NPC: Wraithlord Dirextrus

Another post from the pictures uploaded by De_Vermis_Mysteriis. I really like how amazing some of these pictures really are.


Name: Wraithlord Dirextrus
Race: Undead
Alignment: Lawful Evil

Appearance:
     You see what you believe to be a woman. She is clad in a deep blue robe, which clings to her body and has a billowing cloak that wraps around her body. It casts a deep shadow beneath her, that slowly drags at your eyesight. She has gold trimmings all around her robes, in swirling patterns that move slowly. Her face is obscured by a golden helm, with only small slits for her eyes, which shine a bright blue. Two crimson horns curl upwards, coated in fresh blood. She floats several feet above the ground, gliding as she moves. Her shadow stretches back underneath and behind her. As you look into it, you find yourself slowly being drawn towards it. She has a stench of death around her, that chokes you the closer you get.

Profile:
     Wraithlord Dirextrus is one of four Wraithlords that are trying to conquer Fomor. Dirextrus in particular comes from the northern cities. She is cruel and obsessed with spreading death and decay. She is a terrifyingly powerful spellcaster, wielding magic that no mortal could ever hope to achieve. She seeks magical knowledge wherever it is, and pursues it relentlessly.
     Dirextrus is the second Wraithlord to have been given the curse of undeath. She is older than even she knows, as she has lost track of the eternity that she has been unliving. She spends most of her time underground, in the tombs of her colleagues in life, uncovering the ancient knowledge that they left behind. Her arcane power essentially knows no limits. Most of her research goes into the art of inflicting death upon the most people possible. She has spread plagues that have ravaged every population for thousands of years, and will continue to do so as long as she is permitted. Although she was sealed away along with the other Wraithlords, she has spent all of that time thinking, and coming up with new and ever more vicious ways of raining death upon the living.
     Wraithlord Dirextrus will stop at nothing to achieve more magical power. If she believes that someone somewhere knows something that she doesn't, she will pursue them and end them. She has a specialty in psychic infiltration, and can attack people's minds from hundreds of miles away. She is very objective-based, and only spreads chaos when it achieves her aims. She has completely abandoned the idea that the Wraithlords can work as a cohesive unit for an extended period of time, and allows them to work towards their own ends while she manipulates them. She is intently focused on achieving her own individual aims. Mostly these involve spreading mass plagues and tormenting the living with her powerful magic. She uses this to swell her armies, which she allows to be "controlled" by the other Wraithlords. Her magic is strong enough to still take the command away if need be.
     In combat, Wraithlord Dirextrus is entirely reliant on her spells. She can fly at will, and hurls magic at her opponents. She mostly uses spells that apply negative energy, draining the life out of her enemies. She also reanimates their corpses as her undead thralls. Especially powerful opponents may be turned into death knights, and are given greater autonomy to enact Dirextrus' will. Her shadow is a portal into an underworld dimension that she has created. Any living creature who looks at it is enthralled, and compelled to move towards it. If they should fall in, their soul then belongs to Dirextrus and she can manipulate them as much as she pleases. While Dirextrus tries to avoid large-scale conflicts, she has participated in several wars. She provides long-range magical artillery, with the negative energy serving a dual purpose. Living opponents are killed, and her undead minions are bolstered.