GRANDFATHER
BLACK SKULL CAPTAIN CHARNEL GUARD
Serving as Captain of the Charnel Guard’s 2nd Company. Ariath’s warriors followed him fanatically, drawn by his fury for slaughter. Always first to meet the enemy, he rushed into every fight as if it were his last. This often led to censure, making him an outcast among his peers. Other commanders challenged his apparent madness, and he would reply: “If the day ever comes when you reach the enemy before me, I will hear your complaints”. After receiving his sixth service stud, Ariath was discovered surrounded by the remains of servitors he had torn apart with his bare hands. The Black Rage had claimed him, consigning him to the Black Skulls, and a life of chains and fury. When unleashed upon the enemy, he seemed to unify his lost brothers, guiding their bloodlust. For this, his rank was restored, making him the first ever Captain of Black Skulls. Centuries later, leading company of monsters, he carves a bloody path for others to follow. Few remember the name he used before; but to all brothers of the Charnel Guard, he is now simply known as Grandfather. “He was insane long before the Black Rage took him.’ -1st Captain Paracelius, Charnel Guard.
O.C. by bloodsmokepaint Fan art by Orniris Terensi
