Darcalus Rex

Darcalus Rex appears as a levitating, writhing mass of sentient blood, occasionally assuming a vaguely humanoid silhouette wreathed in arcane symbols that seem to float like oil atop his surface. Faces—some ancient, some recent—rise and sink within his mass, mouths gasping silently as if drowned in memory. His form leaves no shadow, but the air around him chills and shimmers as though reality itself recoils.

In life—or so the tale goes—Darcalus was the first tyrant to unify the warring territories that would become Darkon, ruling with terrifying arcane power and unflinching cruelty. Some claim that Azalin himself overthrew Darcalus, burying his name in obscurity out of fear or disdain. Others whisper that Darcalus was a construct all along, a puppet of darker gods, or perhaps a prototype for what Azalin would later become.

But Darcalus claims otherwise.

According to the entity, he was betrayed, was devoured, and was forgotten—and now, bathed in the echoes of the land's unraveling, he returns. Whether this is truth, delusion, or disinformation planted by a force with a darker origin remains open to dread speculation.

• Imperious & Detached: Darcalus speaks like a monarch whose court has long since crumbled into ash. He refers to mortals as “the dustborn” and rarely grants others the dignity of proper names.
• Apathetic to Survival: He holds no loyalty to Darkon and sees the land’s decay as fitting punishment for forgetting its “true master.” Whether it survives or dies is of no concern to him.
• Obsessed with Legacy: Despite his nihilism, Darcalus burns with an unnatural desire to be remembered. He offers power, secrets, and prophecy—but all in exchange for tribute, blood, or the preservation of his myth.
• Untrustworthy & Alien: His intelligence is vast but erratic. He might offer ancient truths or send followers to ruin. His memories contradict recorded history, and his motivations seem as fluid as his form.