Bathlazar

**Bathlazar** was a member of the Three Wise Ones, a group designed to influence humanity during the reign of the gods. As the ruler of the Holy City of Atlas, his purpose was to aid humanity in their fight against the gods. He succeeded by calling Div and Void to Atlas in order for them to be slain by the Fallen Heroes.

## Description

### Appearance

Bathlazar has the appearance of a giant mechanical golem. He is covered in a blackish grey chassis that covers his torso, with several exposed bolts, wires and ports. Bathlazar was built into the main structure of the Mainframe, meaning he was fundementally connected to the terraforming station. His head was vaguely humanoid, with two glowing green eyes.

Bathlazar apparently had a human form for his time as the High Pope of Atlas, though it is unknown what that looked like.

### Personality

Not much is known of Bathlazar's personality. He was reportedly wise and benevolent. His deference to the Kingdom of Llwendolyn also implies a pacifistic stance. His directive as the guide of mortality meant he was committed to seeing humanity flourish to the point where it might rise above the gods themselves.

## History

### Creation

As one of the Three Wise Ones, Bathlazar was created as part of the Auroran Repopulation Project by Dr Dyvania Voired. The Wise Ones Project, as it was called, created three individuals that would ensure balance between the two gods, DIV and VOID. Bathlazar's objective was to guide humanity itself, ensuring that it could develop amidst the holy wars to come. To this end, Bathlazar was given command of the then Tower of Atlas.

### High Pope of Atlas

Using the Tower as his base of operations, Bathlazar began to create a civilization in Northern Qethos. The site of the Tower became a city and Bathlazar became its leader. This new city state remained neutral during the Crusades and subsequent feuding of DIV and VOID. The biggest upset to Bathlazar's rule came in the form of the All King, ruler of Llwendolyn and would-be-ruler of all Qethos.

The All King demanded the fealty of the City of Atlas under threat of invasion. Bathlazar acquiesced to these demands to protect his people. As a new vassal of the All King, the city became known as the Holy City of Atlas, and Bathlazar became its High Pope. While the city initially paid homage to Llwendolyn and its god DIV, the kingdom's influence over it began to wane, giving Atlas autonomy in all but name.

### Death of the Gods

In the final days of the Gods, Bathlazar began to set in motion his plans. With the destruction of a Voidstar in the ruins of Alabhastar and the death of his fellow Wise One Ghaspar, the stage was set for DIV and VOID to fall. Bathlazar was able to contact the warriors that had felled the Voidstar and bring them to Atlas. There, he discovered the warriors were of the mind that DIV and VOID were inherently detrimental to mortality and had to be destroyed. Having found his champions, Bathlazar guided them on the road to becoming godslayers. At the end of that road, Bathlazar managed to personally summon DIV and VOID to Atlas itself. When the gods arrived, the warriors attacked them simultaneously. Both gods met their end at these Heroes, fulfilling Bathlazar's purpose. With the death of the gods, the Holy City of Atlas rose into the sky and disappeared, taking Bathlazar with it. Ultimately, Bathlazar's fate is unknown, but it is likely he was destroyed along with the city.

## Story

### Dr Voired's Test

In the year 735, a group of warriors from Qethos broke in to the Mainframe of Atlas and began to make their way deeper into the facility despite its security systems. Dr Voired observed the group as they went, and was curious as to the extent of their strength and conviction of the warriors. To this end, she created simulacra of the Three Wise Ones to act as an obstacle against them. Bathlazar was recreated through this process, though it is uncertain if his personality or memories were also recreated. The warriors managed to locate computer terminals which informed them on Bathlazar's history and purpose and also gave them options to modify the simulacrum. The warriors disabled some of Bathlazar's functions and then went to face him in combat. Bathlazar was the second to fall during the combat. With the Bathlazar simulacrum destroyed, the group proved their worth to Dr Voired, who then allowed them to meet her face to face.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Mechanical Construct**: Bathlazar was a construct and as such did not need sleep or sustenance to operate.
* **Master of The Mainframe**: While alive, Bathlazar had complete control over the Mainframe of Atlas and all its functions.
* **Eye of Atlas**: Bathlazar could fire a powerful laser beam from his eyes.

## Etymology

Bathlazar is a bastardization of Balthazar, one of the traditional names given to the biblical three Magi in Western Christian tradition. Balthazar was supposedly a Macedonian king or scholar who brought the gift of myrrh to the newborn Jesus.