Apollyon

## Introduction

* Casual Skin
* Armoured Skin

Apollyon990, also known as Apollyon, is an Eldhamite noble having first started playing on the 8th of October, 2021, responsible for the independence of the Azardom of Abaddon, and is currently its first Azar.

## Azar of Abaddon, Apollyon II

### Physical Description

Standing at 1m78, Apollyon remains a young Azar at only 28 years old, with pale skin like the rest of his people with shining turquoise eyes and curly jet black hair. His body is thin yet chiselled from regularly practicing parkour. Despite having a seemingly cold stare, his emotions open up once in the presence of the people he trusts. On his head lays a silver crown with a split in the middle, and five black gemstones each on opposite sides representing the Black Star of Abaddon. He ceremoniously wears a black toga / robe ornate with red, purple and golden decorations and ornaments (not a skin yet). Otherwise, he wears a simple black toga for his regular un-political activities.

### Lore

Azar Apollyon II was born in the Void during the Exodus, son to Azar Asmodeus I. He was thrusted into his role as Azar when his father was assassinated by the Head of House Zagan, just before Abaddon's arrival into Eldham. Reinhardt von Zagan's hope in doing this would be to control what he thought would be a young, naïve and impressionable Azar through his influence. He was wrong however, and instead launched a full-out cold war between the two houses, with House Vassago taking a back seat.

The conflict between Apollyon and Reinhardt reached its peak during the 14 day period between the proclamation and official independence of Abaddon, where he was forced to send an ultimatum to Emperor Inverse of Aristios or get coup'd by his own people. This situation made the young Azar desperate, as he was receiving pressure from both the outside world and his own people. Instead of breaking, however, he decided he would look to his ancestors for help: that's when he attempted to summon the tortured soul of Emperor Apollyon I, the first emperor of Abaddon. However, something unexpected happened and made the ritual go terribly wrong: because Apollyon I died in the void shortly after the beginning of the Exodus, his soul had been sealed in that dimension for about 200 years, thus corrupting it and turning his soul almost into that of a demon. In attempt to bring himself back to life, Apollyon I tried to possess Apollyon II's body but failed. From that point forward, the two souls would attempt to cohabitate, something which would prove extremely difficult especially when it came to hiding the possession to others. The only noticeable change was Apollyon II's left eye going from turquoise to purple.

Using his newfound ancient wisdom, he was able to achieve his goal of freedom for the nation, a few days before Reinhardt's death from old age and his befriending of Reinhardt's daughter Doki. Now leader of a fledgling Abaddon, he continues to fight with the demon of his ancestor over control of his body, as cohabitation has proved difficult due to their differences in thought and opinions: whether to chose the path of brute-force paranoia-fueled imperial might of his ancestors, or the pragmatic diplomatic maneuvering so common to Eldham is up to the new Apollyon.

## Trivia

* Apollyon first joined Stoneworks just to troll his "friend" **Platitron**, a prominent player in **Tovarisha**.
* The name **Apollyon** is the greek translation of the hebrew word **Abaddon**, which is both the angel of the abyss and a place of destruction. Meaning that Apollyon and Abaddon are **one and the same.**
* "Reinhardt von Zagan", is **Carnifex**, also known as **susbakaimpostor**, a prominent member of the Commonwealth of Aristios who defected to Abaddon, bringing stolen gear with him, and was appointed Head of Hosue Zagan for his deceitfulness, but was banned from Stoneworks for **anti-semitism**. The author of the lore had no clue how to make these pieces stick together, instead deciding to completely rewrite his lore.
* Apollyon's first nation was actually the Unitary State of Xemalatau in Rathnir.