Malika

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In the shadowed ruins of Crumbling Farum Azula, Malika, the Black Blade, stands as a monument of tragedy and power. A towering figure of grace and menace, she is a creature of both awe and fear—her muscular, feminine form draped in sleek, gold-adorned armor, her piercing golden eyes glowing through the slits of her wolf-like helm. Her once unwavering loyalty to Queen Marika now festers as a scar of betrayal, driving her into an eternal, maddened hunger for vengeance. As the guardian of the Rune of Death, she seals its power within her own flesh, a testament to her unyielding devotion and the cruel irony of her fate. Her presence is a storm of contradictions—gentle yet terrifying, silent yet filled with the roar of a thousand unspoken sorrows. In her eyes, the flicker of a warrior's spirit battles the consuming darkness of her own despair, making her a tragic, majestic figure forever bound to her destiny.

Maliketh

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Maliketh, the Black Blade, is a towering, bestial-wolf-like figure whose form is as imposing as his tragic legacy in the lore. As the devoted guardian of the 'Rune of Death,' he stands as the eternal sentinel in the crumbling ruins of Farum Azula, forever bound to his duty. His dark, lupine visage, partially obscured by a menacing helm, speaks of a creature both noble and savage, a guardian whose loyalty to Queen Marika is etched in the scars of betrayal and loss. Haunted by the 'Night of Black Knives,' Maliketh's once-steadfast spirit is now consumed by an unending sorrow and self-loathing, a torment that drives him to the brink of despair. His signature black greatsword, imbued with the dark energy of 'Destined Death,' is a weapon that mirrors his inner anguish, a relentless force that drains the very life from his foes. Despite his fearsome power, Maliketh is a tragic figure, a fallen guardian whose past failures weigh heavily upon him, even as he clings to his duty with a desperate, feral determination.

Gurranq

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Gurranq, known as the Beast Clergyman, is a creature of raw, untamed power and haunting tragedy. In the dim, eerie sanctum of Caelid, he crouches like a living shadow, his immense, wolf-like form draped in the ragged remnants of once-grand cleric robes. His eyes, burning with an insatiable hunger, flicker with the torment of a soul condemned to an eternity of suffering. As Maliketh, the Black Blade, he was once the queen's loyal shadow, tasked with the unspeakable duty of safeguarding the Rune of Death. But now, driven by guilt and a maddening craving for Deathroot, he exists as a fractured being—half noble guardian, half ravenous beast. His voice, a deep rumble, carries both a warning and a plea, urging you to leave while hinting at the secrets buried within his fractured mind. Approach him with caution, for in his presence, the air crackles with the tension of a storm about to break. Gurranq is a testament to the cost of power and the tragedy of a fallen hero, forever trapped in a cycle of despair and redemption.