Phelan Caill the Mummy Lord, Anathema to the Empire

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Description

From the head to toe, the being standing before you is the
embodiment of opulence and affluence. Finely spun garments
of deep purple, ebony, and crimson silk enrobe it.
At it's waist, knotted in the manner of the drow, is a belt of
black translucent fabric buckled with a darkened lantern of carved
bone. The thick-soled soft drowish knee-high black leather
boots on it's feet are immaculately well polished, but convey
neither shine nor reflection.

It's face is partially cowled, it's stance awkward and unnatural.
Pale, beyond pale, impossibly thin remnants of flesh cling to the
exposed bone of the hands of it's lithe frame. The being before
you is not frail. Rather, vitality strangley radiates from it's
visage in disquieting fashion. The blanched red-violet glow that
emanates from deep within the eyeless sockets of its skull contrasts
with the abject preternatural darkness that swathes its presence.

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Score

Level	51	Sex	male	Race	mummy
Ethos	Orderly	Align	Evil	Class	necromancer
Practices	4	Trains	0	Hometown	Galadon
Exp	562434	To Level	20866	Sphere	Time/Fate
Age old, 91 years old (465 hours)
Hit Points	1471	Mana	1271	Movement	987
Strength	19	Intelligence	22	Wisdom	20
Dexterity	19	Constitution	20	Charisma	3
Carry #	0/35	Carry Weight	0 lb 0 oz
Gold	93	Silver	105	Copper	486
Wimpy	0	Morale	Moderate
Hitroll	18	Damroll	19

Statistics

Experience Breakdown

Experience from Cabal raiding	41550
Experience from Skill improvements	21267
Experience from Exploration	20230
Experience from Quests	26425
Experience from Commerce	11605
Experience from Immortals	150
Experience from Observation	24200

Adventuring Statistics

Character Created	Fri Dec 4 11:06:48 2020
Quests Completed	28
Exploration Points Found	76
(WANTED) Criminal	0 times
Thickening the Veil	0 items for 0
Thinning the Veil	2 items for 486
Hours spent at Hero	61 hours
% of lifetime in the wilderness	25 %
% of lifetime in the cities	19 %
% of lifetime in the Inn of the Eternal Star	0 %

Edges

Flaws

Late Bloomer

Racial Edges

Class Edges

Spectral Adept
Zombie Lord
Black Duelist
Nightmare's Chilling Call
Master Embalmer

Edges

Sightbinder
Cursebringer

Mob Deaths

Dec 12, 2020|Lv 28|Seantryn Harbor|the Patrolman Lieutenant by kick
Dec 19, 2020|Lv 37|The Imperial Palace|a gorgeous silver-haired elf by punch
Dec 21, 2020|Lv 40|The Talshidar Caves|Fulstil by defilement
Jan 1, 2021 |Lv 47|High Lord's Keep|a massive bog monster by asphyxiation
Jan 3, 2021 |Lv 47|The Ghoul Tunnels|a lurking ghoul by defilement
Jan 9, 2021 |Lv 47|Teth Azeleth|a house soldier by crush
Jan 11, 2021|Lv 47|The White Lair|a freezing mist elemental by blast of frost
Jan 16, 2021|Lv 47|Yzekon|the duergar smith by crushing force
Jan 17, 2021|Lv 47|The Talshidar Caves|Zalthilus by wrath
Jan 20, 2021|Lv 47|Underdark|the cavefisher by claw
Jan 26, 2021|Lv 47|The Imperial Palace|the dwarven smith by smash
Feb 14, 2021|Lv 47|Tiamat's Lair|a green draconian savant by punch

Timeline

Thu Dec 10 19:19:49 2020 at level 20 (18 hrs):
Phelan advanced to level 20 <PK: 0-0>

Fri Dec 11 10:52:17 2020 at level 24 (21 hrs):
Took the bloodoath from Arkanjan. <PK: 0-0>

Sun Dec 13 19:08:23 2020 at level 30 (45 hrs):
Phelan advanced to level 30 <PK: 1-1>

Sat Dec 19 09:35:33 2020 at level 40 (81 hrs):
Phelan advanced to level 40 <PK: 3-1>

Fri Jan 1 22:23:35 2021 at level 47 (185 hrs):
Phelan advanced to level 47 <PK: 3-7>

