James Ball Character in Urban Arcana | World Anvil

James Ball

Mr. James Liam Ball (a.k.a. The Lord of Flies)

A confidante of CEOs and an advisor to heads of state, Ball is the perfect role model for wealthy and ambitious people all over the world. Witty, urbane, and irresistible to anyone he so much as winks at, Ball travels the world, dispensing words of wisdom and encouragement in countless corporate boardrooms. In some circles, a private audience with James Ball is worth more than a benediction from the Pope. While his origins are a mystery, his results are not. Those who follow his advice are successful and that has been highly valued.

Physical Description

Apparel & Accessories

He is known to carry a vial of ashes in his pocket at all times. It is not known what the ashes are from or why he carries them.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Otherworldly beings of terrible power, fiends are physical manifestations of evil and corruption that exist to inflict pain, fuel hatred, or spread despair. They are universally violent, greedy, and perverse. Their greatest pleasure is to tempt mortals to become as depraved as they are. Fiends appear in countless forms, although their physical characteristics often reflect some sin or other vile aspect.   The archfiend Baal feeds on the corruption of mortals who hunger for wealth and power. As the gap between rich and poor grows ever wider, Baal grows ever more powerful. In this age of nearly limitless corporate expansion and official policies that favor greed and dehumanization, his power is at an all-time high. In his normal form, Baal is a slim, black-skinned humanoid with blazing yellow eyes. His face is handsome, though his mouth has a cruel set. A pair of short, curving horns juts from his forehead. In his human form, he moves among humans in the guise of a corporate power broker known as James Ball. In this form, he looks like a trim and fit middle aged human male with dark hair, penetrating blue eyes, and a remarkably handsome visage.   The archfiend’s goal is nothing short of world domination. By creating a vast disparity between the rich and the poor, he plans to divide society into two classes—wage slaves and their corporate masters—with himself ruling the rulers. Baal approaches his goal by dangling the promise of limitless riches as a reward for depleting natural resources, slashing the workforce, and sacrificing personal ethics. Should any major corporation show signs of humanitarianism,he judiciously plants agents within it to sow the seeds of destruction while pitting other corporate empires against it. In this way, Baal slowly turns the world’s movers and shakers into his servants.  

Gender Identity

Male

Social

Contacts & Relations

But he surrounds himself with the rich and the powerful. He walks in the highest circles of society and holds sway over the most powerful. While Franz Draco established The Enlightenment, it is James Ball that governs it. No one is entirely sure when or how he took the organization over, but it was noticed at some point that all the members were looking to James to guide them rather then Franz.

Speech

He speaks with a hoarse voice as though it had been over used or strained.
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Species
Age
56
Children
Pronouns
He/His/Him
Gender
Male
Eyes
Blue
Hair
Bald
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
White
Height
6' 2"
Weight
183#
Aligned Organization
Known Languages
English, Common, Abyssal, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish, Giant, Infernal, French, Spanish

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