The God-Slayer

Basic Information

Name: The God-Slayer
AKA: Slayer
Type: Dragon-Blooded Exalt
Player: NPC
Aspect: Earth
Concept: Member of the Hallowed Order of the Grass Spiders
Motivation: To force the spirit world to serve mankind.
Political Affiliation: The Hallowed Order of the Grass Spiders
Anima: Stone chains burst from the ground and drag down spirits.
Likes: Cold Ale, Warm Spiced Wine, Caber Tossing, Wrestling
Dislikes: Sand, Whining, the Spirit World

Background

Slayer was born the first son of a chieftain in the Northern plains. He proved to be healthy and strong, but his parents failed to conceive again causing some strife in his home life. Luckily, Slayer proved to be everything that a chieftain could want in a child. He was fast and strong, tough and perceptive, clever and wise. There were high hopes that he would follow in his father's footsteps as a good leader and protector of their tribe. Bad luck would change his fate, however. One night when the tribe was seeking shelter from a blizzard, the crossed into the territory of an old, grumpy elemental. The spirit decided that they had insulted him and appeared before them. The tribe begged for forgiveness and shelter. The elemental, taking out his anger at the local elemental court, caused an avalanche to crush the tribe. As they were buried, Slayer exalted. When the weather cleared, Slayer found himself the only survivor. Angrily, he tried to contact the spirit with shouts and insults, but it was gone.

Slayer spent many moons wandering the frozen wastes. He found that his Earthen essence made him supernaturally resistant to the elements, lack of sleep, and hunger. He spent the next decade traveling from tribe to tribe to learn from shamans about the spirits and gods. Eventually, after he felt he had learned enough and had developed some charms to deal with them, he started hunting down rumors of troublesome spirits. At first, he tried to speak with them, but he discovered that many had no respect for mankind. After only a few years, he decided that he had been given his powers to show spirits their proper place in creation.

He spent another decade hunting spirits and picked up his artifact axe along the way. Eventually, word of the spirit slayer spread and the Grass Spiders took an interest. He was an unconventional choice, but they all were and they didn't have a spirit specialist yet. They put Slayer through a number of tests to see if you could perform when spirits were not the targets. Satisfied that he was suitable, they approached him with an offer. After some negotiation, he accepted and joined them.

Since getting his legs, Slayer has proven a useful member of his circle and the order as a whole. He almost always takes the lead on missions that target spirits but still carries his weight on other missions. He is worked to transfer much of his spirit knowledge to the Grass Spider library at Samsara's insistence. He spends a longer than average amount of time at both training grounds and takes a work hard, play hard approach to life. Slayer has learned very little of the Grass Spider martial art, but has done a lot of work developing charms to deal with spirits, which he teaches to other Grass Spiders freely.