Character Creation, Slither Snare

Ch 1

Introduction

A snake king found in a different time period. Filled with dark power, but uses it for good, he is a force to be reckoned with. But how did he get here?

It started a generations ago, in a kingdom known as Sinaria (Sigh-Nare-I-a), a desert region at the center of the planet known as Drease. Slither Snare (real name Sereph III) was a young snake whose father had just died, leaving the Kingdom in his hands. The kingdom, under his rule, flourished  as they built pyramids, monuments of all shapes and sizes, and bountiful with plenty of resources at their disposal. All was well and good for a time. During his reign he learned to swordfight and practiced whenever he had some time off. Training under his elite guard proved beneficial, as disaster would befall the Kingdom.

During the second year of his reign, a sorcerer known as Mycanos (My-can-os), saw the land as an opportunity for his army. Skilled in necromancy, he sent his undead warriors to try to take the kingdom from him and the vast resources around, which could be used for new spells. A year of fighting went on, and the battles resulted in the Sinarians were gaining the upper hand. Realizing the bad situation, the sorcerer decided to try something else to take the Kingdom.

He sent a vision to Slither Snare, challenging him on a one on one duel to decide who should rule the kingdom. If Slither Snare won, his forces would leave the Kingdom. If he lost, his kingdom and soul would be his. While his corsairs advised against this, he decided he didn’t want to endanger his people any more and accepted his challenge.

The two met in the arena in the kingdom, and fought a harsh battle. Throwing powerful spells at the great pharaoh king and proved to be a challenge to even get close to. Mycanos, charged up his strongest spell in a attempt to finish him. Slither Snare, focusing power into his blade, reflected the spell of his sword right back at Mycanos. He was defeated and dieing on the ground. But he wasn’t done yet.

Furious at losing this fight, he placed one final curse at Slither Snare, as he approached. He then fell for the last time. Slither Snare did not feel any different at the time.

About a week later, Slither Snare felt weaker, as he could barley keep himself awake. Turning to one of his spellcasters, Farrin, he hoped to get an answer. The answer was not good.

Ch 2

Snake Sleep

The final spell that Mycanos cast on him was slowly turning him into a creature of darkness. Once fully consumed, there was no telling what he would become. Every day his once green skin was becoming a dark blue. Despite his spellcasters best efforts, they could not remove his curse. Something needed to be done though.

A meeting was held by a group of his most loyal followers to discuss this bad situation. They did not know what to do. Then one of the followers, Slake, came up with a rather risky idea.

If they could not find a cure in this period, then perhaps there might be one in the future. Despite some protests, they eventually agreed on this plan. During Pharaoh Snares supper, they inserted sleeping potion into it. Right as he took a drink, it was lights out. They then quickly moved in.

They brought him into his recently built pyramid, and mummified him with silk that would have an incantation tied to it that will perfectly preserve his body without causing aging. They inserted him into a sarcophagus that was also enchanted to keep him in a deep sleep. They hoped that in the future, there would be a cure for the curse and could be administered to him when he wakes up.  They left ancient texts to describe what had happened and hoped that the light could shine upon him one day. The left in his tomb many treasures that he might be able to use in the future (including his favorite sword, Pharaoh Fang and a staff of the royal guard, sun and moon sentinel) and sealed the tomb behind them. They would announce to the rest of his followers that the curse had killed him and they would start over. They hoped only for his return one day in the far off future.

Unfortunately, a final disaster struck the kingdom. Mycanos’s undead warriors were given one final command before his death. Destroy the entire Sinaria Kingdom. The warriors marched the city, annihilating all buildings and killing everyone they could find. Despite their efforts, the royal guard could not stop this final invasion. They remaining populace in the royal city were forced to flee, and eventually the the entire kingdom was forced to flee in boats over the ocean as those beasts destroyed everything! They destroyed the temple Slither Snare was sleeping in, but luckily the room was so far beneath that the evil undead forces just passed over it after they destroyed the temple. With the temple just big rocks and rubble now, it seems that Slither Snare would spend the rest of eternity sleeping. The undead forces only stopped after the kingdom was gone. With their final command complete, the magic runs out and the all fall over, dead.

