The big man himself, Carcharoth. Although a master shapeshifter and illusionist being a water elemental, he has always maintained his original incarnation before his ascension. The resemblance to his ancient, original body so to speak. Being a rogue elemental and thus immortal he had spent lifetimes infiltrating businesses and organising his resources, forming a private army in secret under many false identities before taking out the local government and forming his own nation on the remains. He began production of a mechanical army, imported mercenaries, drafted populations and thus would begin a war of conquest lasting decades.