Tue Jan 5 15:38:52 2021 at level 47 (200 hrs):
Phelan began the quest to become a Mummy <PK: 3-7>

Thu Jan 7 19:34:35 2021 at level 47 (208 hrs):
Phelan has been granted by Empire promotion <PK: 3-7>

Fri Mar 19 13:20:19 2021 at level 47 (387 hrs):
Gave all correct items to Conservator <PK: 9-27>

Fri Mar 19 13:20:19 2021 at level 47 (387 hrs):
Incubation process started <PK: 9-27>

Mon Mar 22 14:11:27 2021 at level 47 (388 hrs):
Base chance: 60, Roll: 23, Result: Success!
<PK: 9-27>

Mon Mar 22 14:11:27 2021 at level 47 (388 hrs):
Incubation complete, the result is a successful transformation! <PK: 9-27>

Thu Mar 25 00:36:41 2021 at level 51 (400 hrs):
Phelan advanced to level 51 <PK: 9-27>

Sat Apr 24 18:51:02 2021 at level 51 (465 hrs):
Phelan has been ungranted by Empire demotion <PK: 10-27>

Sun May 9 16:13:20 2021 at level 51 (465 hrs):
empire inner cabalguard warlock has made the Bloodoath Phelan Anathema to the Empire. <PK: 10-27>

Leveling History

Dec 4, 2020 |Lv 2 |Hr 1 |
Dec 4, 2020 |Lv 3 |Hr 1 |
Dec 4, 2020 |Lv 4 |Hr 2 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 5 |Hr 4 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 6 |Hr 5 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 7 |Hr 6 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 8 |Hr 6 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 9 |Hr 7 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 10|Hr 7 |
Dec 6, 2020 |Lv 11|Hr 8 |
Dec 7, 2020 |Lv 12|Hr 12 |
Dec 7, 2020 |Lv 13|Hr 13 |
Dec 7, 2020 |Lv 14|Hr 13 |16 Tikgrog,
Dec 7, 2020 |Lv 15|Hr 13 |17 Tikgrog,
Dec 7, 2020 |Lv 16|Hr 14 |17 Tikgrog,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 17|Hr 18 |23 Cejea, 24 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 18|Hr 18 |24 Cejea, 25 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 19|Hr 18 |25 Cejea, 25 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 20|Hr 19 |26 Cejea, 26 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 21|Hr 19 |26 Cejea, 27 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 22|Hr 20 |27 Cejea, 27 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 23|Hr 20 |28 Cejea, 28 Ghigasa,
Dec 10, 2020 |Lv 24|Hr 20 |28 Cejea, 29 Ghigasa,
Dec 11, 2020 |Lv 25|Hr 26 |
Dec 12, 2020 |Lv 26|Hr 31 |
Dec 12, 2020 |Lv 27|Hr 32 |32 Cejea, 32 Ghigasa,
Dec 12, 2020 |Lv 28|Hr 32 |33 Cejea, 33 Ghigasa,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 29|Hr 46 |35 Vrimold,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 30|Hr 46 |35 Vrimold,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 31|Hr 47 |36 Vrimold,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 32|Hr 47 |36 Vrimold,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 33|Hr 47 |36 Vrimold,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 34|Hr 48 |37 Vrimold,
Dec 13, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 35|Hr 48 |37 Vrimold,
Dec 14, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 36|Hr 54 |34 Tristhana,
Dec 18, 2020 |Lv 37|Hr 80 |
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 38|Hr 84 |43 Vrimold, 43 Hrenzzo,
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 39|Hr 84 |44 Vrimold, 43 Hrenzzo,
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 40|Hr 84 |45 Vrimold, 44 Hrenzzo,
Dec 24, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 41|Hr 130|
Dec 26, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 42|Hr 147|
Jan 1, 2021 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 43|Hr 184|
Jan 1, 2021 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 44|Hr 186|50 Toulouia,
Jan 1, 2021 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 45|Hr 187|51 Toulouia,
Jan 1, 2021 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 46|Hr 190|51 Toulouia, 51 Zraldar, 51 Ahinu,
Jan 1, 2021 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 47|Hr 190|51 Toulouia, 51 Zraldar,
Mar 23, 2021 |Lv 48|Hr 397|51 Ahinu,
Mar 24, 2021 |Lv 49|Hr 399|
Mar 24, 2021 |Lv 50|Hr 401|
Mar 25, 2021 |Lv 51|Hr 404|

