Molo

	Molo (I)
	The Arch-Lich
	Lesser God
Created	2x
Status	Retired
Retired	June 9, 2010
Race	Human
Hometown	Midgaard
Classes	Mage
Last Seen	June 9, 2010
Followed	Ginny
Areas Written	11
Following	Black Conclave

Nicknames:
Souless Mage, Demilich of Deception, The Uncarring One, Patron of the Dark Arts, Lord of Indifference, Patron of the Dark Arts, Dread Ruler of the Outer Planes, The Whispered One, Master of the Tower, Keeper of Dark Secrets, Prince of Undead, The One-Who's-Name-Is-Not-Spoken, Master of the Black Conclave, Minion of Sirak, The Second Unholy Pope of Nash, Lich

Mud Contributions:

Molo is the author of 11 different zones on The Final Challenge:

(30 40)	Baba Yaga's Hut     Southern Continent
(20 30)	Cannibal Island     Maelmordian Seas
(20 50)	Dragon Tower        Northern Continent
(10 20)	Frozen Drift        Southern Continent
(10 20)	Molotov Island      Maelmordian Seas
(30 40)	Molotov Volcano     Maelmordian Seas
( ALL )	Mt. of Knowledge    Northern Continent
(15 25)	River of Despair    Southern Continent
( ALL )	Skor'lanis          Northern Continent
(20 30)	The Dark Manor      Maelmordian Seas
( ALL )	Trading Post        Northern Continent

Current Description:

August 14, 2004:

The horrid corpse of the Arch-Lich of Lord Nash stands before you glaring.
Molo is bathed in the essence of charisma.
Molo is in perfect health.

Molo is using:
<worn on finger>    (Red Aura) (Potent magic) the Ring of Nash
<worn on body>      (Potent magic) a chain mail shirt
<worn on feet>      (Invis) (Moderate magic) (Humming) a pair of plate boots
<worn about body>   (Moderate magic) Black Robes of the Pontiff of Nashite
<worn around wrist> (Potent magic) a mithril bracer
<wielded>           (Moderate magic) a sickle
<held>              (Red Aura) (Humming) The Nash Bible
<worn with pride>   (Red Aura) the Mark of the Black Conclave

Hum [ Ma: 8             ] Molo, "Mage for Hire"                                     Date unknown
Hum [ Ma:18             ] Molo, University of Darkness                              January 09, 1995
Hum [ Ma:18             ] Molo, University Student of Darkness.                     Date unknown
Hum [ Ma:30             ] Molo, University of Darkness                              January 11, 1996
Hum [ Ma:26             ] Molo, Arch-Mage of the University of Darkness             Date unknown
Hum [ Ma:28             ] Molo, Mage of Darkness                                    Date unknown
Hum [ Ma:29             ] Molo, searching for the way to lichdom                    Date unknown
Hum [ Ma:30             ] Molo is performing black rites of lichdom                 Date unknown
Hum [     Lesser  God   ] Molo, Arch-Lich of Black Conclave of Nashite              April 12, 1997
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             June 21, 1999
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, God of Deception                                    October 1, 2000
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 31, 2001
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 10, 2002
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 10, 2003
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             August 14, 2004
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 10, 2005
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 1, 2006
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 13, 2007
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 26, 2008
Hum [     Arch-Lich     ] Molo, Master of the Black Conclave of Nashite             January 26, 2009

Character History:

(taken from theblackconclave.org, via the Internet Wayback Machine, circa 2001):
The Early Years:
Born a human within the gates of the city of Midgaard in the realm of The Final Challenge, Molo began his life as a mage. The early cycles of his life are somewhat obscure and there are very few items worth mention here. It is known that he was the first to discover the famous Longship, captained by the notorious demon pirate Vahzlune during a quest, making him the youngest (lowest level) character ever to earn the TFC Explorer Society Medal.

It is also known that he associated with Thaygar's famed Ebon Hand and that many times he was seen helping to pick through the corpses recently slain by the infamous killers Seeker and Dread for valuables. It is said that the young mage Molo was hunted endlessly for his parts in assisting murderers with his spell casting.

