Volar

As the leader of the Shaddowhammer, Volar was once a paladin, that lost his child in the war, he thinks, he can resurrect his child if he fulfills a ritual demanding the souls of many people. What he doesn't know is that it will free the evil god Naruun and take his life in the process.

Volar is oblivious to the truth and is being deceived by Naruun. He is blinded by his grief and doesn't see the consequences of his actions. The members are just blindly following him, not knowing what they're doing is wrong.

Volars Past

Volar was once a great paladin called Tarwin Althammer, in service of the ongoing War and holder of Shaddowbane a set of artifact Armor. He had a Wife in the Enemies territory but this didn't hold him back to come visit them in his downtime. Sadly, his daughter was murdered. He was devastated by this and his wife soon died of a broken heart. Volar blamed himself for not being there and swore to never let anything like this happen again. He retired as General and started studying resurrections and dwelled deep into forbidden rituals. Naruun used this strong desire to make him his pawn. The Fulfiller planted evidence of a mighty resurrection ritual called the Turnback that would not only resurrect his lost wife and daughter, but all people that died in the war. In Reality it would only break the Prison of Naruun. This lead to the founding of The Gifted, that made it their secret Goal to fulfill the Ritual. Some years after the founding, Volar separated from the Organisation because in his eyes, they didn't make enough progress. Harnessing the Powers of another Old God called Ilsensine he founded The Shaddowhammer with the Goal of to fulfill the ritual at all coast.

Appearance:

His lower face melts to purple Tentacles. from the many gifts of Ilsensine
Speaks only in Mind with a glowing Voice
Tentacle / claw like hands
does NOT resemble a Paladin
Wears torn robes. Below you can glance a worn down plate Armor

Timeline

Year 2986: Volar born in Trollbans Hold Year 3005: Volar joins the League of Arathor Year 3009: Volar loses his child Year 3020: Volar searches for resurrection ritual Year 3024: Volar cofounds The Gifted ones Year 3038: Volar Founds The Shaddowhammer

Quick Reference

Roleplaying Tips: Blinded by grief, determined to resurrect his child, speaks with a glowing voice using telepathy
Quirk: Lower face melts to purple tentacles; tentacle/claw-like hands

Appearance

Volar's lower face melts into purple tentacles as a result of the many gifts from Ilsensine. He communicates telepathically with a glowing voice. His hands resemble tentacle-like claws. Volar does not resemble his previous appearance as a paladin, and instead wears torn robes that barely cover an old and worn-down plate armor.

Motivations

Volar is driven by his grief over the loss of his child and wife. He believes in the resurrection ritual called the Turnback that would restore them and everyone who died in the war.

Ideals

Volar was once an honorable paladin but has now become desperate and obsessed with restoring his family, leading him towards darker paths.

Bonds

Volar feels responsible for the death of his family and has sworn never to let anything like that happen again.

Flaws

Blinded by grief, Volar is easily deceived and manipulated by Naruun.

Quirk

The gifts of Ilsensine have given Volar unique features such as purple tentacles for his lower face and tentacle-like clawed hands.

Roleplaying

When roleplaying Volar, emphasize his determination to resurrect his family at any cost, even if it means sacrificing others or crossing moral boundaries.

Backstory

Volar was once Tarwin Althammer, a great paladin who served in the ongoing war wielding Shaddowbane artifact armor. He had a wife in enemy territory whom he would visit during downtime. Tragically, their daughter was murdered; soon after, his wife died from heartbreak. Blaming himself for their deaths, Volar retired as General and started studying resurrection rituals. Naruun used Volar's grief to manipulate him into becoming a pawn for his own release. The Fulfiller planted evidence of the Turnback ritual, which Volar believed would restore his family and everyone who died in the war. In reality, it would only free Naruun from imprisonment.

Volar co-founded The Gifted with the secret goal of fulfilling the Turnback ritual but later separated from them due to their insufficient progress. Harnessing the powers of another Old God, Ilsensine, he founded The Shaddowhammer to complete the ritual at any cost.

Role in the campaign

Volar can serve as an antagonist whose actions are driven by grief and deception. Players may find themselves trying to thwart his attempts at completing the Turnback ritual while also uncovering the truth behind Naruun's manipulation.

Relations

Born in Trollbans Hold
Joined League of Arathor as a paladin
Lost his child and wife in tragic circumstances
Co-founded The Gifted ones
Founded The Shaddowhammer under Ilsensine's influence