Albrek Bane

Albrek Bane is the kayal Immortal of death.

Physical Description
Even for a kayal, Albrek is pale to the point of having almost translucent skin. His face is tattooed with black ink to resemble a skull, and is extensively pierced. He exclusively wears black and favours a cloak that is torn at the edges, and said to be enchanted in some way.

Albrek emits an aura of death magic that causes plants and small animals to die within a certain radius of him. Also, while it appears he carries no weapon, he can summon a black scythe at a moment's notice.

Relationships
Albrek has an uneasy rivalry with Avarshinah, the Immortal of birth, which mirror's Hemlocke's mutual enmity with Jana. Albrek and Avarshinah have clashed on numerous occasions, but are currently on a sort of truce, the terms of which prevent Albrek from entering Heimcanaan provided that Avarshinah stays away from Kuolos.

Genesis
During the conflict over the Renascentia Arcanum, Albrek showed up outside of Heimcanaan, looking for the third volume of the tome relating to the death of gods. Because his truce with Avarshinah prevented him from entering the city, he attempted to coerce Jovian, Darr Ude, and later Nel Stormeyes to retrieve it for him.

Albrek also developed a fascination with ending Lantis' life after Tahl's blade severed his connection to death. To find Lantis and strike while the gnome was at his most vulnerable, Albrek visited the Fluid Nothing from which Lantis drew his summoned entities and located the spirit Zaros. Albrek took Zaros' place when next Lantis tried to summon it.

In a panic, Lantis summoned Zaros again, this time proving successful. He formed a contract with Zaros to kill Albrek Bane. At this point it was revealed that Zaros was actually an extension of Titer, the god of chaos, and that Zaros genuinely had the power to destroy Albrek Bane. A huge outpouring of chaos magic began, which activated the three parts of the Void Immortal carried by Lantis and Jovian. The pieces merged, allowing the Void Immortal's essence to coalesce. As it did so, a bubble of un-reality rippled outwards, taking Jovian and Albrek Bane with it. Albrek is believed to have not survived the encounter, but parts of his body were used to form the Void Immortal's first vessel.

Temple
The Temple of Albrek Bane is located on Noctis, at the heart of the Dead City of Kuolos. The city is essentially a huge necropolis, where Albrek has painstakingly gathered the bodies of thousands upon thousands of dead kayal and preserved them in the hopes of restoring his race's natural lifespan. Kuolos is extremely inhospitable due to the powerful death magic that lingers over it, and most normal mortals who attempt to enter die within seconds.

Appearances

 * Shadowborn (mention only)


 * Genesis