Name: Mortimer Mormont
Occupation: Mortician; Prophet of Atrixus, Death-God; and part-time Gladiator
Abilities:
Hard Shovel - Mortimer's shovel-head is exceptionally tough. A solid hit from the flat side can break bones. Although unsharpened, the edge can also leave painful wounds that break the skin. The shovel he uses is a weapon that can be swung, for considerable reach, but in general it's a tool with a bit more range than the usual close-ranged weapon, although also far less suited to the task. It's made from an unremarkable, though sturdy wood.
Traveling Salesman - Mortimer's Mortuary is very near and dear to the aforementioned Mortimer's heart. He brings samples of his work with him into battle, in the hopes of finding a new patron. Mortimer is able to call upon his goods in combat.
Tombstones - Mortimer raises several tombstones in an area of his choosing. This can range from transforming a moderately-sized park into what appears to be a graveyard, or raising a single tombstone. The styles and sizes of these grave markers vary, from small, knee-high curves like teeth to lesser spires, a foot or two taller than Mortimer himself, capable of providing cover, provided Mortimer doesn't move too much behind it.
Mortimer, wanting to make a good impression with his product, uses his blessing from Atrixus to produce magical grave markers that are virtually indestructible. The stones are magical in nature, and while they accurately represent the appearance of his product, they should not be used as a realistic guideline for the punishment you or your loved one could expect their headstone to take. They have about the strength of wood boards against attacks that are able to ignore or bypass magical defenses.
I'm Digging a Hole - Mortimer is a blessed salesman, in the sense that a God of Death offered him his blessing, in exchange for his representation. Mortimer can take any digging implement and, by breaking ground with it, instantly create a 6-foot deep hole in any surface, provided he can break the surface in the first place. The hole's other dimensions are roughly the size of one of his caskets. Already worked ground cannot have another grave dug into them.
Inter/Exhume - Mortimer is able to fill and empty his graves at will. This is done by his conscious will alone, and does not require him to be nearby. When filling a grave, a perfectly fitted rectangle of dirt, and it is always dirt, materializes over the grave, hovers for a second, and then drops. Exhume, however, causes the earth to explode violently outwards. It is only dirt, and other than possibly irritating the eyes or inducing coughing, it is harmless. Whatever was inside of the grave at the time will also be ejected, in whichever direction Mortimer wills. Objects which were partially in the grave are affected as if they had been laid in properly. Objects that were atop the grave are not effected by Exhume, but they are effected by the flying debris.
Exquisite Casket - Mortimer materializes a beautiful casket where the dead may ride out their final days in as much comfort as one could imagine a corpse enjoying. It is polished to a mirror sheen, and large enough to accommodate a human of any size, although smaller ones may find it small. Like the tombstones, the casket magical in its nature. It materializes from a hole that opens above the ground, arriving on end. Damaging the casket is supremely difficult. Unlike the tombstones, Mortimer is given a degree of control over the casket once it has been summoned. He can fling it, with some accuracy, with the same magic connection that Inter/Exhume operates on. The casket has several seemingly decorative blades along its exterior. Well out of the way of any potential pall-bearers, but prominent, just the same. While they are capable of cutting, their true use is the fact that they break through grave-dirt enough for Exhume to be able to launch
- The Death-God, Atrixus, made Mortimer his prophet. Atrixus's blessing grants him three abilities:
Deathsense - Mortimer is able to sense presences near his gravestones, and any items which have been inside one of his graves.
Lay to Rest - Atrixus demands that the unquiet dead be put into the earth. Mortimer's attacks gain increased effectiveness against them.
Claimed Spirit - Mortimer can be mind-controlled, and he is more resilient to attacks directed at his spirit. Atrixus jealously claims that which is his.
