Necromancer trying to raise an army
"Python", as he is called, continuously tries to raise an army of undead followers, but fails miserably because of decay, goodie too-shoes, or the general stupidity of zombies. Tends to stay away from other people out of a paranoia that someone will find out his plans.
Staff with a skull of his first success on the top, not directly attached but bound by magics.
From childhood, he was placed under the guidance of a holy paladin. Seeing him as unfit and very annoying, Python ran off. He saw that magic of good has too many rules. So, he began training himself in other methods, such as raising the dead, but to no avail in most cases. Only on rare occasions do his tactics work, but for a limited time, as something out of his control destroys his creations.