PK Deaths

Dec 13, 2020|Lv 28|The Eastern Road|vs 1: <28> Irflon (100%, caustic slime)
Dec 21, 2020|Lv 40|The Inn of the Eternal Star|vs 1: <44> Guiburuey (100%, punch)
Dec 24, 2020|Lv 40|Blackwater Swamp|vs 1: <39> Ubekoz (100%, heavenly wrath)
Dec 24, 2020|Lv 40|The Outpost of Tir-Talath|vs 1: <41> Vathnar (100%, burst of energy)
Dec 26, 2020|Lv 41|Graveyard|vs 1: <41> Jorda (100%, cut)
Dec 31, 2020|Lv 42|Fortress of Light|vs 1: <38> Lonfedric (100%, searing cut)
Jan 1, 2021 |Lv 43|The Redhorn Mountains|vs 3: <51> Seniroban (7%, surprise attack), <46> Umbrand (31%), <51> Minverna (61%)
Jan 8, 2021 |Lv 47|The Eastern Road|vs 2: <51> Jackra (52%), <41> Ubekoz (47%, smash)
Jan 9, 2021 |Lv 47|The Imperial Palace|vs 4: <41> Ashawahr (5%), <38> Ranil (41%, strike of purity), <41> Ubekoz (19%), <41> Ralon (33%)
Jan 9, 2021 |Lv 47|BattleRager Village|vs 1: <51> Tylluan (100%, punch)
Jan 11, 2021|Lv 47|The White Lair|vs 1: <51> Ganndretia (100%, blast of frost)
Jan 13, 2021|Lv 47|BattleRager Village|vs 1: <40> Draja (100%, pierce)
Jan 14, 2021|Lv 47|The Imperial Lands|vs 1: <51> Jackra (100%, claw)
Jan 14, 2021|Lv 47|The Imperial Palace|vs 2: <51> Ahrloire (58%), <51> Minverna (41%, punch)
Jan 15, 2021|Lv 47|Sands of Sorrow|vs 1: <51> Ralon (100%, icy needle)
Jan 15, 2021|Lv 47|Galadon|vs 2: <50> Draja (20%, pierce), <40> Ranil (79%)
Jan 16, 2021|Lv 47|The Dwarf Forest|vs 2: <51> Ralon (38%), <51> Nateh (61%, defilement)
Jan 18, 2021|Lv 47|Udgaard|vs 2: <51> Ralon (48%, nova), <50> Lonfedric (51%)
Jan 19, 2021|Lv 47|Galadon|vs 1: <40> Ixerjhin (100%, divine power)
Jan 19, 2021|Lv 47|Dagdan|vs 1: <50> Lonfedric (100%, punch)
Jan 19, 2021|Lv 47|Bramblefield Road|vs 1: <51> Dollerveim (100%, torments)
Jan 22, 2021|Lv 47|Voralian City|vs 1: <51> Kithervroy (100%, bleeding)
Jan 22, 2021|Lv 47|The Dragon Sea|vs 1: <50> Leuoa (0%, ) *Assassinated*
Jan 23, 2021|Lv 47|Udgaard|vs 1: <51> Halimar (100%, wrath)
Jan 26, 2021|Lv 47|Hamsah Mu'tazz|vs 1: <51> Ganndretia (100%, charge)
Jan 26, 2021|Lv 47|The Imperial Palace|vs 2: <51> Lonfedric (19%), <51> Ganndretia (80%, piercing electricity)
Feb 13, 2021|Lv 47|The Village of Azuremain|vs 1: <51> Kithervroy (100%, claw)

