Xaphon

"I might not be the best sorcerer, but at least I'm not the worst? Eh, bet you never thought of it that way did you? I can see your the kind of glass half empty person."

- Xaphon's inability to properly pronounce the correct syllables when casting ancient daemonic summon rites does not diminish his ability to smooth talk

Xaphon is the chief sorcerer of the piratical Brethren of Spite and a devoted and loyal advisor to the Daemon prince Cain, on all arcane and daemonic matters. Achieving his current position through the bloody and untimely death of his predecessor Kremlin, at the hands of the Khornate Eldar Drow Thel, Xaphon is well known among the Brethren for his general incompetence as well as his common folly of miscasting and misfiring his spells and arcane powers, which has both been exceptional helpful and problematic for his colleagues and comrades. Ultimately, Xaphon, despite his bumbling and often foolish mistakes and follies, the sorcerer has proved many a time to be a vital asset to the Brethren of Spite as a master (if unpredictable) psyker and archiver of the Brethren's piratical acts.

History
WIP

Powers and abilities
"Luck is a skill all in itself mi'lord, I assure you of that."

- Xaphon's opinions on the concept of luck are disputed heavily by his comrades.

Xaphon is an exceptionally strong psyker, classed as Alpha tier, and is capable of exceptional feats and displays of arcane might, but suffers from a massive lack of training and mental ability to be able to properly use these gifts to their full might, not at least without putting his allies in exceptional danger. Xaphon's power is heavily hampered by his own sense of self doubt and mistrust, alongside his lack of focus and mostly self taught knowledge, much of it incorrect or incomplete. Xaphon is often successful due to luck more than skill, an excellent example of this would be when his attempt to summon a bolt of Tzeentch accidental incinerated a small column of Leman Russ battle tanks due to the mispronunciation of a single word. Xaphon's attempts to re-create such a spectacular display of power have only backfired, in once case, he accidentally killed off half of his small coven of Sorcerer followers. Xaphon passed this off as an execution of disloyal followers. Xaphon does enjoy however, an exceptional ability to produce bolts and arcs of lightning from the tips of his fingers, such a power can disable most foes, and even cause sensory overload. Xaphon enjoys this power so much that he makes an effort to cast or make use of it in every battle, even if it will cause harm to his allies. One of more Xaphon's more noticeable incidents was where he accidentally disables the Brethren of Spite ship known as The Infernal Spite after damaging it's vital systems with his arcs of lightning in an attempt to interrogate an Imperial Assassin. Xaphon's life was only saved through the success of his interrogation (he later realised he could simply pry through the man's shattered mind).

As a Space marine, Xaphon enjoys the entirety of the physical benefits of being an Astartes, including increased strength, stamina, and resilience. Xaphon however, like with his psychic powers, has a poor understanding of most of these assets. His physical combat prowess is lacking, his aim is poor and most of his weaponry is for show. Xaphon simply tries to stand far enough back from the fight in order to survive, or at least not be injured too severely. Xaphon's exceptional luck when it comes to sorcery does not seem to be shared by his physical combat abilities, and rarely does he attempt to get close with the enemy. Xaphon simply claims it's not his role to lead from the front, and claims that such an honour is reserved by Cain, or Drow Thel, along with other captains and leaders of the Brethren.

Personality
"I might have not summoned the Bloodthirster as you wished Lord Cain, but ultimately the ritual still did annihilate the city, as you wished, and it was quite the spectacle, was it not?"

- Xaphon attempts to reason with Cain after his failure to invoke the rites of summoning for a Bloodthirster Xaphon suffers from exceptional incompetence and clumsiness. Poor awareness have harried his ability to lead many a time, though Xaphon understand that. Xaphon's self doubt, as much of a barrier as it is, also is excellent in allowing the sorcerer to understand his own flaws and issues. Xaphon's knows his limits and is fully aware of his weaknesses and inability, but possesses an excellent ability to defend himself and place even the poorest of scenarios into a somewhat positive light. Xaphon while incompetent, is in no way stupid, nor is he foolish. Xaphon is in some ways an excellent manipulator and liar, though his incompetence sullies his ability in the same way in sullies his powers. As with many other servants of Chaos, Xaphon is cruel and dominating, though he lacks the inert narcissism of others, his self doubt and mistrust too great to allow Xaphon any bouts of thematics or egotistical tirades.