Koltar Raniac

* The Bard
* The Sun

40 (Season 3)

43 (Ascension OVA)

**"Let me give you inspiration" - Koltar Raniac**

### Before season 1:

Koltar is the first born of Narcia, the Lady of Lust. He is a demon-human hybrid created with the purpose of dispersing the demonic seed in the material plane. He was raised in the 5th ring of hell for the first nineteen years of his life, learning the ways of deception and seduction with his mother. On the day of his 19th birthday, Koltar was sent to the material plane to fulfill his purpose. There he met Throvar, a bard who taught him the true power of words. For 3 years, Koltar learned the ways of the bard, travelling from village to village playing the flute and seducing the women. One day, Koltar decided that it was time to set out on his own, and he left Thorvar to face the world alone.

### Season 1:

Now wandering alone, Koltar found himself in Meirin, where he played for the city's nobles. When receiving his payment, he found himself face to face with a band of adventurers returning from a mission. Seeing potential in this band, Koltar joined what would later be known as the Lads. In the beginning, Koltar cared not for these people, seeing them as just a means to an end, but, troughout the missions and the time they spent together, Koltar begun to see this group as his family.

Troughout the missions they did together, the Lads ended up being at the epicenter of the Plague of Shadows, playing a decisive role in defeating Mister P and saving the Empire of Koruthar, which would later be reformed as the Ladian Empire.

During this time, Koltar remained true to his purpose, spreading the infernal seed by having sex with numerous women and fathering offspring. However, his life suffered a major turn when, in one of the many missions the Lads embarked in, he met Ziva. Ziva was the a sailor aboard a ship the Lads took to the desert. She was the only woman onboard, and was known for cutting off the penis of men who aproached her. Seeing this as a direct challenge, Koltar made it his mission to seduce this woman. However, after months of flirting, Koltar felt like this woman was like none he had ever met before. She rejected his advances and, for the first time in his life, Koltar had to put real effort into his game. It was when he finally got what he chased, when he and Ziva kissed for the first time, that Koltar realized that he did not want to taste any other lips while he lived. Against his nature and his training, Koltar had fallen in love.

After the defeat of Mister P, Ziva and Koltar got married, taking residence in Meirin, now renamed Ladtown, and had four children, Elonia Jr., Thorvar and Azzelbenthur the Destroyer. Koltar had also had other children, namely Koltar Jr.,Jimmy ,and Elise, which were born from a threesome before Koltar had met Ziva. Fortunately, Ziva accepted these children as her own, and they all live together.

#### Important acomplishments in Season 1:

* Convinced a demon to return to the Infernal Plane.
* Saved the entire Lads by seducing a trickster gnome.
* Became the leader of a cult, gaining the title of "The Great Snake".
* Participated in a threesome with two elf ladies (from which the twins Koltar jr. and Jimmy, and Jacqueline, were born)
* Became a werewolf.
* Planned to kill Po'Tu with Laedo.
* Defeated Gareth in single combat (during timeskip).
* Convinced the desert elf princess that the Lads were under the effects of mind control, and were not responsible for their actions, after they acted like total dickheads and almost got themselves executed.
* Married Ziva and had children.

### Season 2:

Season two takes place ten years after the events of season 1. During this time, the Ladian empire established itself as a powerful force and the Lads' legend grew. It grew to the point that the Pope himself required the Lads' help, for some unseen power had begun to grow.

The Lads departed from the continent in order to answer the Pope's call and strengthen the power of the Ladian Empire. This unseen power would later unfold in an all- out four-front war for godhood, in which the Lads faced, the Green Father, Ikhulan, and the Old Man. In the end the LADS prevailed, preventing a genocide by the Old Man, the absortion of all humanity into a hivemind by Ikhulan, and stopping an invasion by the Green Father.

In the climax of the season, the Lads ascended into angels, gaining powers like never before. It was then that Koltar gained his alias "The Exalted", and became an angel of freedom and song.

After his ascension, Koltar had another son with Ziva, who he named Talio.

#### Important accomplishments in Season 2:

* Distracted Ikhulan long enough for the Lads to blow up the volcano where he hid.
* Made the Green Father drop his gauntlet using Heat Metal.
* Got ressurected, with the help of Shrook.
* Took Po'Tu into the Fire Plane.
* Visited his mother, Narcia.

### Artifacts Owned

Throughout his many adventures with the Lads, Koltar acquired many magical artifacts of great power, which amplified his already great abilities. These artifacts were:

* Ring of the superior mind
* Mirror Shield
* Bloodthorn Dagger
* Vorpal Blade
* Dagger of Holding
* Cloak of Myriad Righteous
* Unholy Diver

### Trivia

* Koltar's last name, "Raniac", is actually an anagram for Narcia.
* Koltar has a scar on his chest, caused by the fight with The Old Man, and another one over his right eye.