PK Wins

Dec 13, 2020|Lv 28|Azreth Wood|Zukao vs 2: <22> Snakoso (5%), <28> Phelan (94%, punch)
Dec 13, 2020|Lv 28|The Eastern Road|Irflon vs 2: <34> Vrimold (90%, jab), <28> Phelan (9%)
Dec 14, 2020|Lv 35|Dagdan|Lonfedric vs 1: <35> Phelan (100%, punch)
Dec 17, 2020|Lv 36|The Eastern Road|Eliunodia vs 3: <36> Phelan (59%, deathly touch), <42> Vrimold (22%), <30> Feldscren (18%)
Dec 17, 2020|Lv 36|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Gunranak vs 2: <42> Vrimold (63%, flurry), <36> Phelan (36%)
Jan 8, 2021 |Lv 47|The Imperial Palace|Jackra vs 2: <47> Phelan (54%, slice), <51> Jalaric (45%)
Jan 9, 2021 |Lv 47|Fortress of Light|Derrideigh vs 2: <51> Vrimold (16%), <47> Phelan (83%, punch)
Jan 9, 2021 |Lv 47|The Tahril Mountains|Vizzar vs 4: <51> Toulouia (19%), <51> Zraldar (16%, divine power), <47> Phelan (37%), <51> Kira (26%)
Jan 14, 2021|Lv 47|Udgaard|Ubekoz vs 2: <47> Phelan (16%), <51> Vrimold (83%, flurry)
Jan 14, 2021|Lv 47|Balator|Jackra vs 2: <47> Phelan (30%), <51> Vrimold (69%, parting blow)
Jan 14, 2021|Lv 47|Dagdan|Ghertrud vs 1: <47> Phelan (100%, ) *Power Word Kill*
Jan 21, 2021|Lv 47|The Fields of Balator|Ghertrud vs 3: <47> Phelan (9%), <48> Laq (12%, double spin kick), <51> Kira (78%)
Mar 7, 2021 |Lv 47|The Imperial Palace|Kravu vs 1: <47> Phelan (100%, claw)
Mar 10, 2021|Lv 47|The Eastern Road|Seskavil vs 2: <37> Sqrebik (5%), <47> Phelan (94%, punch)
Mar 11, 2021|Lv 47|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Tjur vs 2: <44> Veristrix (0%, ), <47> Phelan (100%) *Assassinated*
Mar 11, 2021|Lv 47|Keep of the Righteous|Ayalene vs 1: <47> Phelan (100%, burning, weeping sores)
Apr 3, 2021 |Lv 51|The Imperial Lands|Aelynthi vs 2: <51> Ahinu (13%), <51> Phelan (86%, poison)
Apr 10, 2021|Lv 51|The Imperial Lands|Tjur vs 3: <51> Phelan (29%), <51> Zarchimeedez (0%), <51> Qhefniz (70%, cranial hit)
Apr 10, 2021|Lv 51|Galadon|Tolith vs 4: <51> Zarchimeedez (9%, KB), <51> Phelan (32%), <51> Williad (54%), <51> Qhefniz (3%)
Apr 18, 2021|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Maog vs 2: <51> Phelan (1%), <51> Zarchimeedez (98%, claw)

Title History

Thu Jan 7 19:34:35 2021, level 47 (208 hrs):
Phelan the Spectre, Imperial Dread Lord

Wed Jan 20 12:48:53 2021, level 47 (287 hrs):
Phelan Caill the Spectre, Imperial Dread Lord

Mon Mar 22 14:11:27 2021, level 47 (388 hrs):
Phelan Caill the Spectre, Imperial Dread Lord

Sun May 9 16:13:20 2021, level 51 (465 hrs):
Phelan Caill the Mummy Lord, Anathema to the Empire

Skill List

Level 1	dagger	90%
Level 1	sword	100%
Level 1	whip	78%
Level 1	scrolls	87%
Level 1	talismans	100%
Level 1	wands	100%
Level 1	recall	100%
Level 1	spellcraft	100%
Level 2	improved compare	100%
Level 2	improved consider	100%
Level 7	meditation	100%
Level 9	haggle	98%
Level 10	pen	71%
Level 11	inspect goods	1%
Level 12	parry	100%
Level 14	hand to hand	100%
Level 14	trance	100%
Level 14	bone armor use	72%
Level 15	fast healing	100%
Level 19	embalm	100%
Level 20	attune	1%
Level 20	second attack	100%
Level 20	lash	76%
Level 21	prosperous reputation	1%
Level 21	mystical armor use	92%
Level 27	repel undead	91%
Level 30	careful vision	1%
Level 35	legendary awareness	1%
Level 38	speak with dead	83%
Level 47	lifesense	81%
Level 49	horror	75%
Level 50	cryptcall	78%

