Full Name: Nasoj
Alias: The Shackled God, the Dark Wizard
Species: Disembodied Spirit; Former Human
Allegiance: to himself
Religion: Formerly worshiped Ba'al, now none
Social Status: N/A
Age: Unknown
Eyes: N/A
Hair: N/A
Height: N/A
Physical Notes: N/A (no body)
Behavioral Notes: text
Supernatural Abilities: High master wizard; divine Essence absorbed from Kagzenio, Ba'al's imprisoned son
Mage Guild: Evocation
Primary Element: Fire
Focus Implement: Wand
A Dark Wizard Attacks
Nasoj and his minions of Lutins have for years tried to destroy Metamor Keep. It is one of the few things left standing between him and the Midlands. In the Battle of Three Gates, his forces were thrown back, but not after he managed to cast a powerful spell with supernatural aid. The spell bifurcated into three forms. The first turned the recipient into an animal; the second switched the person's gender, and made that person a sex slave to anybody of the opposite sex; the third turned the victim into a toddler, of no more than three. However, counter spells have helped people return to at least some semblance of humanity. The residual effect of the place was originally known as Nasoj's Curse, and then became the Curse of Metamor or just The Curse.
A Dark Wizard Dies
Nasoj was eventually defeated, buried in the ruins of his own citadel in the Death Mountains, and with his death the Curse became more manageable.
A Dark Wizard Remains
However, more is to come from Nasoj's spirit and his followers:, if one believes The Last Prophecy of Zhypar Habakkuk.
Although Nasoj's body was destroyed nearly 1300 years ago, his spirit remained trapped within the ruined foundations of his citadel, sealed within by the dark magic that filled the place. There, he gradually learned to maintain himself in energy-based form, as the gods and daedra had once done; and he learned to siphon off the magical energies deep within the earth as a power source. Feeding on this power, he grew stronger, and invisibly reached out to influence his followers to work towards his eventual release.
Rickkter was captured by members of a cult following Nasoj and tortured for 70 years within the ruins of Nasoj's citadel. During that time he encountered the dark spirit imprisoned within the place, but he was unable to recognize it as Nasoj.
Murikeer, whose soul was magically tied to Nasoj's during a great battle, suspects the truth that Nasoj's spirit is alive, but he has no proof, and the other Immortals doubt his conclusions. They do acknowledge, however, that Muri is tied to whatever dark presence still lingers in the Death Mountains, and whenever Muri is awake, that entity and its followers are more active, as well.
Future Plans
When released, he will gain the power to possess the body of one of his followers — an individual known in prophecy as the Vessel — thus imbuing this person with frightening strength and other supernatural abilities. It is in this fashion that Kate will eventually confront Nasoj.
One possible way in which Nasoj could threaten the world again is if he manages to get his hands on the heart of Omega, the ancient automaton warrior. Omega's "heart" is the Spark of Life, an immensely powerful artifact of the extremely distant past. The Spark of Life will grant its wielder power on a level nearly equal to that of one of the gods before the Great Fall. This is enough power to make Nasoj the second most powerful being on Earth, after Kyia, and a potent threat to the civilized world. What's worse, the Spark is arcane power rather than divine power, and as such Merai would be unable to drain Nasoj of that power. Nasoj shouldn't actually get the Spark, at least not immediately, but it should be a definite goal of his cult's machinations. Even if he does eventually get the Spark, it will take time for him to figure out how to use it and access the full measure of its power — time that the good guys can use to defeat him.
The Vessel obtains the Spark in Book IV or V of the overall story arc, intending to use its power in order to open a path to the Nine Hells, where soul-energy has been slowly accumulating since the daedra lords were cast down to Earth. If the Vessel were to succeed in this, he would gain power of a magnitude that none of the gods or daedra lords have previously possessed — power enough, perhaps, to remake the world according to his own objectives.
Known Allies
- Brotherhood of the Sepulcher (Also known as the Cult of Nasoj)
Known Enemies
- just about everyone
Story Appearances
none in the MK2K universe to date
Sources
MK Wiki entry- Nasoj, Rickkter, Curse, MK2K Bible entry- Nasoj, Battle of Three Gates
Author's Notes
Creator: Kevin "Copernicus" Deenihan
Voice Actor
none set
