Imhotep

The Necromantic Vizier

Biography:

Imhotep was born during the Egyptian Empire's golden age, an advisor to Pharaoh Djoser, of the 3rd Dinasty, Imhotep thrived in politics and administration, but what he was most famous for, was his magick. Born a Mage, he excelled in the Ascension Path, making sure he was recruited by the NGoma of the time, who advised the Pharaohs in order to be better rulers.

A Master os many fields, be they mundane or magical, Imhotep craved knowledge, all of it in the world, but knew he could not attain it all in a single lifetime, so he did the unthinkable: He Became Immortal. Using forbbiden magicks, hidden inside the Pyramids of kings passed, Imhotep learned of ancient necromantic rituals that could make his life unending, and so he did. On the eve of his 40th Birthday, he enacted a ritual to create a Philactery, that would hold his soul, all the while he created several copies of himself, that in turn would be controlled by his intact mind and Avatar.

But his blasphemous actions would not go unnoticed. His peers, all Egyptians who deified the concept of death and the afterlife, saw his actions as heresy of the highest order. By denying himself the Ma'at, Imhotep had gone against nature itself. He did not care for their beliefs, for a Craft that worshiped the accumulation of knowledge like the NGoma, it was foolish to relay all that to future generations that might not know what to do with it. For Imhotep, to acquire all the knowledge in the world was the ultimate goal, so as to better understand the cosmos and his part in it. But his peers did not see it that way, at least, not all of them.

Marked for death by his colleagues, he had to flee his beloved Egypt, perhaps for good, which he only achieved because of his followers. After he became clear of danger, Imhotep decided to form an organization to further his goals and to shepherd humanity with the knowledge he would acquire. The so called "Sons of the Scarab" would seek out knowledge all thru out the world, and bring it to him, in exchange, he would extend their lives, making the Scarabs some of the most powerful mages in existence. The rogue mage had built himself his Pyramid, with his students and acolytes making the base, and at the top sat Imhotep.