Karakush

## Family Members

### Additions

Karakush is one of only a few Nemovorti who has mastered the technique of transferring the enneagrams of Korbal’s minions from one body to another.

## Book Appearances

### Books

Thaumaturge, Arcanist, Hedgewitch

Karakush was originally an Alka Alon, who gravitated toward Korbal’s cause due to an innate curiosity about obscure magic banned by the Alka Alon Council. Among the Enshadowed, and with the collaboration of other like-minded Alkans —whose desire for immortality drove them into open rebellion against the greater consensus —Karakush learned to preserve his enneagram after the death of his physical body. Further, he is one of only three Nemovorti who learned the technique of transferring an enneagram into a fresh host body.

Several centuries before the arrival of Humans on Callidore, Korbal and his associates were apprehended by the Council for inciting a rebellion. Karakush was among them. They faced trials for the incomprehensibly horrific research they conducted in their quest for immortality, and were found guilty. Afterward, they were sentenced to eternal imprisonment in a state of incorporeal deathlessness, and left in a secret location that was deliberately forgotten. This marked the end of the Alka Alon’s Warring States Period. There they stayed for over a thousand years, before finally being freed by collaborators who managed to evade the notice of the Alka Alon Council.

## Biographical

### Personality and Characteristics

Karakush is a distinguished figure among the Nemovorti due to his high intelligence and penchant for planning. His plots are manifold and deeply subtle —and not even his closest allies seem to know his true motivations or intentions. It’s been suggested that he has infiltrated nearly every high level institution in Castalshar, where he quietly manipulates the kingdom’s leaders behind the scenes

His reputation for magical prowess is highly spoken of — although he has yet to utilize magic in any meaningful way during his admittedly brief appearances in the series.

Unlike most Nemovorti—whose hatred and disgust for humanity is paramount —Karakush is fascinated by them, and admires their tenacity. As is often said, novelty is the greatest joy to the Alka Alon —and despite being a deathless enneagram in a human host, he is still an Alkan at his core. To that end, he feverishly collects information and insights into the most famous High Magi of Castalshar, in the hopes of utilizing them against his enemies and court rivals.

Karakush’s loyalty is far more fluid than most other Nemovorti, and his schemes often involve turning his political opponents against each other through subtle sabotage that cannot be traced back to him. Though he seems to hold little personal loyalty to Korbal personally, he also recognizes the unifying role the Necromancer plays among the many factions within the Enshadowed. Though Karakush doesn’t engage in the kind of blind worship the others in Olum Seheri do, he realizes that Korbal’s untimely death could upend whatever tepid equilibrium the Necromancer’s unquestioned leadership provides. So he schemes to neutralize the most extremist, unhinged and dangerous Nemovorti among their ranks, should Korbal not survive Minalin’s curse.

### Family and Relationships

Upon being reanimated, Karakush was pleasantly surprised to find he has a nephew —Nanuthel—who is allied with the Enshadowed. Once Karakush was established into a new host body, Nanuthel sought him out and has served under him since.

## Summary

### Arcanist

In Arcanist he sends a message to Minalin concerning how to defeat Shakathet, displaying that he is willing to betray is compatriots in their quest to show Korbal that each is better than the others.

He relays heavily on magic more so than troops and fighting.  But he is a planner and thinks of many ways to defeat Minalan.

(He is briefly mentioned in *Thaumatage*)