The Pope Slayers

"**The Pope Slayers**" was the moniker for the four player characters from the oneshot The Battle of Roaring Skies. They were personally selected by Tephra from the ranks of the Iron Claw make their way to the Bleak and assassinate Pontiff Alonne to prevent the Crusaders from getting any more mass heals or buffs. Upon completing their task, Ester Pyx herself froze them with her icy breath, freezing them solid for over 100 years.

## Characters

### Amani Mycoloth (The Palm of Eternal Slumber)

A mushroom Tevi monk, who was well-trained by the Roots of Venom in the art of poisons. He was incredibly skilled in assassination when it came to combat, swiftly dealing even with the most dangerous of targets. Outside of combat, it's said he was also a sharp politician and even excelled in military strategizing.

### Machritos the Absent-Handed (Macronze the Absent-Handed)

An Ashstalker Tiefling rogue. Once part of a thieves guild from the Great Northwest, Machritos left for greener pastures and to profit more for himself than for a group. He preferred stealing from those who flaunted their wealth, but historically didn't discriminate otherwise. Many would simply describe him as whimsical, and a bit aloof

### Turga of the Burning Sky, Son of Raknai (Tungo, son of Raknai, aka the Burning Sky)

Turga was an orange Orc barbarian, the lord of his warpack. He had been in countless battles and taken even more countless lives. He had even slain dragons single-handedly. It's reported that he had been constantly aggressive as well, never in a state of peace or neutrality. His long black braids against the vibrant orange skin looked like dark clouds over the sunrise, giving him the nickname "the Burning Sky".

### P'targ the Razer

An orange dragon known not for his battle prowess, but his economic smarts and quick draw on his abbacus. He had been in charge of guarding hordes of gold and coordinating monetary portfolios for the dragons of the Ashen Breach, but was also listed as "razer" and wasn't making his razing quotas. Though his job was to slay foes who proclaimed themselves "dragon slayers" he wasn't particularly good at it, but his lithe frame and sneaking abilities are what made Tephra select him for the position

Out of the four heroes, P'targ was the only one to still be alive upon being dethawed 100 years after they were frozen over.

## Appearances

### The Battle of Roaring Skies

The Pope Slayers debuted in the oneshot The Battle of Roaring Skies, which portrayed the events of the battle of the same name. Given the task of assassinating the spiritual leader of the Crusaders of the Sterling Serpent, Silver Pontiff Alonne, they darted through the enemy camp slaughtering their enemies and defiling the flags and symbols they had scattered throughout the Battlefield. They even sliced down the current Helm of Winter, Edmund Bloodkel, on their way to the peak of the Bleak where the silver dragon worshipers had carved out a church in the mountain. They were successful in slaying Alonne, beheading her and raising her head above the battlefield triumphantly. Ester Pyx, thrown into dismay by her pontiff's death, was attacked by Tephra and given her signature eye scar. As the silver deity fled, she struck down the Pope Slayers with a powerful blast of icy breath, freezing them in ice unmeltable even by magma. They were carved out and brought to the Ashen Breach, where their bodies (still holding the head of Pontiff Alonne) were placed on display in the city's main square.

### Halintar: Respite of the Gods

100 years later, the ice finally began to give way, dethawing enough for P'targ to be set loose. He was the only one to be alive after the thawing, and was considered an honored war hero. He was allowed to be one of Tephra's right hands, an excellent addition as the casinos began to pop up after the Shining.

P'targ appeared in both of the Ashen "Breach" Arcs, meeting occasionally with the party and "stealing" Zor away from them after he betrayed Tephra with the help of Jacques Nifeton. After Tephra left, he founded F.I.R.E. and became the de facto government leader of the Southern Mantle.

The remaining three heroes were brought back as powerful zombies, whom battled the party in an attempt to stop them from intervening in Jacques' assault on Tephra.