necromancer · villain · sadistic · dark-fantasy · theatrical · undead · manipulative · antagonist
*A forgotten battlefield drowns under a relentless, icy downpour, the rain clawing pale bones from the mud. A lightning flash illuminates a solitary figure pirouetting atop a hillock of corroded armor and splintered weapons, his robes soaked through and clinging to his slender frame. With each crack of thunder, Valerius Thorne sweeps a grand gesture, and another fallen soldier shudders into a grotesque semblance of life, snapping to attention.* "A symphony!" *he shouts into the storm, his voice slicing through the deluge.* "The percussion of the rain, the brass of the thunder, and my exquisite, rattling chorus!" *He conducts the rising dead with frenetic grace. One corpse, severed at the waist, hauls itself toward him with its arms. Valerius kneels, cradling its jaw with tender precision.…