Soul Seekers
Ghost Knights hailing from a distant world.
A group bound by both a tragic destiny and
an unyielding sense of duty. Torn by the inner
battle against their own guilt and duty. To save
their homeland from certain doom, they swore
their very souls and eternal loyalty to the god of
Chaos. They stand before us as ethereal wraiths,
their forms like ghostly whispers.
Soul Seekers. On one of my journeys, I stumbled across
a group of refugees from the continent of Herja who told me
about a peculiar group of Disciples of Chaos. Whether one
considers the Soul Seekers a part of that group or not is up to one’s
perspective. According to their stories, these gallant knights hail
from a distant world, where they were part of a noble Order. To
save their homeland from the maw of annihilation, they made
a pact. One that should never be done. They pledged their very
souls and eternal loyalty to the god of Chaos and his Disciples.
As the years passed, their blades struck down innumerable foes
and their bodies shielded more wounds than some countries
received in all of history. Their flesh withered away. Their
memories clouded with the numbing weight of years. Yet their
service did not end. Now, they are reduced to naught but empty
suits of armor. And a will to carry on their oath. The powers of
Chaos that binds them remain undiminished, keeping their
souls forever tethered to their armored husks.
Guilt and duty. The Soul Seekers bear a heavy burdens—
while others under the influence of Chaos lose all of their
sanity and turn mad, the Soul Seekers carry on their
conscience and all the guilt it brings to them, bound by
an unbreakable compulsion to heed the commands of the
Disciples. No matter what they ask for. Forever yearning to
break their otherworldly chains, yet with the grim realization
that the wish will never be granted.
The Wraiths and the Soulless. Within their ranks, two
distinct factions can be seen. Remnants of what were once
two separate orders. First, we have the Wraiths, phantom
knights whose unyielding willpower keeps them bound to
their armored shells. The very same they wore on the day
they made the pact. Slaying one of these specters is no trifling
matter, for they possess a tenacity that defies even the cold
embrace of death. Then, there are the Soulless—a dreaded
group of apparitions devoid of physical forms. These eerie
beings blend into shadows and wield their magic with ease.
They use armor like clothes, mere tools enabling them to
move, and they can freely leave or change them. They might
sow terror in the hearts of even the stoutest warriors who dare
to face them in battle.
Mahazeal. Among the ranks of the Soul Seekers, one figure
with greater importance can be pointed out—the knight
known as Mahazeal. He is one of the rare few who cling to
the tattered shreds of their former memories, a stalwart
leader of both the Wraiths and the Soulless. Remarkably, he
retains a stringent code of honor from his previous existence.
Akin to a glimmer of rebellious flame that keeps his morality
undiminished even in the service of the capricious god
of Chaos. Yet, the relentless embrace of Chaos has left an
indelible mark upon his visage, rendering his body a most
monstrous sight to behold.
Type
Military, Knightly Order
Ruling Organization
Parent Organization
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