User:MPsy/Umberose D’spagè

Name: Umberose D’spagè

Aliases: Crowe

Age: 35

Birthplace: Dalaran

Nickname: Umber

Positions Held: SI:7 Agent & Researcher

Religious Affiliation: None

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 175lbs.

Status: Single

Introduction
Madman, maverick, megalomaniac, and arrogant are just some of the words associated with the human mage known as Umberose D’spagè. There are others though who use the words patient, loyal, sympathetic, and even perhaps kind in his own strange way. But all agree on one word in common for this particular person…tortured.

The D’spagè Linage
The records of the D’spagè linage is quite unclear and hidden away that those who know about it have passed on ages ago. A linage that predated the city-state of Dalaran and the Magus Senate, a line that began with the first human nation, Arathor, among the humans who first learned the art of the arcane was Faynè D’spagè the first of the D’spagè bloodline. When the nation of Arathor fractured into seven smaller kingdoms, the D’spagè family decided to side with the magocratic city of Dalaran and soon situated themselves on the Council of Archmagi.

The Legacy of Korvis
Korvis D’spagè…a name not spoken for so long that it has been almost forgotten. A name erased from the family records but not lost, it was he who brought tragedy to the D’spagè line and perhaps their doom. A great magus of considerable power who was rash, impatient, and always lusted for more, it was this lust for power that brought about his downfall. Seeking strength and power without the patience and wisdom of age Korvis drove into the lore that should have better yet left unknown. He learned of the powers of the Old Gods and wanted them to be his own. With knowledge in hand he traveled out into the world in search for what he considered his birthright.

As days became weeks, weeks became months, and months became years Korvis finally returned, but he did not return the man he once was. Now he was just a shell of his former self, a shade who walked between life and death. The family took pity on their prodigal son and hidden him away from prying eyes. Yes, Korvis has returned…but he did not return empty handed. From his mad babbling and lunatic ravings the family was able to piece together bits and pieces of Korvis’s travels. It seemed that he found a long lost ritual to contact the Old Gods and even to make a pact with them. What Korvis did not know was that everything had a price. He was able to achieve the power he long sought, but at the cost of his sanity and self. Cursed with the twisted rune, Korvis had to bear the mark for the rest of his days. When he passed from this life to the next, the family was horrified to see the mark pass on to the next of their line. The mark bestowed great power to it’s bearer but at the cost of their sanity and health, for each time the bearer taps into the powers of the twisted rune he loses a bit of himself. The twisted rune was a legacy of horror left by Korvis to the rest of the D’spagè line.

The Beginning of an End?
When the survivors of the kingdom of Azeroth reach Lordaeron to convince the other human kingdoms and the other races to form the Alliance, Islwyn the current head of the D’spagè line and the current bearer of the twisted rune was among those who spoke out against such an alliance, rather taking on more of an isolationist view of the war. But with the newly formed alliance, Islwyn and the rest of the D’spagè line fell in with the war effort and fought along side with their allies. When Islwyn’s eldest daughter Mara fell due to Alterac’s betrayal of the Alliance, he employed the forbidden powers of the twisted rune unknown to the rest of the family and joined the other Dalaran mages to exact his vengeance upon Alterac. It was said on the eve of the battle Islwyn employed cruel and almost sadistic tactics against those who robbed his daughter’s life and a mad fire seemed to burn behind his eyes. After employing the powers of the twisted rune so much Islwyn was said to isolate himself from the rest of his family, from his wife and from his children. Whispers said the late at high he roamed the family estate talking to those who never existed and spoke to those who died ages ago. Felice his wife fearing the curse of the twisted rune feared what she might have to do to save her beloved. But before she could do anything the Battle of Blackrock Spire takes place. Islwyn who showed much leadership during the battle with Alterac and unknown to anyone but the D’spagè family was put in charge of a small squad of warriors and mages to act as a strike team against certain agents of the horde who employed foul magics, while the main body of the army strike the heart of the fortress itself. Islwyn was said to be among the last of his squad who fell and was the only body to be recovered, except not entirely whole. The skin that held the mark of the twisted rune seemed to have been flayed off while Islwyn was still alive. When the mark did not appear on the next of the line, it was thought that perhaps the curse of the D’spagè was finally lifted…but that sadly was not true.

