Kierkan Rufo

Kierkan Rufo was originally a cleric at the Edificant Library, a colleague and rival of Cadderly Bonaduce.

History
Jealous of the attention Cadderly, a fellow devotee of Deneir, received, Rufo was easily manipulated by the priest of Talona, Barjin, who hypnotized him in an effort to unleash the chaos curse. So affected by the curse he was overtaken by his hatred for Cadderly and his lust for Danica Maupoissant that he became quite violent. Eventually he was subdued and freed from the effects of the curse.

Later on, Rufo became repentant, seeking to redeem himself for his actions. He accompanied Cadderly, Danica and the elf prince Elbereth to Shilmista, which had come under assault from the ogrillion Ragnor, a mighty ogre-orc half-breed and a member of Castle Trinity. Once again, Rufo found himself manipulated, forced to obey the wizard Dorigen and her imp ally Druzil. A coward to the end, Rufo returned home before the conflict ended. After accompanying Headmaster Avery to Carradoon, he was once again used as a pawn by and inadvertently caused Avery's death, in the end receiving a holy brand from Cadderly.

Exiled and alone, Kierkan Rufo met up with Druzil once again, returning to the library to retrieve the chaos curse. Consumed by greed, Rufo consumed the elixir, transforming himself into a vampire. He proceeded to seize control of the library, making many of the other priests into lesser vampires or zombies, with the exception of Chaunticleer. So prepared, he was lying in wait when Danica returned to the library. Rufo attempted to take her as his queen, but was denied in this attempt.

Cadderly's return led to a confrontation between the old rivals, a battle of Rufo's evil magic against the clerical powers of his rival. So great was Rufo's power, he denied Deneir in Cadderly's face while bathed in sunlight. Cadderly's power however, combined with the light of the sun, eventually destroyed Rufo as he himself destroyed the desecrated Library.

Cleric Quintet

 * 1) Canticle
 * 2) In Sylvan Shadows
 * 3) Night Masks
 * 4) The Fallen Fortress
 * 5) The Chaos Curse