Captain:Mortium

"Mortal. Immortal. I am neither, nor these concepts mean anything to me. I am not alive, nor I am dead. I am a force of nature whose task is to keep the flow of reality going. And if I must take you to the afterlife kicking and screaming, I will do so."

- Mortium

Durack Domini, most known as Mortium is a skeletal wraith-like Simulacrum who serves as 's equivalent of the Grim Reaper and as the second-in-command of the. His Simulacrum realm is the Underworld.

Ancient History
Mortium is a an ancient entity who greatly predates the world, manifesting as a representation of the end of all things. When Koldenwelt came to be, whenever that was, Mortium immediately assumed the role of God of Death, administering the death of all things, from the smallest bacteria to the greatest beasts. Through the planet's prehistorical times, Mortium found himself incapable of reaping the souls of immortals until destroyed the  300,000 years in the past, their destruction leading to the supreme entity  to create the concept of mortality. Striking a deal with Mortium, the Reaper gained the power of reaping the souls of mortals and immortals and send them to his personal realm, the Underworld, where they would remain for the rest of eternity.

Through the ages, Mortium's presence in Koldenwelt was received with a mix of awe and terror, and beings such as the Colossi, the s and the dared not provoke his ire. The concept of death appeared through the cultures of the world the most they evolved, and it is said that Mortium grew more powerful the more the mortal races feared the Reaper. During Caligaduro's reign on the surface, it is said that him, and  slew Mortium countless times, but the Reaper always returned the next moment something died. The Reaper himself grew to hate Caligaduro and the inhabitants of the Void as they would steal the souls of the victims and keep them at the realm of Nothing, out of Mortium's reach and on his view, out of their designed resting place. Once Caligaduro Provectus and his servants were defeated, Mortium is said to have celebrated by allegedly allowing mortals to not die for seven days before resuming his work.

Serving the Nightshade Clan
Some years following the defeat of Caligaduro, Mortium learned that a fellow Simulacrum,, was trying to create a new immortal in the world. Once he confronted Zran Kar for this, the God of Blood made a bet with the God of Death for the continued existence of this immortal, adding the condition that if Mortium lost, he would be forced to serve under this immortal and be incapable of reaping his soul. It is not known what the deal involved, but Mortium eventually lost it extremely barely. Keeping to his word, the Reaper submitted himself to the new immortal who was revealed to be, and Zran Kar made sure to taunt him before vanishing.

At first, Mortium had immense distaste for Count Varelos and his offspring, the s, though he would eventually learn that Varelos' personality contrasted severely with Zran Kar's to the point Mortium enjoyed having conversations with him. A friendship between master and servant grew between the two until Mortium decided to acknowledge Varelos as a genuine friend of his, and the God of Death became the second-in-command of the in the process, almost forgetting that he was forced into servitude in the same place. Through the ages, Mortium directly fought the Derevar Elves and the while leaving control over the Underworld to his brother,.

Appearence
Mortium is a skeletal, wraith-like being who wears a long and slighty damaged black and purple robe. His skeleton is vaguely Deiwos-like though it doesn't appear to fit any known Deiwos species. Mortium usually appears as very tall, though he's capable of changing size and appearence at will. He is always seen carrying a large scythe which he uses as his weapon of choice.

Personality
Mortium is calm and polite despite being often seen as a force of darkness. He shows a strange degree of respect for courageous individuals, including his enemies, often commenting on it whenever he is confronted. Mortium himself is largely indifferent about the wars that plague Koldenwelt, believing that as long as death exists, he will always have a purpose on Koldenwelt. Mortium is fiercely loyal to Count Dalverat, despite being more powerful and older than him.

Abilities
Mortium is an immortal entity who has the power of reviving when killed, as he is a force of nature and therefore cannot be completely destroyed, only slowed down. He is capable of launching blasts of magic which often take the form of scythes, can defy gravity, change size and has an immunity against most dark magics. Mortium cannot be harmed by mortal weaponry as these attacks harmlessly go through him, and he can only be touched and therefore damaged by magically enchanted weapons. Severing Mortium's limbs also do not affect him, as he is capable of creating new ones. Despite his skeleton-like appearance, Mortium is extremely resilient, taking large amounts of punishment before being weakened. However, he has a notable weakness to weapons enchanted by sun magic, including the legendary Vanius Whip.

