounding several people in a cultist attack and slaying many others in the confusion, ignorance to the dangerous problem by the name of Ornstein is an unwise choice; but who can stop a creature that won't stay dead, and how...?

Curse of Undeath: Wandering and intelligent undead are the cursed dead who walk among the living preying on souls. These marked individuals are incapable of true death, and their temporary demise only serves as a short-term answer to the problem. When defeated, their bodies and belongings will fade to dust and be swept away to reconstitute elsewhere; meaning their return is inevitable.
* Gilded Mail - A full suit of well made plate-mail. The armor adorning the undead man speaks of his previous status as a high ranking knight, but under who's rule is currently unknown. The armor itself is still in condition to fight in, even if Ornstein has seemingly lost or removed the plating for the upper arms.
* Foreign Cloak - Attire from a foreign culture. The garment serves to obscure the identity of its wearer. Likely used by those skilled in subterfuge and espionage.