Walking Beyond the Pale
With her husband now dead Felice took command of the D’spagè family. A strong magi in her own right she took up her husband’s place and joined the war efforts. Felice took up the cause with righteous fury as she helped push the horde into the Swamp of Sorrows, and then into the Blasted Lands, where the Dark Portal was shut. A breath of relief was sighed when the war was finally over. Wanting to forget the ravages and losses of the war she had what was left of the D’spagè family relocate to the newly established Stormwind. The peace only lasted for a moment…for in her nightmares the whispers of the war was not yet over. Felice was soon haunted by her husband’s spirit which informed her that his spirit can not pass beyond the pale until the twisted rune was finally destroyed and cleansed. Knowing that the future of the D’spagè could only flourish with the destruction of the twisted rune she joined the forces of General Turalyon and Archmage Khadgar and into the dark portal where the twisted rune still existed. No one knew what passed on beyond the dark portal but when the twisted rune appeared on the eldest son Rowin, it was clear that Felice failed in her quest to bring peace to the family.

Light and Darkness
With the ravages of war the D’spagè line had dwelled now to a small handful. Of the main family only Rowin, his younger twin brother Umberose, and five younger sisters still lived, along with a handful of cousins, uncles, and aunts. As Rowin grew up and took up ways of the magi along with his twin Umberose the two grew in power rather quickly. Naturals, geniuses, special, were the words used to describe the two. But as the two grew stronger it was clear that the elder brother Rowin was always just a little bit better then the younger brother Umberose. While the twins shared the same appearance the summaries ended there, their personalities were at the total ends of the spectrum. Rowin was the beloved elder brother who showed kindness and patience and portrayed only the best of honorable intentions. Umberose on the other hand was seen as arrogant, impatient, and rash. He was a man who would do anything to get what he wanted, no matter the cost and no matter who he had to go though he reach his goal. Rowin was always the beloved brother of the two and Umberose was considered the dark horse of the family.

Roads Less Traveled
As time went on the two brothers went their different paths. With Rowin’s popularity and influence he quickly rose within the ranks of the Stormwind Academy of Arcane Sciences and Stormwind wizards' guild as a respected teacher of the arcane arts. Umberose on the other hand who was viewed with suspension instead chose to join SI: 7, first as a researcher and later as an active agent. During his time with SI: 7, Umberose was assigned as an undercover agent within the Defias Brotherhood who plagued the Kingdom of Stormwind as a rogue mage known only as Crowe. His assignment was to infiltrate the Defias Brotherhood structure and learn of the creation of a new drug called TX-778, which is a powerfully addictive drug that affected the mind of the user until they become a shell of what they once were.

It was also at this time that he met a girl…funny how everything starts with a girl…and in this case it was a girl named Eloisa. A daughter of another member of the brotherhood, she herself just took care of the small cottage which she shared with her father. Her father on the other hand was a brilliant alchemist by the name of Lanzo Albright who headed the TX-778 project. As he gained the trust of the brotherhood Umberose was soon put to work on the TX-778 project himself and assisted Lanzo at his work. Many a nights was Umberose found pouring though text books or testing new formulas in the small cottage that Eloisa and her father shared. Eloisa was the first who was able to see though the rough exterior of Umberose and soon the two grew close. Before he knew it Umberose found himself enjoying the life and times that he shared with sweet Eloisa. Deep down inside he knew it could not be…he was not a rogue mage named Crowe but an agent of SI: 7 who had a mission to fulfill. But what he didn’t know that while he was playing a role of a rogue mage he in turn was being played. The night when he received the orders to capture Lanzo Albright and destroy all the traces of TX-778 he was uncovered by the brotherhood and captured. After a long and agonizing torture he was taken into a dark room, a flickering candle was his only source of light. It was in here the face of his captor and tormenter was finally revealed…it was the sweet face of Eloisa herself. Apparently Eloisa was the actual head of the TX-778 project and was not Lanzo’s daughter but his wife. It seemed that SI: 7 securities was compromised early on during the assignment but after seeing how much that Umberose could do for the project the brotherhood kept him on with Eloisa and Lanzo watching him. The betrayal was so painful at the time that Umberose did not even notice when he was given the TX-778 drug as its first real test subject. Already feeling the effects of the drug he knew that he had to escape and escape soon before the brotherhood or the drug did him in. After recording the results of the drug Umberose was then thrown into a cell. Gathering up what strength he had left he was able to miraculously escape and made his way back to the little cottage…the place where it all started. In his haze he did not remember what he had done but in the SI:7 mission reports it was stated that the cottage and all traces of TX-778 was destroyed and two bodies were found burned beyond recognition.

