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Valethyrex “The Eternal Storm King” Exalted Emperor Mummy
Gender: Male
Background: Over about 1600 Years ago, Valethyrex was the Emperor who witnessed the original rise and rampage of the Undead Monster known as Zelophbog with no explanation of how or why it happened, or what he could have done to stop it if he had needed to in order to protect his Empire. Zelophbog was then stopped and disappeared with just as little explanation to how or why. From that point on Valethyrex was worried about everything he did not yet know about magic and other dragons who could wield it. There had already been a long standing disliking and distrust of Valkirtani and Hybrids, but Valethyrex did not help their plight and probably pushed progress back several centuries passing Imperial laws against Valkirtani in order to get rid of or control them. He also started the "Imperial Legion of Supernatural Investigation and Defence" a secret Imperial department dedicated to the research of all kind of Magical practice and anomaly in order to learn everything Magic is capable of, how to use it to the benefit of their own Emperor and Empire, and how to put a stop to Magic which they deem too dangerous.
Eventually after a long prosperous reign Valethyrex died but death was not his end. In the Southern Empire, instead of releasing their element into the world and destroying their body like other dragons of advanced age, Emperors have their bodies ritually drained of their elemental energy so their body can be preserved forever as a Mummy and used as a connection point so their spirits can be channeled through a Medium, and their Mind's are saved for all time so they can pass on their wisdom to the next Emperors over Generation after Generation and make up a Council of Exalted Emperors higher than the reigning Emperor himself whose decisions could even overrule any ruling Emperor if enough of them agree. Valethyrex decided to keep his Legion Secret from his ancestors and descendants, running it himself from beyond the grave so nobody could overrule him or change it's goals, and over the Centuries it became its own powerful Shadow Government operating behind the scenes of the normal Imperial court, with claws that reached into the Military, Nobles, Clergy, and the Imperial Scholars. Valethyrex never actually stopped ruling his Empire.
Personality: Perhaps Valethyrex's intentions were once actually to protect his Empire from what he believed were actual dangers that needed to be discovered to be dealt with, but over time his goals have corrupted him and the Legion as a whole into a sickness below the surface of the Empire. Rather than trying to help and protect the Dragons that currently live in the empire today, he is obsessed with an idealized version of his empire that he remembers from his own time period, and has turned the research in the Legion to trying to become a God no longer bound to his mummified body but able to act on his own again and rule his empire forever as their All Powerful Eternal God Emperor.
Despite having a deep distrust and disdain for Valkirtani and Hybrids the same, he hired a rogue Hybrid Alchemist called Bhaal into the Legion's ranks. He still doesn't trust Bhaal but he has seen the results he is able to produce and they speak for themself, Dr. Bhaal is a higher caliber than any of his other researchers and he would rather have him close where he can watch and control him than allow him keep working outside of the Legion and possibly undermine them.
(Valethyrex is unaware that back when he was the reigning Emperor, Bhaal was the one who created Zelophbog, and set everything else into motion from the beginning)
Strengths: Immortality, Manipulation, Centuries worth of Knowledge and Experience
Weaknesses: Immobile, Lapses of Memory, Is Literally a Fragile Corpse
Powers: Formerly a Lightning Dragon, now he currently has no element since it's been drained from his husk
Stats
Elemental Energy: 0/10
He no longer has any elemental power since it was all drained from his corpse in the process of making him a mummy
Elemental Control: 10/10
Despite having no element of his own anymore he can control the element of the Medium he possesses, he had a mastery of his own element in his lifetime, and thanks to the Legion's experiments he has gained a mastery of using other elements as well
Intelligence: 9/10
He has over 1000 years of experience under his belt, he is personally invested in hearing everything about the Legion's discoveries into Magic and knowing everything he can about it, and he is a cunning manipulator who has deceived his Empire for multiple generations running secret Shadow Government behind the scenes while maintaining a high profile as one of the exalted mummy Emperors of the Legion, However, being so old and no longer having a physical living brain of his own to use for memory storage has confused him from time to time and made him have lapses of memory. Sometimes he might even confuse one of his Medium's memories for one of his own or lose track of parts of information he has learned. To combat this, over the years he has had his own mediums and other Phantom Dragons dissected and their brains preserved to use as extra mental storage. He can not access all of them at the same time since he can only be channeled by one Dragon, but he can dip into them to obtain information he's forgotten.
Combat Ability: 0/10
He is literally a Mummified Corpse. He has no ability to move at all
Aereli The Emperor’s Mouthpiece
Gender: Female
Background: Being born as a Phantom Dragon is seen as a great and rare privilege in the Empire. Dragons families highly desire to have a Phantom Dragon regardless of their own elements because they serve a very important role and can earn their families wealth and notoriety. Aereli was born to a poor family and knew she could be their salvation. She was brought in to an Imperial Academy for Phantom Dragons and did so well that she was given the highest honor of being the Medium to one of the Emperor Mummies, all she had to do is be possessed sometimes but she would live in the palace, be treated with the respect of an Emperor, and her Family would receive riches! What could go wrong with that?...Pretty much everything...
