Character Erictho, the Witch Queen of Ambria

[Inanna Harth]

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General Information:

• NAME: Erictho
• ALIASES: The Witch Queen of Ambria
• AFFILIATION: Sith Eternal
• OCCUPATION: Sith Master

Physical Information:

• SPECIES: Shi'ido
• AGE: Unknown; implied to be several centuries old.
• SEX: Female
• HEIGHT: Varies
• BUILD: Varies
• EYES: Varies
• HAIR: Varies
• SKIN: Varies
• VOICE: I'm gonna attempt an accent guys
• FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes

Social Information:

• ALIGNMENT: ???
• PERSONALITY:
• TROPES: Solitary Sorceress, Southern Gothic
• LANGUAGES: Shi-idese, Galactic Basic
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• NPC SUB: Erictho, the Witch Queen of Ambria

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STRENGTHS

• Master of the Dark: Having spent hundreds of years using the Force, she is a Master at using the Dark Side and can make for a formidable opponent.
  • Sith magic: Conjuring fire, lightning, water/ice; creating apparitions and illusions to confuse and disorient; summoning demons and shadowy spirits in the Force to attack her enemies. Erictho can do it all.
    • Specialization - Drain Life/Necromancy: Erictho can drain the Force energies of other beings to sustain herself and heal wounds. She can also use these energies to reanimate the corpses of the dead to be used as an army.
  • Precognition/Force vision: Erictho is quick to learn how to predict the movements of an opponent, and she can peer into the futures of those she knows well, but strangers and galactic-scale events on the horizon remain a mystery to her.
  • Telepathy/Drain Knowledge: While somewhat capable, she is far less adept at mental disciplines such as mind-reading, telepathic communication, hypnosis, and drain knowledge.
• Shapeshifter: As a Shi'ido, she has near limitless shapeshifting capabilities, as well as faster regeneration. She can recover from minor wounds sustained in combat over the course of the fight; more serious wounds require longer to heal, though she may be able to expedite this with Force healing.

WEAKNESSES

• Old, Alone, Done For: After returning to life decades after her apparent "death", Erictho has lost much of her power base, including all of her servants. Since most people are unwilling to serve her, she will have to do things herself (or with the help of summoned spirits)... for now.
• Your Arrogance Blinds You: Erictho believes she knows enough. She is not interested in learning more or increasing her knowledge, and while it isn't easy to surprise or impress her, she has a bad habit of underestimating others.

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APPEARANCE:

"A beautiful young woman entered the castle. Long blonde hair that shone as if it had been spun from gold trailed down her back. She looked like a princess in a fairytale, with a perfectly balanced feminine figure swathed in amber and violet silks, a complexion devoid of any visible flaws and flushed with warm color, and gray eyes framed by thick dark lashes... Her voice had not a trace of beauty in it. She sounded like she had been gargling acid."​

BIOGRAPHY:

Pictured: "Bride of the Necromancer" portrait of Erictho commissioned by Messala.

“I already know everything, child.”
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Erictho, the self-titled Witch Queen of Ambria, is a female Shi'ido and Sith Master. Primarily a necromancer, she has sustained herself through the centuries by draining the Force energies of others. She can use this drained energy to reanimate the corpses of the dead. These undead husks are typically mindless combat fodder, so she must rely on the assistance of the living to accomplish any higher tasks she can't perform on her own. Thus, she is always looking for people willing (or not so willing) to serve her.

One such individual was a very young Messala. Erictho captured him and Errol Aylmer, a small child in his care. Threatening to drain the boy unless he served her, she convinced Messala to become her slave. Messala used this opportunity to learn her ways, becoming a necromancer in his own right. He eventually killed her, including cutting off her head, and fled Ambria with Errol in tow.

But Erictho must've somehow managed to cheat death, as she has now returned. Her motives remain mysterious. Does she want revenge on Messala for killing her? Will she rebuild her power base and become a major player on the galactic stage? Will she swear allegiance to a faction? Or is there something else she desires that can only be done among the living?

Either way, the witch is back.