Molo rose steadily in levels, yet for some mysterious reason remained unaligned until one day, a lucky warrior-thief caught him off-guard and changed his mortal life forever. This attacker (named Kennet) botched the assassination and Molo escaped by using a staff of teleportation. However, Molo's escape was not clean - he found himself alone in strange surroundings. The room had walls of grey stone and was completely silent, the air was very still. Molo froze in place, not knowing where he was. He quickly brandished his teleport staff again with no effect, Molo dug out a red potion of recall from his bags and quaffed it, also with no effect. He then called for the aid of his evil friend, Seeker and told him what he knew of his location. Seeker quickly replied but was puzzled and told him to stay put while he researched the description of the place he was given.

Two strange beings soon arrived. The first, a lovely immortal half-elf, who introduced herself as Ginny - a seductive new demigoddess, who was in search for followers such as Molo. The second, an enormous black aarakocran. The aarakocran was no less than the Greater God known as Madman. Madman seemed quite amused at the young mage's predicament and after looking around a bit, sat down beside Molo. After Molo recovered from this shock at seeing two immortals before him, he asked what he had done to garnish their attention.

Madman smiled at Molo, causing him to cringe involuntarily. Madman plainly stated that he gave Molo a one-in-twenty chance of surviving and was interested in watching him die. The young mage pondered his situation carefully and decided to wait to hear what Seeker discovered.

Seeker finally responded with very grave news. It seems that by all accounts Molo was trapped deep within a dangerous shrine dedicated to neutrality. The shrine was warded against evil and no mortal friend of Molo's would be able to enter to help him. Molo decided to try his luck by bargaining with the immortals for help but Madman just cackled gleefully at him. Ginny however was willing to make a deal, Ginny would save Molo but he would have to serve her for the rest of his days. She would accept his mortal soul as collateral.

Molo considered the alternative, which was his death and not being able to stop the enemy from obtaining his belongings. He made the deal and Ginny took his soul and took him from the shrine.

Immortality Quest:
When Molo has achieved the level which permitted him a chance at obtaining immortality, he took it. He sought it almost immediately and was granted an audience with the Great Implementor Tynian.

Tynian is quite an imposing figure and when he summoned the mortal Molo to his private office, Molo was quite uncomfortable. The office was very large with deep plush carpeting and was dominated by a huge cherry wood desk in the center. Tynian was virtually standing upon the desk amidst a jumbled array of notes, sketches, maps and a strange device that Molo did not recognize. Tynian glanced up for a second at Molo, threw him a piece of parchment containing a shopping list and mumbled (dwarfs tend to mumble a lot) something about returning tomorrow with everything on the list. A moment later, a mushroom cloud surrounded Molo and he was back in the guild.

Looking at the list, Molo saw items he knew and some he had no knowledge of. The list contained a few unique items owned by powerful dragons, demons and undead. Molo went to work immediately. For 20 straight hours, Molo raced from beast to beast, slaying or coercing them to give up their treasure.

Molo's Immortal Profile/Bio

(Taken from the TFC Website Archives)
Formerly an Arch-Mage of great power, Molo now exists as a lich. Unlike the other immortals, Molo is not a god per se' but a powerful undead creature with powers that rival those of a demigod. He passed from his human state into a non-human, non-living existence through sheer force of will. Molo's transformation occured because of his own desires for power and the use of powerful and arcane magic granted to him by the Great Implementors.

In life, Molo used his dark arts to assist those of murderous evil to kill hundreds of helpless beings. Once a neutral mage, he sold his soul to Ginny, the goddess of darkness and rose quickly using the arts of deception, deceit and betrayal. This evil was noticed and smiled upon by the Lord Sirak, First Pope and Son of Nash. Upon reaching his current status of lich, Molo was honored by Lord Sirak with the title of the Second Pope of Nash.

Molo prefers to act indirectly in the affairs of mortals, guiding and steering his followers to objectives only he needs to understand. Nursed on treachery and deceit, the Lich of Indifference has no compassion for mortals, even his own worshipers. Those who follow him must commit themselves to being utter pawns to his schemes. Followers who serve him well are rewarded with knowledge and power, usually damning secrets others would prefer hidden. Those who anger him often will find themselves betrayed and blackmailed, their darkest secrets suddenly known to those who can hurt them most. Molo acts through a cult of dark spell casters known as the Black Conclave.

