Khezious Draeth

Khezious Draeth

Male "Human"

Player: Gelscressor

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General Information
Full Name:	Khezious Draeth
Nicknames:	Golem, Haunted Metal, Tin-Can Scribe
Age:	Thirty-something?
Deity:	Unknown; rumoured to be a dark power or even a(n) (baatorian) archfiend
Alignment:	LG LN LE NG TN NE CG CN CE
Occupation:	Mercenary Captain, Debt Collector, Lawyer, Money Lender, Security Consultant
Faction/Rank:	Factotum in The Heartless
Place of Birth:	Unknown
Physical Attributes
Height:	6' 3"/1.905 M(?)
Weight:	200 lb/90.7 KG(?)
Eyes:	Unknown
Hair:	Unknown
Complexion:	Unknown
Physical Build:	Assumed to be lean and muscular
Physical Features:	Unknown
Skills
Close-range physical combat, interrogation, planar expert
Equipment and Items
A set of full plate armour; a hooded, steel mask; and a fairly sharp-looking scimitar frequently wielded together with a jagged, spiky tower shield. On the rare occasion, he can be seen wearing a pair of fiendishly vicious gauntlets that are undoubtedly able to inflict terribly agonising wounds.

(W.I.P.)

Appearance and Personality

There is not a whole lot that can be said about Khezious' appearance. He is a (probably) 6'3" tall "human" male and...that's about it. His heavy, spiky armour covers him entirely; from tip to toe. Even the eye-slits of his hooded, metallic mask do not allow a glance inside, since they are covered by some sort of (presumably) one-way transparent material. In fact, he has never been seen without either of them.

At first sight, the aforementioned "dress-code" seems to make it painfully easy for him to be impersonated...too easy one might say. Indeed, while it is plausible that one could potentially pass on as Khezious physically, mentally, this is an entirely different story. Not to mention that the consequences of him finding out could be exceedingly grave.

To understand Khezious, a task that is far from easy, one must set aside the usual psychological trappings of not just humans, but mortals in general. Besides that his facial expression is perpetually hidden beneath his mask, it is rare that any sign of emotion reaches the surface to begin with. The flat, icy tone of his voice is of no help in this regard, nor are his actions usually; the best way to get a glimpse of his mindset is to listen to the words themselves, and, perhaps more importantly, their context.

Khezious is known to be calculating, pragmatic, and utterly ruthless. Expecting him to demonstrate the slightest shred of humanity is foolish. He simply considers everything "business". Consequently, he has no friends; only business associates, servants, and allies. Life is merely another commodity and is in no way special to him. His band of mercenaries, the Scarred Company, allegedly embrace similar values; that is to say, they are, according to Khezious himself, disciplined, efficient, and result-driven.

He is extremely slow to trust and goes to great lengths to find out someone's true motives before making far reaching deals with them. This often involves a line of questioning that seems akin to an interrogation...and indeed, Khezious has no qualms about exactly making it as such if deemed necessary. Even so, control is superior to trust, often leading to him attempting to establish control through contracts and threats.

Rumours

• Mortal? No, not at all! He actually is some sort of construct; or an incorporeal entity possessing either a suit of full plate mail or corpse.

• He's in league with the baatezu.

• There's a price on his head. None know the height or source.

• He used to be a Mercykiller before switching over to the Fated.

• Khezious has shaken down at least a few individuals that were wanted by the authorities by threatening to claim their bounty.

• Finding out rumours about his past accomplishments is not the easiest thing to do. He either takes care to leave no witnesses, cowers others into silence, or manages to be remarkably clandestine altogether. It is probably a mixture of all three.

• Never having expressed any apparent romantic or carnal interest, he is allegedly asexual. In fact, contrary to the mercenary stereotype, he doesn't even spend his gold on whores.

• He is strangely cerebral for a warrior. His knowledge of the Planes, especially the Lower Planes, rivals that of many mages.

• Despite his solemn demeanor, there is one game that Khezious plays: Chess.