Lord Malkant Hilfin

Once the most renown experts of strategy in his homeland, Lord Malkant Hilfin is now the darklord of a tiny domain consisting of only his house. Before becoming a darklord, Hilfin organized contests of intellect against all challengers once every 8 years. Hilfin's vanity was such that, although he handled victory with grace, he could brook no losses. When it seemed like his nemesis Selmar Callista would beat him, Hilfin accepted a pact from the Dark Powers to never lose again, in return for Selmar's murder. Hilfin performed the foul deed, and killed all the other present participants on top of this to conceal his transgression.

Hilfin's reward came in the form of becoming forever bound to his house. He could never be defeated but conversely, he could never extend his reach to lure in new challengers. Once every 8 years for but a single day, he may call forth new opponents, but conversely, he may also lose. Hilfin has spent at least sixty-four years in this cursed existence.