Omun Cath

Omun Cath (?-887 MR)

Omun Cath was a Dark Elf Wizard who served under King Tython of the Dark Elf Army. Little is known about his service or life, until he defeated the mindflayer king Raxickz and his forces. He was last seen when his retinue of soldiers ventured to the Untouched Lands and never returned.

Biography
Little is known about the wizard except that he trained under King Tython himself for a good amount of time. Due to this, he served as a member of the King's circle. This group was made up of powerful wizards such as Ethon, Drozz Borout, and many others. Omun came to prominence when he was summoned among the other wizards by King Tython one day. The Dark Kingdom was anticipating the attack of a faction of renegade Mindflayers, led by their King Raxickz. The only way to defeat the mindflayers would be to seal the portal from which they had entered this plane.

To do so, a wizard would have to wield the Sword of Xxyxis, a crystal blade which held the mind of a mindflayer. Three of Omun's colleagues attempted to wield the weapon, but their minds were not powerful enough. When Omun held the sword for himself, he could feel the dark powers of the mindflayer attempting to grasp his mind. He summoned all his mental fortitude and battled the mindflayer into sumbission. With the power of the sword now at his disposal, he joined the ranks of the soldiers preparing to meet the mindflayers.

A large scale battle rumbled over the dark kingdom as the mindflayers invaded and began to wreak havoc upon the land. Omun channeled the power of the sword to shut the portal that the mindflayers had come through, sending them all back into their own plane.

Omun was celebrated for his victory, presented with the blade as a trophy and given a place among Tython's inner circle. He would serve as a loyal friend and strategic ally for the King, while conducting his own research about the blade he had been given.

Omun learned to communicate with the mindflayer Xxyxis who was trapped inside. Xxyxis told him much of the outer planes and the power and wonder that they held. Omun's curiosity grew, and he decided to strike a deal with the mindflayer. In exchange for his eventual freedom, the mindflayer was to help Omun find a way into the other planes.

Convincing the King it was a strategic scouting mission, Omun took a group of soldiers and sailed to the far north. He used the magic of the sword to allow Xxyxis to take the body of one of the crewmates, a dark elf named Alisaire. When they reached the Untouched Lands, Omun and the now mind-controlled Alisaire began their search.

This is where the story of Omun Cath ends, and the story of Shadow (his new moniker) begins.