06/03/05

Nonrock Nehem

Obsidiman Warrior

Nonrock Nehem is still a mystery, even to himself. This tremendous and powerful Obsidiman Warrior walked out of the hills of Landis with no memory of his past. He only knew one thing: in the town below, there was a Human Named Phylinius Goldstar, and he must protect him. He remembered nothing of his past, nor even how he got to be in Landis, and could feel no connection to his Liferock or his Liferock brothers. Despite this seemingly crippling loss, he has thrived with the Samsarans, and grown to know a little something of his past. Nonrock also practices a vow of silence, and tends not to offer his opinions on things, letting his actions speak for themselves. When he must communicate, he writes his answers on parchment, which he always carries.

When journeying to Urupa, he encountered the remains of the Nehem Liferock brotherhood there, who recognized him immediately. They took him in and explained that since the corruption of their Liferock, they had attempted to use their own time in the Dreaming as a replacement Liferock, thus maintaining their sanity and providing a place of refuge. They said that many hundreds of years ago, before the Scourge, Nonrock had left them to wander Barsaive. They knew nothing of what had happened to him for all those long centuries, and the loss of their Liferock has prevented them from finding him.

During the battle with Mara Corovan, the Dragon Charcoalgrin gave him the Sword of Vargas, the legendary dragon slayer. It is not known why she would hand him this powerful weapon against her own kind, but she claimed he would need it one day. After the battle, his memory recovered a little, and he knew for sure who had robbed him of his past: The Denairastas of Iopos. He has sworn an oath of vengeance against the clan for this, and continues to pursue it during his travels with the Samsarans.

After aiding the Great Dragon Dvilgaynon, she made an attempt to restore his Pattern and his memories. The resulting repair gave him back some of the power he had lost, as well as some of the memories. He remembers now living in the wilds of Barsaive, many years before the Scourge. When a Horror-marked Elf murdered his brothers in cold blood, he swore to hunt him down and make him pay. He spent many years chasing the Elf across Barsaive and back, until finally the Scourge began to be too much for even him, and he retired to a small kaer to hibernate throughout The Long Night. This is the extent of his memories so far, although Dvilgaynon hinted that further repairs to his pattern might reveal more of his past. 

Nonrock is huge even for an Obsidiman, standing nearly nine feet tall and weighing almost a half ton. His jet black skin has many jagged-looking ridges all over, and his troll-sized plate mail bears spikes and barbs in various places, to provide more pain for his enemies. He carries a tremendous two-handed Greatsword, easily the largest weapon either his friends or enemies have ever seen.

Nonrock's Theme Songs:

Brad Fidel - Terminator 2 Main Theme

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