Not only did she learn the hard way how terrible it is to actually be a Medium to one of the Emperors, but her Mummy is central to a giant conspiracy in the Empire, and if she speaks out about it then her parents could become a target and she would inevitably have her brain dissected, used as information storage, and then be replaced by another starry eyed Phantom Dragon, although the Legion do go through the trouble give her more elements, if only to make Valethyrex more powerful. It was a dangerous process so she might be more valuable than another Phantom Dragoness, but that didn't mean they wouldn't still punish her for disobeying.
Personality: Aereli was always very loyal, she didn't put up too much of a fuss about things, and was determined to be successful for the sake of her family. Now after being used so often by her mummy as his vessel she has been gradually losing all sense of self and sometimes can't tell anymore even while not being possessed if she is thinking her own thoughts and feeling her own emotions, or if she has been Valethyrex so long that she is becoming him. Sometimes it terrifies her, and then sometimes she is shocked to realize how long she didn't care that she wasn't herself.
She has mixed feelings in regards to one particular Legion Alchemist: Dr. Bhaal. Valethyrex needs him but doesn't trust him, but to Aereli he has been the only dragon who's treated her as an individual and not just an extension Valethyrex.
Strengths: Multiple Elements, Dutiful, Loyal
Weaknesses: Identity Crisis, Hopeless, Fear
Powers: Phantom, Psionic, Sound, Lightning
Stats
Elemental Energy: 10/10
She has been Modified to be a perfect tool for Emperor Valethyrex
Elemental Control: 1/10
She may have once been top in her class at being able to control her Phantom powers which made her a candidate to be an Emperor's Medium, but now being able to be possessed is about all she is good for. Valethyrex controls everything for her now.
Intelligence: ???/10
Her own intelligence is up to debate. She is not usually thinking her own thoughts at this point but she retains information for Valethyrex and is not supposed to use any of it herself, so she has a lot of information that she can't make sense of.
Combat Ability: 9/10
One of her duties is protecting the Emperor with her life. Her body is a perfect killer puppet for her Emperor's usage.
Gender: Male
Background: Over about 1600 Years ago, Valethyrex was the Emperor who witnessed the original rise and rampage of the Undead Monster known as Zelophbog with no explanation of how or why it happened, or what he could have done to stop it if he had needed to in order to protect his Empire. Zelophbog was then stopped and disappeared with just as little explanation to how or why. From that point on Valethyrex was worried about everything he did not yet know about magic and other dragons who could wield it. There had already been a long standing disliking and distrust of Valkirtani and Hybrids, but Valethyrex did not help their plight and probably pushed progress back several centuries passing Imperial laws against Valkirtani in order to get rid of or control them. He also started the "Imperial Legion of Supernatural Investigation and Defence" a secret Imperial department dedicated to the research of all kind of Magical practice and anomaly in order to learn everything Magic is capable of, how to use it to the benefit of their own Emperor and Empire, and how to put a stop to Magic which they deem too dangerous.
Eventually after a long prosperous reign Valethyrex died but death was not his end. In the Southern Empire, instead of releasing their element into the world and destroying their body like other dragons of advanced age, Emperors have their bodies ritually drained of their elemental energy so their body can be preserved forever as a Mummy and used as a connection point so their spirits can be channeled through a Medium, and their Mind's are saved for all time so they can pass on their wisdom to the next Emperors over Generation after Generation and make up a Council of Exalted Emperors higher than the reigning Emperor himself whose decisions could even overrule any ruling Emperor if enough of them agree. Valethyrex decided to keep his Legion Secret from his ancestors and descendants, running it himself from beyond the grave so nobody could overrule him or change it's goals, and over the Centuries it became its own powerful Shadow Government operating behind the scenes of the normal Imperial court, with claws that reached into the Military, Nobles, Clergy, and the Imperial Scholars. Valethyrex never actually stopped ruling his Empire.
Personality: Perhaps Valethyrex's intentions were once actually to protect his Empire from what he believed were actual dangers that needed to be discovered to be dealt with, but over time his goals have corrupted him and the Legion as a whole into a sickness below the surface of the Empire. Rather than trying to help and protect the Dragons that currently live in the empire today, he is obsessed with an idealized version of his empire that he remembers from his own time period, and has turned the research in the Legion to trying to become a God no longer bound to his mummified body but able to act on his own again and rule his empire forever as their All Powerful Eternal God Emperor.
