Mad King Ihsir

Lore

Once upon a time, Ihsir the Sagacious was an extraordinary human, gifted with power, wisdom and foresight. During a ritual meditative session, Ihsir divined the massive wars that would come to devastate Grand Gaia. He also foresaw the eventual fall of his allies, the Disciples, and attempted to make his sooth known to them. However, they did not hold the human in high regard, dismissing his prophecy as the ramblings of a madman. The Disciples convened without Ihsir's presence and decided unanimously to commit him to a magical prison for insanity. Ihsir, who had predicted that this might come to pass, saw no way to save his allies and abandoned them to their fates. He stole an extremely powerful magical artifact created from the skull of an old demon, using it to change his form at will to evade capture. In his exile, Ihsir searched ceaselessly for a way to free Grand Gaia from the ravages of destiny. He used the skull to prolong his life beyond its natural limits, slowly but surely trading away his humanity to pursue his lofty goal. But Ihsir despaired of ever succeeding in his quest. Embittered by centuries of dead ends and diminishing humanity, his approach shifted from savior to avenger. Grand Gaia would inevitably burn, and Ihsir would make sure that the dispassionate and self-entitled gods perish together in the flames. There would be massive casualties from the wars that would ravage Grand Gaia, Ihsir reasoned. If only there was a way to muster the dead as a resource...