Vexana is an accomplished Necromancer who sat among the now disbanded High Council of Inquisitors ans like Zenith and her sister Celestia (who also sat on the Council) , gained her powers through supernatural means. From a young age, Sophia Rixana had a keen interest in the arcane, and through that, the art of undeath and the corporeal. When she was 16 and had completed her studies as a Mage, she began looking for ways to augment her dark knowledge, performing ritials in her dormitory and reanimating corpses. Little did she know that the knowledge she acquired was knowledge only the mpst powerful members of the Cult known as the Circle Of Thorns possessed. One day, as she was walking to the Spiral. a gloved hand grabbed her from behind and dragged her through alleys for several minutes until they reached a large door behind an old warehouse. The hooded figure dragged the young Mage through the door and through various corridors until they reached a dimly lit room with runic messages adorning the walls, and 3 men in purple robes reciting an incantation.
"Here's the bitch who would dare use our age old knowledge for herself!" snarled the cult member, throwing the young woman to the floor.
"You will learn the prices of stealing our secrets, fool!" And with that, purple energy flowed from his fingertips to the young mage's body, stealing her consciousness. Naomi collapsed, and fell to the floor with an undignified thud.
Hours later, she found herself tied to a large cage reminiscent of those found in a zoo. During her "sleep", the Death Mages here had clearly marked her with dozens if lacerations, gashes and bruisrs : a sign of the hatred the Circle Of Thorns had for those who stole their teachings, unknowingly or no. A tall figure loomed over her.
"Let us make this as simple as possible" he began, "You will surrender yoir information" he continued " Or you will die. Do you understand?" The old man spat.
"Yes." Sophia said, through gritted teeth.
"Good. Where did yiu acquire this information? " He asked, a sadistic smile spreading across his now visible face.
"The Enclave in Tanza-" She lied.
"DO NOT LIE TO ME, WENCH!" The Necromancer bellowed, sending a fresh stream of dark energy to Sophia. Sophia screamed in agony.
"What do you intend to do with thus information? " He asked, his patience hanging by a thread. This time, she did not answer.
"Enough games!" He commanded. One of the the three men drew a line with his dagger straight doen Sophia's arm. She screamed.
"This one is of no use to us. Kill her, but leave her body." he ordered, nonchalantly "Any last words, child?" He inquired, his hatred clear on every one of his features.
"If I must fall" She coughed "you will falll with me!" And with that, a slimy tendril rose from the ground, crushing the windpipe of the Death Mage and throwing the limp body across the room. No sooner did the other two cult members look on in horror at the death of their leader did a Skeletal Knight rise from the ground and decapitate rhem both, sendinh the severed heads in the same direction ss the body. The warrior then walked ocer to his master and sliced off the rope holding her to the cage.
A few hours later, after murdering the entirety of the members here and effectively ended the presence of the Circle Of Thorns from Titan City, Sophia ran back to rhe Spiral to find three of her teachers stood in front of the gates, one of them with a staff embroided with vines with toxic thorns on, and brandished a skull at the very top. They looked at Sophia with knowing glances, and presented her with the staff.
To be continued...
(Can you have pets and be a healer in the game?)