Ihsan
Template:Character Ihsan was a Serran Paladin on the plane of Ulgrotha.
History
Lord Ihsan grew up in one of the small towns common throughout the plains of Aysen. When he was just coming of age, he was haunted by dreams and visions of confronting the Baron Sengir in his stronghold, Castle Sengir. Troubled, Ihsan sought someone to tell him what they might mean. In a small market, he found his answers. A soothsayer told Ihsan that his dreams would mean he was likely to be doomed by the Baron Sengir. Undeterred by this grim pronouncement, Ihsan devoted his life to becoming a Paladin of Serra, an order of knights devoted to the protection of the towns of Aysen, and of the ultimate destruction of Baron Sengir.
After serving for many years, Ihsan bravely journeyed to the Castle of the Vampire Lord, and confronted the immortal. Lord Ihsan knelt before the Baron and begged that the Baron make him into creature of eternity, that the Baron share his power and show Ihsan the true meaning of eternal life. He knew the only way he could possibly defeat the Baron was to gain the strength his opponent possessed, to lull the Baron into a false comfort. He would martyr himself for the good of his world, but any price would be worth it to end the Baron's reign of terror. However, Sengir had surmised the young man's plan, that this was Ihsan's motive and instead of granting him the power of a Sengir vampire he murdered the young knight, and using a spell taught to him by Ravi, turned Ihsan into a shade and bound him to his signet ring.
The Baron ordered Ihsan to stand by his side, to act as his vassal and guardian, the commander of his forces, and companion for all of the days to come. Since that day, Ihsan has been forced to do many hideous things, but the worst thing he had done was something he had never intended. When he confronted the Baron, he showed the vampire that he had become an enemy to unite the people, that they would do anything to rid themselves of his evil. Understanding this, the Baron ceased his constant attacks, acting more subtly to perpetuate his plans. The thing that has haunted him the most in all his time was that the people of Aysen think him a traitor, instead of their savior.
Irini Sengir yearned to gain control of the ring and to drive Ihsan mad, but she has not done so, fearing her master's wrath.
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