Ch 3

Time by Thousands

So thousands of years pass. A young archeologist snake known as Niko, was studying the ancient monuments within this old broken Kingdom (what was left of it anyway) Niko suddenly hears a voice nearby, telling him to come. Niko, curious as to what this voice was, follows it. After excavating some of the boulders, he finds what appears to be an ancient door leading inside the broken structure. The door was decorated with the picture of what appeared to be a large ringed seal with a magnificent sarcophagus in the middle. On the outer edges of the ring, were two smaller spheres that seemed to have a set of strange hieroglyphs in each. The voice is heard louder now. It tells Niko to open the door, place his hands on each of the outer spheres. Niko complies, and places his dark green hands on the spheres. A light begins to form under Neko’s hands and he quickly steps back. Then, the earth around him begins to shake, and the door seemingly slides open… He steps inside the underground structure, where a large array of pictures lined the corridors detailing an ancient battle and a snake pharaoh, who seemingly was lost in the battles (or so he thought), and makes his way to the end, guided by the voice, where there appears to be nothing but a large wall, with nothing on it. The voice then tells him to push a rock on the wall that was a different color. He complies and suddenly the pathway opens, leading to a magnificent chamber full of ancient treasures from the ancient civilization here. There were treasures all around a sarcophagus and an ancient text within the chamber.

Curious as to what might be inside the sarcophagus, he uses his trusty crowbar to pry it open. As it opens, a pool of dark energy spills out and dissipates, scaring and surprising Niko. The voice now tells Niko to look at the book. Niko complies. He reads the texts filled with ancient symbols, that he could somehow read. The book detailed that only someone that was part of the royal guard or family will be able to read this, meaning Niko is a descendant of the said civilization. All of a sudden, he thought he heard snoring. The spirit then tells Niko the pharaoh needs help. Niko rushed toward the sarcophagus, and realized that the creature inside was moving! It was alive! Taking the ancient book, sword, and the staff, he quickly left, carrying the unidentified mummy to a medical center to have it checked upon (though as he picked up the staff, he felt strange…).

Upon reading the texts detailing what might be inside, Niko started to think it might have been a bad idea to bring him here. He may be a big threat if the darkness had taken hold of him. As they unwrapped the silk around him, they saw black skin and and dark energy surge flowed from his body. Just a couple seconds after, Slither Snare finally woke up. Confused as to where he was and what was going on, he starts to stare at Niko. Niko takes the staff, prepared to fight this monster. As he took the staff, this time, he was covered in light and as the light dissipated, he wore a sturdy metal suit of armor. He turns to slither snare now. Slither Snare starts to ask questions. Who are all of them? Where is he? What happened? Niko realized what had happened however.

While he was sleeping inside the sarcophagus, the darkness must have fully consumed his body. However instead of turning him into a creature of darkness, it had instead gifted him with dark abilities and magic. The fact that he was asleep during this process had prevented his mind from fragmenting from the dark curse. There were no apparent side effects from it either. The medical team checked up upon him and placed him into the intensive care unit to learn more about his affliction.

Niko stayed with him the entire time. Slither Snare asked again what was going on. Niko explained it to him from what he has read in the ancient texts (and apparently information from the spirit of one of his ancestors). He was sleeping for thousands of years as his kingdom fell to the dark forces, and they risked everything only to save him. That Niko was a descendant of the royal guard, or even his distant relative, and he wanted to help him.

Greatly saddened by the loss of his pretty much everything he once had, he seemed to find at least some solace with his new friend. Slither Snare asked how much the world had changed while he slept. He told him about vehicles, massive skyscrapers, new technology. He was very surprised to hear all of it. He began to think that maybe living in this “new world” might not be so bad. A bunch of researchers for the new government of the country wanted to learn more about Slither Snare, his abilities, his past, and his reaction to what the new world is like. They brought all the treasures from his tomb and gave it to Slither Snare in his hospital bed, and asked what he planned to do with his fortune. He simply replied, “Giving it back to his people.” He would later create a museum and place all his ancient treasures within it to be seen by the world (he especially liked talking to young children about each of the relics and his past when he could be available there).

