Hokan Ashir

"Legend says, the blood of a god provides new life. And I need them alive! Alive, under my spell, with all their POWER!"

- Hokan while he resurrects Rohen

Hokan Ashir is an antagonist in the Spellforce series. While aiding the Runewarrior in "Order of Dawn", he is the main antagonist of the addon "Shadow of the Phoenix". Hokan was one of the thirteen Circle mages and the most powerful necromancer ever known.

History
Hokan was born on the continent Xu. There, hidden deep in the black jungle, he discovered the Bone Temple and inside the Mask of Belial. Using the powers of the mask, he wanted to take the treasure of his own kind and attacked his people with an army of undead. After besieging and killing the last hideaout of his people, he traveled to Fiara to join the Circle. During his time in the circle he had a feud with a fellow Circle mage, Uram the Red and often fought against his demons. To gain an advantage in his fight against Uram, he created the Soulforger, an entity who forged an army of iron soldiers, who were powered by the souls of the deceased. With his Iron Ones, Hokan was able to defeat Uram's armies.

During the convocation, all Circle mages including Hokan performed rituals to gain immense power. But as they, in their lust for power, did not realise that they were not powerful enough to wield the power of the gods, Hokan and almost every other circle mage were killed by their own ritual spells, excluding Rohen who did not partake in any ritual. Hokan and the mask of Belial were buried in Whisper.

The Order of Dawn
In "Spellforce: The Order of Dawn",the Iron Ones are sighted in the Frostmarshes. As the Order does not know how to stop the flood of Iron Ones, they send the Runewarrior to Whisper to find the grave of Hokan Ashir and stop the flood of undead roaming around. The Rune Warrior finds Hokan's ghost in the ruins of Whisper. The Mask of Belial, which protected Hokan from the souls used in the creation of his iron soldiers had been looted from his grave so Hokan can't rest in peace. Craving the mask, Hokan sent his undead forces under the lead of his lieutenant Korshar to search for the mask. Hokan and the Runewarrior strike a deal: Hokan tells the Runewarrior how to stop the Iron Ones and the Runewarrior gives him the mask of Belial. Hokan tells the Warrior, that the Iron Ones can only be destroyed by killing the Soulforger. As part of the deal, the Runewarrior puts the mask on Hokans grave and the ghost of the necromancer vanishes.

Breath of Winter
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Shadow of The Phoenix
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Trivia

 * As was discovered in "Spellforce 2: Dragonborn", Hokan had a daughter named Yara, who managed to create her own Iron Ones, but she could be talked out of her evil and user her magic in favor of the Shaikan.