Kac

"A mind shattered across the Forgotten Lands"

**Summary**

man with a shattered mind and a body which isn't his. Slav is now a soul trapped in a necklace due to some exploration going south. Never truly knowing what it did first he only found out at death.

**Current situation**

Slav possessed no knowledge of magic due to him never thinking it was a real phenomenon. Even if he wanted to learn more, who would he go to? Currently stuck with 3 others in his mind in an equilibrium of power, with little conflict between each other in the cramped brain. Due to these new neighbours in his mind, memories of their past  flood him. However this simply diluted their memories to an amalgamation of incoherent stories. Stories with holes and gaps: random unfitting memories: And half formed silhouettes instead of people. An unforgettable aura with a forgettable form. But with every equilibrium a slight nudge or push will ruin it all. Slav calls them triggers, a volatile memory which seems to allow his neighbours to take more control than they should. Be it for the better or worse the feeling of losing his body to his own mind is one he hates to repeat. Sicking almost. However he had been able to lie to his crew about his random fits or breakdowns as an illness. This may make him look  weak however he makes it up in times of stress where all the shards of his mind work together to solve a solution. But for now he is content with what he is not really able to regret for what he had done but more wish it hadn't happened in the first place. His mental health is in shambles as who would wish to hear voices or see death himself?

**How the necklace works**

The necklace itself has no power however the crystal inside it binds to a user when it has no current host. To unbind from the necklace an ancient ritual has to be done to a person with zero will to live. This would cause the hosts to swap or free the spirits, killing them all. When bound the users soul is now stuck in the gemstone in the middle of necklace forever, due to this being an eldritch artefact from a priest who wished to  live forever. A Lot of the powers of the necklace are sealed or not unlocked due to lack of knowledge  such as contact with the dead. However the basic function allows the user to rip out a soul and consume a lot of its life source to fuel the magic of the necklace. This allows all the life force to be sucked out when worn by someone you have not permitted to wear it , due to this freeing a spot for the necklace to gain a host which the user can control. However if the user has no knowledge of the artefact then the outcome of using this artefact is extremely vicious , you experience all the person’s worst life experiences in a short amount of time feeling all the pain physically and emotionally. As well as that instead of ridding of their memory there are chances for their mind to linger . Due to this it is said that it’s almost as if there are multiple tourists in the brain whilst the user of the necklace is the captain. But under certain circumstances, the remains of people can gain enough power to speak on their own or  act for a short amount of time.

**Current knowledge of necklace**

-If he dies he is stuck in a large house with the people in his head

-If someone puts the necklace on he gains a new body which heals in the process

-Chance of their mind staying

- Re-lives their memories and feels all the pain emotionally / physically

-Keeps hearing their voices (murmurs usually)

-Voices get louder sometimes due to certain things

-A door opens when he starts loose control and then the loudest voice replaces the person who is controlling

-It seems when he goes to sleep he goes to a furnished room with the other people

-Found a cool shiny necklace in a weird underwater temple

**Explanation of name -**

Kac is a name he had crafted from taking the first initials from all his minds

**Captain Karma the Corrupted Vengeance**

After the hellish trip Slav would've noticed he felt extremely weak after putting the necklace away  so he was forced to dawn it. But that ty necklace wasn't the issue, his boat was in ruins due to the vortex which took him to the temple. He had to take the small cramped rowing boat and so using the shattered arm

