Lakodalmas is a Lichlord and former Colonial God of the New Rozsan Empire. Usually preceded by the Rozsan title 'Vierix', he was third in rank only to his twin God-Emperors Nir and Nef during their rulership in Materia's First Age. He was said to be the eldest of the Rozsan immortals, perhaps even older than the twin godlords, and likely comparable in power, though the soft-spoken archmage is rarely roused to display it.
Vierix Lakodalmas is one of few First Age Lichlords known to have survived the Wars of Finality. He now quietly rules over a tiny, surviving stretch of his original territory known as the Sultanate of Furia, a crescent of islands Voidward of the Federated Sultanates of Khayyam. Only one other Sultan has any idea about his vast history.
Lakodalmas's alignment is Lawful Evil.
Appearance & Heraldry
See also:
Vierix Lakodalmas Image Gallery (External)
Lakodalmas was rarely seen by most New Rozans. When visited in his sanctum, he usually took the form of a titanic black dragon, with a serpentine body gilded in golden skin grafts. When seen in public, he took the form of a tall, lithe Rozsan male with long, black hair and elegant clothing. It is unknown if he is a true dragon by birth or the draconic form is simply a
warbody.
History
Almost no surviving information on Lakodalmas's past exists. He is known to be one of the most—if not
the most—ancient Rozsan
Lichlords and one of the founding members of the
New Rozsan Empire's ruling council, the
Temporal Vanguard. He was rarely seen even in the
First Age and seldom participated in the Vanguard's affairs, at least directly, but it was generally accepted that the Rozsan godlords near-universally valued his wisdom. Even Nir herself sought his counsel on the rare occasion she felt a pang of apprehension rise above her usual storm of frantic plans, projects and theories.
Second Age
How Lakodalmas survived the
Wars of Finality, which sought a final end to the
Lichlords after the
Deluge rendered their phylacteries inaccessible to their unbound souls, is unknown. It is possible his phylactery was not located anywhere touched by the
Sunken Expanse, and therefore he retained his invulnerability. Alternatively he may have evaded the wrath of mortal crusaders thus far, and therefore remains vulnerable to final death should his body finally be slain.
Third Age
Lakodalmas is now known as the highly eccentric and reclusive Sultan of
Furia, one of several city-states among the
Federated Sultanates of Khayyam. He is an obsessive collector of
First Age artefacts, especially books, which he reads, catalogs and copies with fervour. His relatively small sultanate counts a disproportionate amount of delegates among the
Khayyamite Trade Council, who are cautiously renewing trade relations with their old enemies, the
Maraians. Any books or other materials to do with the Lichlords, particularly Lakodalmas's lost
Rozsan brethren, will almost undoubtedly end up in his hands. His collection includes first printings of, among other things,
God-Empress Nir's
The Quintessence of Statecraft and
Vierix Clymenikari's
On the Hecath.
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