Enki

Appearance

Enki is a pale, thin, and long haired dark priest with long, blonde hair. He wears a black priest’s robe, long green leather gloves, grayish black boots, and light colored pants. He has tired, grey eyes, and often looks to either be upset or indifferent. He also usually wears a talisman around his neck, one that helps either protect him or boost his power. His body has a little bit of muscle, but otherwise looks quite bony and malnourished.

Personality

As someone born with the Enlightened soul, Enki is a scholar at heart, with a passion for books and the occult. Besides his desire for knowledge, Enki is also defined by his antisocial tendencies, being the most rude and closed-off among the playable characters. He is very confident and proud in his skill in magic and intellect, this combined with his rude behavior, makes him often come across as arrogant or condescending. Due to his pride, he often dismisses others' concerns and even goes so far as to misinterpret them as insults. He also tends to keep his relationships to a professional level and will never show any gratitude or fondness towards the player, always seeing their relationship as nothing more than a temporary arrangement formed out of necessity. He is also described as someone who bears no burden on such things as morality and ethics, being more than willing to pay the dark price necessary to succeed magic. Enki will be frequently discovered engrossed in his studies, regardless of his whereabouts at the dungeon. He can be found poring over tomes in the library, meditating in the chamber by a ritual circle, and even breaking away from the group to indulge in his scholarly pursuits within the Grand Libraries of Ma'habre. Enki regards these libraries as founts of knowledge and power and displays a haughty demeanor towards the player for their lack of understanding of their significance. While cold and distant usually, Enki has a secret, caring side, he is just afraid to show it, as he grew up in a place where such loving feelings could get one ridiculed or killed. Enki does not feel safe in the dungeon and is extra cautious, and often refuses company or a tag along with other people in the dungeons unless it shows to greatly benefit him.

Context

Time and place set in a Medieval environment, currently a dystopia where violence, torture, murder, and worse happens in dark dungeons, caves, and other dark places that holds valuable goods. While a majority of the current population is poor, some go to the dungeons to find money and glory, often dying in brutal ways upon entering. Children are commonly used as sacrifices and crime runs rampant in the streets. Many gods are currently fighting for power, but the power struggle is very unstable. Luckily, this doesn’t affect anyone who doesn’t roam in the dungeons, simply keeping away from where the gods reside in the first place can assure safety. Currently, Enki seeks to ascend and become a stronger being through the power of knowledge and the will of many gods of the world. He is quite upset and angry about his weak body, and he wants to find a way to fix it and get stronger, no matter what the cost.

Past

Enki was born with the soul of the enlightened, driving him to endlessly pursue new knowledge and uncover secrets beyond the reach of the ordinary. The fact that Enki and his twin sister were born from a lineage that had generations long connections to the occult only cemented his connection to the Enlightened soul. Enki's innate desire for knowledge became even more apparent at a young age when he was selected to become a dark priest. In keeping with the customs of occult ceremonies, Enki was compelled to engage in a deadly confrontation with his own sister, wielding ceremonial knives in a fight to the death. Enki's frail physique proved to be his downfall, as his sister swiftly gained the upper hand and held a blade to his throat, poised for the final strike. However, she chose to spare his life and lowered her weapon, stepping back from him while their supervising high priests looked on with perverse satisfaction.Enki chooses to accept defeat, and the high priests cast Enki into an underground well where he languishes in darkness and feed on insects and other small creatures until he eventually learns to understand their language. Thanks to this, he is able to get help through these creatures to get out of the well, and gets revenge by burning the entire cult’s temple down. Enki's pilgrimage to becoming a dark priest led him on a solitary quest of discovery, traversing the western continent to study the occult arts, diverse deities, blood magic, and a multitude of sciences. His impressive achievements were recognized by the foremost scholars of his era, and he was granted entry to the prestigious great libraries of Rondon, renowned for their vast collection of historical and scientific knowledge. During his time at Rondon, Enki would immerse himself in his studies and acquire a great amount of knowledge, however he would end up becoming unsatisfied and frustrated, as he was unable to reach any sort of breakthrough.

Past

Eventually, Enki would come to the conclusion that he had reached his mortal limits, and he would volunteer himself as a religious sacrifice for Alll-mer, since he was unwilling to live an empty life any longer. As he lay on the cross, crucified by his fellow dark priests, Enki was given a vision by Nilvan, a vision about a prophesied man destined to usher in a new era of greatness for humanity. Frustrated and unwilling to let another bask in the glory of the gods, Enki ordered the priests to release him so that he could embark on a quest to uncover more about this prophesied figure. Eventually, Enki knew that this man, Le'garde, was being held captive in the dungeons of fear and hunger.

Abilities

Has an Enlightened Soul Extremely powerful in terms of magic ability, however, he is very frail and weak, often unable to wear certain armor and equip certain weapons because it ways too much on his weak body. Can talk/speak to insects. Very Smart and knowledgeable about magic, the gods, and rituals, he can often be found reading books with an interest eyes, as he seeks knowledge to become a more powerful, mortal or immortal being. Unfortunately, the man is malnourished and underweight, and while his diet is much more balanced now, his past and his current practices have put his body in a permanent physically weakened state, the damaged that has been caused is not reversible by natural means. Can dismember someone through Hurting, a very powerful and deadly magic spell.