Oscurit

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Bald, smart, a voice surrounded by a deep arcane echo and a quite muscular corpse for an undead mage, this undead is has an aura of mistery all around him. Forsaken refers to him as a powerful noble, leading the house of the Faramos, famous in the human kingdom of lordaeron for having loads of hired thugs. In truth the Faramos died with his father. He's now something new: a loyal servant of the Blue Dragonflight.


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Before and In World of Warcraft
Before WoW:Oscurit, once, was known as Rayan Marcus Faramos, a very important noble and an old arcanister of the Kirin Tor. After the many problems he had with his family, he suceed in marrying with an elf named Shyna. Skilled and intelligent, was always ready to help. At Dalaran invasion he fought with all his abilities...but he died by the hand of some nasty ghouls. Anyway, even the death didn't save the poor mage and he has been turned into a ferocious undead from the hand of a dreadlord, without mercy for anyone. Starting to go into a incredible madness...

Renamed himself Oscurit((from latin: osbscurus=darkness)) he starts to fight against every opposer of the Burning Legion. When, at the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the Legion lost the war, Oscurit became free and ran away, scared of both factions. He then ran in the only place he may find secure: the frozen wastes of Northrend.

The cursed undead, at the dragonblight found a young blue drake fighting against a Frost Wyrm. He aided the blue one as he could, and, at the end, the duo won. The drake was injured and not able to fight, so Oscurit aided him as he was able to. The blue dragon found in Oscurit an helper and, after the mage told the drake his story and showing his powers, the last one agreed in help the mage. Once the drake was able to fly again,he flew away for a week, when he came back, he was in meaning to aid Oscurit joining the Blue Dragonflight. After only some months of service with the dragonspawns, Oscurit became istantly a well known member of the flight and his skills reached even the Blue Dragon Aspect's ears that agreed not to slaughter him and keep him as a new dragonsworn. Because of his skills, he has also been introduced in the ways of conjuring, where he proven to be a very skilled mage.

Classic WoW:Lord Faramos, after some time, has been sent to look over the Plaguelands and, before, even in the Battle for Ahn'quiraj. He, in the disguise of a Forsaken, aided in the fight against the Scourge in the dark time known as "Shadow of the Necropolis", also he rebuilt his noble house, the Faramos, hiring thugs, guards ad farmers. He lefted from the Undercity and returned to the Blue Dragons's lair, giving to Malygos himself the information gained about the Qiraji defeat and Kel'thuzad's demise. After this, he not only obtained a gift for his efforts, but he received a master, Ralgos who began to train him.

The Burning Crusade
In the burning crusade, Oscurit never took any real actions into Outland but a few assaults over the Netherstorm and Shadowmoon Valley. At the starting Ralgos kept training the mage, later the dragonsworn focused in a frequent political hostility against Silvermoon and the Magisterial Guard without any great success.

Later Oscurit has been sent into the Isle of Quel'danas under the will of the Ralgos, a powerful wyrm of the Azure Dragonflight. There he fed his hatred against the demons until Madrigosa, the blue dragon that was sent with Faramos, got killed by an aged pit lord in the middle of the assault over the Sunwell. He then fled back and, claiming to be a member of the Horde, went to Silvermoon where, looking at the terrible fel corruption in the area, the mage had some contrasts with a warlock and his order with plans that were against the dragonsworn's mind. Not much time after this series of events an orc came to Silvermoon. The orc wished to travel to Quel'danas and fight, so, Oscurit the dragonrider returned there, disguised as a servant of the Horde he fought in Quel'danas, never getting near the Sunwell with the fear of sharing the same fate of Madrigosa, that, renamed Felmyst, was the terror of the skies. At the end, Quel'danas was conquered and Oscurit returned to Ralgos, reporting what happened in the Sunwell.

