Hermenegild

Main character of Side Story 1.

A deep halfling (subspecies of halfling), he lived in a cave system deep underground in a town of his people an unknown amount of time ago. A prodigy at enchanting and with parents who were experts at the same profession, he quickly advanced his knowledge and skill at enchanting at an extremely young age.

The town head was informed that the drow planned to attack them and had found a way to navigate the caves during hell season (the mating season of the arachne), thus meaning that the gnomes, their allies and defenders, would not be able to assist them. Having no meaningful military of their own, the town was in despair.

After thinking long and hard, Hermenegild designed what he found to be the only feasible solution: a weapon which could siphon some of the strength of its victims into its wielder. It was put to the vote in town, and the people decided to go ahead with the plan.

After arduously producing the weapon, Hermenegild found that his enchantment had a major flaw which meant that he was the only one with the knowledge and skill to use it.

The town then sacrificed a significant portion of its population to increase Heremenegild's strength, leaving him incredibly powerful and practically impervious to conventional weapons. He had strength enough to pulverise stone, jump to the roof of the caverns and run faster than the speed of sound.

He then fought against the drow army, but because of his inexperience in controlling his speed and power, was unable to effectively fight, and their numbers allowed them to circle around Hermenegild and attack the town. Eventually, the townsfolk were all killed, save Hermenegild himself.

Seeking revenge for his loss, he stood at the entrance to the cave and killed a significant portion of their army before they began to flee back into the town and surrounding caves, although there was no alternate exit route.

After a short while, Hermenegild's soul exploded due to the huge influx of power over a short period of time.

After a week, he stood up again, alive again despite the impossibility.

Powers
Incredible strength.

Incredible speed (exceeding speed of sound).

huge mana pool.

Prodigious enchanter, far exceeding known modern enchanters.

Knowledgeable of numerous types of magic.

Can see into the world of spirits.