EnemyDex Entry:
Leader of Agartha #1
Epimenides
Class: Avenger
Gender: Male
Height/Weight: 160cm/Unimportant
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Origin: Forgotten History, Agartha
Debut: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Likes: Pushing his limits, ensuring the revival of Agartha, valuable pawns
Dislikes: The abomination that destroyed Agartha and all of her creations, the very idea of sacrificing one of his own people for his gains
Line: "My name is Epimenides, an ordinary man who vowed to kill the beast which set the earth ablaze. Do you not comprehend my purpose? I must save this world and its true people! That is why I chose to pass my consciousness down through the ages."
Comment: While cold and cruel towards most people, he will show nothing but deep care for anyone he deems a genuine ally.
Into the Chasm. A powerful mage from the lost civilization of Agartha, Epimenides had a powerful role in Fódlan's legendary War of Heroes as a high-ranking commander and a pioneer of dark magic. His most notable feat, which was ignored by written history, was when he decimated an entire army of Saint Serios's forces and then immediately forced three of the Four Saints into retreating, one of them being Seiros herself, all on his own. However, this was not enough for Epimenides, who refused to rest until he either made sure all traces of Sothis were erased.
To this end, he chose to embrace the forbidden void of Zahras, his magic reaching a level that allowed him to go beyond humanity's limits. With this new potential, he created a spiritual being named Arval which he would use to cheat death should the worst happen before losing their body. Centuries later, Arval met Shez in a near-death situation against Byleth, the latest host of Sothis, allowing Epimenides to subtly guide her into a vengeful and murderous mindset and, once that failed, took control of Shez before the mercenary regained herself and drove Epimenides out of her body.
Despite this, the spirit of Epimenides has lived on and will stop at nothing until "the cycle of this world is preserved", a task that can only be done by slaying the one who is revered as a Progenitor God; Sothis.
Parameters
Strength: B
Endurance: D
Agility: EX
Mana: EX
Luck: B
Noble Phantasm: EX
Class Skills
Avenger: Rank EX. To gather people's hatreds and grudges onto oneself, providing the ability to gain more power the more hurt one gets.
Oblivion Correction: Rank EX. Never forgetting one's grudges and hate. Manifests in the high chance of critically hurting an opponent.
Self-Healing (Magic): Rank -. Magical energy endlessly gushes forth until revenge is taken, granting a limited healing factor.
Nullified by Abyssal Void and Law of Yin and Yang.
Personal Skills
Domineer: Rank D. A passive state of advantage against opponents who fight on foot.
Abyssal Void: Rank EX. The strength of one's connection with the realm of Zahras, a void between realities.
Persistent Spirit (Hatred): Rank EX. A variant of Independent Action that allows one's spirit to remain in existence after death out of sheer spite.
Crestological Wisdom: Rank EX. The results of intensely studying Crests. Grants immunity to the drawbacks of using a Heroes' Relic.
Unsealable Magic: Rank A+++. An ancient technique that makes it impossible to prevent a spell from being casted.
Dark Seal: Strength and Magic: Rank B. A spell which lowers a foe's strength and mana parameters should they survive an encounter with its caster.
Agarthan Arcana: Rank EX. A forbidden spell which, when active, causes anyone attacking its user to receive the same amount of damage.
Law of Yin and Yang: Rank EX. Mastery of both dark and light magic, granting either the ability to curse opponents or a healing factor depending on which magic is used. May also grant a state of advantage against all existing classes.
Noble Phantasms
O Great Zahras: The Forbidden Spell that Shall Decimate Our Enemies: Rank EX, Anti-World Sacrificial type.
The most powerful spell of Agarthan magic: the act of banishing someone to Zahras, a dark void disconnected from any living world. However, this spell requires sacrificing a person who is attuned to the same forbidden dark magic that is used to cast it, making it very difficult to use. As the void acts as his home, Epimenides is capable of going in and out of Zahras at will without any sacrifice required.
O Great Zahras: The Unbreakable Will and Mind of the Forbidden Darkness: Rank EX, Anti-World Barrier type.
An alternative version of the Forbidden Spell of Zahras. Rather than banishing others into its dark void, this Noble Phantasm instead manifests the void as a barrier around its caster, creating an impenetrable shield that cannot be broken by anything. However, this also applies to its caster, making them unable to cast spells of their own as nothing can bypass the barrier until they remove it by ending the spell, not even sound.
Endless Shadow: Witness the Power of a Chasm Between Worlds: Rank EX, Anti-World type.
One of the standout abilities of Epimenides's research on dark magic and the dark void of Zahras, allowing him to shift away and warp elsewhere. Bending the laws of physics and ignoring reality itself, he can cross between dimensions in order to reappear near a location or person of his choosing. When used inside of Zahras, this ability instead grants Epimenides complete omnipotence.
A Vengeful Sword, Avesta's Dual Blade: Rank A+++, Anti-Army/Anti-Magic/Anti-Divine type.
The personal blade of Epimenides, made of technology older than Fódlan's recorded history. With might far exceeding that of the Heroes' Relics, it is capable of replicating any weapon wielded in Epimenides's other hand and has the ability to completely counter enemy spells. It grows in strength for as long as a battle can last, becoming a blade capable of slaying even gods if Epimenides can stall the fight long enough.
Draconic Tome of Unspeakable Power, Hrotti: Rank EX, Anti-Army/Anti-Divine type.
A Heroes' Relic that Epimenides crafted with the remains of Timotheos, one of Fódlan's Four Apostles, becoming his personal grimoire. It contains all of the discoveries, spells and curses the Agarthan mage has made during his life, such as spirit transferring and slaying the divine among others. The Relic was ignored by history as Epimenides absorbed it into his body before his death, becoming a part of his consciousness.
Attribute: Star
Traits: Humanoid, Threat to Humanity, Immune to Pigify
Notes: Will never call Sothis by name, instead always coming up with some derogatory term which removes any humanity from her. Qualifies as an Evil of Humanity representing "ambition" but refuses to ascend into the Beast class out of sheer spite as he believes it would make him no better than "the abomination" he's trying to kill. Frequently experimented on himself in life, not wanting to risk the lives of his people in his pursuits.
"Anyway, what brings you guys here?"
