BLACK STAG
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Name: Heinrich Ereksen
Known as: Deer Lord, the Black Stag
Origins: Predominantly Scandinavian
Age: Old
Gender: Male
Handedness: Left
Birthdate: 27 November, Sagittarius
Spoken Languages: English, Norwegian, Old Norse
Here be the festering remnants of Heinrich Ereksen; conniving, brooding, and ambitious, as is so often the case with last-born. Bearing the grim fortune of clairvoyance, Heinrich's greed and insatiable lust for arcane knowledge fuelled his steep descent into dark magic. A dire attempt at divination ultimately destroyed his mortal body, and pulled his soul taught, moulding over with seething pain and shadow. The cruelty and sadism that once constructed his corporeal body had become dense and swollen, expanding tenfold in tandem with his new, suppurate form. Though he often maintains the distorted glamour of his former self, his true guise manifests as that of a stag or antlered being, modelled after the very creature Heinrich had chosen to sacrifice for power. Centuries of self-loathing have transgressed into a hatred of all life, and the Black Stag reflects such by offering glimpses of a dark future to those unfortunate enough to pass him by. He shows that which he knows the recipient will truly regret seeing, and their descent into madness provides but only brief respite from his ceaseless detestation. -
Secrets
Heinrich's present form consists of not one soul, but many; fragments of his victim's lives claimed within his own bosom.
This, in essence, makes Heinrich immortal.
The only way to truly destroy Heinrich would be by locating his true soul; the tiny shard of self, still somewhere within him.
Once upon a time, Heinrich fell in love.
But clairvoyance is not always a gift, and he saw only misery in his future.
He killed her with his own hands.
