Alter Ego
Prologue
Far, far back in time, a man whose name is lost to history had made an amazing discovery: emotions, thought patterns, even memories could be stored inside a special type of crystal. This was very important to him, because this man was slowly losing his mind due to an incurable disease. If he could make a backup of his personality, he could regain his intellect whenever he fell too far.
He started the process, and the crystal started to glow. Brighter, brighter, gaining rapidly in intensity, the gem burned like the sun in it's dazzling radiance. Suddenly, something went wrong. No one quite remembers what. Some say the gem burned through it's socket and sent waves of heat through the entire building. Others explain it with too much magic being used at once. Whatever the cause, a massive explosion tore the laboratory apart, instantly killing the now-unknown man and splitting the crystal in two.
What no one could have known, since no one was there for a very long time afterward, was that the persona copy was finished, and the two halves of the stone contained everything this man was. It's color had changed, gone from being almost clear to a dark purplish hue. One was taken by a necromancer, after sensing the presence inside, but the other...
Traits
To Taikahn | To Both | To Zedreth |
---|---|---|
Intelligence | Observation skills | Cunning |
Able to make friends | Clothing and armor preference | Able to pinpoint weakness |
Great logic | Ranged weaponry preference | Great trickery |
Love for sugar cookies | Fearless in combat | Love for fudge |
Dislikes being hated | Prudent in their path | Loves to be hated |
Enjoys an audience | Avoids combat when possible | Avoids audiences |
Hates the dark | Reacts strongly and quickly to insult | Hates the light |