The Shadow Master

The Shadow Master, also known as Mithra, is the Archfey ruler of the Shadow Court and is currently trapped in Gaea along with several other prominent Archfey. As an NPC, Mithra is played by Ava Makrugin.

## Abilities

As an archfey, Mithra is a very powerful being, though she is not omnipotent. Mithra has many of the abilities typically expected of the fey, including innate magic and an intimidating aura.

As the ruler of the Shadow Court, Mithra specializes in

and shapechanging magic, specifically. He is also one of the only archfey competely unaffected by iron, and as such often carries weapons made with the metal.

Lanthas' brand of magic is known primarily as blood magic. It has many applications in combat, allowing him to weaken his opponents, while strengthening his own attacks. As such, Lanthas tends to favor forming pacts with generals and adventuring types.

Unlike Verity, Lanthas has been known to make pacts with individuals that are passed down through each generation, so he will always have a patron in that family. This is the case with Titus Stonecleaver and the Stonecleaver lineage. Prior to Titus, Lanthas was contracted to Titus' uncle.

In signing a pact with Lanthas, a power gifted, besides the typical Warlock spells, is the ability to deal a strike infused with Blood Magic, making it impossible to avoid. This has been demonstrated by Vivienne Mirai.

Much of Lanthas' power comes from being attuned to a leyline in his court, and having been trapped in Gaea and away from the Red Court for so many years has weakened Lanthas' power considerably.

## Biography

### Background

The Shadow Court is the oldest in Gaea, and Mithra was raised to inherit it from her father when his nemesis eventually claimed him.

### Trax Arc

Lanthas' first major appearance in the Trax Arc was when he appeared to Vivienne when she blacked out after sipping from her chalice. He offered her the chance to avoid death by signing a contract with him, and she agreed. He also cautioned her to keep the arrangement a secret for the meantime, lest Verity catch wind of it.

Lanthas next appeared when Vivienne and Filomena were leaving the halls of the DeVale manor, exchanging a few words with Filomena, and telling her he would see her at tea time with Amalite DeVale.

For Filomena's first assignment from Verity, she was sent to Trax to convince the ruling noble, Amalite DeVale, to sign a contract with the Archfey.

On the journey to Trax, at Filomena's pleading, Verity appeared to advise the party on what was causing Ena's mysterious nightmares.

Later, in Trax, Verity appeared on multiple ocassions to monitor Filomena's progress in her discussions with Lady DeVale. On one ocassion, Verity destroyed a bouquet of orchids sent to Filomena, which was later discovered to have been sent by Valencia Stonecleaver, a patron of The Dying One. In another instance, while Filomena was at tea with Lady DeVale, Verity possessed Filomena's body to challenge the Red Prince (Lanthas), who had appeared at the event uninvited.

Both Verity and Lanthas expressed interest in signing a contract with Amalite DeVale due to the unique nature of her magic, and concern over what the Dying One may do to prevent a pact from being formed.

Upon Amalite's death, Verity fell mostly silent other than a brief mirror sign to Filomena, considering the Trax mission to have become a lost cause.

## Relationships

### The Dying One

Mithra loathes the Dying One most out of all the Archfey in Gaea. She was the first court ruler to openly oppose the Dying One and turned down all offers of allegiance. As death magic and final rites are typically considered the domain of the shadow court, Mithra consideres the very existence of the Dying Court a personal slight. She also considers the Dying One's form of death magic to be an abomination.

## Quotes

> I draw my sword of vengeance" Drine to the party
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