Spell List

Level 1	chill touch	1%
Level 1	detect magic	100%
Level 2	torment spirit	100%
Level 3	detect invis	100%
Level 3	ghoulish numbing	100%
Level 4	invis	100%
Level 5	armor of living bone	100%
Level 6	faerie fire	100%
Level 8	reanimate	97%
Level 9	infravision	1%
Level 10	identify	100%
Level 10	sleep	100%
Level 11	weaken	100%
Level 12	blindness	100%
Level 13	teleport	100%
Level 14	dispel magic	100%
Level 15	gravesight	100%
Level 16	corpse thrall	100%
Level 17	faerie fog	100%
Level 17	poison	100%
Level 18	cancellation	88%
Level 18	curse	100%
Level 19	energy drain	100%
Level 20	nether protection	100%
Level 20	lesser golem	100%
Level 23	crimson scourge	100%
Level 24	wraithform	100%
Level 25	animate dead	100%
Level 26	disruption	100%
Level 27	summon	100%
Level 27	graft	100%
Level 28	vampiric touch	100%
Level 29	wall of putrid flesh	100%
Level 30	control undead	72%
Level 32	word of recall	100%
Level 33	greater undead	100%
Level 35	forget	100%
Level 36	invis to undead	90%
Level 37	detect artifact	97%
Level 39	power word decay	100%
Level 40	power word kill	100%
Level 41	manifest shadow	91%
Level 47	umbra	95%
Level 50	abstraction	75%
Level 51	dissolution	75%

PK Statistics

PK Statistics

Total PK Wins	10 (1 at level 51)
Total PK Losses	27
Total Mob Deaths	12
# of Power Word Kills	1
# of Assassination Deaths	1

PK Wins by Class
VS. warrior	4
VS. paladin	1
VS. assassin	3
VS. bard	2

PK Wins by Cabal
VS. None	3
VS. FORTRESS	4
VS. OUTLANDER	2
VS. BATTLE	1

PK Wins by Align
VS. Good	7
VS. Neutral	2
VS. Evil	1

PK Deaths by Class
VS. warrior	7
VS. paladin	6
VS. assassin	8
VS. ranger	1
VS. invoker	2
VS. shaman	1
VS. shapeshifter	2

PK Deaths by Cabal
VS. None	2
VS. FORTRESS	12
VS. ENTROPY	1
VS. BATTLE	9
VS. SCION	2
VS. TRIBUNAL	1

PK Deaths by Align
VS. Good	15
VS. Neutral	6
VS. Evil	6

PK Gank-O-Meter

PK Gank-O-Meter

Total PK Wins	10
Total PK Assists	10
Solo PKs	4
PKs with a group of 2	11
PKs with a group of 3	3
PKs with a group of 4+	2
Average Group Size Per Kill	2.15

Death's Gank-O-Meter says: Hides Behind Allies

Total PK Losses	27
Solo PK Losses	19
PK Losses to a group of 2	6
PK Losses to a group of 3	1
PK Losses to a group of 4+	1
Average Group Size Per Death	1.41

Death's Ganked-O-Meter says: Murdered By The Self-Reliant

Immortal Comments

Sat Dec 12 17:50:06 2020 by 'An Immortal' at level 28 (33 hrs):
An Immortal added 1000 exp for: He was kidnapped from the Balator orphanage and made to be the slave of a Scion necromancer. Now he focuses on his scholarly pursuits.

Wed Jan 20 12:49:04 2021 by 'Whiysdan' at level 47 (287 hrs):
Good presence for Empire lately. Enjoy the lastname!

Sat Feb 13 12:32:47 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (334 hrs):
An Immortal added 150 exp for: Long overdue first chat. Given the normal first task for the Mourner.

Fri Mar 12 18:26:45 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (379 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: Phelan reanimates tongues and contemplates taste. What does he truly posess? Does he care? Certainly the Becoming will be an interesting examination of loss from the perspective of undeath.

Role

Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Added Thu Dec 10 13:24:08 2020 at level 16:

Phelan dedicates a not insignificant portion of his time to contemplation and
to introspection. His thoughts are not so intensive to be meditation but not
so superficial as to be considered mere pondering. He focuses his mind on what
has been, what is and what may be while he carries out the rote tasks of
mastering spells or while he trains his meager skills in combat against pitiful
foes.

