Umbryx the Umbrsmith

Umbryx is a Locus artificer responsible for the creation of some of the most powerful weapons in all of existence. They served Alkalan for a long period of time before being imprisoned by the Faesoric Gods in the Hall of Doors. They were then freed as part of a deal between the Locus and Wellby Tosscoble.

## Umbryx the Umbrsmith

### titles

The UmbrsmithArrow MasterMaster of Alloys

## Notable Possesions

* The Bow and Arrow of Umbryx
* Agerglass Hammer
* Darkheart

## Biography

### Sacrifice to Hadar

Umbryx was one of the more recent to acquire a Darkheart. Their sacrifice to Hadar was the alloy Agerglass, a nearly indestructible material forged from the material of neutron stars. In return, Hadar gave Umbryx a darkheart and a single ingot of black alloy. This alloy would carry the power of a Darkblade, but Umbryx could shape it into any form they pleased. They decided to use it to forge a bow, the Bow of Umbryx, which imparts the death-dealing curse onto any projectile it fires. They still had some of the alloy left over, which they kept for a later project.

### Crafting the Arrow of Umbryx

During their apprenticeship with the Locus, Sephix suggested to Umbryx that they use the remaining alloy to make an arrow with which to amplify the powers of the bow. They decided this was a great idea, and crafted the Arrow of Umbryx. With the combined powers of both artifacts, a single attack could splinter a being's mind, body, and soul, cutting the connection between a creature's fundamental aspects. Umbryx intended to use this weapon on the Locus' old enemy, Dendar the Night Serpent, but soon after the arrow was completed they received a vision from Hadar telling them to cast the arrow into a cosmic rift in deep space. Umbryx investigated this vision with the help of Yulak, who determined that the two artifacts were an existential threat to Hadar and even its creator, the Prime Avatar of Ur. Umbryx travelled to the rift to sacrifice the arrow, meeting Sephix again on the way. Sephix offered instead that Umbryx give them the arrow in exchange for the Abyssal Shard, a fragment of pure Phlogiston material that Umbryx could use to create objects of near infinite potential. Despite the extreme allure of the shard, Umbryx turned down Sephix' offer and continued on their way, casting the arrow into the rift. It was later discovered that this rift was in fact the mouth of the Prime Avatar of the Ur, meaning the arrow was irretrievably lost.

### Imprisonment

Umbryx continued to serve the Locus aboard Alkalan's starship, forging Domes of Invulnerability for Chalcut and Yulak. They also forged many suits of Gygas armor for Locus warriors. Umbryx realized they had reached a state of perfection with the materials they had, Adamantine and Iridium, and remembered the infinite potential that Sephix had offered. They wanted something new to play with, so they looked to Faesor. Faesor's feathers, or Phantoplasm was a magical material with unstable and unknown properties that coated the body of Faesor's Avatar. They went on an expedition to extract some of this material from the creature's flesh, but were spotted by Surtr on the way. Surtr saw what they were doing and attempted to stop them, as they knew the potential Phantoplasm use had for the Locus. With Phantoplasm, the Locus could create their own vessels, which would make them unstoppable. With the combined powers of Ur's Darkhearts and Faesor's Vessel Spells, the Faesoric Gods wouldn't stand a chance. Surtr attacked and was able to capture Umbryx, taking them to the Hall of Tablets where they would remain for the next several hundred years.