Death (Lowellyn Dachine) - Revision history

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	===[[3rd Edition]]===		===[[3rd Edition]]===
	*Unique [[Negative Energy Elemental]]<ref>Gaz II p. 137-138</ref>		*Unique [[Negative Energy Elemental]]<ref>Gaz II p. 137-138</ref>

			==Clarification==
			Lowellyn Dachine is not [["Death"\|the Death]] that [[Strahd]] made a pact with to become a [[vampire]]. That is a separate entity entirely.

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	Ultimately, Death's efforts came to naught. In the summer of [[755 BC]], Azalin's servants restored him to [[corporeal]] form. As Azalin was restored, the [[Dark Powers]] made Death into a true darklord for all the murder and discord Death's creations wreaked under its commands. Necropolis came to only refer to Il Aluk and the surrounding environs enveloped in the shroud, and this territory was the limits of Death's [[domain]]. In addition, an accursed [[doubt]] was introduced into Death's mind, for it no longer exerted the control over all of Darkon's undead as it formerly did.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>		Ultimately, Death's efforts came to naught. In the summer of [[755 BC]], Azalin's servants restored him to [[corporeal]] form. As Azalin was restored, the [[Dark Powers]] made Death into a true darklord for all the murder and discord Death's creations wreaked under its commands. Necropolis came to only refer to Il Aluk and the surrounding environs enveloped in the shroud, and this territory was the limits of Death's [[domain]]. In addition, an accursed [[doubt]] was introduced into Death's mind, for it no longer exerted the control over all of Darkon's undead as it formerly did.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

			==Current Sketch==
			Death does its best to impress upon everyone, including itself, that it is the manifestation of true death it claims to be. Death has culled most of the memories of its previous mortal life as Lowellyn Dachine from its mind, yet flickering shadows continue to haunt and torment it. Deep at its core, Death knows its life is a [[fraud]], which causes it eternal horror and shame.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

	==Game Statistics==		==Game Statistics==

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	==Game Statistics==		==Game Statistics==
	===[[2nd Edition]]===		===[[2nd Edition]]===
	*as human: 10th level [[Priest (2E Class Group)]], [[Neutral Evil]]<ref>		*as human: 10th level [[Priest (2E Class Group)]], [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref>
			*As Death: Hit Dice 10<ref>Death Ascendant p. 52, Requiem: Death Triumphant p. 62-63</ref>
			===[[3rd Edition]]===
			*Unique [[Negative Energy Elemental]]<ref>Gaz II p. 137-138</ref>


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The Lesser Evil: /* The Shrouded Years */

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The Shrouded Years

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	After it was was chased out of the Temple of Eternal Order in Nartok by [[adventurer]]s and returned from [[the Mists]], Death made its way to [[Il Aluk]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref> There Death helped Azalin with the Grim Harvest until late winter of 750 BC, whereupon the lich king unleashed [[the Requiem]] and seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. All [[life]] in Il Aluk was snuffed out and [[reanimated]] as [[undead]] beings. It was then that Death felt emphatic joy. In its deluded mind, Death attributed this turn of events entirely to its own machinations. The [[Hour of Ascension]] was at hand, and Death would be the one to enact it and then dominate the changed Darkon.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> However, Death became trapped in Il Aluk, now dependent upon [[the Shroud]] for its existence. Despite this fact, Death was not yet a [[darklord]] and lingered not under a [[curse]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref>		After it was was chased out of the Temple of Eternal Order in Nartok by [[adventurer]]s and returned from [[the Mists]], Death made its way to [[Il Aluk]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref> There Death helped Azalin with the Grim Harvest until late winter of 750 BC, whereupon the lich king unleashed [[the Requiem]] and seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. All [[life]] in Il Aluk was snuffed out and [[reanimated]] as [[undead]] beings. It was then that Death felt emphatic joy. In its deluded mind, Death attributed this turn of events entirely to its own machinations. The [[Hour of Ascension]] was at hand, and Death would be the one to enact it and then dominate the changed Darkon.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> However, Death became trapped in Il Aluk, now dependent upon [[the Shroud]] for its existence. Despite this fact, Death was not yet a [[darklord]] and lingered not under a [[curse]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref>