Ch 4

Raider Rumble

A group of punks called the Raiders had heard about this great find and wanted to steal the valuables and take slither snare as a hostage (any government would pay any price for his safe return. The information he has is priceless). They dressed themselves like hospital workers and slowly made their way the his room. He was watching the “strange picture box that shows stories,” at the time. They came into the room with a sedative in hand. Unfortunately for this punk gang, he could sense their evil intent as they approached, a side effect of his new powers. Niko suspected nothing at the time. Right as they approached him, Slither Snare shoots a blast of dark energy at them, knocking them all out instantaneously (he seemed to be able to control the dark power now). Another group of them came in, and Niko skillfully took them down with his staff. The group is taken into custody and Slither Snare decides to go to sleep.

News of this find hit everywhere, the ancient pharaoh stayed alive for this long, his lost kingdom, ancient magic, and his bravery for taking down the raiders. After a couple more days in the hospital, he was asked to come to the new government of Sinaria, to speak for them. After hearing Slither Snares stories, they decided that Slither Snare would be perfect to partake in dangerous missions for their country. They would help him get acquainted with the world and its technologies, and allow him to keep all of his treasure to do with as he saw fit in return for everything he knows and for help during very dangerous operations. He agreed only if Niko could come along. They said he would have to be trained up, but Slither Snare said he would personally train him. The Sinarian government agreed and gave him a place to call home at the base (with a touch of the world he used to know and the technologies available today). His dark powers proved useful in stopping dangerous terrorists from wrecking havoc all over the world. He now spends his time with Niko, playing sports, practicing swordfighting, watching TV, and of course, fighting threats to Sineria to bring peace. He has proven to be quite a force of good regardless of his darkness.

Gear: Pharaoh fang: His favorite sword. Made of metal infused with magic, it is unbreakable. Very good at deflecting shots and destroying melee weapons and guns. Can be infused with dark energy to extend its range

Shadow Stuck Grenades: Explosives filled with his own dark energy. When it explodes, it creates a large puddle of dark energy. Darkness causes dizziness and eventually unconsciousness if they are in it for a few seconds. Good for incapacitating multiple opponents.

Dark wrappings: The wrapping around his body can be infused with dark energy to make it fly at opponents and restrain them. Good for capturing enemies.

Terror Teather: A staff of dark energy can be trown near opponents, which dark energy will seep out, binding them, slowing them, and possibly knocking them out if they are exposed to it long enough. Good for small groups

Abilities:

Dark Devestator: Shoots a dark energy blast at enemies. Cna be charged to be bigger and more powerful. Good for ranged game

Snake Sense: Dark energy gives heightened awareness of people, surroundings, and intentions of people. Good for sneaking about and knowing who to trust. Also good for blocking bullets with his sword.

Dark Daggers: Shoots small dark daggers at enemies. Will cause dizzyness and unconsciousness upon hit. More then one can be thrown at once. Good for taking out small groups.

Smoke Struck: Can grab an opponent over the mouth and administer dark energy smoke to cause them to fall unconscious. Good for stealth

Force Fang: Biting into a opponent will cause dark enegy from the fangs to seep into the opponent, paralyzing them. Good to capture enemies.

Slithering Smoke: Can create a large dark energy smoke screen around him to make it harder to for enemies to breath and to make him harder to see. Good for quick escapes or when surrounded

Snake Stare: Locking eyes with a opponents eyes can allow Slither Snare to possibly control them (if their will is weak). Good to surprise enemies.

Likes

His friend Niko

TV

Sports (especially Football)

Sleeping

Reading

Movies

Kids

History

Doing tricks and playing pranks with his dark powers

Dislikes:

Magicians (his snake sense allows him to easily see how tricks are pulled off)

People calling him old

Dangerous characters

Greed

People who are downright rude about history

Online services (he can’t figure that out at all and always needs help using it).

People who waste time