HERALDS CAMPAIGN
The Black Ruhk
The Black Ruhk, formerly known as Rohktar ne' Deios V, is a human male and one of the 9 members of Second Revelation.
The Ruhk was born the son of Baron and Herald Rohktar ne' Deios IV and Baroness Emaveranth ne' Ilto II. Like many children born during Voltaine II's reign, Ruhk's mother died not long after his birth, forever staining the relationship between father and son.
The Ruhk would grow up ambivalent to his father, and to the legacy the Baron wished for him to inherit and continue. Ruhk instead focused his time with antiquitist projects, fascinated by the thrill of discovery and mystery of the past, and with continuing his martial training started during the 'Plentiful Harvest' initiative. He sought out other children in the Barony with this training, and formed 'The Circle', with the Herald-trained Ruhk as their leader and mentor.
Within the Barony he was seen as lazy and misguided, but to the mistreated 3rd and 4th born children of the Barons, he was known as a patient, caring and insightful mentor.
When the Circle, and dueling became public knowledge, it turned into a contest held yearly, the Barony using their once forgotten children as pawns in their own games. Ruhk however would dominate every competition run, and was proclaimed the 'Greatest Duelist' in Enaeth, continuously bring shame and embarrassment to his father, who thought the duels were a waste of time.
When his father took a new wife in 2393 and disowned him, the Ruhk left Voltaine, taking the founding members of the Circle with him and forming a mercenary company. It is unknown when he was recruited by Second Revelation, but it is presumed the Circle joined his new venture.
The Ruhk would return to Voltaine in 2398 and assassinate his father to raid his vault for an unknown artefact, later to be revealed as the Recallset.
The Ruhk is a lean and athletic man, with dark hair and brown eyes that turn gold in the light. He is often seen dressed lavishly, either in his black overcoat, or more practical black and gold filament-weave dueling attire. Wielding his onyx black rattans, the Ruhk has also been known to use a sword cane since losing his arm to Orin outside Palisades.
Biographical Information
Age:
35
Race/Gender:
Human Male
Born:
2363 3G.c
City of Voltaine
South Eridinea
Died:
Campaign Information
First Appeared:
Session 1
Aliases:
Rohktar ne' Deios IV
Affiliation/s:
Occupations/s:
Duelist
Antiquitist
Devotion/s:
Unknown
The Ruhk seemingly has the ability to travel through an alternative dimension to existence. Grippsly was able to witness this dimension for a moment as a fourth dimensional projection, whisked away from the Fallen Litany to the Declension hundreds of miles east in a matter of steps, seemingly traveling through matter.
He is able to interact with object and even other people in this refracted space, kidnapping Elimarah from the Complex while also taking Orin's arm as a 'Sample'.
During his duel with Orin, he was able to bring this projection into reality, creating mirror copies of himself, and even twisting his figure into a cone shaped refraction, hitting Orin with multiple punches at the same time. It in unknown the distance his ability can interact with, but it seemingly requires great concentration and mental stress to manage his ability.
The Ruhk was first seen unknowingly in Torrens, spotted by Orin outside a dress shop before disappearing. Mentions of a 'man in black' began to appear on the parties journey, first by the Burning Man and later bandits on orders heading west. He presumably followed Second Sunrise for a significant portion of their journey, only revealing himself to them in the Complex, when he led an operation to kidnap Elimarah.
He was rebuffed by Orin for work with his organization, and left with no option, fought him to get to Elimarah. Despite defeating Orin, Ruhk was willing to let Orin live, and seemed enraged when the Asva attacked and sliced Orin's arm. The Ruhk and Asva retreated with Elimarah on the appearance of Ffamran, Kovan and Grippsly..
Grippsly later recalled an old memory with a younger Ruhk, the apparent son of Herald Rohktar; This was later confirmed in the Recallset, identifying him as Rohktar ne’ Deio V, son of now deceased Herald Rohktar.
He appeared again at the Fallen Litany, offering another opportunity to join their organization as a form of mercy. When Second Sunrise refused, He willingly took up arms and continued to hound the group until Palisades, briefly kidnapping Grippsly to intimidate him. Exhausted after 3 days of constant fighting, the Ruhk was eventually defeated, and Orin tore off his left arm.
He briefly reappeared during the siege of Palisades, following Grippsly and his Eidolons in a swamp. Unable to find him in the dense fog and constant attacks from scapebeasts, Ruhk encouraged Grippsly to meet with the Dama, who wished to ask how he returned to life.