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Khoshekh

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    NAME
    ALIAS
    AGE
    SEX
    SPECIES


    ALIGNMENT
    ORIGIN
    CURRENT RESIDENCE
    OCCUPATION
    LANGUAGES
    ACCENT
    VOICE
    		Unknown, unused
    חושך; Khoshekh
    Unknown, surely a few centuries
    Very male, cisgendered
    Formerly human
    ↳ Cursed beast

    Neutral evil
    Somewhere in the Levant
    Guildereim
    Muscle for hire, odd jobs
    Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, Arabic, Kasurian Common, Farsi
    Indeterminate
    Rich, husky bass
    חֹשֶׁךְ
    HEIGHT
    WEIGHT
    BUILD
    FUR
    EYES
    OTHER


    LIKES
    DISLIKES
    		~8'0"
    ... very heavy
    Muscular
    Slate grey and charcoal-black, with slight greying around the muzzle
    Silver-white, constantly ablaze
    Up close, fur has a 'star dust' quality, with shimmering flecks resting in the fur. Flecks are easily dislodged and quickly lose their lustre.

    Good food & drink, a good slaughter, indulging
    Sorcerers, bland food & weak drink
    • Nude reference by Creepmachine
    • by Posteyam
    • by Noctalos
    • by NukeRooster

  • Strengths

    Immortality
    Khoshekh has true immortality. While his body can be destroyed it will regenerate over time and he will return. He also does not age.

    Method
    There are three ways Khoshekh can regenerate after death:
    Possession
    Commandeering the body of someone of poor mental strength or constitution. He will overtake their mind, and then their body. His curse will promptly take effect and he will assume his usual bestial form.

    Reanimation
    Much like the above, but with a fresh corpse.

    The Long Con
    In the absence of suitable bodies or people to possess Khoshekh will reform his own body, but this takes time. Approximately 1 month + the number of days to the next full moon.


    Immunity
    Immune to mundane diseases.

    Hard Hitter
    Khoshekh hits hard, very hard. He can tear flesh and ligaments with ease and crush bone.

  • Weaknesses

    Squishy
    While immortal, Khoshekh is not invulnerable. He can be stabbed, burned, and decapitated like any other. He will scar, albeit the next time he regenerates they will disappear. When mortally wounded he will be incinerated from the inside out by a blue-white flame.

    Bewitchment
    Magic-borne ailments and diseases can affect him.

    Slow and Steady
    He hits hard, but is comparatively slow. He is still fast on all fours, but takes wide turns.

  • Blood

    Khoshekh's blood is not mundane. It is slightly more viscous than human blood, and glows brilliantly white - as though it were white-hot. As it cools it will lose its luminescence and turn a very dark red/black.

    Should your character ingest his blood, a number of things can occur. If it is cool, it's likely to be inert. Roll 1d4 for both:

    Effect
    1 - Nothing
    2 - Euphoria & heightened aggression
    3 - Insanity
    4 - Assume aspects of Khoshekh's curse     		Severity & Duration
    1 - Brief & mild (few hours)
    2 - Brief & severe (few hours
    3 - A while & mild (few days)
    4 - A while & severe (few days)

  • Alignment

    Khoshekh is neutral evil - when there is something he wants, or a goal he wants to achieve, he will do what is necessary to do so. If that means killing people or razing villages to the ground, so be it. At times he even takes pleasure in these things, and he has slaughtered people and sowed chaos for the sake of entertainment before.

    He has no interest in the greater good, only what is good for himself. He is capable of showing kindness and mercy, when it suits him. One should never expect anything from him without a price. Khoshekh may have friends, possibly lovers, but the vast majority of his relationships are impermanent, mere distractions. He has been this way for a few centuries and it would take something or someone extraordinary to sway him.