Name: Marcus Sicaros
Race: Human
Location: Tavor, Akron
Years ago Marcus was a prominent and respected Aldamar's Arbitrator circling the areas of Lesser Groam just west of the Beastlands. Then one night he met a sinister group of three travellers - two of whom were possibly bearers of The Plague. A battle of words ensued and very soon the travellers resorted to violence. They were all killed by Marcus who was acting out just to save his own life. One of the travellers was carrying a small red disc - securely wrapped in cloth - in his bag. After Marcus touched it, his former life ended and he began a new life. One that is full of wrath, vengeance and revenge that he shares with a malignant spirit bound into a living shield. Aldamar was abandoned and the ideology of Hastur embraced.
Marcus continued to right wrongs - except he didn't care about justice anymore. Now it was all about the thrilling mayhem that ensues when revenge is served. Each act of wanton violence pleased the shield and it started growing in size. Marcus was able to detach himself from the shield for short periods of time, but like a flame calls for a moth, the bound spirit called for Marcus.
The living shield is intelligent and vengeful. It has capabilities way beyond that of an inanimate object and it's black thoughts are all over the mind of whoever is currently wearing the shield. Marcus does not see himself of what has become of him - a black soul of destructive violence who envelopes his actions and indeed his existence in ludicrous notions of "But I just served the justice!". The living shield feeds from it's host but also gives the host an array of powerful abilities that are akin to magic. They even share some sane moments when they talk to each other like any couples do. Of course the only one who verbally speaks is Marcus; the shield speaks directly into his mind.
Marcus has become a traveller himself. He seeks out situations, people and places in which he can find reasons to do violent actions. Did the farmer's wife sleep with the neighbour? Kill them both! A child threw a rock at a dog? Decapitation is a fitting punishment! He now resides in Tavor dousing his miserable existence in beer while waiting for yet another reason to kill someone. What he may hear is that many of the citizens are still talking about what Baron Dunden LaFleur - the richest man in Raedis - did to his wife Maria and how he never received any kind of punishment for his deed. After all, Maria was from Tavor and her family still mostly live in Tavor. Including her brother Evan who has become obsessed with ways of how to serve cold steel between the baron's ribs...
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