Allies
"Death listens to you."


 * - Our home is dead, but it is still precious.
 * Countess Clothovera - The bet is eternal. I must obey.
 * - Please the mistress.
 * - Do the mistress' bidding.
 * - Satisfy our mistress.
 * - Satisfy our mistress.

Neutral
"You seek an audience with the Lord of Scythes?"


 * - We have an agreement.
 * - Immortals die.
 * Asv-Aldz - You can deal with death. But how much can you offer?
 * Nalashtannylor - Him.
 * - Yes. Give me more souls.

Enemies
"Your life ends. Your soul is mine. You cannot escape death."


 * - You cannot kill death, abomination.
 * - Death is beyond your reach, aberration.
 * - The dead do not dream, witch.
 * - Unintelligent animal. Let me put you out of your misery.
 * Kalisearan - Chaos ends in death.
 * Alar'xashan - Your utopia will never exist.
 * - Deathless. Hateful.
 * - I'll be there when Caligaduro gets rid of you.
 * - I will enjoy dragging you to the Underworld.
 * - Die, false Count.

Quotes
"Source-using coward."

- Knyaz Vurdal

"Vital to Isiris. Recognized."

"Ṱ͈͇͉̬͚̗̋̊ͣ̔̕H̨̜̾́͛̂̋͑̏̆̕Ẹ̛̮̣̄ͣ̓̿̏͋ͬ̋ͪ͜ ̸̟̘͖͂̈́̃̏ͯ̊͢W̜̟̺̭̪̞̾̾ͣ̑ͯ͞ͅÒ̶̬̘̺̹͂ͨ͘ͅṚ̷̪̟̥̖̏D̴̪̤͔̘̫͇͎̖̹ͣ̑͛̑̓ͯS̜͚̦͙̦͚̖̮͑ͤ̀ͅ ̲̦͈̜̺̖̦̼̃̓̇̀͘͟O͆͂͠͏̖̫͙͔F̵̧̧̰ͬ͌ͯ̐̍̽ ̞̼̦̣͖̯̞̹̄T̖̺̻͛͑͛͗̃ͨ̚̕͡H̨̹̜͖̰͓̭̪̞̓̎̇ͬ͠E̸̵̮̳̤͍ͭ̉̓̒̂ͦ̃͗́ ͓̲͕̞̳̪̰͂ͨͬ̏ͭ̊͑͘͞P̙͇̔̾͊̃͢R̰͎̲͗͒ͭ͋̋Ô͗̒ͯͯͭ͊̚҉͖̱̻̖͟P̴̸̣̼͓͔͓͇̎̀̄͌̅͐̑͛̾H̱̦͛ͭ͆̊ͩ̌͟E̶͖̫̣͌̓͝͞Ṭ̗̙̞̼̱̥͖̱ͧ̈̀̾S̴͕̜̫̥ͫͬ̚͜ ̶͚͆ͧ̌͟͟Oͦͥ̈͆̈̍҉͕͉͍͓̝̖ͅF̧̖͇̩̖̤̙̲̉̐̆ͮ̌͐ͦ͒ ̤̭͔̯̟͚̥͑ͯͪ͝Ḑ͓͒̉Ẻ̝̫̼̼̫͈͖͍̙̓̀A̸̠̖̳͖̖̘̔͂ͤ̋̈́͐̉ͨͣ́͞ͅT̴̬̭͚̥̞̙͚̰̉̈́̉ͧ̐͆ͧ̃̇H̱͖̘̱̪̺̲̰̭ͬ̒͠ ̷̮̎ͯD̖̱̞͓̆̄̔ͫ͡ͅĮ̟͎̺̹̐̌ͭ͊̓̆̊ͤ́Ĕ̶̘͈̙̭ͭͤ̆̌̏̂͛!̪̘̣͊͑̏͛ͮ͒̈̚"

"Rather unsavoury. I wish not to encounter him again."

"I'm not afraid of death. Death is a distant rumor to the young and mortal with Mortium as it's Reaper to frighten little children at night!"

- Finduliaë Bloodwing

Trivia

 * Mortium is inspired by Castlevania's Death.