Age: Unknown
Race: Elf
Gender: Male
Relationship Preference (optional): None
Description:
Kain possesses the delicate appearance elves are known for, but he does not look in tune with nature like the rest. Instead, he has a refined air about him, one more fitting of a human noble. His attire - a nobleman's clothes in black and gold colors - adds to the impression. His ears are mostly hidden below his long blond hair, so he can easily be mistaken for a human at a glance. He has a pale complexion and green eyes. His only possession (besides the clothes) is his sword, which he personally enchanted and linked to his feeding ability.
Abilities:
Undeath. Because of the forbidden magick he used on himself, Kain cannot be killed. His existence will not end with anything short of complete annihilation of his physical body. He doesn't age, either.
Walking Husk. Kain's body is a mere container. While it is capable of performing all the functions of a living body, none of them are required. He doesn't require air, food, water or sleep. He doesn't feel pain, never gets sick and poisons have no effect on him. He has full control over how his body behaves.
Unholy Power. Alongside his immortality, Kain was granted great power. All of his physical and magical abilities are empowered by the dark magicks that fuel his whole existence, being greater than what the average person is capable of achieving. He never gets tired until he taps out these reserves.
Dark Sorcerer. The ritual gave Kain many things. One of them is a great aptitude with "dark" and "evil" themed magic. He had also studied many others forms of magic, although none of them he is as skilled at.
Perfect Predator. Kain's power comes from consuming the lives of others. When he does, his body is rapidly regenerated and his power gets restored or even increased. To help him hunt under any conditions, he can precisely sense all living creatures in the vicinity.
Dominant Species. Among Kain's darkest powers is the ability to dominate the minds of other creatures, turning them into his thralls. This only works if the creature's will was broken, regardless of the means used.
Weaknesses:
Unlife. Although he is almost immortal, feels no pain and doesn't fear the loss of blood, Kain is not invincible. Damage to his body may prevent it from moving as he desires, and he does not heal naturally. The rate at which he regains his expended power is very slow.
Empty Shell. Kain doesn't require any of the things a living creatures does to survive but may still choose to breathe, drink, eat and sleep. However, it makes absolutely no difference in terms of regaining his power or healing.
Black Heart. While he gained great power, Kain had lost some abilities common to living creatures. He is completely unable to use "divine", "light" or any beneficial magic. He is also unable to receive beneficial magic from others, and spells which are meant to heal cause him harm. At the same time, harmful and "dark" spells work as intended.
Unnatural Evil. Kain is not a creature of folklore, but he shares some traits with them. Any spells (or other products of magic) that can be classified as "divine" or aligned with nature are particularly effective against him. He cannot ignore the pain inflicted by such and they weaken him. Metals like silver and gold also hurt him, although they are not particularly harmful beyond that.
Personality: Kain's defining trait is that he cares for nobody but himself, with nothing but his own best interests in mind. While he looks down on all creatures as hopelessly inferior, he does not needlessly behave the same way. He is quite intelligent and learned, and at most times appears quite pleasant to converse with. He is not above flattery and subservience, as long as he believes it to be the best way to achieve his goals. He cares not for the troubles of the world, but he is still as inquisitive as he was before the 'change'.
History/Bio: Kain was born a long time ago, under a different name which he no longer remembers. His life was quite ordinary among the elves, an average child from an average family. He played with his peers and studied alongside them, never possessing a single outstanding quality. He met a nice girl and was doing pretty well for himself. Everyone expected him to become another functional member of the community. He could have led a perfectly content life.
It was this sense of being completely average, of being just another elf, that drove him insane. More than anything, he wanted to be different, to be special in some way. While in his earlier years it only led to some "healthy" trouble-making or working hard to be recognized, it had completely consumed him by the time he had become an adult. No matter what he did, he was still well within the statistical average. He loved his fiance, his parents, his hometown, his forest and his people, but breaking out of the "average zone" seemed much more important than all of those combined.
Ironically enough, it all ended on a completely average night. Kain sneaked into the library's vault, where the most forbidden of magicks were being kept, and stole a particular book. The knowledge contained within would help him become different, not just from the people of his town, but from everyone else in the world. The price was great: the life of one's most precious person. He ended the life of his young wife without hesitation. He then proceeded to kill his parents and best friends, just in case he had misjudged his own feelings. By the time he was caught, the ritual had been completed. Kain was killed, but he didn't die; in the resulting confusion, he managed to escape.
Having achieved his goal of becoming different from everyone else, Kain lost the reason for his existence. With no obsession to occupy his mind, he started thinking about what exactly he had done. The realization drove him to insanity, a different kind from before. He made many attempts to take his own life and put himself in situations where others would, but he could not die.
He roamed the world like a mere husk for years before finally coming to his senses. This was what he wanted all along, to be a unique existence. He had no place anywhere in the world, but he didn't belong with anyone. He was different, special, superior. And he had the ability to become even more special, to accumulate knowledge and power like none before him.
The appearance of the "gods" piqued his interest, but more than that, he decided they were a threat to him. He wasn't sure whether they would attempt to eradicate him alongside all living creatures on Drevair, but he needed said creatures to continue his own existence. Knowing that, he set out to destroy them, and learn their secrets if he could.