	Following Azalin's seeming destruction, Darkon fell into a period of turmoil and chaos called ~~the [[Fall of Kings]] or~~ the [[Shrouded Years]]. During this period, Death began to exert control and destruction over Darkon through its undead minions. At this point, people began to refer to all of Darkon as "Necropolis". However, a thorn remained in Death's side, for it came to realize Azalin was not truly dead. Instead, Azalin's essence had merely dispersed. As Azalin began to literally get himself together, the nightmares of the [[Drowning Dreams]] terrorized people across the land seemingly at random across the land. ~~In [[753 BC]]~~, Azalin was coherent enough to begin sending messages to his favored subjects on how to bring him back. However, Death also sense the Drowning Dreams and took steps to intervene. Death created both the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]] and [[Death's Horsemen\|the Horsemen]] and unleashed them upon Darkon, hellbent on preventing (in Death's view) a wayward ghost from escaping its deserved demise.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>		Following Azalin's seeming destruction, Darkon fell into a period of turmoil and chaos called the [[Shrouded Years]]. During this period, Death began to exert control and destruction over Darkon through its undead minions. At this point, people began to refer to all of Darkon as "Necropolis". However, a thorn remained in Death's side, for it came to realize Azalin was not truly dead. Instead, Azalin's essence had merely dispersed. As Azalin began to literally get himself together, the nightmares of the [[Drowning Dreams]] terrorized people across the land seemingly at random across the land. Three years in, Azalin was coherent enough to begin sending messages to his favored subjects on how to bring him back. However, Death also sense the Drowning Dreams and took steps to intervene.<ref>Gaz II p. 23-24</ref> Death created both the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]] and [[Death's Horsemen\|the Horsemen]] and unleashed them upon Darkon, hellbent on preventing (in Death's view) a wayward ghost from escaping its deserved demise.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

	Ultimately, Death's efforts came to naught. In the summer of [[755 BC]], Azalin's servants restored him to [[corporeal]] form. As Azalin was restored, the [[Dark Powers]] made Death into a true darklord for all the murder and discord Death's creations wreaked under its commands. Necropolis came to only refer to Il Aluk and the surrounding environs enveloped in the shroud, and this territory was the limits of Death's [[domain]]. In addition, an accursed [[doubt]] was introduced into Death's mind, for it no longer exerted the control over all of Darkon's undead as it formerly did.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>		Ultimately, Death's efforts came to naught. In the summer of [[755 BC]], Azalin's servants restored him to [[corporeal]] form. As Azalin was restored, the [[Dark Powers]] made Death into a true darklord for all the murder and discord Death's creations wreaked under its commands. Necropolis came to only refer to Il Aluk and the surrounding environs enveloped in the shroud, and this territory was the limits of Death's [[domain]]. In addition, an accursed [[doubt]] was introduced into Death's mind, for it no longer exerted the control over all of Darkon's undead as it formerly did.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

			==Game Statistics==
			===[[2nd Edition]]===
			*as human: 10th level [[Priest (2E Class Group)]], [[Neutral Evil]]<ref>

The Lesser Evil: /* Before Becoming Death */

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Before Becoming Death

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	Lowellyn Dachine was initially conceived as part of an attempt by Azalin Rex to get around his [[curse]] and learn new [[magic]]. Azalin utilized a [[Wish]] [[spell]] to impregnate several women across [[Darkon]] with clones of himself. Azalin hoped to leech the magical knowledge off of these children, though the attempt ultimately failed.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> Most of these died before birth or were slain early in childhood due to marked [[deformity]], though Dachine and a scant few survived into maturity.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> As as an adult, Dachine seemed to demonstrate what [["S"]] remarks as an unbalanced loyalty and love of his "father" Azalin, whom Dachine believed he was the [[bastard\|illegitimate child]] of. Yet, according to "S", beneath the veneer of bold courage, Dachine seethed with bitterness at a seeming lack of approval.<ref>Gaz II p. 23</ref> Beyond this seed for later [[madness]], Dachine showed the most resemblance of his clone kindred to Azalin in personality and drive for achievement and power.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>		Lowellyn Dachine was initially conceived as part of an attempt by Azalin Rex to get around his [[curse]] and learn new [[magic]]. Azalin utilized a [[Wish]] [[spell]] to impregnate several women across [[Darkon]] with clones of himself. Azalin hoped to leech the magical knowledge off of these children, though the attempt ultimately failed.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> Most of these died before birth or were slain early in childhood due to marked [[deformity]], though Dachine and a scant few survived into maturity.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> As as an adult, Dachine seemed to demonstrate what [["S"]] remarks as an unbalanced loyalty and love of his "father" Azalin, whom Dachine believed he was the [[bastard\|illegitimate child]] of. Yet, according to "S", beneath the veneer of bold courage, Dachine seethed with bitterness at a seeming lack of approval.<ref>Gaz II p. 23</ref> Beyond this seed for later [[madness]], Dachine showed the most resemblance of his clone kindred to Azalin in personality and drive for achievement and power.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

