Narthion

One
of the Apex Dozen, a member of the Kravarius Triad, and
a double agent for the Hammer of Justice

## **History**

Narthion
was once a simple laborer within the Arch-Council of Tyranis. He had always had
a penchant of caring for his fellow workers, and his more honorable side was
part of the reason he did not enlist in their colossal armies. His work in
improving the conditions and thereby efficiency of workers within the Arch-Council
received mixed reactions, some believing him to be too liberal for a Diabolith,
some believing him to see the natural advantage of good will. Either way, he
did not escape the notice of Tyranis, who chose him, along with Cazzadath and Visstass, to test the replicated Kravarius. This was
met with disaster, and the three were heavily altered as a result.

Narthion found his good will magnified by a factor
of ten, making him almost as honorable and for justice as a common Erthus. He
found the shift very difficult, especially as he knew, given his position, that
defecting could very easily cause more damage and harm than staying where he
was. He did his best to avoid direct conflict, and found a useful mix of his
potent shadow and light abilities could create the semblance a being was dead
when they were merely unconscious, allowing him to still function on the
battleground without going against his morals, and he served the Arch-Council
for some time. When Tyranis began his conquest for proper, Narthion found he
could not keep up with the amount of combatants he was facing, as his method
required concentration on one opponent at a time, and he therefore had to
resort to killing in order to keep up his reputation.

He was contacted by the Hammer of Justice in order
to serve as an agent, providing information on the whereabouts of Tyranis and
his actions. It is unknown how exactly the organization knew Narthion would be
the most suitable candidate for this role, although it is also believed they
reached out to many Diabolith, and merely killed those who declined their
offer. Narthion accepted, seeing this as a way to do good with his position,
and began feeding information to the Hammer. He leaked the whereabouts and time
of Tyranis' planned "coup de grace", and the successful defeat of Tyranis
is widely attributed to this. Tyranis still was not aware it was Narthion who
caused his downfall, so when the Apex Dozen was to be formed; Narthion was
invited to help form it. He accepted, seeing this as an additional way to do well
in a powerful place. Kortarex later learned the truth, and shared it with his
father. The two have been planning Narthion’s public execution ever since.

## **Tools and Abilities**

Narthion possessed a Kravarius which had power over
both the elements of Shadow and Light, permitting him to use both elements at a
legendary-helm level. The odd synergies between both elements coming into
contact allowed him to use a plethora of special abilities, such as instant
incapacitating of opponents, and temporary invulnerability.

He
carried the Justice Spear, a relic which was altered by the light and shadow
energies of the replicated Kravarius, and had the ability to block and store
large amounts of elemental energy. It could also release an individual from
non-permanent mental effects (so the likes of Vek'Bel'Zzak's
mental powers and affectations could not be reversed).

## **Personality**

Prior to his alteration by the replicated Kravarius,
Narthion was comparatively liberally minded for a Diabolith, who believed in
protection for the subjects of the Arch-Council. He believed, like all Diabolith,
that his people had a right to conquer and rule over the known universe, but
that those they ruled over should be treated fairly and justly. He therefore
campaigned for better treatment of laborers as he had risen up from those
ranks. When he wore the new Kravarius, these feelings were magnified by a
magnitude of ten, making him, essentially, an Erthus. He believed in justice
for all and was disillusioned with the Arch-Council’s cause, aiming to impede
them quietly whenever he could.