Karallel

Karallel was born to relatives of Xentharin's Councilor of Radiance and Councilor of Chaos. A rare, and illegal, case of one person with a link to two Spires, he was abandoned at an orphanage, with his parents hoping his nature would never be discovered. Due to his connection to both Spires, he alone had the ability to hear the voice of Dakarion Veshalar, whose spirit was imprisoned in those Spires. Even from infancy, Dakarion whispered in Karallel's mind, driving him to seek out power.

After the mysterious assassination of the Councilor of Chaos, a several year search began, ending with the discovery of Karallel. His link to the Radiant Spire, however, was not discovered, and he was placed into the position of Councilor of Chaos at the age of six. Soon after gaining his new position, he replaced the Inquisitors with a noble named Vais'Anik and his servants. Unknown to anyone except Karallel, Vais'Anik was responsible for the previous council's death, and Karallel's ascension to power.

He quickly gained a reputation for being impulsive and uncaring for anyone except himself, although this was usually dismissed as being due to his young age. At the age of ten, he had a young orphan girl named Phelania brought to live on his estate. This was usually taken as an act of philanthropy, and improved his reputation somewhat, though the truth behind his motives was far more sinister.

At the age of fifteen, Dakarion led him to a temple containing a powerful spell meant to subvert the minds of everyone on Xentharin. Unbeknownst to him, the spell would also allow Dakarion a chance to seize control of his body. Karallel, however, wished to avoid any chance of the spell being resisted, and created an altered and far stronger version against Dakarion's warnings that such a spell would destroy Xentharin.

The spell did, in fact, destroy Xentharin, tearing the world into a shattered husk which became known as Chaos Star. It was in this shattered world that the Arcane Council, which had escaped to Verail, used the last of their power to bind him for eternity, or so they hoped. Remembered by the name Kahralen, meaning Supreme Nightmare in Xentharin Noble Speech, Karallel waited for a thousand years.

On Verail, the Nightmare Disciples, better known to others as the Nightmare Cult, sought to free Karallel under the leadership of the brainwashed Phelania, Vesselsivora.