In’Gor, The Spiritbound

The In’Grok dynasty was once the foremost amongst all kiths of the Primal Blood. Since the departure of Octna, the In’Grok had ruled in his place, but their fall from grace proved as swift and brutal as the one who begot it: Thundersteps. When the titan emerged from the Malediction, the dynasty was shattered, like all those who opposed him.

Raised as the blood heir to this broken dynasty, In’Gor was expected to become a mighty warrior, inherit his father’s Legacy, and topple Thundersteps, reuniting the Primal Blood under his rule. The oerikan, however, was an oddity in his lineage, born frail and with little brawn to achieve those lofty goals. In a kith and culture centered around physical might, In’Gor was worthy of pity at best, and despise at worst. His father opted for the latter.

There were, however, those who saw in him the potential for greatness. Being invited into a shamanic circle, In’Gor would awaken his true, unseen potential, mastering magic drawn from the wrath of Ymiris and rising to become a power to be reckoned with. Still, it was not enough. Never enough. To defeat Thundersteps, he would need more. Stealing his father’s Legacy, In’Gor would perform an ancient, forbidden ritual, one that would go beyond pure Primal Blood magic and tap into the very power of death.

Journeying to the Malediction, the shaman performed the ritual at the site of a grim massacre, where the scorched, maimed corpses of Legion members stood frozen in time. Raising the Chaos Effigy, he opened his soul and beckoned the spirits of the dead to enter, consuming them in his relentless hunger for power. The ritual was a success—but not even once did In’Gor question the price he would come to pay.

Challenging Thundersteps, openly, with the gaze of many a kith upon him, In’Gor was sure he would carve his name in history. The oerikan and the cyclops fought for hours, and when In’Gor thought he had gained the upper hand, it all came crashing down. He tapped too greedily into his newfound powers, losing control of his magic and almost losing his life to Thundersteps.

Defeated and forced to escape into the Malediction, he discovered the cost of his hubris: he had been possessed by ancient, powerful spirits of the Legion, who hoped to use his flesh as their own. With the spirits twisting his body and threatening to take over his mind, In’Gor defied the odds and left the Malediction alive.

Now, beyond the grasp of death through his ever-healing body, the shaman keeps the spirits at bay, all the while resisting their torturous whispers and searching for a way to bring them to heel. Despite his gruesome state, he knows he’s never been so powerful. Once he conquers his possessors, his vengeance will be at hand. He still has his archenemy to defeat and the kiths to unite.