Characters - Kaltos

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Background

Kaltos led a peaceful and relatively unassuming life, in the small subterranean settlement of Atias, deep in the bowels of the citadel of Anatheras. 

 He helped run the settlement's church, lending moral, psychological and physical support to those that needed it. Although he was hardy and strong-willed, he didn't have the violent spirit needed to practice in martial ways.

 When a gang tore his settlement apart in a brutal rampage, Kaltos was among those who fell first, but died last, after much pain and torture. 

 When Kaltos returned from death, he was still in agony, and had to pull himself out of the terrible torture that the gang had inflicted on him. He could not remember exactly what had happened. He gazed in disbelief at his healed wounds, and gasped at the new sensation of a godlike flame living inside his chest. 

 One would think that it was a sensation of pride and excess, but it was quite the contrary. A humbling and reverent sensation - to harbor something so sacred, and to have survived death through a miracle. 

 With the presence of the flame, fleeting memories of another life passed before his eyes. Unable to place these recollections, Kaltos put them all in the back of his mind, trying to regain his composure. But it was not so easy. His sense of identity was broken. 

 The man he had once been had died. Now he was someone, or something else.  In desperation he tried to build an artificial persona based on his recent memories. He had suffered at the hands of the gang, inside the church of the god he served - the noble Archon, the savior of mankind. His recent torture gnawed at the edges of his consciousness. 

 The fire beating in his chest was broadcasting the truth, but Kaltos was unable to grasp it, so he pushed it all away.  He had returned from the brink of death, gaining a second chance to life. He could use it to rescue those he could from the violent raiders. Or he could use it to avenge the fallen against the raiders. 

 Pondering this false dichotomy, Kaltos suddenly realized what had happened. The Truth that the flame burning within him was desperately trying to broadcast, was revealed. The fire surged through him once again, just as it had done moments ago with his fatal wounds.

 In life, Kaltos had been a peaceful man, unable to reconcile the ways of violence with a spiritual life. But death had opened a different gateway for Kaltos, allowing him to see more clearly, to understand the role of justice, and the nobility of protecting the innocent. Moments after his rebirth, he was a changed man. And this was only the first step into the life of an Empyrean.

Consequently, Kaltos fashioned himself into an avenger, leading many failed rebellions against the god-overlord of Anatheras, Nalatoth the Sword of the Seas. Ultimately, he was caught, and was imprisoned inside a suspension tank where his blood was drained to produce elixirs of immortality for the god of the citadel and his Chosen.

 In a recent incident, Kaltos' prison was heavily damaged by unknown reasons. The damage caused his suspension tank to burst open. Kaltos took the opportunity to break free together with an unknown number of allies, that had also been kept imprisoned. They managed to take a hovercraft into the wastelands before being shot down by pursuing sentries.

The hovercraft crashed into the wastelands with a terrible explosion. Neither Kaltos, nor any of his assumed allies were ever seen again since then.

Characteristics

(Characteristics given here are for Kaltos as a progressed character, assuming he has survived the escape from Anatheras).
Force: ◦◦ S:8+, C:12
Adeptness: ◦◦◦ S:7+, C:12
Fortitude: ◦◦◦◦ S:6+, C:11+
Insight: ◦◦◦◦ S:6+, C:12
Spirit: ◦◦◦◦◦◦ S:6+, C:10+
Talents: Focus (Spirit), Focus (Fortitude), Soul Blade Combat, Superiority (Spirit), Rapid Movement, Determination, Resilience
Lore: Medicine, Mysticism, Philosophy
Powers: 
- Empyrean Traits ( Inner Fire, Second Sight, Soul Speech)
- Empyrean Wings
- Eternal Flame
- Soul Blade
- Aura of the Archon

Might: ◦
Movement: ◦◦◦◦
Health: ◦◦◦◦◦
Willpower: ◦◦◦◦◦◦

Drive: (Freedom - Liberate the oppressed) 3
Character traits: Supportive, Compassionate, Defiant, Confrontational, Intense, Driven

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