The Wrath of the Lich King
In the Nexus War, Oscurit has been forced to return to Norhrend, for the critical situation there. After the fall of Malygos, he ran away, hating everyone. But, first of all, he hates the Black Dragonflight, thinking that, if the Black Ones never betrayed the other flights, Malygos wasn't going to call the Nexus War and reach such a terrible demise. Oscurit is now travelling land to land, trying to keep the artifacts he can get. People start to see the mage venturing many times into the region named Azshara, it is still not known why, but rumors says that Oscurit is still a dragonsworn. To confirm this, Oscurit is now secretly serving Ralgos, the ancient blue wyrm. He also, following Ralgos instructions, created Vexagos, a drake who should serve Oscurit without question... After long time, to increase his political influence, Oscurit has entered the guild known as Shadows of Lordaeron, under the vessel of Mailann Shadowwalker. Hoping to give useful information to the blue dragonflight, wich is now in peace with the other flights. The mage is now a perfect spy among the mortals's lines. Thanks to his skills, he has already become an officer of the Shadows. He has been working on an interesting project since Andorhal was taken by the Forsaken, involving the gift he received by Malygos long time ago. What will the Soul of the Frozen Death bring is unknown, but he has required every deathcaster to channel his energies inside the Soul. While increasing the energy of the Soul, he killed Meverel A'chard a warlock of the Shadows. While, for unknown reasons Faramos the dragonrider has hidden the Soul, he has claimed he will create a new weapon. To see what kind of weapon he would have made, is time to return a few months back, during the Nexus War.

After the end of the Nexus War a few ethereums stole a powerful artifact from the Nexus, wich was said to be the incarnation of Arcane itself, "the Arcane Storm". Oscurit came to know what happened and, bringing his noblehouse in Outland, he fought the Ethereum. When they hoped that the house of the Faramos was defetead due to an ambush, Oscurit asked the aid of the Shadows of Lordaeron, grabbing so the weapon. After months of inactivity where no words were heard from Oscurit the mage betrayed the Horde, building a Mana Bomb with the clear intent to destroy the Beastmaw Clan, the Suncrown Order and the Shadows of Lordaeron during a meeting at the center of Orgrimmar. The plan was stopped thanks to the intervent of Rin Kalmore that realized the betrayal of Oscurit. The mage, irritated, reached Ashenvale where the guild of Torakk was preparing to battle the night elves. Bringing his entire noblehouse there, he declared a cold war, often almost becomming a real war, filled of ambushes aginst the Beastmaw or the mage and his house itself. At the same time, the master of Oscurit arrived. Ralgos fought against the entire Horde in Ashenvale that moved against the Dragon as soon as Kalmore came to know about the wyrm's presence. The battle was hard as there was not only a mind controlled Hirgma and Faramos noblehouse, but the the wyrm himself, who, later, showed up, almost slaughtering every attacker. The battle was hard and more than once Ralgos was about to prevail. Only at the end, when everyone was now weak, supported by the magic of two paladins, a druid and Ronto, Thorrim suceeded in dealing the last killing blow to the enormous wyrm and he collapsed on the ground lying dead in Azshara. Ralgos, master of Lord Faramos, died that day. The leader of the rebels of the Blue Dragonflight died that day. Nyttja Gello, looking at the losses from both sides, asked to make peace and Oscurit, in a drammatic situation, had to acept. Not long time passed before some forsaken, not acepting Oscurit re-integration, moved to kill him. The mage was weak as he transfered all his energies in the Soul of the Frozen Death, already knowing that his actions would have made his story end that day. Thus, unable to defend himself with magic and not having Vexagos on his side, the deathstalkers managed to kill him under misterious circumstances. Altrough, he seems to have known of his death as he had already written a testment, indicating that he left all his artifacts and titles to an undead that, in life, has been his vassal. The vassal was also the one who made him meet with Shyna, in his life as human, and he never repaid his follower for this.

