| Relatives | None alive |
|---|---|
| Languages | Common and Giant |
| Affiliations | Mercenary |
| Aliases | Stormterror |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Place of Birth | Unknown |
| Species | Goliath |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 8ft |
| Weight | 300lbs |
| Eye Color | Gray |
Vadath is a Goliath barbarian mercenary
Physical Appearance
At 30 years old, Vadath strikes and imposing figure at 8ft tall, 300lbs. His skin has a blueish gray hue to it, and he has battle scars all across his body. He has a tattoo of a shield embedded with a dragons head on his left forearm, in memory of his fallen mother and her faith in Bahamut. As well as a mysterious blood red mark on the side of his neck in the shape of two diamonds ontop of one another with an arrow through the middle of them. Vadaths eyes are a lifeless steely gray and his hands rough and greatly calloused from many hours of swinging his greatsword.
Personality
Vadath takes great pride in his strength and battle prowess. Vadath does not typically run from a fight even if the odds seem stacked against him. Do to his mercenary training and a lifeitme of battle he has some mind for unit tactics and setting up a favorable battlefield. He can come off as a bit uncouth or uncivilized at times, and he usually is a man of few words. Off the battlefield he is quiet and composed but once battle has started his demeanor changes to animalistic like furry. He is loyal to those he fights besides and honors the friendships that he has forged in battle. He often forgets his friends names do to his many close calls with death and a few to many blows to his head. He also has a bad habit of getting involved in brawls with other patrons at local taverns and a few of those places won't even let him in anymore. He does however have a sense of humor even if it is a little on the darker side.
History
After the slaughter of her village Vadath's mother gave birth to him on the side of the road with her dying breaths. Her last breath became Vadaths first. Effectively being born from a corpse Vadath will seemingly forever have one foot in his grave. The slaughter of his mother's village fell on a moonless night and was a ritual killing for the God Nerull. Those that committed the ritual slaughter took their own lives as well, offering their own souls to their god. A passing mercenary company, known as The Band of the Hawk, found the new born. Then a cleric by the name of Sella took pitty on him and adopted him as her own. Sella herself was a cleric of Bahamut that travelled within the company. Vadath then was trained by Captain Ellric, of the Hawks Raider corp. Since then all he knew was battle. He viewed Stella and Ellric as his parents. He began to fight for the company at the age of 7. He has been fighting loyally ever since. Around the age of 16, durning a particular bloody battle, The Band of the Hawk was almost decimated. His pseudo-parents, Sella and Ellric, we’re killed by the enemies leader. He himself was believed to be dead. His body was found amongst a pile of corpses. He later awoke and searched the battlefield. While searching he found his parent's bodies. To honor them Vadath buried them together. He took the shattered remains of his fathers greatsword, a once magnificent blade now nothing more than a charred hilt. In the hopes of surpassing his fathers strength and prestige he vowed to avenge them by claiming the life of the being that took the lives of his adoptive parents.
Due to the decimation, the Band of the Hawk disbanded. Then Vadath set out on his own wandering alone for a few years. He took any job he could find and participated in any fighting tournament he could enter. One such job he took was to help lay siege to a castle and over throw Lord Calhoon. He felt the need to make a name for himself since he was only seventeen years old. He took this job to prove himself among his fellow mercenaries. Lord Calhoon's forces had a particularly formidable warrior on their side, a massive Bugbear. This hulking warrior was clad in what seemingly impenetrable armor. Vadath took it upon himself to challenge this warrior to single combat. The Bugbear accepted the challenge with a grin believing it would easily finish him off. When Vadath drew his sword the crowd was astonished to see he could even hold the massive blade. Some hoped for his failure and others waited to see Vadath use it with precision and dexterity. Then in a surprising show of his strength and speed he proved to his foe a formidable opponent. This young underdog ultimately came out on top though not unscathed. The Bugbear, scoring a well placed strike that almost took Vadaths head from its shoulders, left a massive scar on the left side of Vadaths face. Vadath again almost succumbing to his wounds from the battle woke up a few days later. With thier champion bested Lord Calhoon's forces turned tail. They lacked the leadership to withstand such a loss such as that of the Bugbear. Lord Calhoon himself was taken prisoner and swore vengeance on the "Goliath menace" that slew his champion.
