Akhad Thell was a character in the very early versions of Mount&Blade.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Little is known about Akhad Thell's early life. At some point he became the apprentice of Ecatha, the necromancer, and would learn of the dark arts from her. He was talented, but reckless, and this frustrated Ecatha to the point that she banished him.
Serrepa[]
Thell settled in the village of Serrepa, where he apparently incited the local peasants to revolt against their noble overlords. A rebellion broke out, but when the nobility sent punishing parties to quell it, Thell feigned death and avoided the brutal fate to which his fellow villagers were subjected.
In Khergit service[]
Days after the Serrepa rebellion, Thell was found by Khergit scouts, to whom he introduced himself as a healer. The scouts took him to their leader, who tasked him with healing his daughter from a mysterious illness. Thell used his knowledge to brew a potion that weakened the disease, but said that he still required a magical amulet — the Hand of Tsannuh - to fully cure the Khergit princess. When an envoy from one of the kingdoms came to recruit the Khergits for an upcoming campaign, the Khan tasked them with helping Thell recover the amulet. Upon receiving the amulet, Thell cured Uruzuge and left for parts unknown.
The master plan and death[]
After some time had passed, Thell revealed himself as a necromancer by using the powers of the Hand of Tsannuh to resurrect an army of undead soldiers and the vengeful King Harlaus. He planned to have the latter rule the earth as a god-king. However Thell was only moderately successful, as the amulet was losing power and required the sacrifice of a special human, to be fully charged. Thell planned the kidnapping and ritual murder of Uruzuge. To this end he bribed Nuyukh Khan, a rival of Barthai Khan, to kidnap the princess, and bring her to the sacrificial ground at Mount Dhorak. The plan ultimately failed, as Nuyukh was intercepted and killed by the same envoy that initially helped Thell recover the amulet. They later lured Thell out of his hideout and killed him as well. With his last breath, Thell realized the error of his ways and implored the envoy to stop King Harlaus, who by that point was on his way to have Ecatha complete the ritual.
Quotes[]
| “ | I have bad news for you Barthai Khan. Uruzuge is being taken west not east. Your men won't be able to rescue her. Akhad Thell, has resurrected an army of undead over there. Now he needs to sacrifice Uruzuge to dark deities so that they give him more power. | ” |
| — player to Barthai Khan | ||
| “ | I know him. I thought him everything he knew. He was talented but he was reckless. As students of the dark arts we deal with powers beyond your imagening. One must always be cautious and maintain control. Make the smallest mistake and they will use it to get to you, to burn you, to destroy you. The fruit of the dark arts is like a strong poison. Only by drinking a drop at a time, can one live to enjoy it. That fool Akhad Thell did such stupid things, I drove him away. But that was a mistake. I should have killed him. | ” |
| — Ecatha the Necromancer | ||