	At Azalin's encouragement, Dachine pursued magic, in specific [[divine magic]]. He became a [[priest]] of the [[Eternal Order]]. He also joined the [[Kargat]]. Exceptional for a [[living]], normal [[human]], Dachine became a high-ranking officer of the Kargat. He oversaw the ~~gathering~~ of ~~energy for~~ the Infernal Machine, a prototype of the [[Doomsday Device]], at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]] in [[Nartok]]. [[Ladislas Sintesti]], leader of the [[Ebon Fold]], was to report to him with the progress of the [[Grim Harvest]] in [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Death Unchained]] p. 64</ref> Dachine was even the Infernal Device's first (and only) test subject. In [[750 BC]], Dachine was [[transformed]] into a being of pure [[negative energy]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>, losing the powers of [[divine magic]] but gaining many new unnatural powers in return.<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref> As a result of this transformation, Dachine's sanity seriously deteriorated, and a grandiose belief that he was the embodiment of Death began to take root.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>		At Azalin's encouragement, Dachine pursued magic, in specific [[divine magic]]. He became a [[priest]] of the [[Eternal Order]]. He also joined the [[Kargat]]. Exceptional for a [[living]], normal [[human]], Dachine became a high-ranking officer of the Kargat.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> He oversaw the construction of the Infernal Machine, a prototype of the [[Doomsday Device]], at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]] in [[Nartok]].<ref>[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest]] p. 61, [[Death Ascendant]]</ref> [[Ladislas Sintesti]], leader of the [[Ebon Fold]], was to report to him with the progress of the [[Grim Harvest]] in [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Death Unchained]] p. 64</ref> Dachine was even the Infernal Device's first (and only) test subject. In [[750 BC]], Dachine was [[transformed]] into a being of pure [[negative energy]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>, losing the powers of [[divine magic]] but gaining many new unnatural powers in return.<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref> As a result of this transformation, Dachine's sanity seriously deteriorated, and a grandiose belief that he was the embodiment of Death began to take root.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

	===The [[Shrouded Years]]===		===The [[Shrouded Years]]===

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	==History==		==History==
	Lowellyn Dachine was initially conceived as part of an attempt by Azalin Rex to get around his [[curse]] and learn new [[magic]]. Azalin utilized a [[Wish]] [[spell]] to impregnate several women across [[Darkon]] with clones of himself. ~~Azlin~~ hoped to leech the magical knowledge off of these children, though the attempt ultimately failed. ~~Due to marked~~ [[~~deformity~~]]~~, most~~ of these were slain early in childhood, though Dachine and a scant few survived into maturity. As as an adult, Dachine seemed to demonstrate what [["S"]] remarks as an unbalanced loyalty and love of his "father" Azalin, whom Dachine believed he was the [[bastard\|~~illegitimitate~~ child]] of. Yet, according to "S", beneath the veneer of bold courage, Dachine seethed with bitterness at a seeming lack of approval.<ref>Gaz II p. 23</ref> Beyond this seed for later [[madness]], Dachine showed the most resemblance of his clone kindred to Azalin in personality and drive for achievement and power.		===Before Becoming Death===
			Lowellyn Dachine was initially conceived as part of an attempt by Azalin Rex to get around his [[curse]] and learn new [[magic]]. Azalin utilized a [[Wish]] [[spell]] to impregnate several women across [[Darkon]] with clones of himself. Azalin hoped to leech the magical knowledge off of these children, though the attempt ultimately failed.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> Most of these died before birth or were slain early in childhood due to marked [[deformity]], though Dachine and a scant few survived into maturity.<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 60-61">[[Death Ascendant]] p. 60-61</ref><ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> As as an adult, Dachine seemed to demonstrate what [["S"]] remarks as an unbalanced loyalty and love of his "father" Azalin, whom Dachine believed he was the [[bastard\|illegitimate child]] of. Yet, according to "S", beneath the veneer of bold courage, Dachine seethed with bitterness at a seeming lack of approval.<ref>Gaz II p. 23</ref> Beyond this seed for later [[madness]], Dachine showed the most resemblance of his clone kindred to Azalin in personality and drive for achievement and power.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