In this instance, Phelan focuses his mind on evocation of his first experiences
in effort to recall the first moment in his life which could be accurately
referred to as an actual memory. The result though is no different than all of
his previous attempts as the dank smell and chill darkness of the nursery of
the Balator oprhanage coalesce in his mind's eye. The stiffness of the hardwood
board pressing against his back while he stared abrubtly into the black
darkness around him, startled into waking by the wail of another child shrieking
in the bunk above him. Jaragh was not there to walk through the rows of bunks
that night to comfort the children with his words of peace and sooth them back
to dreams of being cared for and being valued. No he was away in the far South
to gather donations to support the oprhanage. Instead, the shrill whisper of
the mistress of boys shushed the room back into still quiet with the thump of
her cudgel against the sideboard of the nearest bunk. Phelan half closed his
eyes to focus on her so as to dodge her next blow if it came his way. He froze
in distress at the black cloaked figure at the side of the mistress as it moved
closer to him. Too long and too thin the figure pointed it's index finger in
the direction of his bunk and muttered at the mistress of boys. The woman
snatched Phelan up out of his bunk, out of the room, down the long hallway,
through the side door and out into the yard with what seemed one harsh motion.
Phelan opened his mouth wide to yell for help to protest and with the flick of
an unseen blade his yell turned into a gurgle and his tongue lay on the ground
before him bleeding itself dry with convulsive contractions. The robed figure
bent slighty to pick it up and place it in an oiled pouch among its accoutrements.
It waved a hand in Phelan's direction and the sharp pain and bleeding of his
mangled mouth fell into a dull calloused over throb.

Role

Chapter 2

Chapter 1 (continued)
Added Thu Dec 10 13:26:59 2020 at level 16:

No, not this time, but he could feel that there was more there in the recesses
of his mind, he would never cease to plumb the depths of his consciousness for
some loose thread of memory of his life prior to that night in the orphanage.
He rolled his tongue over in his mouth and allowed himself the satisfaction
of a brief musing of slaying the scion necromancer that had muted and enslaved
him for the remaining years of his childhood and well into young adulthood.
His enslavement had been horrid and ghastly and wrecked his body and mind with
intolerable suffering, but it had made him hard and provided the opportunity to
learn the dark arts despite the unwitting fool necromancer's perception of him
as an incompetent tool incapable of base thought.

Phelan completes his breathing exercises and moves on to the task at hand, still
mindless of his conception, and ignorant of the loss of his parents. Why would
he concern himself with the loss of something he never had when he could pursue
the ability to read and shape the threads of destiny and embrace the struggle
to sculpt his own fate.

Role

Chapter 3

Chapter 2
Added Fri Mar 12 10:27:42 2021 at level 47:

After so many years, he could still faintly recall the sweet taste of
honey as it rolled off the back of his tongue and down his throat.
He rolled the tongue of the elven mage around in his dry mouth, it
would probably only last another day or perhaps two at most. Tongues
of the high elves were his favorite to reanimate, though a trimmed
orc tongue lasted weeks longer, the elven tongues seemed to convey a
slight sense of taste when feasting on the corpse of a victim.

The Dread Lord's meditations on loss were near constant now, save the
brief moments when combat might offer some slight distraction of
thrill or concern. He enjoyed turning over the notion of possession
in his mind, rolling it about like the sweet honey Jaragh used to
bring to the orphans on return from his trips to the Weald. If one
never actually possessed anything, could they suffer from loss? Did
he own a seat at the Council table of the Empire, the position of
leadership of the Black, the robe on his back, a shield to protect
himself from the divine? Must a thing or an ideal be possessed to be
used to his benefit? Did he care enough about any one thing, position,
or person that it would matter to him if he did not have it in his
life any longer?

It was clear through all of these deep musings though that the
citizens with whom he had spent his life were invested in his death,
and in his Becoming. They had provided him all the artifacts required
by the Conservator to plant the seed within him. Phelan embraced the
feelings of anticipation that came with the possibility of examining
the concept of loss from the perspective of undeath, while holding
close the prospect of ultimate death and what understanding of loss
that experience would finally bring.