Name: Jason Reiker
Age: 53
Race: Human Dragon Rider
Appearance:
Side: Fighting for the Kingdom
Weapons and magic: Infernal Blade(Pictured, however it does not burn. He wields it primarily in his left arm, leaving his right free to use the gauntlet.)
War Gauntlet (An artifact of evil magic, it is made of steel blackened by the malevolent spells used to strengthen it. It is bulkier than the gauntlets depicted, encasing his entire right arm. The fingers are sharpened into dagger-like spikes and it is covered with sinister spikes that may halt a blade that impacts the gauntlet.)
Demonic Taint (The remainder of the corrupt power bestowed upon him by Orion, it is significantly weaker than it was originally however it still strengthens his body, lending power and speed to his movements. It also radiates from him, marking him as one damned and cursed as well as interfering with magics that would target him. To clarify, this does not make him immune to magic, it does however weaken both offensive and supportive spells cast at him since he does not have other means of avoiding them in a fight, he cannot counter spells with magic and is not quite fast enough to dodge many spells, such as lightning. Effectively it makes him more resistant to magic.)
Bio and Personality: Jason was an important and high ranking minion of Orion's before his mind was freed by a dragon hatchling. He named the dragon Nimerai and as she grew he became more lucid. When Orion finally ordered him to use her to raze a town Nimerai refused. Fearing Orion's anger they fled now wander the land.
Jason's mind is still clouded somewhat by Orion's influence and the taint constantly tries to take him once more. He has been under its shadow for so long that he cannot remember his life before he was corrupted and he has little to form his personality around other than his service under Orion and his short time with Nimerai. Because of her influence he tries to avoid acting like his old self, but from time to time it comes through. He attempts to be kind and personable, but it is difficult for him, at least at first.
History: Jason was born with an innate magical power far exceeding that of normal mortals, rivaling that of the great heroes of legends. Alas, for as destiny would have it, he was to never wield it in defense of the land or to slay a great evil. The bards would not sing of his deeds except, perhaps, as one of the Demon King Orion's instruments of devastation.
The Demon King took notice of Jason at a young age, before his power was able to truly manifest itself, and seeing the boy's potential he touched his very soul with his own, forever tainting the boy and marking him as his own. Fueled by the boy's own power Orion's vile taint burned through him like wildfire, corrupting him, body and soul. Jason's mind was twisted, bent to Orion's will, and he served him for many years, utterly loyal, cruel, and merciless in his service.
Thanks to his original power the demonic taint grew strong in him, almost turning him into a demonic monstrosity. Orion did not wish it, however, and he burned runes of containment into Jason's right arm, sealing most of the malign energy that would otherwise consume him entirely. Even with the runes restraining his dark power Jason was one of Orion's most devastating tools. Early in his service he destroyed several towns on his own, leaving survivors only when his lord willed it, so that the survivors might sow the seeds of fear and discontent amongst the people of the old Kingdom. In some he would proclaim the the Kingdom had condemned the town for some transgression and that he was the instrument of their punishment, turning the Kingdom's own people against it.
As his master gained more power, armies, and land thanks in part to his own efforts, Jason was rewarded. The years passed and Jason was eventually elevated to become a general of Orion's dark army. He took up the position willingly and with zeal, laying low the last of his lord's great foes in a battle which bathed the Kingdom's capitol in blood and saw it razed. Its shell stands as a testament to Orion's evil and Jason's dark and implacable drive to please his master.
Both reward him for his service and to make him into an even greater engine of destruction, Orion granted Jason a dragon egg, looted from the vaults of the Kingdom. However when the egg hatched and Jason attempted to corrupt the dragonet something disastrous occurred. His mind cleared for the first time in uncounted years and his body went weak as Orion's corruption fled from him. He recoiled from the dragonet, mind reeling.
The dragonet's influence banished Orion's taint from Jason's mind, at least partially. Jason became increasingly more aware and spent every waking hour with the dragonet, whom he had decided to name Nimerai, though he had no idea how the name came to him. Over the next few weeks the dragonet grew at an amazing rate equaled only by the speed at which she learned.
Once she was large enough to ride, Orion demanded that Jason take her to raze a town on the edge of his kingdom, to demonstrate the new power at his disposal, but the dragon refused. Orion was enraged by the refusal and told Jason to do what he must to break her to his will.
Jason had grown to love Nimerai and with his mind newly freed he gathered what supplies he could and fled into the country with her, away from Orion and the threat he posed.
Other: Nimerai- She is somewhat large for a dragon and is of an old breed, thought to be extinct. She is only a few months old at the beginning of the rp and though she has almost reached her full growth she cannot yet breath fire.