	At Azalin's encouragement, Dachine pursued magic, in specific [[divine magic]]. He became a [[priest]] of the [[Eternal Order]] ~~as a [[spy]] for~~ the [[Kargat]]. ~~Exception~~ for a [[living]], normal [[human]], Dachine became a high-ranking officer of the Kargat. He oversaw the gathering of energy for the Infernal Machine, a prototype of the [[Doomsday Device]], at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]] in [[Nartok]]. [[Ladislas Sintesti]], leader of the [[Ebon Fold]], was to report to him with the progress of the [[Grim Harvest]] in [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Death Unchained]] p. 64</ref> Dachine was even the Infernal Device's first (and only) test subject. In [[750 BC]], Dachine was [[transformed]] into a being of pure [[negative energy]]. As a result of this transformation, Dachine's sanity seriously deteriorated, and a grandiose belief that he was the embodiment of Death began to take root.		At Azalin's encouragement, Dachine pursued magic, in specific [[divine magic]]. He became a [[priest]] of the [[Eternal Order]]. He also joined the [[Kargat]]. Exceptional for a [[living]], normal [[human]], Dachine became a high-ranking officer of the Kargat. He oversaw the gathering of energy for the Infernal Machine, a prototype of the [[Doomsday Device]], at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]] in [[Nartok]]. [[Ladislas Sintesti]], leader of the [[Ebon Fold]], was to report to him with the progress of the [[Grim Harvest]] in [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Death Unchained]] p. 64</ref> Dachine was even the Infernal Device's first (and only) test subject. In [[750 BC]], Dachine was [[transformed]] into a being of pure [[negative energy]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>, losing the powers of [[divine magic]] but gaining many new unnatural powers in return.<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref> As a result of this transformation, Dachine's sanity seriously deteriorated, and a grandiose belief that he was the embodiment of Death began to take root.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

	After he was was chased out of the Temple of Eternal Order in Nartok by [[adventurer]]s, Death made ~~his~~ way to [[Il Aluk]]. There he helped Azalin with the Grim Harvest until late winter of 750 BC, whereupon the lich king unleashed [[the Requiem]] and seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. All [[life]] in Il Aluk was snuffed out and [[reanimated]] as [[undead]] beings. It was then that Death felt emphatic joy. In its deluded mind, Death attributed this turn of events entirely to its own machinations. The [[Hour of Ascension]] was at hand, and Death would be the one to enact it and then dominate the changed Darkon. However, Death became trapped in Il Aluk, now dependent upon [[the Shroud]] for its existence. Despite this fact, Death was not yet a [[darklord]] and lingered not under a [[curse]].		===The [[Shrouded Years]]===
			After it was was chased out of the Temple of Eternal Order in Nartok by [[adventurer]]s and returned from [[the Mists]], Death made its way to [[Il Aluk]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref> There Death helped Azalin with the Grim Harvest until late winter of 750 BC, whereupon the lich king unleashed [[the Requiem]] and seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. All [[life]] in Il Aluk was snuffed out and [[reanimated]] as [[undead]] beings. It was then that Death felt emphatic joy. In its deluded mind, Death attributed this turn of events entirely to its own machinations. The [[Hour of Ascension]] was at hand, and Death would be the one to enact it and then dominate the changed Darkon.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref> However, Death became trapped in Il Aluk, now dependent upon [[the Shroud]] for its existence. Despite this fact, Death was not yet a [[darklord]] and lingered not under a [[curse]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 61-62">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]] p. 61-62</ref>

