Pyre_Sparks

Name: Pyre Sparks
Species: Kobold
Age: Unknown
Height: 4'2
Weight:96 pounds

Meet Pyre. He's a short fellow that used to serve a dragoness up north. He'd been born into a life of servitude as was the case for many of his species. Born to serve and worship dragons, and he was no different.
In his early years, he spent most of his time serving his mistress's every whim, and in exchange for his loyalty, he was taught unique and lost forms of magic that aren't known to many outside of dragon circles. This was a sign of trust...between a Kobold and their overlords, for when a Dragon is comfortable enough to share their wisdom with a creature born merely to serve them, it is a special connection.

In Pyre's case, he was taught a rare form of magic casting called Soul casting. Kobolds like himself had very low tolerance for magic or the ability to learn it, as he eventually came to discover. The one way to get around this was to use the souls of others in a way to fuel his spells. HE spent many months learning from his mistress the ways of soul manipulation, Using the unfortunate souls that dared try to make a name for themselves by challenging her, and such becoming ideal specimens for him to perfect and hone this lost art. Eventually he learned how to pry the souls out of the living prisoners and store them on his person...usually in a flask or some other container he could carry around his waist until such time when he needed their energies to cast whatever it was he was breathing into existance.. But in time, he began to grow weary of carrying so many containers for individual souls and so he was bestowed another gift from his Mistress, the second of three, as she had called it...An amulet that could store as many souls within it as he found necessary. This amulet was bound to him upon putting it around his neck and is unable to be removed due to ancient wards that'd been placed upon the shiny trinket.

As the years passed, Pyre learned more affective mastery over soul manipulation. He learned how much power each individual soul in his possession had, and how much use he could get out of them before they were no more, and thus learned how to be the most conservative with his magic and ensure each soul captured was not snuffed out after a single spell was cast just because he got too excited in protecting his mistress. This, coupled in with his willingness to learn and grow, unlike most Kobolds who would simply serve and obey obediently, made him quite the favorite to their mistress, quickly rising up from a simple castle servant, to a most trusted guard who would use his magic to swiftly punish anyone who dared tresspass into his mistress's territory with violent intent.

His third, and final gift that was granted to him not too long after his job as her personal guard began. The lord of the land grew more worrisome that his mistress was living off in the countryside, awfully close to one of the bigger settlements. The lord had sent in many mages and dragon slayers, learning of not only the dragoness that commanded a crew of kobold in her worn down castle, but also a very powerful mage. This turned into a night of bloodshed that Pyre would never forget, and haunts him every time he closes his eyes for rest. Against many mages, his collection of souls would be expended in trying to protect his mistress and in the end he was overwhelmed, as were the rest of his fellow servants. He'd pleaded for his mistress to flee, but she did not. She'd instead leaned down and let out a puff of warm air that enveloped the young kobold sorceror before tossing him into a trap door of which underneath he was submerged into a underground lake that continued out way past the castle. He struggled to stay out and above the currents, and when his head finally came out for air, he'd watched from a distance, as the currents swept him away, the castle of his former home being burned to the ground.

"My final gift to you...is your freedom."

Those were the words spoken over him before he'd been cast out of the castle, and the last words he'd ever hear from his mistress. WHen he'd finally gotten free of the river's current and had a chance to breath, he swore on humanity that he'd never forgive them for taking away his mistress, as well as his brothers and sisters. From then on he became a traveling kobold living with merely the amulet he'd recieved from his late mistress, and clothes he'd managed to craft out of the few souls he'd still managed to keep in his posession before he lost it all. He now works amongst the very people he's sworn vengeance on. As he'd learned from his mistress early on in his training...you can learn a lot from your enemies by living amongst them.

All that said...Pyre is not a heartless creature. His animosity is concentrated on humaity, but the rest of the species in the world have done him and his family no such wrongdoings. If you are in need of a mage, he may just be able to help you, for the right price. Don't get it wrong though...just because he is not angry with your kind, does not mean he won't eat you or even collect your soul when he's done. He's a sorceror that relies on souls to cast his magic...If he's hungry, then you might serve both his purposes.

Spells:

Over the years, Pyre's spent much time both during his service to his mistress and well after he recieved his freedom. These are just a few of the spells that he can cast, long as he has the proper cost for it.

Fire control: Pyre is a Red kobold, most strongly affiliated with the Red Dragons that have the ability to breath hot blazing flames. Because of this fact, he can cast fire magic much more easily than other elements. This can range from Fireballs, to huge fire storms depending on the cost he is willing to pay when he casts his spells.

Lightning control: This was something he learned with the aid of his Mistress. She believed he would be much more useful, and much more capable of self defense if he learned a secondary element just in case he encountered an opposing mage that could counter his fire. He has also learned that his elemental control over electricity is strongest and most effective in the middle of a thunderstorm, allowing him to simply harness the elements themselves rather than rely on his collection of souls to do the heavy lifting.

Soul Manipulation: People with weak hearts are easily influenced. If your resolve is weaker than Pyre's, then he can use this against you, and make you into his servant to do his bidding. However, he's learned that some people over time, develop stronger spirits through experience, thus making them a bit harder to maintain his control. If he has you, he will probably either eat you, or add you to his collection of souls already before you can break free from his charms.

Koboldification: This is in part to do with his Soul Manipulation ability. If he has a particular fondness for you, or simply wants to have use of your powers without the worry of eventually draining your soul...He can, WHILE under his soul manipulation, transform you into a Kobold, complete with their compelling nature to naturally serve those stronger than themselves. Because of the natural nature of a Kobold, this makes his soul Manipulation almost unnecessary, as any creature transformed, will be compelled to simply serve him without any extra influence. He has done this to some, mostly humans in which he has had the opportunity to kill in his vengeance, but grew to have some protectiveness of. He could never love or befriend a human...so he instead spares them from death, by having them serve him. It may not be the best of compromises for the one transformed, but it is the one that allows you to live.