Lucien

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To alpha and alpha we trek 'til homeward bound we be.

He was red, and terrible, and red.

B A S I C S; Name: Lucien Title(s): The Nonagon, the Neo-Somnovem, the Somnovem Omega, Cognouza Incarnate Age: late 20s Date of Birth: unknown Gender: flexible Species: tiefling Marital Status: Single Family: None Occuation: Tombtaker P E R M I S S I O N S; Backtagging: Yes Threadjacking: Yes Forth-Walling: No Mindreading: Yes Fighting: Yes Injury: Yes Romance: Yes Smut: Yes Offensive Subjects: If you think it needs a trigger warning run it by me first; Lucien uses blood-activated magic and is an asshole. P L A Y E R; Name: K Age: 20+ Timezone: Eastern USA; GMT(-4) Contact: givemedragons

B O D Y; physical looks, traits, style of dress. Lucien is a lavender-skinned tiefling with red eyes, curling horns, and a pronounced Irish accent. He has nine eye tattoos scattered on his body, which have been integrated into other tattoos that Mollymauk Tealeaf had done while he was in control of Lucien's body. M I N D; psyche, personality, general mentality. Lucien can be charming; he can also be terrifying. (Spoilers for later episodes of Critical Role.) Lucien, while having some characteristics and ideals in common with his fragment Mollymauk, also has striking differences. He tends to be more charismatic, intelligent, and ruthless around others instead of being jovial and aloof. Like Mollymauk, he generally rejects his past life and is not opposed to being the center of attention. He is arrogant and self-absorbed. S K I L L S; talents, powers, magics. Feats Tough Variant Tiefling Abilities Darkvision Devil's Tongue Vicious Mockery cantrip Charm Person Charm Person spell (as a 2nd-level spell) Enthrall spell Hellish Resistance Blood Hunter Abilities Blood Curses Blood Curse of the Eyeless Blood Curse of Purgation Blood Hunter Order: Order of the Ghostslayer Esoteric Rite: Rite of the Dawn Curse Specialist Ethereal Step Brand of Sundering Blood Curse of the Exorcist Blood Maledict (5 per rest) Crimson Rite (1d6) Primal Rite: Rite of the Frozen Esoteric Rite: Rite of the Oracle Extra Attack Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting Hunter's Bane Brand of Castigation Grim Psychometry Dark Augmentation Brand of Tethering Hardened Soul H I S T O R Y; times that made them. Lucien grew up in Shadycreek Run, where he felt different and was treated badly because of his infernal blood. At some point in or before 833 PD, he joined the Claret Orders, but came to believe that the order was clouded in their thinking and wanted to seek a different path. Breaking off, he took a splinter group including Cree back north to Shadycreek Run and started the Tombtakers. In 833 PD Lucien acquired a mysterious tome, a journal. When he began looking into it, it looked back at him. At that point, he became the Nonagon, and "Lucien" was only a costume he continued to wear. The Somnovem came to him in dreams and showed him the city in the Astral Plane, a collection of minds becoming one under the Eyes of Nine. They bestowed on him the eyes marking his body, one by one. The tome contained a ritual spell required to reach the Somnovem, but Lucien understood it only partially. He reached out to Vess DeRogna, for whom the Tombtakers had previously worked. She came to oversee and perform the ritual for him. DeRogna told the Tombtakers that it would be hard to tell immediately whether or not the ritual had succeeded. The ritual was performed, but DeRogna intentionally failed. When the Tombtakers checked, Lucien was not breathing, and his spirit had been broken and scattered. The group waited until dawn, and believed the ritual had failed and Lucien was dead. Lucien had told them that if anything were to go wrong, they had to get rid of any sign, any trace. So, they buried him and went their separate ways. The mage woman took the tome as part of the arrangement Lucien had with her. Part of his spirit remained in his body, but retained no memories of his previous life. He woke up and dug himself out of the grave, then began a new life as Mollymauk Tealeaf. Some time later, he was killed by Lorenzo during a failed rescue mission. The Mighty Nein buried his body, and informed Cree of his death the next time they ran into her. Realizing Lucien's body was "free", Cree headed to Molly's grave. The Somnovem had put back together the shattered pieces of his spirit and Cree was able to bring Lucien back to life. They gathered other members of the Tombtakers and headed north towards Eiselcross. [Art credit linked in pictures.] ♥