	Following Azalin's seeming destruction, Darkon fell into a period of turmoil and chaos called the [[Fall of Kings]] or the [[Shrouded Years]]. During this period, Death began to exert control and destruction over Darkon through its undead minions. At this point, people began to refer to all of Darkon as "Necropolis". However, a thorn remained in Death's side, for it came to realize Azalin was not truly dead. Instead, Azalin's essence had merely dispersed. As Azalin began to literally get himself together, the nightmares of the [[Drowning Dreams]] terrorized people across the land seemingly at random across the land. Azalin ~~began~~ sending messages to his favored~~, loyal~~ subjects on how to bring him back, ~~yet~~ Death also sense ~~these messages~~ and took steps to intervene. Death created both the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]] and		Following Azalin's seeming destruction, Darkon fell into a period of turmoil and chaos called the [[Fall of Kings]] or the [[Shrouded Years]]. During this period, Death began to exert control and destruction over Darkon through its undead minions. At this point, people began to refer to all of Darkon as "Necropolis". However, a thorn remained in Death's side, for it came to realize Azalin was not truly dead. Instead, Azalin's essence had merely dispersed. As Azalin began to literally get himself together, the nightmares of the [[Drowning Dreams]] terrorized people across the land seemingly at random across the land. In [[753 BC]], Azalin was coherent enough to begin sending messages to his favored subjects on how to bring him back. However, Death also sense the Drowning Dreams and took steps to intervene. Death created both the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]] and [[Death's Horsemen\|the Horsemen]] and unleashed them upon Darkon, hellbent on preventing (in Death's view) a wayward ghost from escaping its deserved demise.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

			Ultimately, Death's efforts came to naught. In the summer of [[755 BC]], Azalin's servants restored him to [[corporeal]] form. As Azalin was restored, the [[Dark Powers]] made Death into a true darklord for all the murder and discord Death's creations wreaked under its commands. Necropolis came to only refer to Il Aluk and the surrounding environs enveloped in the shroud, and this territory was the limits of Death's [[domain]]. In addition, an accursed [[doubt]] was introduced into Death's mind, for it no longer exerted the control over all of Darkon's undead as it formerly did.<ref name="Gaz II p. 138">Gaz II p. 138</ref>

The Lesser Evil: /* History */

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	==History==		==History==
	Lowellyn Dachine was initially conceived as part of an attempt by Azalin Rex to get around his [[curse]] and learn new [[magic]]. Azalin utilized a [[Wish]] [[spell]] to impregnate several women across [[Darkon]] with clones of himself. Azlin hoped to leech the magical knowledge off of these children, though the attempt ultimately failed. Due to marked [[deformity]], most of these were slain early in childhood, though Dachine and a scant few survived into maturity. As as an adult, Dachine seemed to demonstrate what [["S"]] remarks as an unbalanced loyalty and love of his "father" Azalin, whom Dachine believed he was the [[bastard\|illegitimitate child]] of. Yet, according to "S", beneath the veneer of bold courage, Dachine seethed with bitterness at a seeming lack of approval.<ref>Gaz II p. 23</ref> Beyond this, Dachine showed the most resemblance of his clone kindred to Azalin in personality and ~~ambition~~.		Lowellyn Dachine was initially conceived as part of an attempt by Azalin Rex to get around his [[curse]] and learn new [[magic]]. Azalin utilized a [[Wish]] [[spell]] to impregnate several women across [[Darkon]] with clones of himself. Azlin hoped to leech the magical knowledge off of these children, though the attempt ultimately failed. Due to marked [[deformity]], most of these were slain early in childhood, though Dachine and a scant few survived into maturity. As as an adult, Dachine seemed to demonstrate what [["S"]] remarks as an unbalanced loyalty and love of his "father" Azalin, whom Dachine believed he was the [[bastard\|illegitimitate child]] of. Yet, according to "S", beneath the veneer of bold courage, Dachine seethed with bitterness at a seeming lack of approval.<ref>Gaz II p. 23</ref> Beyond this seed for later [[madness]], Dachine showed the most resemblance of his clone kindred to Azalin in personality and drive for achievement and power.

