Orzoth Draite

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance."

''And As The Darkness Comes To Be Shall Come A Man, A Man Of Three And Upon His Shoulder Lie Truth And Lies And The Prince Of Crows Who Always Dies''

Prophecy of Last Song

Background
Orzoth Draite is the sort of man that doesn't seem dangerous until everything you own is gone. Extremely ruthless, he uses his clients and friends for as long as they are useful, before casting them aside (or killing them). Money, power, knowledge, perfection. These are the motivations of perhaps the most intelligent man in the solar system.

Origin
Draite was born into a lower-middle class family on Solundan VI, where class and money are everything. His father a agri-worker, he learned very early on that social climbing and networking are everything. When his father made a big break into the solar food distribution business, Orzoth was right there every step of the way.

Tragically, any happiness there may have been in Orzoth's life was short lived. A prominent gang took a dislike to the Draite family rise in power, and an attack on the family home left Orzoth's mother and father dead. Orzoth himself was left crippled in both legs and the right arm.

Life's A Game
With inheritance in his pocket and a successful business for steady income, Orzoth dedicated himself to knowledge and deskwork. Moving to Solundan III, he gained access to things that were the most important to him, books and records. By the time he was 20, he had set up the Draite Interplanetary Banking Group, and become one of the most important people and business leaders in the solar system. Eventually his book-learned skills came to good personal use when he came across old designs for augmentics. Using these designs he manufactured replacements for his right arm and legs, granting him back his mobility.

But that wasn't enough for Orzoth, he needed to know more. Secretly he spent time on Solundan V, learning about technology and manufacturing. Orzoth was finally assimilated at the age of 36, shedding away as much of his remaining humanity as possible in his search for power and immortality. Now Orzoth is literally a machine who makes other machines, although not without some falsified humanity above that.

Nobody's A Winner
When the Imperium arrived, Draite kept cool and undercover. Papers were fudged, systems were changed and hidden, everything and anything to keep the Imperium for interfering and destroying all he had worked so hard to develop. As such, much of his power and authority still remains, albeit under the guise of obedience.

Orzoth is above all else patient. He bides his time, consolidates strength, purges weakness, and then strikes. The challenge that the arrival of the Imperium presents is no different to any other.

Activities Within The Group
Orzoth is a man who seems to possess an endless amount of capital. This alone would make him useful but he combines his impressive wealth with a skill at finance and hacking that makes him incredibly dangerous and a fantastically capable member of the group.

The Fall Of Solundan III
Orzoth has been a long serving member of the Old Faith for some time and while not a strong believer in the church, his financial talents made his skills invaluable to the cause. Due to the limited nature of his work, he did not attend the planning but was instead called upon later when his expertise was needed.

He proved himself once more with his skilled manipulation of previous church funds but his selfish nature shone through and during the confusion of Darrel's investigation he siphoned off the whole sum to his own personal finances without notice.

His work undercover was short lived however as The Beggar called all members of the cult to attend a vital meeting at the church. Upon arrival he saw that The Beggar had undergone an extreme transformation. His eyes were now an ethereal flame and his skin was as white as snow. After conducting a brief test, Orzoth had little choice but to accept The Beggar's wild claim of prophetdom.

All further plans were cut short though as PDF stormed the church, unable to escape and seeing no other alternative, Orzoth turned himself in, stating that he was an undercover vigilante. Unsurprisingly this was met with skepticism and he was transferred to the PDF headquarters. Orzoth stalled for as long as he could however all his work was undone by the betrayal of Samuel. Both Ashton and Darrel were bought in to face charges.

Orzoth however was far cannier than that and managed to escape his bindings. When the Sergeant returned Orzoth tore loose of his bindings and threatened to crush the man unless he handcuffed himself to the table. Seeing no further use for the man, Orzoth executed him before moving out.

Orzoth engaged in further firefights including the grim evisceration of an officer with the bladed tip of his mechanderite, leaving his gutted corpse on the ground. He soon had access to the PDF systems and after some searching, managed to remove all evidence linking the group to the cult. With this accomplished he set out to free both Ashton and Darrel from their confinement. Once they were free, Orzoth opened the doors to both Samuel and Eden who were also being held here. Seeing no use for Samuel, Orzoth executed him without hesitation, much to the chagrin of Ashton and Darrel.

Seeing no reason to wait around, Orzoth made his escape from the Headquarters, leaving Darrel and Ashton to deal with Eden. Orzoth decided the best move would be to lay low.

And So The Shadows Darken (Interlude)
With the Capital in unrest, Orzoth knew that the time had come to seize the power he had long dreamed for. Returning to his office, he wiped the accounts of all his clients clean, taking every scrap of money he could lay his hands on. Then, altering record after record, he made it appear that it was the fleeing Imperials that had taken the money by force.

With this information relayed to the people, Orzoth offered those now without money low-wage work whilst buying up now bankrupt companies under a charitable facade. Monopoly power achieved, Orzoth had gained as much power as possible for himself. With Darrel and The Beggar as the figureheads of the new governing body of Solundan III, Orzoth claimed de-facto control of the whole planet with his own private security force.

Order restored, Orzoth returned to that which he knows and loves the most. Books. Searching through libraries, he discovered tomes and records recalling similar stories of what had happened to The Beggar. Knowledge of the Warp, Daemons, and the Gods were read and recorded over countless hours of study, and eventually something changed within Orzoth. His eyes changed color, from a bright green to dark purple, and the Sclera darkened to a deep grey. Spending so much time reading the tomes affected his vision, and although he could not appraise the material world as well as he once could, he gained the ability to read the very souls of those around him. Reading into his new found vision, Orzoth learned of the guild of Navigators and their work, as well as the exact skill and art of their practice so that he might perform such a task in the future.

Quotes And Memorable Moments
This is a list of the characters quotes and memorable (often horrifying) moments.

Quotes
"You might think you're a big cheese, but I assure you I'm bigger. I'm the biggest cheese you've ever seen."

Memorable Moments
Successfully stealing the entirety of the emergency Tithe fund

Breaking out of the PDF Headquarters singlehandedly