Xenobius



Xenobius is a villain and playable character from Pray for Death.

Story
Xenobius was born on a wealthy family from a secluded viking village. His parents neglected him, often lceaving on the care of a nurse, and as a result he became a spoiled child, often getting his way by trhowing tantrums. He had a natural aptitude for magic, but since their village was secluded no wizard ever visited it to pick the boy as an apprentice, and so Xenobius had to learn to conjure by himself.

Xenobius grew up as an arrogant and spiteful man who wouldn't take a "no" for an answer with no qualms about hurting anyone who got on his way, eventually killing his own parents to seize their land. One day, he learned that Wolfrich, a fellow viking from the same village as him had decided to leave their village to travel over Europe, so he decided to join Wolfrich and his group since this would allow him to steal all the magical artifacts he wanted. The group is eventually hired by the Byzantine Emperor and form the Varangian Guard.

Xenobius grew up a large collection of magical objects, but that wasn't enough for him. One day, he overheard a conversation between Odin and Wolfrich where Odin tasked Wolfrich with protecting his magical coffer, deciding to steal the coffer for himself. On a evening, while the group was reunited to clean their wounds, Xenobius made his move and poisoned Wolfrich. With Wolfrich out of the way, he steals the magical coffer and opens it, imbuing himself with it's magical powers, but due to his lack of training in channeling magic the power quickly overwhelms him, making him age fast and causing his premature death at the age of 22.

With his soul now residing on Limbo, Xenobius receives Death's invitation for his tournament, deciding to join to return to life and seek out the Necronomicon, the one artifact which always eluded him.