Daxis Ton, Warlock of Greed

Daxis Ton was born to a pair of struggling merchants in the Darrik Mercantile Row of Zel City. His parents were proud but poor, struggling under the heavy tax burden and depressed economy in the Kingdom of Sloth. Daxis inherited his parents’ pride, but he was never satisfied with their economic station. He always had a greedy streak. Thus, at a young age, he took to the Toscommon Slum and spent nearly all his time on the streets, living like a homeless urchin, though his parents yet lived. Before long, Daxis caught the eye of Hux O’Donnigal, head of the local criminal network in the Slum.

At first, Daxis tried to pay his parents’ increasing tax debt with his ill-gotten gains, but his parents would have none of it, for they knew from whence the money came. Daxis eventually stopped trying, and his parents were charged with failure to pay taxes and arrested. From this point on, Daxis began to nurse a secret hatred for all Dark Folk. Hux, considering Daxis to be the son he never had, saw to it that Daxis’ “obligation” to pay said taxes was conveniently forgotten. Eventually Daxis took over leadership of the criminal network when Hux was arrested by agents of Sloth. At that point, something begin to seem different about Daxis; his criminal underlings noted that he spent much time alone, and he seemed to be communing with someone or something behind closed doors. He also went on long trips to unknown destinations, and rumor had it that his traveling papers were issued by a different Deadly Lord than Sloth. While in Zel City, he began to direct the business of the organized crime network in two directions: to make as much money as possible, for his natural greed had only increased, and to clandestinely disrupt as much of the Lord of Sloth’s operations as possible. It was almost as if he were turning the criminal gang into a resistance cell. But for whom was he working?

Inevitably, the attentions of Sloth turned to Daxis, and though it took quite a while (as is typical for Sloth), eventually his troops tracked down the criminal network and destroyed it nearly to a man, with Kordakon the Mangler himself leading the attack on Daxis’ headquarters. During this fight, Daxis revealed that he was more powerful than anyone suspected, for he unleashed magic on the Mangler and even breathed fire on his oluks, incinerating them. He managed to escape, and over the next several days he led the half-ogre warlord and his oluk troops on a chase out of Zel City and into the countryside east of the capital. Finally, the Mangler trapped him in a blind canyon, and when the enigmatic human turned to face him, the half-ogre was confused and disturbed by the smile on his face. That’s when a dark shadow fell over the entirety of the oluk battalion, and hurricane force winds battered them to the ground. Something happened that had not happened in decades—the Lord of Greed himself had come forth from Wawmar and appeared in Zeland. Crushing, burning, and devouring Kordakon the Mangler’s troops, he scooped up Daxis in his mighty claw and winged his way north, ostensibly heading back to his own kingdom. The half-ogre, burned and bloody, was the only survivor of the appearance of Greed. He went back to report the escape of Daxis Ton to his master, the Lord of Sloth. Kardakon realized that Ton had done what no one had previously dared do: he had made a deadly pact with one of the Deadly Lords themselves and had taken on one of the great Sins as his patron. He had become the first Sin Pact Warlock.

As of 8170 F.R., the current whereabout of Daxis Ton are unknown, but he undoubtedly works somewhere in the occupied kingdoms to serve the interests of his patron, the Lord of Greed.

Daxis Ton is 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a lean yet athletic build. He is clean and very well dressed, spending his ample money on fine clothes. After having made his pact with Greed, he exudes power, and now his glare alone can silence a crowded room. He’s a man accustomed to getting his way, and he does not handle disappointment well. He’s relatively young, but has accomplished much—for better or worse—during his short time on the continent of Farland.