Fiction:Astrolgor

"I...have come...with death...at...my...fingertips...Bow...and...Beg!"

- Astrolgor

Astrolgor Ironfang, nick-named "Ironbody" and "Astrolgor the Cuckold" behind his back for his deformities and cybernetic contraption that houses his failing body, is one of the leaders of the, and one of their oldest and most powerful members, even if his body is slowly failing him. Though once feared and admired by his peers for his limitless power and strength, sabotage by Bahadur Cethannia, lead his body to slowly give out on him, and cause him to have to use a powerful iron cybernetic frame to move and rule over his subjects. His hatred for Bahadur has lead him to wage war on any who so much as mention the Saboteur in his presence. It has also made him desperate, trying to seek out any who could yield the secret to keeping him alive and from death.

Early Life
"Do not be proud of your victory Astrolgor. Your pride has blinded you to your true potential, and, it will lead to your downfall, the slow collapse before the night."

- Kaamesh's final words

Astrolgor was born on the Rathan colony world of Zharii-Kaleluch, and taken by the Sorcerer-Prophet Kaamesh the Visionary, a human Sorcerer. Kaamesh taunt Astrolgor everything he could think of, teaching him powers of bewitchment, combat and to read and unlock the secrets of countless dark side tomes and relics. But, for all of his power, Astrolgor was insatiable for knowledge and power, even more so then most Rathanii Sorcerer-Lords. Constantly, Kaamesh tried to teach his student patience, to not rush to quickly into things and to be more weary of those around him, but Astrolgor was blessed with far, far more strength then other Sorcerers. Many whispered Astrolgor was the next Warlock-King in the making, something the current holder, Gorgoth the Decapitator, was keenly aware of.

After Astrolgor finally grew tired of his master, he murdered him, killing Kaamesh, though not before the human issued a dire warning to his student, telling him all that would and could accomplish was in vein, and that his pride had already blinded him to his fall. Astrolgor laughed at the worlds of a dying man, and called him a weak dullard.

Gorgoth was aware of Astrolgor's meteoric rise in power, even for his age, as well as the ambitions of the young Bahadus Cethannia. Both were extremely powerful for their age, and both wanted for his throne. Deciding to set them against each other, Gorgoth manipulated events to bring them into each other's presence, and have them annihilate each other. For this, he sent them to an unknown, storm-drenched world in Cyrannus, in the hopes they would die either by each other's aster blades, or by criminal and other elements there.

Confrontation
"You were always short-sighted Astrolgor. That was always your weakness. Perhaps, as your body turns on you, you'll begin to realize just how much it screwed you over."

- Bahadus taunting Astrolgor before his curse..

Astrolgor and Bahadus sensed each other as they both arrived in the world, and began the search for the relic Gorgoth sent them to. However, after arriving, Gorguth sent out a telepathic message, laughing at both, and telling them their only escape lay with killing the other, and both would kill each other and rid Gorgoth of his greatest challenges. Astrolgor, immediately believing himself superior, went after Bahadus, eager to kill him. Bahadus tried numerous times to warn him to not play into Gorgoth's hands, but Astrolgor did not trust Bahadus, and sought his head.

At their final confrontation, Astrolgor taunted Bahadus' weakness and inability to attain victory, insulting his family, and claiming he would take Bahadus' wife from him and turn her into a pleasure slave, and do much worse to his sons and himself. Bahadus, driven to rage by this, called upon his anger and rage, and seared half of Astrolgor's face off, before stabbing him in the stomach with his Aster Blade. Astrolgor taunted him to finish him off, as was the way of the Rathanii, but Bahadus had a different idea. He weaved his powers into Astrolgor's body, weaving a slow-acting curse into his body that would cause it to slowly but surely turn to stone against his will. Bahadus knew the cure for such a disease, but would not give it to Astrolgor, until he agreed to serve Bahadus' goals.

Figuring Bahadus was bluffing, and could be killed later if he gained his trust, Astrolgor agreed to Bahadus' offer to make him a powerful, and the two were able to leave the world.

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