At the age of 19 Vadath had been struggling to find mercenary work. He continued to take odd jobs as a hired hand. One in particular was that of escorting a Drow prisoner to the gallows. The Drow was caught in an assassination attempt on a church official. During the travel of the guarded caravan Vadath was assigned as the jailer. If the prisoner decided to make an escape Vadath was the one that would carry out the execution ahead of schedule. While traveling Vadath learned the Drows name was Dinin Del'Armgo and that Dinin was excommunicated from Menzoberranzan. Dinin claimed he was sowing choas in the name of his goddess Lolth in an attempt to curry some favor in hopes of returning to his city. As they traveled Vadath exchanged war stories with the elf and as time passed Vadath would learn that Dinin was a very accomplished warrior in his own right. Vadaths fighting style favored his greatsword where he used his strength and size to overpower his fowes. Where as Dinin favored the sword and dirk which instead of overpowering his foes he out maneuvered them and would strike at the vital points. Dinin claimed he was one of the droe warrior elite though Vadath couldn't imagine that as he was a bit on the scrawny side. When they had arrived at the gallows it was time to move Dinin from his caged carrage to the hangman noose. As the door opened Dinin burst fourth having slipped his chains. In just a few lightning quick movements Dinin had gotten his hands on two of the other guards swords and subsequently slit thier throats. Dinin Del'Armgo stood in the middle of the courtyard and squared off against Vadath. A battle ensued one that showed Vadath how much he still had to learn. With each swing of Vadaths large sword Dinin nimbly dodged it and landed swift counter blows of his own driving Vadath back. Archers began to appear on the walls surrounding the courtyard as Vadath seemingly in vain tried to keep Dinin with its walls. The archers let loose several volleys of arrows Dinin managed to dodge a few but some still hit thier mark. Dinin eventually fell to his knees and Vadath severed his head. Covered in wounds himself Vadath learned a valuable lesson that dexterity and finesse can be just as deadly as brute strength.
When Vadath was 24 he found himself in the middle of yet another lord's skirmish. During this time he met Talia, a Fallen Aasamir, a fellow mercenary. Vadath and Talia joined a company during some freelancing. Luckily they were assigned to the same unit for combat. Talia supplied support with her magic, from a disntance. As Vadath was known to lead the charge in any battle, sword held high. The two worked well together. From this battle on they grew into a cohesive unit. One particularly rough battle had Vadath and Talia outnumbered. With a cliff at their backs the pair fought off as many as they could. Unfortunately in the end they were pushed off the cliff. Landing in the river below Vadath and Talia were fell unconscious. They awoke a few hours after thier fall battered and bruised. Upon doing so they discovered the side they were fighting for had lost and everyone taken prisoner. The pair decided to head off on their own. Unknown to Vadath, Talia had a plan of her own. She is a servant of Nerull and knows about Vadaths origins.
A few years later when Tallia and Vadath, now at the age of 26, were traveling together the pair took on a another difficult job. This time it was to hunt down,what the local populace called, "The Storm Bird". The bird was beleived to be causing massive storms in the area. These storms made the mountain pass unaccesable. The pair headed up the mountain toward its peak and made camp. After a few days of investigation from their lofty vantage point they discovered that "The Storm Bird" was in fact a massive Roc that once belonged to a Storm Giant. The pair fought valiantly against the Roc for what seemed like an eternity. The bird would evetually fall and almost take Vadath with it. Once again Vadath was at deaths door and again he awoke a few days later. When then realised Talia nowhere in sight. Talia had left a note for him, as he read it he felt a stinging pain on the right side of his neck. Lifting his hand to the wound, he felt a mark carved into his flesh. The wound itself took the shape of two diamonds stacked ontop of one another with an arrow piercing through the middle. The note was short and to the point : "You have been branded and when the time is right I will find you and take what is owed." Vadath, scarred and confused, decended the mountain earning the nickname "Stormterrror" due to his victory over the Roc.
