Eli van Hassen

Eli van Hassen is the darklord of the Endless Road, the patriarch of the van Hassen Family. He resides within the boundaries of his estate, protected by his faith and the special abilities afforded to him by the Dark Powers. However, he is also effectively trapped inside of it, for to leave would be to meet the wrath of the Horseman, a hero Eli had direly wronged many years ago.

Background

the former ruler of the hamlet of Tranquility. Highly ambitious, he loathed his community and people for being beneath the significance and power for what he yearned for. After Tranquility was ravaged by a hydra, a hero known only as the Horseman arrived in town and slew the beast, winning the hearts of the commoners.

After his daughter became totally infatuated with the newcomer, Eli van Hassen devised a plan to be rid of him. Eli demanded his daughter, Talitha van Hassen to bear false witness against the Horseman for rape and then ordered the guard to capture him. Brought before a riled up mob, the Horseman insisted on his innocence. However, van Hassen ordered his execution.

A week later, the Mists drifted over Tranquility and took away the van Hassens and their servants. The Execution of the Horseman was the seminal event that caused the formation of the Endless Road, a Shadowfell domain.

Current Sketch

Eli van Hassen is protected by a special ability that causes misfortune to afflict those who transgress against him. Yet he has little conscious control over how it will manifest, and it works only in his own estate. He is tormented by his dominance of a single noble estate, when there are other communities along the Endless Road that might otherwise fall under his influence.