	At Azalin's encouragement, Dachine pursued magic, in specific [[divine magic]]. He became a [[priest]] of the [[Eternal Order]] as a [[spy]] for the [[Kargat]]. Exception for a [[living]], normal [[human]], Dachine became a high-ranking officer of the Kargat. He oversaw the gathering of energy for the Infernal Machine, a prototype of the [[Doomsday Device]], at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]] in [[Nartok]]. [[Ladislas Sintesti]], leader of the [[Ebon Fold]], was to report to him with the progress of the [[Grim Harvest]] in [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Death Unchained]] p. 64</ref> Dachine was even the Infernal Device's first (and only) test subject. In [[750 BC]], Dachine was [[transformed]] into a being of pure [[negative energy]]. As a result of this transformation, Dachine's sanity seriously deteriorated, and a grandiose belief that he was the embodiment of Death began to take root.		At Azalin's encouragement, Dachine pursued magic, in specific [[divine magic]]. He became a [[priest]] of the [[Eternal Order]] as a [[spy]] for the [[Kargat]]. Exception for a [[living]], normal [[human]], Dachine became a high-ranking officer of the Kargat. He oversaw the gathering of energy for the Infernal Machine, a prototype of the [[Doomsday Device]], at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]] in [[Nartok]]. [[Ladislas Sintesti]], leader of the [[Ebon Fold]], was to report to him with the progress of the [[Grim Harvest]] in [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Death Unchained]] p. 64</ref> Dachine was even the Infernal Device's first (and only) test subject. In [[750 BC]], Dachine was [[transformed]] into a being of pure [[negative energy]]. As a result of this transformation, Dachine's sanity seriously deteriorated, and a grandiose belief that he was the embodiment of Death began to take root.

	After he was was chased out of the Temple of Eternal Order in Nartok by [[adventurer]]s, Death made his way to [[Il Aluk]]. There he helped Azalin with the Grim Harvest until late winter of 750 BC, whereupon the lich king unleashed [[the Requiem]] and seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. All [[life]] in Il Aluk was snuffed out and [[reanimated]] as [[undead]] beings. It was then that Death felt emphatic joy. In its deluded mind, Death attributed this turn of events entirely to its own machinations. The [[Hour of Ascension]] was at hand, and Death would be the one to enact it and then dominate the changed Darkon. However, Death became trapped in Il Aluk, now dependent upon [[the Shroud]] for its existence. Despite this fact, Death was not yet a [[darklord]] and lingered not under a [[curse]].		After he was was chased out of the Temple of Eternal Order in Nartok by [[adventurer]]s, Death made his way to [[Il Aluk]]. There he helped Azalin with the Grim Harvest until late winter of 750 BC, whereupon the lich king unleashed [[the Requiem]] and seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. All [[life]] in Il Aluk was snuffed out and [[reanimated]] as [[undead]] beings. It was then that Death felt emphatic joy. In its deluded mind, Death attributed this turn of events entirely to its own machinations. The [[Hour of Ascension]] was at hand, and Death would be the one to enact it and then dominate the changed Darkon. However, Death became trapped in Il Aluk, now dependent upon [[the Shroud]] for its existence. Despite this fact, Death was not yet a [[darklord]] and lingered not under a [[curse]].

			Following Azalin's seeming destruction, Darkon fell into a period of turmoil and chaos called the [[Fall of Kings]] or the [[Shrouded Years]]. During this period, Death began to exert control and destruction over Darkon through its undead minions. At this point, people began to refer to all of Darkon as "Necropolis". However, a thorn remained in Death's side, for it came to realize Azalin was not truly dead. Instead, Azalin's essence had merely dispersed. As Azalin began to literally get himself together, the nightmares of the [[Drowning Dreams]] terrorized people across the land seemingly at random across the land. Azalin began sending messages to his favored, loyal subjects on how to bring him back, yet Death also sense these messages and took steps to intervene. Death created both the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]] and