(Taken from theblackconclave.org via the Internet Wayback Machine, circa 2001)

Formerly an Arch-Mage of great power, Molo now exists as a lich. Unlike the other immortals of TFC, Molo is not a god per se' but a powerful undead creature with powers that rival those of a Lesser god. The mighty transformation occurred due to a personal desire for power and the use of powerful and arcane magic granted to him by the Great Implementors and Lord Nash himself.

In life, Molo used his dark arts to assist those of murderous evil to kill hundreds of helpless beings. Once a neutral mage, he sold his soul to Ginny, the Goddess of Darkness and rose quickly through her ranks using the arts of deception, deceit and betrayal. This evil was noticed and smiled upon by the Lord Sirak, First Pope and Son of the Great Lord Nash.

Upon reaching the status of an immortal lich, Molo was honored by Lord Sirak with the position of Pope of Nashite. As the new Pontiff of Lord Nash, he was sought after by others wishing to gain power and influence and the Black Conclave of Nashite was born. Very quickly, the Conclave rose and became a force in the realm that was both feared and revered. The lich, using powers beyond mortal comprehension, was elevated to the status of Lesser God and gained the title of Arch-Lich in the realm..

Currently, the Arch-Lich prefers to act indirectly in the affairs of mortals, guiding and steering his followers to objectives only he needs to understand. Nursed on treachery and deceit, the Lich of Indifference has no compassion for mortals, even his own worshipers. Those who follow him must commit themselves to being utter pawns to his schemes. Followers who serve him well are rewarded with knowledge and power, usually damning secrets others would prefer hidden. Those who anger him often will find themselves betrayed and blackmailed, their darkest secrets suddenly known to those who can hurt them most.

As a hobby, the Lich enjoys dabbling in the immortal arts of creation. As of this date, he has created two mountains, a volcano, an island, a city, a river, a great manor, several jungles and forests and a magical hut for a powerful witch friend of his. The Arch-Lich makes use of a powerful tool to shape his creations, this is known as Lord Sirak’s Muditor.

Seldom seen though almost always present, the Arch-Lich remains vigilant in the darkness of his Final Resting Place on TFC and often takes mortal form to walk the realm of Bertoxulous with his newly formed Conclave there.

Mortal Trivia:

Snippets of information can be found in The Mortal Archives of Molo, the Arch Lich, including his Score at level 8, 16, and 26.
Molo joined the TFC Explorers Society at level 12, finding the Longship. He was the lowest level character to ever be inducted into the Society.
Molo cleared Midgaard of all its inhabitants save fidos and kept it clear for 3 days.
Molo enjoyed Meteor Swarm above most other spells. On one occaision, he 'sank' the Longship using the spell, and had 60 pirates hunting him in revenge.
Molo enjoyed tormenting Khore. On one occaision, knowing Khore was on the Fastwater River, Molo gave a number of (human, racist) Midgaard Cityguards boats, cast invis on them, and charmed them to get them to the River. They then floated along the waterway until they came upon the hapless Khore (who was a half-elf)... and promptly attacked him, nearly killing him.
On The Day of the Backup, Molo was no longer an Immortal Arch-Lich, but rather a level 18 mortal mage once more.

Immortal Trivia:

Prior to reaching Lesser God (and thus getting a 'pet' mob), the mob, 'The Evil One' was used by Molo as a DemiGod, for RP purposes. He would switch into the Evil One and gossip, rather than be visible to mortals.
Molo led the Black Conclave for a record 10+ years. No other Following Level Immortal has matched this record. This feat is recognized in the Room of Records on Plaque30
Molo was granted a special classtitle of Arch-Lich as acknowledgement for all of his unique contributions to the mud.
Molo received several mentions and wins in the BlissPoll 2000, including Most Powerful Immortal, Second Most Powerful Immortal, Most Intimidating Immortal, Most Humorous Immortal, Hairiest Immortal, Best Immortal Enterance & Departure from a Room, and Most Talkative Immortal.
Molo is acknowledged in the Version 3 Launch Thank You Notes for " testing stuff without complaint and volunteering for thankless chores."
Molo provided a 'side bet' to Lorna in regards to The Fall of A King.
After "unleashing 100 monkeys in Lorna's office" Molo was faced with Lorna's Revenge

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