Lucius Black

Lucius Black is an Apostate, the only such being to escape the Apostarium and enter the Arcerus Plane in his immortal form. Though inherently evil, he gained the support of many of Gaia's people who wished for an insurrection against the Creator, beginning the infamous Black Crusade in the seventh aeon.

Mortal Life
It is known that Lucius was born into the wealthy Black family in the first age, before the rise of the Parlian Empire. Studying as a young Acolyte in the Chantry, he became well-versed in Shadowmancy, or 'Void Magic' as it was known after the first Insurrection of Sunarar.

Rejection of the Creator
Though Lucius had practised under the Chantry, he rebelled against it when Sunurar's faith was adopted in Parlais with the beginning of the Remen dynasty. Shadowmancy became an illegal practise, but his obsession with the dark arts continued, and he was eventually banished from the land and his family disowned him.

The Death of Gaia
Though Gaia's death was at the will of the Creator, it pleased Lucius. He played no part in the event, and claimed that, once the Mortus was his, he would move to the Mortem and destroy all Gaia had sown.

Appearance
Lucius wears a tanned loose cloak, ornamented with nacreous threads of alien markings. Covering his face is a mask similar to that of a Plague Doctor in seventeenth-century Rome. It appears to be carved from bone and engraved in ornate patterns. Upon the removal of this mask, only a black void and menacing red eyes can be seen underneath.

Though Lucius appears far from human due to the appearance of his face, his hands have flesh and look like the those of an aged man. In theory, his visage could simply be an illusion, but in truth it is still unknown what Lucius Black is specifically. It is also theorised that he bargained away his visage to the Darkness for some unknown boon.

Personality
Lucius Black is a deceiving, demented villain. His thirst for power is insatiable, and he will stop at nothing to get it, whether that means destroying those in his way or bargaining away that which he holds dear.

He can be extremely convincing, often taking on new personalities, or even identities to deceive mortals and get what he wants. It is rare that he reveals his true character, but when he does, he is a violent, cruel and sadistic killer. He shows no mercy to mortals and immortals alike if they stand in his way. His stance is hunched, meaning he appears somewhat old and frail, but it is said that this is intended to mislead people into underestimating him.