The Story of Damien Magus aka Grand Tormenter:

After awaking late one evening to screams coming from the Kings chamber Damien listened for a summons for him to attend to the King. Nothing happened for about 10 minutes so Damien returned to sleep and thought nothing of it. He decided to do a routine check of the King that morning. Upon extensive examination he found two small punctures on the King’s neck. The King did not want any elixirs or potions this time. Damien demanded to return later in the day to check his condition. When he returned to the King’s chamber after dusk the King was lying in bed very still. Damien approached and leaned over the King to check for breathing when the King jumped up and bit Damien. Damien wrestled with the King and eventually shook himself free. He unsheathed his jagged edge dagger and sliced the King’s neck. Afraid for his life and anyone finding this bloody scene Damien ran off and far away from his Kingdom. Damien never knew that would be that last time he saw Ironwood.

100 years have passed and Damien still has not found the creature that infected his King. Damien has come to terms with his new life. His new abilities are becoming a hobby so to speak for his enjoyment. He’s always played around with cadavers for medical research but how shocking was it for him when he found out he could raise small animals from the dead and control them for his amusement. Damien once used a dead rat he had drained for a meal to walk around scaring passer bys at the Riverbend Park. While living in a cave near Ironwood Damien came across a gold puzzle box. He found it enhanced his ability to control the dead but the power was too overwhelming. It had an inscription on the bottom that read Simon of Raven Hollow. With this new thirst for knowledge of Necromancy Damien went to Raven Hollow in search of the one called Simon. After many years and of course paying his dues by doing the dirty work of Simon he learned the ways of Necromancy. When he left Simon he was obsessed with finding his own personal entourage of zombies to do his bidding. He had to find the right people that would augment his life and desire for destruction. He fancies himself a torturer. Making his victims wallow in pain is his ultimate passion.

The first to be inducted into his entourage was a young farm boy who Damien calls Sever. Sever carries a scythe that he handles quite well being that he once used it everyday to tend his fields. Next was a girl who once prowled the night but not as a vampire. She carries a whip made of chain links so Damien likes to call her Lash. He has not yet found a third for his trio but the Grand Tormenter will have plenty of victims soon enough.