Altum

Lord Altum (a.k.a. The Deep One)

The lord breaths
Ebbing and flowing in your mind
You are not alone
Altum is the fey Monarch of Neptune who utilises water to have their words of power reach further than their Swansgardian rivals, meaning the company has a clear advantage as a defence agency working around the waters of the English Channel. As to the Monarch themselves they might not communicate with their servants very often with words, but their very presence and the vows the Deep One gives their Knight's binds in peculiar ways.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Very few have ever seen Altum outside of visions or from above looking into a pool of water. They are a towering mass of white and gold with a thin waist dividing the wide but streamlined upper body and the fluede plates followed by flowing white sheets that makes up the lower body. The fabrics actually being highly concentrated sensory dust that are so tightly packed it can be used as protective armor, mostly it's used to let Altum feel the waters and every vibration for miles upon miles away.

Special abilities

Altum has the ability to shift the state of their sensory dust, ranging from gas, liquid and solid. Each state having different effects. In ‘gas’ form their sensory dust diffuses like vapor to give them the ability to bend water to their will and weaponise it against fey. When more solid the sensory dust takes on the appearance of marble cloth strong enough to withstand fey swords and spears. In addition to this Altum have two words of power, words that Altum have resonated with and learnt how to utilise to have manifested effects and gives hints as to the Monarchs mentality.
Altum has the words Abyss and Love. The latter allows the Monarch to read, manipulate, and link the thoughts and emotions of their Knights and themselves. The Knights are usually not always aware of what is the vims of their own minds from the influence of their lord. On the field it manifests itself as incredible synergy and understanding within the group, while outside of combat everyone's emotions are amplified making everyone feel everything extremely deeply. Abyss builds upon the themes of Love by letting Altum supercharged a space with an emotion or line of thought. This can play out as humans psyche breaking down as if experiencing s lovecraftian horror or disrupt the mindspace of other fey so they can't call upon their Words of Power.

Knight Vows

As a Monarch Altum has the ability to make bonds with other in the form of vows. The other party vows something that only they can give, like truthfulness, unyielding obedience or vow off an emotion for the Monarch to monopolize. In exchange the Monarch gives weapons and abilities, the physical manifestations of words uttered by the Monarch, that then has the power to effect fay creatures.
Considering their Words of Power Altum seeks humans who can help embody their narrative by having strong emotional responses who can give a vow that is very charged and personal. For example Atlas, the leading Knight of Neptune, vowed off "my love, heart and soul".
In order for the Knights to receive their powers and keep them strong they have to stay physically close to their Monarch so that Altum can meditate and care for the bonds. Usually when a group of Knights go out at sea they can be out for two months before they notice a severe drop in their powers, meaning they have to return to Altum and stay for about four days before they are on top again. On land the bonds dry much quicker, meaning an average Knights lasts only three weeks before they get weaker. Though depending on the original strength of the bond and Knight this can vary significantly.

Current Location

Wackhammer Caves

Species

Monarch

Birthplace

The Fade

Current Residence

Shores of Swansgard

Height

4.3 m

Weight

2 tons

Words of Power

• Abyss
• Love