To row his way through the deep blue. With luck a large vessel which wore a flag with a weighing scale .seeming to notice his small existence however the pungent smell of gunpowder was ever present worrying slav. It was clear these people were not the friendly type however he had to use the cards he had been given with his current state. Soon enough it loomed over him with a metallic smell overtaking the past scent. He knew he was in trouble however he had to take this, and so he tied the boat to the side of the ship and climbed on board. And as he predicted a cutlass was there to greet him instead of a warm smile. A price for life was his possessions and riches which included the necklace, which without it he could barely walk. And soon enough everything turned pitch black, the cold void swallowing him for hours.. Or days but eventually a flash of light came about and then a new life. Almost feeling reincarnated he tried to move his arm but couldn't as it moved on its own. He tried and tried but was a prisoner forced to relive this captain's memories overflowing. Groaning in pain he finally forced himself to jolt, catching up to the present he simply broke down. This man was truly not born a monster but corrupted to be one. A man with a pure goal which got tainted by the impurity of nature. Worst of all he wasn't himself anymore, looking at his hands he had lost his fur and clearly was a human unlike before. The door slamming open as the noises alerted his son, he could only feel sadness for this poor soul. Feeling Tortured almost, he wanted to make it up to him for what this man did. And the first step was confession, confession for his dad and what happened… even if he had no clue for himself..

**Dr. Aster the excommunicated**

Now with a crew came responsibilities which seemed so alien to him , he was never much of a leader. So First course of action was getting the people onto land. Using a map an unknown land mass was found and so the undying curiosity drove him to explore. Weeks had passed before he docked , noticing that there was no sign of the cataclysm it seemed wise to rest for a while. Selling their goods then buying inn rooms for all his crew seemed like a rarity to the sailors , their leader was never so generous and kind before; Almost out of character for the captains but who would complain? Freely the crew dispersed exploring the city however it seemed like they were not welcomed by many and the few clearly being foreigners like them. These people seemed to follow, stalk and hunt the crew trying to scheme against them but this only caused Slav to wish to stay for longer and  Karma to crave for justice. Unwillingly Slav accepted to find out the reason for their savage actions and so like a little rat he nosed around in area’s he should not. Burnt buildings , past crime scenes and even religious places all seemed to have the most vile aura ; the cross of god never seemed so distant to them. Soon enough he had enough evidence to point towards another victim which he too stalked like the so-called angels did. Not to their surprise , a man was dragged out who was beaten cold and his house set alight by the people who donned this cross. The fire expanding Slav did not have time to wait , rushing into flaming house he sought to find a reason why. Why would a man so innocent and faithful be treated so mercilessly? Following the heat , he carefully traversed the hellish house . Danger was never a problem to him and it seemed to always follow him but what he cared for is the evidence for this man’s innocence which he soon found.  A room looking like a wild boar charged through was all he needed to see , scientific tools to make medicine was the biggest clue to this mystery . This must of why they hated him too , his flintlock pistol was the biggest giveaway to his tech being more advanced than this town could ever be. This settling it he left through a window in the house waving goodbye to the hungering fire whilst sprinting down to the angel’s breeding ground. He could only hope for this to end with a stern talk however when arriving it was clear violence was the only language they spoke. The Half dead man nailed to a cross which towered upon flammable material ;it was a clear sign of them going to burn the man alive. Pitchforks and torches waving  as the sky turned blood red, the cataclysm was too going to join in on the fun as it tracked down it’s pray. The clear scent of an infidel caused the crowd to roar like wild beasts and flail their weapons at him, not knowing his years of combat experience allowed him to hack through them brutally. Only able to watch in horror , the priest tried to run but his fear froze him as the bloodied warrior stepped towards him. An unimpressed frown was visible from Slav which made the man burst into tears as he begged for his life. The cold cutlass scratching the concreate as it was dragged to the priest's neck. All slav saw was a sinner and as an act of mercy slit his throat without saying anything. This mess being done he stumbled over to the nailed man , freeing him with a grin. He knew this man was going to be more useful if alive so he gifted him the necklace. So he would too come along with slav on his adventure. However It was hard to convince the crew he was the captain so most left expect a few devote members.

**Casey Silverwing the fempire remnant**

Years had passed before Slav needed to use the necklace again and years have passed without any life threatening conflict occurred in this new life he had. The most loyal stayed with him as they escaped from the cataclysm which seemed to follow them.