"Your physical suffering is temporary. We have an eternity to know your anguish in the Void."

-Zhakul

 

The being now known as Zhakul was once a simple mortal, bound by duty to his family and his nation. When deployed to war, the mortal eventually returned home to a bloody path and a graveyard that he once called home. While away at war, his village had been wiped out, and only the corpses of his friends, family, and loved ones were left behind. Swearing revenge against those who committed these crimes, this broken mortal set out to find those responsible and bring them to justice.

 

Over time, and with each passing failure to find his family's killer, the mortal became more broken. Disheartened. The justice the mortal sought ended up being the prison to which he was bound, and eventually, the mortal accepted that he might not ever find his family's killer. The time he had spent jaded his existence, leaving no compassion or joy in life - only pain and regret.

 

Sensing the weakness of the mortal's resolve, the dark entity Zhakul reached out to the mortal, claiming to be the spirit of his lost son. Zhakul guided the mortal to a lost temple located deep within the mountains. The dark altar there would have driven anyone else away, as its vile presence was so intense that the very mountain around it blackened. The mortal had nothing left to lose. Nothing left to live for. In one last attempt at salvation, the mortal followed the spirit to the altar.

 

Having a new sense of purpose and vigor, the mortal found the temple, quested inside, and found the blackened crystal the being spoke of. The being demanded that the mortal destroy this crystal, as this act would release the being, and it would be able to use its strength to return the mortal to his family. The mortal shattered the crystal, and Zhakul, the Avatar of Pain, was born.

 

Immediately taking over the mortal's body, Zhakul erased any shred of the person that once was. True to his word, he released the mortal to be with his family in death. From this weakness, he was released from his prison to wreak havoc once again.

 

Zhakul uses the suffering of Havokk as fuel for his dark warpath, moving across the land. Zhakul has erected a legion of Scarred, mangled, deformed, and violated mortals that are bound by dark magic to do their master's will. Empowered by their pain, Zhakul leads the offensive against the mortals of Havokk following a long-conspired plan to destroy Havokk. While in his Voidstone prison, he had nothing but time to plot and scheme. Though his plans have shifted due to the arrival of Aribus, his overall goal remains the same: To extinguish life and to become the Sower of pain and discord across all of creation.

 

Now knowing that his eternal nemesis, Uutu, is absent from Havokk, he has enacted his dark desires by aligning with Aribus for added strength. Zhakul plans to eventually overthrow him and relinquish control of the Void to himself so that an everlasting era of darkness will consume all life on Havokk.

Zhakul, Avatar of Pain - Card Information

Card Name:

  • Zhakul, Avatar of Pain

Card Type/Subtype:

  • Dark Hero Character / Void Avatar

Card Stats:

  • 16 ATK
  • 15 AC
  • 4 DMG
  • 25 HP
  • 16 Vigor
  • 16 Spirit
  • 9 Empathy

Rank / Card #:

  • 4 / #047

EXP Value:

  • 10

Card Effect:

[Anima 2]: When you play this card, you may pay (2) HP from your Hero character. There is a secondary effect of the card or ability that only applies when the HP is paid. The HP is paid when the card is played, you must declare if you are paying the Anima cost before any other part of the card is resolved.

 

Ongoing: The first time you pay an [Anima] cost each turn, place a +1 ATK and +1 AC token on Zhakul.

Ongoing: Dark Spellcraft cards you own have, "[Anima 2]: Draw 2 cards."

Ongoing: During your turn, whenever an opposing character is dealt 3 or more damage, heal 1 damage from Zhakul after actions resolve.

Zhakul - Campaign Format Information

Campaign Format Stats:

  • Zhakul gets +X to all checks, where X is the amount of damage he has dealt this turn, to a max of +3.
  • Zhakul can communicate with other Dark characters telepathically. For Zhakul to communicate with long-distance characters this way, he must be stationary and specifically focused on communicating (meaning he cannot be involved in combat or under any effects placed on him by an opponent).
    • To use the Communicate/Speak Skill with a dark character telepathically, the dark character must be within 18 m / 60 ft. / 12 units.

  • Zhakul is an eternal being of immense power and tied to Havokk itself. Because of this, the duration of effects placed on him by opponents is reduced by half, rounded up.

Alignment:

  • Dark

Factions:

  • Chancellors of the Void
  • Cult of the Night Matron

Size:

  • Medium

Movement Value:

  • 6

Species:

  • Mortal / Void Avatar (Zhakul is inhabiting a mortal form. His personal form is a Void Avatar.

Age:

  • Eternal

Height:

  • Roughly 2.013 Meters (roughly 6.6 feet)

Weight:

  • 88.451 kilograms (195 lbs.)