Afterwards Umberose returned home and worked hard to overcome the addiction of the drug. While he had done just that he was no longer the same man, he grew harder and more bitter to the world. It was not long after that he left SI:7 and went into the private sector. He all but disappeared from the world as he left Stormwind and into places where even he should not be.

Madness Born of Blood
For over five years did Umberose walk his own path, far from the civilized areas he hunted for scraps of forgotten lore and knowledge better left unknown. He not only learned from the races of man but the elven teachings and the gnome studies. He also learned from the ways of the forsaken and the raw power of the trolls. Umberose learned everything he could be they knowledge given freely or knowledge he had to steal.

During this time his brother Rowin grew in power as well, in both arcane strength and political power. Years passed as most have forgotten the younger D’spagè twin who had disappeared so fully that many thought he was dead. For a time it there was peace and quiet for the D’spagè family, but as history shows…the peace would not last long. At first it was a few accidents, then disappearances of an entire person without a trace. It seemed that slowly but surely those of the D’spagè bloodline were systematically being taken out. Soon the only ones left were Rowin and the five sisters, Umberose himself having not been seen for years was thought to have already died or perhaps he was the first victim. It wasn’t until the disappearance of all five sisters while on a good will mission to aid to provide aid to those affected by war and sickness. It wasn’t until then was the old D’spagè homestead darkened again by a figure clad in shadows. The dark brother has returned again…to confront the elder.

The truth of the matter was that Rowin held a deep dark lust for power hidden in the pits of his soul. In public he was a kind soft spoken man, beloved by all, but in private he was a sick sadistic individual who indulged in foul pleasures which is better left unspoken. Perhaps it was the influence of the twisted rune which made him into what he was today or maybe this was just always his true nature. It was years ago that Rowin stumbled upon the knowledge to finally gain the power he so lusted for, it all originated with the first victim of the twisted rune, Korvis himself. It seemed that all those who carried the D’spagè bloodline since Korivs was denied passage to the great beyond, denied a true final death, and with each death the bearer of the twisted rune grew in strength as the spirits of the fallen fueled the curse. With this knowledge Rowin hunted down and murdered all those who carried this unique trait, until only Rowin and Umberose was left. Umberose himself only recently learned of this with the news of the disappearance of his sisters.

With even the moon hiding above the heavens Rowin and Umberose did battle. Raging flames, freezing frost, and arcane energies surged between the two as the bond between brothers was finally shattered. As dawn cleared Umberose stood above his elder brother’s body, a triumph which cost him much. His connection to the arcane ether severed, but with the aid of the twisted rune he could still use it to bridge the severed connection to fuel his spells. But the cost was high, as with each spell uttered pain and agony racked his body. The only relief from the pain was to recreate the drug TX-778 in a more diluted form which acted as a powerful but still addictive painkiller. The drug helped with the pain, but what he could not block out was the dreams of the tormented souls of those locked still in bondage by the twisted rune.

Dawn of a New Day
Now Umberose searches the land in hopes of finding an end to his torment. Haunted by nightmares and living with unbearable pain it is a miracle that he has not yet lost his mind…or perhaps he has. Friends he sees as only temporary allies who have not yet turned on him. But none the less he still searches…in his wake he has left enemies and made allies…but he never stayed in one place too long…always on the move. Presently he has allied himself with the organization by the name of the Last Hope as a favor to an old friend by the name of Kaolas Frostmoon to aid and perhaps teach a younger generation.

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