Despite having a deep distrust and disdain for Valkirtani and Hybrids the same, he hired a rogue Hybrid Alchemist called Bhaal into the Legion's ranks. He still doesn't trust Bhaal but he has seen the results he is able to produce and they speak for themself, Dr. Bhaal is a higher caliber than any of his other researchers and he would rather have him close where he can watch and control him than allow him keep working outside of the Legion and possibly undermine them.
(Valethyrex is unaware that back when he was the reigning Emperor, Bhaal was the one who created Zelophbog, and set everything else into motion from the beginning)
Strengths: Immortality, Manipulation, Centuries worth of Knowledge and Experience
Weaknesses: Immobile, Lapses of Memory, Is Literally a Fragile Corpse
Powers: Formerly a Lightning Dragon, now he currently has no element since it's been drained from his husk
Stats
Elemental Energy: 0/10
He no longer has any elemental power since it was all drained from his corpse in the process of making him a mummy
Elemental Control: 10/10
Despite having no element of his own anymore he can control the element of the Medium he possesses, he had a mastery of his own element in his lifetime, and thanks to the Legion's experiments he has gained a mastery of using other elements as well
Intelligence: 9/10
He has over 1000 years of experience under his belt, he is personally invested in hearing everything about the Legion's discoveries into Magic and knowing everything he can about it, and he is a cunning manipulator who has deceived his Empire for multiple generations running secret Shadow Government behind the scenes while maintaining a high profile as one of the exalted mummy Emperors of the Legion, However, being so old and no longer having a physical living brain of his own to use for memory storage has confused him from time to time and made him have lapses of memory. Sometimes he might even confuse one of his Medium's memories for one of his own or lose track of parts of information he has learned. To combat this, over the years he has had his own mediums and other Phantom Dragons dissected and their brains preserved to use as extra mental storage. He can not access all of them at the same time since he can only be channeled by one Dragon, but he can dip into them to obtain information he's forgotten.
Combat Ability: 0/10
He is literally a Mummified Corpse. He has no ability to move at all
Aereli The Emperor’s Mouthpiece
Gender: Female
Background: Being born as a Phantom Dragon is seen as a great and rare privilege in the Empire. Dragons families highly desire to have a Phantom Dragon regardless of their own elements because they serve a very important role and can earn their families wealth and notoriety. Aereli was born to a poor family and knew she could be their salvation. She was brought in to an Imperial Academy for Phantom Dragons and did so well that she was given the highest honor of being the Medium to one of the Emperor Mummies, all she had to do is be possessed sometimes but she would live in the palace, be treated with the respect of an Emperor, and her Family would receive riches! What could go wrong with that?...Pretty much everything...
Not only did she learn the hard way how terrible it is to actually be a Medium to one of the Emperors, but her Mummy is central to a giant conspiracy in the Empire, and if she speaks out about it then her parents could become a target and she would inevitably have her brain dissected, used as information storage, and then be replaced by another starry eyed Phantom Dragon, although the Legion do go through the trouble give her more elements, if only to make Valethyrex more powerful. It was a dangerous process so she might be more valuable than another Phantom Dragoness, but that didn't mean they wouldn't still punish her for disobeying.
Personality: Aereli was always very loyal, she didn't put up too much of a fuss about things, and was determined to be successful for the sake of her family. Now after being used so often by her mummy as his vessel she has been gradually losing all sense of self and sometimes can't tell anymore even while not being possessed if she is thinking her own thoughts and feeling her own emotions, or if she has been Valethyrex so long that she is becoming him. Sometimes it terrifies her, and then sometimes she is shocked to realize how long she didn't care that she wasn't herself.
She has mixed feelings in regards to one particular Legion Alchemist: Dr. Bhaal. Valethyrex needs him but doesn't trust him, but to Aereli he has been the only dragon who's treated her as an individual and not just an extension Valethyrex.
Strengths: Multiple Elements, Dutiful, Loyal
Weaknesses: Identity Crisis, Hopeless, Fear
Powers: Phantom, Psionic, Sound, Lightning
Stats
Elemental Energy: 10/10
She has been Modified to be a perfect tool for Emperor Valethyrex
Elemental Control: 1/10
She may have once been top in her class at being able to control her Phantom powers which made her a candidate to be an Emperor's Medium, but now being able to be possessed is about all she is good for. Valethyrex controls everything for her now.
Intelligence: ???/10
Her own intelligence is up to debate. She is not usually thinking her own thoughts at this point but she retains information for Valethyrex and is not supposed to use any of it herself, so she has a lot of information that she can't make sense of.
Combat Ability: 9/10
One of her duties is protecting the Emperor with her life. Her body is a perfect killer puppet for her Emperor's usage.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fantasy
Species Dragon (Other)
Size 1606 x 1645px
File Size 2.33 MB
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