Rubedo Morvant

Rubedo Morvant Sphere: 9th (Judgement indicates 4th, but evoke speed and power of Firestorm, plus ability to absorb fire from level 60 chakrams proves otherwise) Demonstrated Focus: Fatesender Gender: Male Known Oddities: Has what seems to be an artifact type of coat or cloak. Personality: Arrogant is the first word that comes to mind after dealing with this dreamer. He has expressed derisive sentiments to his known Lowborn Servitor. Rubedo is also apparently the Highborn's primary fighter and enforcer. Though he seems to seldom use Chakrams, his heavy use of Firestorm makes him a not inconsiderable combatant. He is also very fast on healing himself during battle.

Following a recent history lesson about the Lightless, and the origins of This city, several dreamers have been spending time in the Lightless Hollow. Familiarizing themselves with it, and trying to get to know the history and feel for those that once dwelled there. Sadara and Mengyao being two of the notables. They had noted a couple of times lately, that there seemed to be ghosts.

On the evening of Saturday, The ghost made itself known by Marking Sadara when she had sat in his throne in the Coffin Hall. Rubedo Morvant, Highborn of the Lightless Survivors, marked Sadara with a hand print on her arm and told her that if his Soul Essence was not found and returned immediately... he would suck her energy away to fuel his rebirth. Somehow, during this, Ra'as apparently became cursed as well.

Sadara and Mengyao sought help from a group of dreamers in the library. Aileron, Advisor to House Calenture, attempted (With Sadara's blessing) to sever the connection between Rubedo and Sadara... but Sadara was pulled back to the Lightless Hollow, bound to Rubedo's throne, and had her avatar stripped from her. The group followed, and Aileron attempted to offer himself in Sadara's place, but was confined to the throne alongside her, also sans avatar. The throne itself began siphoning dreamsoul from everyone who came near, making retrieval of the bound Sadara and Aileron, problematic for the group.

Arnaya, Lance Ruler of House Calenture, retrieved Rubedo's Soul Essence. Poppygirl (ruler of Order of the Sable Moon) and Jevik Bane (Free Spirit, GK Teacher) readied their Gatesmashers... and when Arnaya returned with the essence, smashing it against the ground, they struck to try and destroy the Soul Essence. The Soul Essence however, vanished the moment it hit the ground and their blades hit the stone floor. Almost immediately, Rubedo's ghostly form began to solidify as the Soul Essence appeared on his throne. At the same time, Sadara and Aileron were released, their coherence returning. Many of the assembled dreamers barraged the Ghostly form, the throne, and the Soul Essence with their flames, attempting to destroy pretty much any of the 3 in order to prevent Rubedo's rebirth.. without success. The flames simply danced along the stone of the throne, limning it in fire.

As a last resort, Arnaya attempted to impale Rubedo before he fully solidified. Driving her spear through his chest towards his soul essence and releasing a built up harmonic burst, also to no effect. Attempts to carve the Soul Essence from his avatar while it was still freshly rejuvenated were also futile, with the strikes literally causing no damage or marks on Rubedo. Aileron eventually pulled Arnaya off of Rubedo, and Rubedo extended his hand... just sitting there... for some time, with only minimal interactions.

During that time, Coraal revealed that the Lowborn had been closer bound to the Highborn, and weaker in their own, than most had previously thought. With Zar'tenya's dreamstriking of the Highborn, causing the destruction of their linked Lowborn as well. Rubedo was able to summon one surviving Lowborn... the female lowborn, Nohbudee.

Rubedo made several comments about how the others (other Highborn) should have listened to him and let him wipe out the city overhead to rebirth their own, and how the dreamers had sent Zar'tenya (using less than complimentary terms to describe her) to finish them off and how the cities dreamers had failed or should have been more thorough.

Luther Doth arrived for a brief time, and after a couple of minutes, turned over Lilith Morvants Soul Essence to Sadara to do with as she chose... stating that it was nearly completely drained anyway. Aileron, Jevik Bane, Poppygirl, and Arnaya took up guard positions around Sadara, while Rubedo openly declared that he had no interest in her soul Essence during this time. Cuero however, invis'd and attacked Sadara. Sadara gave the soul essence to Arnaya, who removed it to the safe keeping of House Calenture. Cuero collapsed Sadara shortly afterwards, but did not continue hostilities. He later said that he was pushed to attack Sadara by telepathic whispers.

Luther left right after handing over the Soul Essence, and Coraal swore his service to The Lightless realm. Meanwhile, the Shadow Consortium has stated that they will be respecting the Lightless as a sovereign realm.

Will Rubedo follow through on his intentions to drain the city? How will Coraal's service impact and influence the politics surrounding The Lightless and Rubedo? Does Nohbudee also basically rebel against the Highborn's rule, or is she a loyal follower of Rubedo's?

~ Arnaya, Soulmistress

References

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