It was after this mark was carved into his flesh that Vadath began to experience new abilities. He noticed his sword would turn black when he raged and it seemed to slice through flesh like never before. He began to enioy battle far more after being scarred. He does not know that Nerull is aiming to claim his soul, nor is he aware that his mother's god, Bahamut, is helping to keep him alive. Bahamut hopes he will be able to avenge his mother, Sella, and find peace. Though he does not curse the gods Vadath does not have a particular fondness them because to him it seems even his mother devout faith couldnt save her from the enemies blade.
Though Vadath is unaware of the true source of his necrotic abilities he himself has been surrounded by death his entire life. Because of all the death surrounding his circumstances he has become an unknowing agent of Nerull. He has had many close calls with loosing his own life but so far has been able to persevere. He is not afraid of death itself and has no fear of dying in battle. As a mercenary he takes all kinds of jobs from a bodyguard to even murder if the coin is enough. All he cares for is to surpass his father's strength, restore his father's prized sword, and revenge on the being that took his adoptive parents lives. If a few more bodies need to made to achieve those goals then so be it.
Shortly after arriving in Isonhound Vadath found himself in the town of Seglok. While at the local inn he heard the bar keep, a Saytr by the name of Rory, needed some help finding his daughter. Vadath and a few other adventures took on the job. Upon talking to Rory the found out his daughter was a Dryad by the name of Whisty. Rory told them all that Whisty had gone north to help with a settlement and that he hadnt heard from her recently and what he had heard from locals coming from that area was comcerning. Supposedly the northern settlements were being attacked by dragons and Rory feared for Whistys life. The adventurers took the job and ventured north. Upon arriving at the settlement where Whisty was the group saw Whisty and a few villagers try to fight off two Lindworms. The group of adventurers burt into action a few focused of engaging the Lindworms where as Vadath attempted to rescue Whisty. The Lindworms wreaked havoc on the battlefield killing the two villagers almost instantly. Whisty fought bravely and began to retreat in an attempt to reach Vadath. Sadly just before she could reach him Whisty succumbed to her wounds and fell. Vadath and the other fought the Lindworms on a violent struggle. Even Vadath himself falling in battle and he was prepared to take his last breath when the dwarf Tordek reached Vadath and saved his life with magic. Vadath stood up, flew into a rage and tossed a javelin at the only remaining Lindworm piercing through its head and killing it. In the end Whisty could not be saved and Vadath would carry her body all the back to her father Rory.
In his adventures in Isonhound he still winds up coming out of his battles by the grace of the gods. Lindworms knocked him flat on his back and the Green Stag almost melted him with its poison breath. If it wasnt for his companions Tordek and Ferris he would have surely died on the battlefield. Vadath currently spends a lot of his time in between jobs working in the town of Gammelgard learning smithing techniques on how to forge weapons with the hopes of being able to reforge his fathers greatsword.
Languages
Common and Giant.
Powers and Abilities
When he is raged he losses all concern for his own life. It is durning these moments his blade exudes necrotic energy. One seemingly born of death is forever close to it.
Weapons
His main weapon is his greatsword though more like a massively hunk of iron than an actually “cutting” weapon. As well as the handle and shattered blade pieces of his adopted fathers great sword that he carries around hoping to have it reforged to its former glory. He chose this fighting style because at the age of 7 he trained with a full size sword. Like his father once told him “There are no child size swords in a mercenary company.” As he grew so to did his choice in swords so that he could maintain his fighting style.