Pre-Cataclysm
Finding the corpse of Oscurit Faramos lying in Winterspring, Rukadare brought the cadaver to the graveyard of Deathknell, hoping the mage to be ressurrected and his grasp upon the Soul of the Frozen Death diminuished. The idea did not go well as Rukadare planned: once the Faramos has been ressurrected, he claimed the forsaken to have killed him and, after a short time, left Tirisfal Glades. Rukadare was later found dead.

Oscurit, returned to life, found the blue dragons in an even worst state than before. And the black dragonflight was roaming free all around. But, in his mind, everything was now paling. He realized how all his ideals were useless... All the times he attempted to pursue anything, he kept failing. His father, Shyna, his mother in life had a terrible demise. And in his unlife, things weren't going better. At the starting, his idea was to protect the Blue Dragonflight and fight the Black Dragonflight. He was about to pursue his intent, but, he then realized how everything was useless. With his drake, he went away even more depressed.

Summing Up
Oscurit's lore in a few words.

Oscurit, aka Lord Rayan Marcus Faramos, was the child of a famous noble of Lordaeron and a skilled mage of the Kirin Tor. When the Scourge arrived, comming from Silvermoon where Shyna, his new, beloved wife already got killed, he, in Dalaran, got turned into an undead. Eventually he regained back his well and ran away when Tichondrius was dead and Archimonde destined to fall. The mage was without hope and wanted to travel to Northrend. There he found the Blue Dragons. After months of challanges, Faramos became a dragonsworn of the flight. Disguising as the noble Faramos he was once, the undead claimed to serve the Horde while spying on them for his master Ralgos, often involved in wars such as Ahn'quiraj or political conflicts in Silvermoon. Later, he even served his flight and the Horde togheter, defending the Sunwell from the Burning Legion. Atleast this happened until the Nexus War. He supported secretly the Blue Dragons until they failed and Malygos died. Oscurit then ran away, hiding in Undercity with his rank, there he met Mailann Shadowwalker who promised him new hopes about forging a new military division. When Ralgos, Oscurit's master, came to him, he agreed in being a dragonsworn once more. While being under the flag of Mailan he made different researches supported by the guild. The Soul of the Frozen Death, the Arcane Storm and Vexagos are examples of his valiant efforts. When Mailan got removed from his position and a new General risen, Faramos immediatly got under an inquisition. The mage, frustrated, declared a cold war under Ralgos's command to the Horde. The efforts sadly failed when Ralgos died. Oscurit then got invited into the Forsaken once more, by Nyttja Gello, who tried to enstablish good rapports with him. The mage, not having other choices, acepted. As this action was not acepted by many forsaken, Oscurit fled in Northrend for some time. When he returned, he was apparently powerless. A few deathstalkers ambushed him in time to kill the mage. Thus Lord Ryan Marcus Faramos the Dragonrider died, or atleast disappeard, engulfed in blue flames. Altrough, he seems to have known of his death as he had already prepared a detailed plan that, with the help of Rukadare and some Forsaken's incompetence, the mage was brought to the graveyard of Deathknell. There the Val'kyrs were ressurrecting fallen corpses... But his insuccess greatly depressed him.

The Cataclysm...
Oscurit was alone, looking at the nothing. Only then he realized how working for others is useless. His ideals and his flight's ideas were now dust. Just one thing he should have been working for: fun. He would have worked for his own fun. No more leaders or useless ideas. Just his own, wicked happiness.

Family

 * Lord Ashmur Faramos:Killer by the Scourge


 * Lady Kyla Faramos:Killed by the Scourge


 * Grandfather; Lord Arthur Faramos:Deceased.


 * Wife, Lady Shyna Sunwalker:Killed by the Scourge and turned into a Dark Ranger during Quel'thalas invasion.

