Ratakos

Ratakos was an opportunistic human necromancer who wandered the Realms, ultimately coming to work for Lord Vorik Aris in 1369 DR.

Description
Ratakos was a gaunt, thin man with pale skin and thinning black hair. He wore a dark green robe and had flashy rings on his fingers.

Personality
Ratakos was unpredictable and opportunistic, taking any situation to its fullest advantage. His sole passionate interest was the study and practice of necromancy, and was otherwise grim and stern.

Abilities
His spellbook contained a wide array of arcane spells, with a special focus on necromantic spells. Some of his more interesting spells were Beltyn's burning blood, disguise undead, Bloodstone's spectral steed, death spell, lich touch, and teleport dead.

Possessions
He wore a grey robe of the archmagi, a ring of undead command, a ring of regeneration, and a amulet versus undead. He also carried a +3 dagger, and a collection of useful items including a potion of skeleton control, a potion of ghoul control, a potion of wight control, a potion of zombie control, and a scroll of protection from magic.

Activities
Ratakos traveled about, seeking opportunities to practice his craft with anyone who would care to indulge him. This drew him into many unlikely and dangerous situations, but he always knew when to disentangle himself.

History
In the, Ratakos was ambushed by the vampires Moria and Ryanna at the Journey's Rest inn. He used his powers over the undead to hold them at his mercy, and they quickly negotiated a much better deal. While he pretended to be a customer at the inn, he created undead that would harass travelers on the road nearby and cause them to stay the night at the inn. The vampires then feasted and killed the victims, supplying him with their fresh corpses.

When the vampire's plan eventually went awry, Ratakos stay uninvolved and unconcerned, and moved on to new ventures.

He later found himself working for Lord Vorik Aris at Wyvernwatch Castle, helping to manage his undead cohort. He had no loyalty to the man, only staying around as long as he could practice necromancy. He participated in the battle at Darkenshield and was not particularly impressed by the legion of murderous ghosts raised against Lord Aris, though he eventually fled when the tide turned against him.