| “ | You shall pay me in kind. | „ |
| ~ Mordechai threatening Barnabas Bennett. |
Mordechai Lukas is a minor antagonist of the Rusty Quill horror podcast The Magnus Archives.
He was the patriarch of the wealthy Lukas Family living in the early 1820s, and an associate of architect Robert Smirke. Along with several other upper classmen of the era, he was introduced by Smirke to the concept of the Dread Powers, eldritch embodiments of human fear living outside of the world and seeking influence inside of it. With this new knowledge, Mordechai began to worship the Lonely, and used its power to have revenge on those he was embittered against.
Personality[]
Like most of his family, Mordechai seemed to hold a contempt for anyone who wasn't himself, feeling very little empathy for any other human being. He seemed power hungry and desired a way to elevate himself above his peers. He was also exceptionally vengeful and petty and was willing to inflict horrific fates on those he felt wronged him, believing all the while that they fully deserved it.
Biography[]
Mordechai was a member of the London upper class in the early 1800s, and an associate of the architect Robert Smirke, as well as Jonah Magnus. Mordechai was one of the few people Smirke gathered after he learned of the existence of the Dread Powers from Maxwell Rayner. Although Smirke encouraged his associates not to fall to any one power, Mordechai began to worship the Lonely and gain power from it.
A few years later, Mordechai lent his associate Barnabas Bennett some money, which the man refused to repay. For retribution, Mordechai used the power of the Lonely to trap Barnabas in an isolated parallel reality, where the man was overwhelmed with loneliness, and began to rot away. Barnabas eventually died after failing to get the help of Jonah, who collected his bones.
Powers and Abilities[]
Although not shown much, Mordechai seemed to have become exceptionally powerful in his association with the Lonely. He was capable of creating an entire empty parallel dimension simply out of vengeance, although he was apparently unable to extend his life as his descendants later would.
