Limithros Strodigi
The ShadowMancer Of Hodramek
Sir Limithros Drek Strodigi (a.k.a. The Traitor)
“If you have the strength to do right, I’ll have the strength to follow you.”
~ Limithros Strodigi, Bodyguard Of Lord Hodramek
Divine Domains
Darkness
Physical Description
Body Features
Skin is a soft grey, unlike most of his family who depict a dark almost black tone. His hair is white as snow and clean always, showing his maintenance. And he has an assortment of designs on his skin, raised lines that every Mesmulot Of a Royal House is born with.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Born into the Mesadrin empire, Limithros was a heralded birth to his people. Having inherited the legacy of the Dark, he was revered for his gifts from a young age. Subject to a litany of Mesmulot customs, it was one such custom that started a series of events that would bring him from a favored child to a hated traitor.
As a form of reward for service to the temple of Arliman, young warriors who prove their valor in battle for the first time are given free reign to feed on their choice of slaves from the slave pens.
Limithros was by nature a disciplined man, somewhat uncommon among the mesmulot people. Unlike many before him, he didn’t gorge himself on all of the most desirable slaves available to him. Instead, he chose just one and drank only enough to abate his hunger. After doing so, a perplexed Keeper approached him.
Her name was Anita, and when Limithros explained to her that he saw no need to spill more blood than was necessary, they became fast friends. Over the years, Anita became Limithros’ lover and the two would frequently commiserate about the wastefulness of Mesadrin’s infighting and cruelty. They loved one another, but Limithros knew that one of his highborn status would earn many enemies and these enemies would inevitably put Anita in danger. Limithros also knew the empire would never change, so he planned with his beloved to make a life far from the empire, where they could safely raise a family.
So Limithros took Anita across the Tyris tol Gry and together they made a home in the border territories. Not long after, Lord Hodramek had been declared protector of the region and assaults from Mesadrin grew frequent and aggressive.
Fearing his role in this outcome, Limithros planned to travel further west but before he could act on the desire, both he and Anita were taken into custody by militia under suspicion of being Mesadrin supporters.
To his surprise, he and Anita were brought before Lord Hodramek who listened to testimonials from villagers that claimed Anita had been passing information to Mesadrin spies. A wizard advisor to Lord Hodramek was able to show projections of one such meeting before both the accusers and the accused.
Limithros was heart broken. He knew the instant he witnessed the vision that it was true. Anita had deceived him, as his kin were wont to do. She even planned to send her lover’s corpse back to Mesadrin for abandoning Arliman’s people. It had all been a ruse, done in the name of Arliman, and before he could wonder when the charade actually began, Limithros mused his impending death might prove to be a mercy.
To his surprise, Lord Hodramek turned to Limithros for a verdict. Lord Hodramek claimed that the pain on Limithros’ face was as raw and sincere as any man’s he’s ever known, so he asked what should be done with Anita in light of her betrayal. Limithros answered with a statement that would become an idiom across Hodramekus in the years to follow; “If you have the strength to do right, I’ll find the strength to follow you.”
From that day forward, Limithros has served as Lord Hodramekus personal bodyguard and advisor. Time and again he would save the life of the man who dreamed about a kingdom where its people lifted one another up instead tearing one another down. Lord Hodramek had the courage and skill to raise a fledgling kingdom from the ground, but it was Limithros who had the strength and devotion to keep him alive long enough to do it.
Divine Classification
Rank 9 Legacy Bearer: ShadowMancer
Current Location
Year of Birth
182 AA
72 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Limithros was praised as a child blessed by Arliman, due to his legacy of Shadows
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Dark blue like lapis
Hair
Long white hair that is usually straight and well groomed
Height
6’3 10in
Weight
130lbs
