Tashtai-the-Deathless
The Deathless-One Tashtai Hütte Huettler (a.k.a. The Leader)
Tashtai-the-Deathless was a politician, demagogue and military revolutionary. He established the cult of the Bloodborn and his campaign resulted in the deaths of millions of people.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Normal for an Indagarian, although slightly bigger.
Body Features
Dark sun-burned skin.
Facial Features
A bent nose and a scar on the left eyebrow.
Identifying Characteristics
Tattoos covering his left arm, they include tattoes of an eye, a spider and a raven.
Physical quirks
He walked with a limp in his left leg, as he had been stabbed there decades earlier by a Peacekeeper who tried to "pacify" him but was shot through the head before it could finish the job.
Special abilities
Extreme longevity (possibly brought on by his own experiments).
Apparel & Accessories
Black makeup and red lipgloss which he wore in battle. He also wore thick heavy black armor made of metal and the bones of fallen Yea'haa'weh.
Specialized Equipment
He specialized in the broadsword, gun and spear.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Tashtai was born in Indagar, then part of Raginwald, and was raised near what is now known as the Harbor. He was decorated during his service in the Indagarian Army against the Old Folk. In six years he attempted to seize power in a failed coup in Indagar and was imprisoned. In jail, he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and political manifesto "Purity of Blood". After his release, Tashtai gained popular support by attacking the peace-treaties between the Indagarians and Yea'haa'weh and promoting ethnic-cleansing and pure racism through charismatic oratory and convincing propaganda. In his time as a leader, Tashtai claimed he was immortal and had defeated death in a fist-fight. Tashtai aimed to eliminate all other races from Heimland and establish a New-Order to counter what he saw as the injustice of the previous wars of the Folk. His first six years in power resulted in rapid economic recovery from the abrogation of restrictions imposed on Indagar after their previous war with the Folk and the annexation of territories inhabited by millions of ethnic Indagarians, which gave him significant popular support.
Tashtai sought living space for the Indagarian people all across Heimland and his aggressive foreign policy was considered the primary cause of the further wars between the Indagarians and Yea'haa'weh. He directed large-scale rearmament and in the heart of winter invaded the lands of the machines, resulting in the machines and Yea'haa'weh declaring war on Indagar. Tashtai ordered an invasion of the Heimish-Forests, where he faced immediate retaliation from the Vedda. By the end of the invasion, Indagarian forces occupied most of Raginwald. In six months, he declared war on the common people, bringing them directly into the conflict. Failure to defeat the Yea'haa'weh and the entry of the common people into the war forced the forces of Indagar onto the defensive and it suffered a series of escalating defeats. In the final days of the wars, Tashtai flew into a wild rage and brutally slaughtered all the men and women of his village, leaving nobody alive. When the Indagarians outside the city came back and found their brethren killed, they burned the corpses and vowed to not assist Tashtai in his war anymore.
In ten years the Folk dropped Big-Kahuna onto Indagar, where Tashtai was hiding, in 799,050 DE. Being one of the survivors who were not affected by the blast, Tashtai continued his campaigns of war and bloodshed near Raginwald. Centuries passed. Very soon, about five centuries years later in 798,550 DE, the Surakh joined him in the wars. Under his leadership and racially-motivated ideology, the Surakh was responsible for the genocide of at least 5.5 million Yea'haa'weh and millions of other victims whom he and his followers deemed "Countermen" (subhumans) or socially undesirable, such as the Old Folk. The regime was also responsible for the killing of an estimated 19.3 million civilians and prisoners of war. In addition, 28.7 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of military-action across Heimland.
Tashtai's regime of bloodshed ended when he was killed in battle in 598,535 DE by Mag'Mar-the-Weeper, who decapitated him and burnt his body before spitting on the ashes. Although he was killed, the Bloodborn continued functioning after his death.
Gender Identity
Man
Sexuality
Unknown
Education
He received education from peers at his school in Indagar.
Employment
At first he worked as a painter and architect, before moving onto social-studies and finally politics.
Accomplishments & Achievements
In his lifetime he painted hundreds of beautiful portraits, with some saying that painting was a hobby that kept him happy during the wars.
Failures & Embarrassments
Being decapitated and killed in battle, being bunt into ashes and then being spit on. Spitting on a person's ashes is considered the greatest insult.
Mental Trauma
He was a sociopath, racist, sadist and manipulative control-freak.
Intellectual Characteristics
Tashtai was charismatic and influential, he was also manipulative and sadistic.
Morality & Philosophy
Tashtai considered all other races inferior, and believed in a "pure" nation free of what he considered to be "scum-breeds" and "infidels".
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To purge Heimland of "impure" races and make it a sovereign nation.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Good with motivating and controlling large crowds.
Likes & Dislikes
He liked painting, architecture, music and sharp blades. He disliked foreigners, pepper and colorful clothes.
Virtues & Personality perks
Cunning and intelligent.
Vices & Personality flaws
Flies into an uncontrollable rage for the slightest issues.
Personality Quirks
Screams when nervous.
Hygiene
He cared not for hygiene, as he had said "A little dirt won't hurt."
Social
Contacts & Relations
His mother, Aliois, raised him for most of his life. It is said that the toxic relationship he had with his father, Adolfus, was what formed his psychosis.
Family Ties
When he killed his entire village in a fit of rage, he did not spare any of his family. Aunts, uncles and even his siblings were not spared by his sword.
Religious Views
Tashtai believed that most religions, especially Kristyanitty, were "weak" and should be replaced with more determined and violent organizations. It is said that the Winged-Empire-of-Zmienna took inspirations from his ideas.
Social Aptitude
His ego and charisma were most apparent, even as a child. He was a pathological liar, and was incredibly persuasive.
Mannerisms
As a child, he was rude and bullied the younger children. This only worsened as he reached adolescence.
Hobbies & Pets
He had two dogs, both of which he killed and consumed after his first war.
Speech
He possessed a thick northern accent uncommon to Indagar, mostly because he grew up near the Raginwald where other races came to trade.
Wealth & Financial state
Born into a rich family, he used most of his wealth to build his armies and weaponry. It is said that he kept a chest of 6 billion Stones under his bed, which he would count in his free time.
Religions
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
The Leader, the Spear-Wielder, the Undead-One, the Deathless, the Son-of-Death
Life
799040 AE
598535 AE
-200505 years old
Circumstances of Birth
Born on a full-moon night in a temple in Indagar.
Circumstances of Death
Decapitation by Mag'Mar-the-Weeper.
Birthplace
A small city within Indagar.
Children
Current Residence
Buried in a battlefiled near Raginwald.
Gender
Male
Eyes
Deep blue
Hair
Raven black and braided
Height
2.5 m
Weight
200 lbs.
Quotes & Catchphrases
"If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed."
"Make the lie grand, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it."
"He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future."
"Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live."
"Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future."
"The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one."
"As a warrior I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. The victor will never be asked if he told the truth."
"All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach."
"Words build bridges into unexplored regions. Lying makes the strongest bridge."
Character Prototype
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