Zeal

Zeal
Class	Justice Champion
Occupation	Hellknight Lictor, General of Desperate Hope
Tier	Legendary
Ancestry	Human
Heritage	Tiefling Nephilim
Alias(es)	Ankle-Biter, Shadow-Spawner
Pronouns	He/Him
Age	Around 22-23
Height	6'4
Status	Alive
Player	Slayzo
Storyteller	Dag

Zeal without the Hellknight armor

Biography

Zeal is one of the Associates of the Round Table, and a proud Hellknight. Zeal, at least that's what he named himself, is fairly sure he had parents. He vaguely remembers his father, but not much else. He spent most of his youth scrounging to survive, no place to call home, looking for some sort of salvation. In that search for salvation, he developed a fascination with the gods, and yet fascination was not enough to grant him respite with most religious folk. It was not until he was 15 that he stumbled upon his calling, finding texts describing the worship of "The Godclaw" by "Hellknights", some sort of old-world religious organization.

If there was one thing this world lacked, it was order. And that was what this "Godclaw" depiction of the gods offered, a concept of pure, unyielding order. Though all else had failed him up to this point, he knew these old scripts amidst a derelict fortress were divine providence, proof his vile blood did not bar him from salvation. He would master their ways and someday teach others of the one true path, the path that would help them reign in the chaos that tormented this world's broken, battered body.

He studied and practiced as well as one boy could, but knew that one Hellknight would not be enough to bring order to this doomed world. Having scrounged some passable equipment and found moderate experience in woodland scraps along the way, he made his way to Onadbyr. This was the singular proper bastion he was familiar with, and he would soon make it his home.

After nearly a year of constant training and expeditions, Zeal finally became confident enough to traverse the undead-filled city of Lancaster and brave the fallen Hellknight citadel of the Order of the Nail. There, with the assistance of Cyrus Leyvald, Illiam Elro, Bright Eyes, Kali and Mayel, he faced a barbazu, also known as the bearded devil, in single combat and came out victorious. The presence of undead there beyond the assisting undead hellknights made it a messy affair, but his vows were spoken and the trial was completed. He is now a proper Hellknight of the Godclaw, and given the fact that he is also the only Hellknight of the Godclaw, he is now the order's Lictor by default.

Years later, he now serves as the General of the outpost known as Desperate Hope and the head of a slowly growing Hellknight force.

Skills

Zeal's focus is on being in the frontlines, preferring either his current choice of polearm or a morningstar and shield, depending on how reliant the team is on him taking the hits. His weapons often do fire and spirit damage in addition to their normal impacts. He can also heal with Lay on Hands multiple times per combat, and either heal allies in an area or resurrect a recently deceased ally via the blessing of the Godclaw once per day. His place is always on the front lines, taking hits and punishing foes for striking his allies. His slew of resistances make him deceptively sturdy, and his ability to inflict fear upon his target is matched by few.

Expedition History

• Demons, Devils And More
• Demons, Devils, and More 2
• Buried Treasure
• Buried Treasure 2
• Component Collection 2
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf
• Velborough Lows
• Velborough Shows
• Velborough Throes Redux
• Cleanup Crew
• The Gates (Blighted City 1)
• The Farmhouse (Blighted City 2)
• The Jail (Blighted City 4)
• The Citadel part 1 (Blighted City)
• The Citadel part 2 (Blighted City)
• The Citadel part 3 (Blighted City 9)
• The Graveyard (Blighted City 7)
• Beyond the Palace Gates (Blighted City 10)
• The Lady and Her Knight (Blighted City 12)
• Further Investigation 1 (Blighted City 13)
• Black Sunday (Blighted City 15)
• Graveknight Knockdown
• Graveknight Knockdown 2
• Graveknight Knockdown 3
• Graveknight Knockdown 4
• Graveknight Knockdown: The Final Chapter
• Associate Meeting
• The Music of the Night
• The Cat in the Hat
• Beneath the Town
• Behold a Black Sky
• Cleaning Up
• The Heroic Gambit
• The Ninth Day
• Unbroken
• Screaming in Agony
• House of the Rising Son
• A Falling Son
• A Coup Against Aku
• The Wolf who Cried Boy
• Curtains and Candles 2
• Descent into Rommack 12
• Descent into Rommack 13
• Descent into Rommack 15
• Underground Outpost
• Cows on Ice
• Escort Mission
• Eclipsing the Night 2
• Spirit Night Horror
• The Dark Side of the Moon
• Let the Music Move You
• The Lost Soul
• Kelek, Remastered 3
• Lasst uns froh und munter sein
• It's Demons (Master)
• It's Demons (Legendary)
• Dream a Little Dream of Me