## Godhood

### Honorable Names

The SunThe ExultedThe Astral SunLord of SongThe silver-tongued god

## Stats

### Willpower

7

Once the mortal son of Narcia the demon lady of lust, Koltar became a member of the Lads early in his life. The Lads quickly rose to power through their various heroic exploits such as the mitigation of the plague of shadows, the defeat of the Green father and prevention of the Slaad invasion, and the defeat of Ihkulan both he and his fellow Lads members amassed an incredible amount of power ascending to the status of angels. With this power, they founded the Ladian empire and quickly rose as one of the worlds powers. During the ascension wars, the Lads ascended to Gods, and defeated the World Eater. During the conflict, Koltar consumed the previous Goddess of celebration, Muse by consuming the Goddess Koltar ascended even further than his fellow Lads and became The Sun, the third most powerful being in their universe.

After his ascension, Koltar became the god of song and celebration. He is the patron of all kinds of artists and performers. He enjoys parties and festivities especially if they are in his name or the name of the Lads. Koltar commands his followers to live life to the fullest and inspires them to leave a mark on the world either by creating beautiful things or by doing great deeds. Because he was once a mortal Koltar is much more likely to commune with mortals especially if they are from his bloodline. However, he gives inspiration and words of encouragement rather than advice most of the time as he believes that those destined for greatness will always achieve it.

### **Symbol**

An upside-down pentagram inside a black sun.

### **Liturgical Gestures**

Touching one’s left shoulder, then stomach, then right shoulder, then left hip and right hip, and finally left shoulder again to make an inverted pentagram.

### **Preferred Materials**

Koltar’s influence is felt on gold, red gems such as rubies, silk, and spruce wood, and as such these are used as materials for rites, charms and shrines.

### **Prayers**

* **Common exalted name.** The Sun,\The exulted,\Lord of Song,\The silver-tongued god,\
* **Combat.** Inspire us oh great sun,\ may the bards sing of our deeds today,\ so we can live forever in the songs.
* **Inspiration.** Lord of Song,\ bestow onto me your gift,\ grant me your sight
* **Fertility.** May The Astral Sun bless our union,\ grant us your light,\ bless us with fertility,\

### **Rituals**

* **Fertility.** Due to his many offspring and strong seed as a mortal Koltar is many times prayed to in the matters of fertility, seduction, or even for luck in love. Despite this not falling under his domain.
* **Inspiration.** Koltar’s songs were said to inspire his allies making them stronger in battle as well as more likely to succeed in their endeavors. As a god, Koltar is prayed to by his followers when success is needed, and times are dire.

### **Peculiarities**

* Despite being the God of Celebration and Song, Koltar was known in life for his charm and beauty as well as his strong seed. This leads to sometimes followers praying to him in matters of love and seduction as opposed to Gaia.
* Koltar is worshiped mainly by bards and artists as many of his churches also function as colleges teaching all matters of arts, from painting and sculpting to singing, dancing, and acrobatics.
* Koltar left behind a lot of descendants before he ascended, due to their blood connection to a modern god these descendants are usually powerful and treated as minor saints by the church. However, due to their god blood, they are many times hunted as some belief their bodies possess magical properties. The most sought-after relic are the eyes of Koltar’s descendants, these eyes can mimic various abilities and are highly sought after by collectors and people who wish to use their power.

### **Holy Days**

* **Ascension Day.** The day the Lads ascended to Gods is usually celebrated with lavish festivities by the followers of the Lads in general.
* **Summer solstice.** During the Summer Solstice, the Astral Sun (Koltar) and the physical Sun (Íllion) align, and Koltar’s influence is felt most strongly across the physical realm. It is during this time that he is most likely to appear and commune with his followers. This is a delicate time as Koltar and Íllion are from different pantheons, however, due to their common friendship in Sane, the warmth of the forest, and the angel of Gaia, Íllion and Koltar have an uneasy understanding during this time of the year.

### **Holy Sites**

Ladtown, is the epicenter of all Lad worship and therefore a holy city for the followers of Koltar.

### **Friends**

* The Lads
* Laufey

### **Complications**

**Infernal rings.** Despite being a god Koltar is still the son of Narcia the Demon Lady of lust and the grandson of Keyon the Demon Lord of Pride. The blood relationship between a god and the inferno rings creates complications as the gods of the council and demon lords are sworn, enemies. Despite this Koltar bears no loyalty to Igaleth and acts of his own accord. However, Koltar still pays regular visits to his mother which greatly disturbs the other gods.

### **Holy Weapon**

A guitar axe hybrid, which was gifted to him by his grandfather Keyon.

### **Associated Objects**

Musical instruments, paintings, and sculptures. Ornate daggers and rings.

### **Companions**

Koltar is sometimes represented surrounded by his descendants and Ziva his mortal wife. Legends say that however possessing the blood of Koltar is granted a place in the Ourania palace next to their ancestors.

### **Angels**

Koltar's angels appear as beautiful men and women with gold eyes that shine faintly.