Skeleton Lord Manu

The Skeleton Lord is a capricious Spirit who has resided in the Desert of Ruins.

A powerful Spirit who has taken up residence in the Desert of Ruins. He has taken on the mantle of Skeleton King, and is a powerful necromancer. It is unclear how he managed to remain in the Material plane or if he found a portal that allowed him to pass over from the Eternal Domain. He claimed a fortress in the Desert of Ruins as his own and began to grow a large force of undead servitors. He was eventually defeated by the Adventurers of the Briar and is presumed dead.

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When the Mortal Age first began, Manu was content to watch the growing races explore the world. He spent the time trying to figure out a way to increase his Essence so that he could return to the Eternal Domain and claim a domain as his own. Most of his efforts were in vain. Using necromantic magic he impregnated a mortal woman with a sliver of his Essense. His hope was that a creature would be born, that like mortals would grow Essence as they aged, but like a Spirit be immortal. Divination magic revealed that while it would work, it would be impossible for Manu to absorb the Essence of "his child". In anger, he ripped the unborn child from the womb of the woman, andCesril the Unborn came into existence.

While Manu was scouting out the lands south of his fortress, he saw the band of adventurers who were working with Drake Wisemoon. In particular, he noticed the blossoming relationship between Shanil and Drake. Spying on the band, Manu noticed that the Essence of Shanil and Drake seemed to be merging, unlike anything he had ever seen. Neither of them was weakened by this but seemed to be growing stronger. The wicked machinations of Manu began to turn as he put into place a plan to draw the adventurers to him. When they appeared at his fortress with an army of supporters, Manu managed to defeat the army, kidnap Shanil, and kill the other adventurers. It was at this time, Shanil and Drake's Essence combined filling a diamond with new Life Essence. This Life Essence would eventually grow to become a Spirit named Datheor.