Azrael Rahab
Male Lawful Evil Angelkin Aasimar Antipaladin (Tyrant/Dread Vanguard), Level 1, Init 3, HP 12/12, Speed 30
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, CMD 15, Fort 4, Ref 1, Will 1, CMB +4, Base Attack Bonus 1
Masterwork Greatsword +5 (2d6+4, 19-20/x2) (Power Attack +4/2d6+7)
Armor Spikes +4 (1d6+3, x2) (Power Attack: +3/1d6+5)
Spiked Banded Mail (+7 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 15
Condition None
Five points that capture the concept and story of the character.:
1. Born in Andoran, son of a human father and aasimar mother. Both of his parents were clergy in the church of Iomedae; his father a preist, his mother a paladin.
2. He was raised in the church, the ideals of The Inheritor ingrained in him throughout his childhood, until he was able to enter the training program to become a paladin, himself. His mother was so proud.
3. Throughout his training, he experienced vivid dreams and heard whispers that no one else could. These visions and whispers spoke to him of great power and riches that could be his, if only he were to renounce his faith and swear fealty to Asmodeus.
4. On the day of his graduation, as he was formally knighted and bestowed the title of paladin, he struck down his mentor and declared his allegiance for Asmodeus. His blonde hair turned black, his blue eyes turned red, and the mark of the Dark Prince burned itself into the back of his right hand.
5. Azrael fled to Cheliax, away from the church and his family, to join the church of Asmodeus and make his fortune as a dark knight.
Two goals that you'd like the character to accomplish in-game.:
1. Realize, and come to accept, that killing Iomedae’s faithful is not following Iomedae’s will (go figure). To realize and accept that he is evil, and not bound by the limits of his presumed task.
2. Desecrate a temple of Iomedae and/or burn it to the ground and/or convert it to a temple of Asmodeus. Killing Iomedeans is all well and evil, but taking down a place of worship is an actual blow against the deity herself.
Two secrets, one the PC keeps to himself, and one kept from the PC.:
1. Azrael still worships Iomedae, sort of. He believes the whispers and visions came from his goddess, and that he is following her will. He believes that she wants him to root out the corruption that has overtaken her church, to cleanse it. He believes that once the purge is complete, Iomedae will take him back into her arms, purge the vile powers that he has been granted, and make him a gleaming hero. He's dead wrong, of course, and is, in fact, insane. As he gains more and more dark power, he will only see more and more "corruption" in the faithful of Iomedae, and seeka to destroy them all.
2. His instructor at the church, the one he killed on his graduation, was no paladin at all. Nor was she even human. She was, in fact, a Devil in disguise, bent on corrupting new paladins before they could become enemies of Hell. She did not die when Azrael apparently slew her, either, instead escaping to start the process all over again.
Four people that are tied to your PC.:
1. Charmeine Rahab. Azrael’s mother. Charmeine is, or was, a retired paladin of Iomedae. Her own angelic heritage allowed her to outlive her husband, and to see the fall of her only son to evil. She has come partially out of retirement to help the church recover from his betrayal, taking up the training of the next generation while keeping up on any rumors of Azrael’s whereabouts and pushing the church to hunt him down, to bring him in alive, if possible. Dead, if necessary. Her worst fear is that a time may come when she will need to fully come out of retirement, unfurl her golden wings, and smite down her own son…
2. Teressa Boldel, Cleric of Asmodeus. Teressa found Azrael as he fled to Cheliax. SHe took him under her tutelage, nursed him to health, and escorted him to the temple in Egorian. She stayed with him for a while, as he became acclimated to his new religious duties, and they were lovers for that time. Inevitably, though, her duties took her elsewhere, and his took him to Longacre, and they parted ways.
3. Letor Stale, Hellknight Armiger. Azrael and Letor served together briefly during Azrael’s time in Egoian. A fellow antipaladin, the two developed a friendly rivalry before parting ways. Long debates over alcohol of dubious quality, mostly over the virtues of different weapon types (Azrael favors swords, Letor axes), sparring sessions, and competition for the affections of Teressa punctuated their friendship, but did nothing to weaken it.
4. Gvene Yesirn, “priest” of Asmodeus. Gvene maintains the local shrine and house of worship (can’t even call it a proper church or temple) to Asmodeus in Longacre. While not an actual cleric, he is an ordained member of the clergy, and oversees church operations in the area, including overseeing Azrael’s actions (and hiring the young knight out on occasion in order to bring in extra coin for the church...and himself).
Three key memories that define your character as the person they are at the time of submission.:
1. Entering his training as a paladin of Iomedae. The pride on the faces of his parents, especially his ailing father, are burned into his memory. They knew he would go on to be a shining beacon of justice and righteousness in the world. There was no doubt in any of their hearts of his destiny, of his path in life.
2. His knighting. In the months beforehand, the whispers and visions increased in frequency and potency. Even as his mentor handed him his blade, he could hear nothing over the din in his mind. As he drove the blade through her chest, the noise softened, As he withdrew the blade and brought it down, through her neck, it ceased entirely. With newfound clarity, he remembers the brand shining with unholy light, burning into the back of his hand, forever altering his path.
3. Entering the grand temple of Asmodeus in Egorian. The grandiosity of it all, the dark splendor of the building. But more than anything else, the sense of purpose and belonging that he had never felt at the church of Iomedae. Even though the clergy made him work harder than any Iomedean ever did, his acceptance into their ranks felt all the more worthwhile for it.