Rayan Marcus was from a noble family, born in the mountains of Alterac, he always been able to cast enormous and incredible spells, making easier his way to the Kirin Tor. His relatives, now killed by the Scourge, never agreed about Marcus's will to marry Shyna, an high elf. Anyway, he decided to marry the young elf, and, togheter, they moved to Dalaran. Two years later a letter ordered to Shyna to back in Quel'thalas for defend her lands. Three weeks later a letter came to Oscurit, telling that her wife has died. His parents died not much time later by the hand of the Scourge, in Loarderon. After some time happened to him too.

Members
You may want to see the Faramos.
 * Oscurit Faramos; leader of the house (on Horde side).
 * Murior Naramius; Champion of the Faramos in both life and death.
 * Tyryasa Flamehand; apprentice of the Faramos. Killed during the war against the ethereum while she was leading the assault. His master strangely seemed to be really attached to her.
 * Ravanir, Murior; hired thugs and guard of Oscurit.
 * Clients; There are many clients, they're not going to be named as they don't consider themselves real members of the house, but more guards that works for profit.
 * Paesant; they're not players, but instead are what comes from the Barov Paesant Caller, a nice tool if you RP a noble.
 * Roun Soj'renu; ex-apprentice of Faramos. 'Executed' for betrayal.

Occupation

 * Dragonsworn

OOC: Skinner, Alchemist

Race and Class

 * Race:Undead
 * Class: Mage (and different derivates)

Personality
Oscurit is much like many members of the blue flight, eccentric and innovative. Due to his dramatic life, his behavour is often paranoid. Open minded but cruel on his enemies, the dragonsworn has a formidable intellect. His love for deception and magic tricks makes of him a formidable opponent, even if alone. He has a very deep aristrocratic mind, following this way of thinking the knowledge should be gifted just to a circle of elites.

Criminal Record
Betrayal:


 * Spying for an enemy faction, the Blue Dragonflight.
 * Several murders, including Drodum, Rukadare and Meverel A'chard.
 * Several direct actions against the Horde and the Beastmaw Clan during the Ashenvale campaign.
 * Buying a prisoner from Alliance and mind controlling her.
 * Mind controlling Horde officers.
 * Attempted terrorist event utilizing a mana-bomb against the Warsong Hold in Ashenvale.
 * Siding with a Blue Dragon, Ralgos, with the purpose of slaughtering the Horde in the Beastmaw.
 * Attempted murder of Matron Ihynlia, Master Apothecary Mailann Shadowwalker, General Rin Kalmore.
 * Open battles against the Horde.
 * Damaging the Horde and Forsaken infrastructure from within.
 * Political corruption.
 * Hiring thugs to defend himself, giving them a protection for their service.
 * Lying to authorities.

Reasons of exile from the Blue Dragonflight:
 * Copying the magic of different sorcerors (including Rakia Duskhowl, Meverel A'chard, Icor Sunwhisperer, Rukadare, Grailen, Nathiria) into an object used for necromancy and, apparently, aiding the forsaken with a such tool.
 * Convincing a drake to work with him.

Appareance
Oscurit is tall, bald and, unlike some other undeads has a mouth. The terrible smell undeads emanates is diminuished by an arcane aura he irradiates wich makes people sense his energies inside him. This aura does often affect his own voice, filling his words of an ancient echo.

Clothes
Cerimonial Clothes: Often, when not preparing for a battle, Oscurit wears his old robe of the Blue Dragonflight, in there scales of deceased blue dragons can be seen covering the entire vestment. The type of vestment is very decorated and is typical of high ranked generals that likes to show their value in material things.