Possible Items / Equipment Known:

  • Nexxusite Scythe
  • Wand of Chaos
  • Barbed Leathers
  • Fleshcloak of the Fiend
  • Flesh-hide Buckler
  • Obsidian Talons
  • Saint Ribcage Bracer
  • Sigiled Voidstone of Aribus
  • Soul Heist Repository
  • Amulet of Health
  • Bastard Sword
  • Phantasmal Nexxusite Plate
  • Power Bracers
  • Ring of Regeneration
  • Ring of Wishes
  • The Enchanter’s Plate
  • War Scepter​​​​​​​

Possible Skills Known:

  • Speak/Communicate

  • Listen

  • Diplomacy/Reason

  • Intimidate/Threaten

  • Performance

  • Search

  • Teachings of the Void

  • Arcana

  • Armor Proficiency

  • Brute Force

  • Combat Expertise

  • Fan of Daggers

  • Heightened Sense Dodge

  • Improvised Weapon

  • Keen Senses

  • Omni-Spellcaster

  • Precision Strike

  • Shield Bash

  • Survival Skills

  • Sweeping Strike

  • Talons of Malice

  • Weapon Proficiency

  • Whirlwind Strike

Possible Spellcraft Known:

  • (All Dark Spellcraft Known)
  • Annihilate
  • Aura of Strength
  • Aura of Vitality
  • Blizzard
  • Conjured Spellshield
  • Counter Magic
  • Devastation
  • Disintegrate
  • Era of Prosperity
  • Essence Gathering
  • Face-Melter
  • Fireball
  • Fortification Aura
  • Heroic Push
  • Heroic Shockwave
  • Mage Missile
  • Meditation Technique
  • Overwhelming Force
  • Scornful Strike
  • Thunderstrike
  • True Healing
  • Wall of Fire
  • Warcaster

Zhakul, Avatar of Pain – [Demon Build]

  • The Demon Build is a solo build focusing on the Anima ability and Zhakul’s specific strengths. Once Zhakul has absorbed enough energy, he becomes an unstoppable force of dark fury and will destroy all living beings on Havokk.


Example: Encounter against a Hero enemy – You've encountered a deity of the Void, Zhakul! The avatar of pain, dark being bound to Havokk, and leader of the Chancellors of the Void.

  • Zhakul smirks as he sees you combat his "Scarred" minions. Every strike, he savors. Every ounce of pain inflicted a rush to his senses, invigorating him further. The more powerful he becomes, his true Void avatar form begins to emerge. He looks at you with unbridled fury and joy in his eyes for the battle that is about to ensue.

 

  • Hero deck: 60-card Hero deck.
    • 1 Zhakul, Avatar of Pain
    • 1 Fleshcloak of the Fiend
    • 1 Flesh-hide Buckler
    • 1 Saint Ribcage Bracer
    • 1 Sigiled Voidstone of Aribus
    • 1 Soul Heist Repository
    • 2 Ring of Regeneration
    • 3 Aura of Pain
    • 3 Demonic Fervor
    • 3 Malediction Aura
    • 3 The Bargain
    • 2 Virulent Nova
    • 3 Teachings of the Void
    • 1 Annihilate

    • 3 Blizzard

    • 3 Devastation
    • 3 Essence Gathering
    • 3 Face-Melter
    • 3 Scornful Strike
    • 2 True Healing
    • 3 Wall of Fire
    • 1 Combat Expertise
    • 3 Precision Strike
    • 3 Talons of Malice
    • 2 Whirlwind Strike
    • 2 Onslaught
    • 3 Sacrificial Bargain

Zhakul, Avatar of Pain – [Scarred Build]

  • The Scarred Build is an army of Zhakul’s Scarred – a legion of self-mutilated beings who worship Zhakul as their dark deity. The group serves as both a source of suffering to empower Zhakul and as an army to inflict pain and death upon the living.


Example: Encounter against a Hero enemy – Zhakul is on the warpath, leading a horde of his scarred minions towards a local village to cause death and destruction.

  • Amnon, Zhakul's head priest, has determined that more victims are needed for additional scarred recruits. Those who are combat-capable will be changed through dark Void magic. Those who are unfit to fulfill the Void's purpose will be sacrificed to it. Stop this dark legion before the village is destroyed!
  • Hero deck: 60-card Hero deck.
    • 1 Zhakul, Avatar of Pain
    • 2 Amnon, Priest of Forbidden Rites
    • 3 Aribus’ Seeker
    • 3 Priest of Aribus
    • 1 Fleshcloak of the Fiend
    • 1 Saint Ribcage Bracer
    • 3 Swiftness
    • 3 Sacrifical Bargain
    • 2 Onslaught
    • 3 Talons of Malice
    • 3 Wall of Fire
    • 2 True Healing
    • 2 Temporal Gate
    • 3 Overwhelming Force
    • 2 Virulent Nova
    • 3 Devastation
    • 3 Aura of Pain
    • 3 Malediction Aura
    • 3 Sinister Intent
    • 3 Mage Missile
    • 3 Aura of Vitality
    • 2 Teachings of the Void
    • 3 The Bargain
    • 3 Syphon Essence