The Archduchess of Prunyth
(a.k.a. The Archduchess)
"That thing on the throne of Prunyth has tainted the whole kingdom. One day, I hope the Bishops will get together and declare and Exterminatus on the place. When they do, the College will stand ready to vanguard the charge."
~Witchfinder General Kill-Sin of the College of Questions
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Tenets of Faith
The tenets of the cult of the Archduchess preach obedience and trust in fate and the earthly representative of death.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Her physical body is perfectly preserved as it was when she was last interred.
Apparel & Accessories
The Archduchess's body sits on her throne of Darkstone, draped in lavish silk dresses.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
In life, the Archduchess was a priestess of Maravasi and Mosivy, a demigoddess born of one of their daughters’ love affair with a knight. The Archduchess was slain three times by agents of Orcus. The first time with poison, she was saved by her fellow priests animating the blood in her veins, turning her into a vampire. The second time with a desiccating spell, and her fellow priests saved her by preserving her in honey and animating her as a Greater mummy. The third time was with an astral assassin that severed her silver chord, separating her soul from her body. The priesthood claimed her soul from the Astral Sea and resurrected it as a dread wraith. She is all three of these undead, as well as a saint of the Mysteries of Death.
She was eventually struck down by knights of the Demiurge and interred sometime before the fall of the Grimhii Empire Her tomb was uncovered in the Year 155 and her cult rapidly swept Prunyth. They accomplished her resurrection in the Year 202, and she has been ruling Prunyth uncontested ever since.
Her body sits on her throne, fueled by magic and a blood cult that has sprung up around her. Her soul comes and goes, seeing to every corner of her kingdom. She is known as a dispassionate and efficient ruler, except where the cult of Orcus is concerned. Any whisper of reverence for the demon lord of undeath will send the Archduchess’s paladins riding into the night, cutting out the cult like a petrified organ.
Mental Trauma
The Archduchess is forever livid at the machinations of Orcus that led to her current state.
Intellectual Characteristics
The Archduchess is suspicious bordering on paranoid, and cares for her people to the exclusion of everything else.
Morality & Philosophy
As an immortal, Archduchess is a Consequentialist who can play the long game
Taboos
The Archduchess will never suffer a cultist of Orcus to live.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
The Archduchess's one purpose, as she sees it, is to protect the people in her care.
Likes & Dislikes
The Archduchess likes reminders of her old life, and despises every hint of Orcus or demonkind in general.
Virtues & Personality perks
Charity
Vices & Personality flaws
Pride
Hygiene
The Archduchess smells of honey, frankincense, and blood.
Social
Religious Views
The Archduchess is a zealous Entropian.
Mannerisms
Her physical body rarely moves, often remaining in the brooding pose for weeks or even months. Her wraithform flits around and never stands still, always looming.
Speech
The Archduchess still carries an ancient accent.
Wealth & Financial state
3d8+6
Divine Classification
Demigod
Alignment
Lawful Neutral
Species
Church/Cult
Year of Birth
12837 AoS
13832 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
The Archduchess was born to Weiva, Shepherd of Fallen Soldiers and her lover, a noble knight.
Circumstances of Death
She was assassinated three times by the followers of Orcus
Children
Gender
Female
Eyes
Black
Hair
Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Gray
Height
7'2
Owned Vehicles
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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