Mage Hunter Armor: Faramos is used to wear this battle-armor during wars. The head is in resistent mage armor, the shoulders are two resistent violet crystals that are meant to, while casting, reduce the mana cost of arcane and frost spells. The robe, an azure long robe has been enchanted with different rituals in the purpose of reducing melee damage. As weapons he uses a long blade,

The Arcane Storm: Is rumored that, when a spellcaster wears it, he can merge with arcane magic itself, being so able to cast incredible spells with a minimum cost of energy and in a quite short time. Once the staff, made in blue crystals from Northrend, was in the hands of azure dragonflight, it has been later stolen and brought to Outland. The ethereals building a new armor unlocked an incredible power, creating a real storm of arcane energy. Sadly, when the Faramos claimed the staff back, the Ethereals weren't able to produce such energy to slaughter the noblehouse and they lost the weapon. Now Faramos wields the entire set, obtained with the support of the Shadows of Lordaeron and his noblehouse. Using the powerful set just for the rarest occasion, the mage is unable to unlock its real potential alone. The violet armor emanates enormous arcane radiation, revealing that, even if in a little way, the armor is really able to increase the power of the wielder.

Noble Set: Simple and comfortable, made in pure silk cloth, the mage uses this set in rare occasions for mere rest.

Abilities
Magic is art an and we can expect Oscurit not to use the same abilities every battle. While in wars he could cast powerful abilities of a long cast time, in duels and little battles he keeps magical defenses on him and, while using deceiving abilities, weakens the target with minor spells until the time to strike him with a most powerful ability has come.
 * Arcane: Incredible. He has extremely excellent skills in arcane, tought by the Azure Dragonflight itself, his tricks are incredibly powerful and should not be understimated.
 * Frost: Excellent. He has an excellent ability over frost: he learnt his tricks during his life, while living in Dalaran.
 * Fire: Good. He never practised much the fire spells, ending up in leaving this school as a secondary one.
 * Shadow: Advanced. He started to learn this school during the Third War, when undead. He eventually mastered it while working for the Shadows of Lordaeron and obtaining the Soul.

As every undead, the light does greatly weaken him.

Alignement
Neutral Evil

Creations
This setion is merely for Oscurit's creation, no followers or pets.
 * Vexagos, who became also Oscurit's chosen mount, is said to be a Crystal Drake, an experiment made by both Ralgos and Oscurit to obtain a dragon that could aid them during the Nexus War. While Vexago is weak physically, his spells could overcome the ones of a dragon and is able to reflect the spell casted against him or assorb (even if for a short time) the magic around him.
 * Soul of the Frozen Death: This was initially a crystal of the Blue Flight able to assorb the magic of every kind. Faramos asked the deathcaster to copy their powers inside the gem, aswell as channeling the phylactery he obtained from a Lich in Araj and the knowledge of Scholomance. He has discovered that this weapon has become linked to him in an unimmaginable way: a phylactery. It also contains the copied power of Meverel, Rakia, Grailen and Icor.

Quotes

 * Yes, once my name was Rayan Marcus Faramos, a noble name of a great family, but i lost my honor, and i must remember this forever, or until i wont redeem myself. That's why i call myself Oscurit. (To Tortus, while explaining the origins of his 'nickname'.)
 * That apothecary thinks to beat magic with science, it's laughable. Magic is an art, the most powerful art. I assure you, no potions can withdraw mana permanently, or, even if they are meant to, they will, in time, fail, as magic has no limits. The science, instead, is technic and has great limits. He'll never be able to go over a certain limit, as he is bounded to his short chains, unlike i, that have already fled away from my chains and can go everywhere.

Current Status
Fully recovered. Oscurit has now changed his view upon the world after the current events. He is, perhaps, plotting...

Inspiration
Well, at the first time, Oscurit wasn't an RP character, so i adacted him later. My idea, as can be seen, is a mix between Malygos and Krasus. Other characters also have their own influence, but not strong as those. My ideas about him, in time, kept changing and, always keeping a determined profile (based on his deep insanity and madness), some others characters could have their influence from other books rather than the Warcraft Universe. For privacy reasons, i am not posting them. Altrough, center of the character, despite the mage's insanity, is Marco Visconti, a famous character found in 'Renzo e Lucia' (Manzoni) known as the "unnamed" and the book 'Marco Visconti'.