Kuthelso Blightblade

Drapped in hulking deathplate and bearing banners depicting a blighted rose, an unliving weapon in the shape of a man best describes the beast known as Kuthelso Blightblade. A Death Knight formerly in service to the Scourge, he has sought mastery over the arts of undead in order to better serve 'the Alliance cause'. Mastering the art of the Banshee's technique of body control using their soul, Kuthelso is a man of many faces, almost all of which saw the previous face before their eyes rolled back into their heads and their hearts stopped beating.

Origins and History
Kuthelso's past is, for the most part, unknown to most people who meet him. He was (likely) born as Kuthelso Amberstorm into the Amberstorm family of southern Silverpine Forest. At some point he fell and was raised into undeath, becoming a Death Knight in service to the Scourge until the Second Battle of Light's Hope Chapel when the Death Knights of Acherus broke free from the Scourge's ranks. Prior to his defection from the Scourge he was known as 'The Redbane', owing to his habit of stealing the deepest, richest red-colored piece of armor from his victims in the Scarlet Crusade. He abandoned use of this title once he returned to service in the Alliance.

Abilities & Armor
Bloodsands- At some point Kuthelso and several companions traveled to the Caverns of Time & stole magic-infused sand, fusing this sand with his necrotic blood. He became known as 'Lord of the Bloodsands' following this, along with earning the ire of the Bronze Dragonflight. His 'bloodsand' placed him somewhat outside of time, making him invisible to their time-peering efforts, rendering them unable to undo his existence. Instead, they attempted several direct approaches, engaging him in combat multiple times. This in turn earned them his ire and he callously ripped some of their scales off & used runed wire to graft them onto himself. The battles ultimately ended when he and the Bronze Dragons came to an agreement, the terms of which are unknown to anyone except himself and the dragons. While not having total mastery over time, the combined scales and sands have given him a gift of 'timeway visions', allowing him to peer into the past when in the Caverns of Time. He has used this technique multiple times in search of various items and people since then.

Soul Swapping/Body Swapping- While not a Banshee, Kuthelso has mastered a technique similar to their Body Possession, allowing for his spirit to take over another body. Unlike the Banshee Possession, however, he can swap bodies constantly. While he maintains his original body (despite numerous augmentations), Kuthelso will often swap bodies for a variety of reasons. Generally he takes control of bodies which have died & the soul has moved on rather than attempt to possess the body while a person still lives, if solely because it is easier to kill someone with a blade than to do combat with their soul directly. However, taking over living bodies has offers him the chance to engage in intercourse & sire children, despite having died many years ago. Old bodies are generally turned into ghouls, although he has used some as decoys.

Blightblade Deathplate- The personal armor of Kuthelso. A hodgepodge, caddywhompus set of plate armor constructed from an unknown amount of fallen enemies. Despite its appearance of being ready to fall apart if moved, his armor is sewn together delicately with ample amounts of rune stitching wire. The wire will stitch itself into the skin of the wearer (generally Kuthelso's new bodies) to give it a solid foundation & almost become like the skin, allowing Kuthelso to feel pain through the armor when it is struck. In this way, the rune stitching become nerve endings for the normally dull-sensed Death Knight.

Homunculus Crafting- While the Scourge generally sought to bind souls to their will, an unknown facet of their Forge of Souls facility's desire was to create souls. In the final hours before the Ashen Verdict's assault on the Forge of Souls, the facility succeeded in creating a stable fake soul & binding it to a body. Known as Homunculus, only a few were created before the assault began. Cowering in a dark corner as the Verdict's forces laid siege to the facility, Kuthelso (being among the Verdict's many soldiers attacking the facility), saw the Homunculus for what they really were and took them with him. He later slew all but one of them in order to properly learn how to create one. He ultimately succeeded, and his creation was a near-perfect Homunculus copy of himself. The homunculus grew to hate his 'father' and eventually left. The creature, going by the name 'Lord Yomi' would found the Fellowship of Blightrose and eventually reconcile with Kuthelso, with his father joining the organization along with a majority of the House of Amberstorm.

Saronite Skeleton- His original body's skeleton has been replaced with an exact copy made entirely out of saronite metal. While not exactly armor, it has provided enhanced durability & he personally believes it amplifies his magical prowess. His goal was to create claws which could extend from his hands allowing him to fight even weaponless, but he was ultimately unsuccessful in that desire. The people he punches still feel as though they are being hit with a heavy hammer, however. This skeleton does not move with him when he bodyswaps and has rendered him unable to ride on animals that are not the hardiest & strongest.