The Endbringer
Group (Pantheon): The Void Covenant
Domains: Corruption, Undeath, Destruction
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Malachor's holy symbol is a spiked, broken crown wreathed in dark, cursed flames, symbolizing the fall of kingdoms and the inevitability of destruction. Its jagged points drip with black ichor, representing eternal suffering and conquest. His followers wear this symbol as iron pendants or engrave it into their weapons and armor, often branded into their flesh as a mark of absolute submission.
Malachor's cult is known as the Abyssal Dominion, a brutal hierarchy where power is earned only through conquest and cruelty. Leadership is based on dominance, and the weak are eliminated or enslaved. The faith spreads like a dark plague, embedding itself in corrupted cities, warbands, and twisted magical cabals.
The Voice of Ruin
The supreme priest and mortal vessel of Malachor's will. This individual serves as the high commander of the Abyssal Dominion, wielding dark powers in Malachor's name.
Lords of Decay
Corrupt warlords, necromancers, and generals who command legions of undead, demonic soldiers, and corrupted mortals. Each is marked by dark gifts bestowed through blood pacts.
Dreadweavers
Abyssal sorcerers and warlocks who craft twisted relics, forge cursed spells, and summon Malachor's endless horrors from the Abyss. They hold vast knowledge of forbidden magic.
Deathbound Heralds
Champions of Malachor, wielding enchanted weapons and dark blessings. They serve as elite enforcers, carrying out his will through conquest and slaughter.
Abyssborn Thralls
Broken mortals, enslaved souls, and mindless servants bound through dark rituals. They form the bulk of Malachor's armies, cursed with eternal servitude even after death.
Vyras the Soulbinder (past)
Role: Lord of Decay and Master Necromancer
Legacy: Vyras forged the Legion of the Broken, an army of millions of undead raised from the fields of the War of Endless Dusk. His dark mastery of necromantic magic led to the deaths of countless heroes before his soul was bound into his own enchanted phylactery, now lost in the Blighted Wastes.
Malgareth Bloodreaver (past)
Role: Deathbound Herald
Legacy: A corrupted warlord wielding the cursed axe Reaper's Edge, Malgareth led the Siege of Aurensul, reducing the city's great bastions to ash. He was slain in single combat by the legendary paladin Theren Valeborn, but not before spreading Malachor's influence deep into the heart of Thaloria.
Morveth, the First Voice of Ruin (past)
Role: First Mortal Vessel of Malachor
Legacy: Morveth was a fallen archmage whose soul was consumed by Malachor's influence. He became the first Voice of Ruin, leading the initial conquest of Thaloria at the dawn of the Fourth Age, sealing the land's fate in centuries of darkness.
Elara Voidheart (present)
Role: Dreadweaver Sorceress
Legacy: A powerful abyssal sorceress, Elara commands the Crimson Cabal, a dark magical order sworn to summon greater abyssal entities into the world. She is responsible for opening several unstable rifts that remain scars upon Thaloria's landscape.
The Iron Tyrant (present)
Role: Abyssborn Warlord
Legacy: A legendary conqueror encased in cursed, soul-forged armor, the Iron Tyrant has led Malachor's armies in a campaign of terror throughout the Darkspire Reaches. His identity is unknown, though rumors suggest he may be an ancient hero turned into a corrupted vessel of endless war.
Though Malachor was banished at the end of the Fourth Age, his influence persists in corrupted lands such as the Abyssal Wastes, Blighted Hills, and the ruins of fallen cities like Velkar's Descent. His cults work in secret, spreading despair and plotting his return.
Malachor's followers stand opposed to all gods of life, light, and hope, especially Vara (life and healing), Theris (justice), and Maelis (compassion). His most bitter rival is Thanor (war and valor), whose faithful still fight against Malachor's dark legacy.
Despite his banishment, Malachor's cultists actively seek to restore his power by:
Malachor, known as the Endbringer, is the ancient Abyssal Lord of Corruption, Conquest, and Undeath. He is the embodiment of ruin, destruction, and endless hunger, driven by an insatiable desire to consume and dominate all existence. Unlike other dark gods or forces of evil, Malachor seeks not just power but absolute obliteration -- a world where only his dark will remains. His reign during the Fourth Age left scars on both the world of Thaloria and its people that can never be erased.
Malachor is depicted as a colossal, armored figure shrouded in blackened steel and twisted abyssal runes, with a face locked behind an imposing war mask with a burning crimson gaze. His armor constantly seeps dark mist, symbolizing decay and inevitability. He wields Dreadspire, a cursed greatsword forged from the souls of defeated kings, and is often surrounded by the broken chains of his conquered enemies.
Malachor, the Endbringer, remains one of the most feared and destructive forces in Thaloria's dark history. Though defeated and banished, his shadow continues to linger, a constant threat to the mortal world.
"All things end ... and in the end, only ruin remains."
Source: Homebrew, 2024.
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