The Lion of Ixiole

The Lion of Ixiole
Once there was a mortal warlord called the Lion, who conquered nearly half the world with his armies. His wealth was immense and his name was feared by all. No other mortal had slain as many enemies as he had before, entire nations were wiped out by his hands. On the day that he was finally defeated, his soul was carried to Ixiole, where he was sentenced to suffer for eternity.

When he came to the gates of Ixiole, there he was met by every enemy he had slain in life, awaiting for the vengence. But as he came he fought and slaughtered them all once more, and then moved to conquer all of Ixiole. Then he had forged for him his greatsword of blackened steel, and he wielded the sword as he conquered the land of the dead. Ulderic, he who was charged with governing Ixiole, went to his father Fengorath and told him of the Lion's wrath, fearing that the Lion would truly conquer the realm from him. Fengorath, however, cursed his son for his cowardice, and instead of thwarting the Lion he made him into his champion.

Fengorath granted the Lion a second life into the mortal world, so that he could harvest more souls for his domain. The Lion was given unnatural strength and long life, so that not only his skill as a warlord left him unmatched, but his skill in combat as well.

The Lion of Ixiole reigned in the mortal world until the sons of Feradíl defeated him and banished his soul back to the Land of the Dead.