Might want to add a longer bio there, Burton.
And yes, the Empire of Badness is back:
Name: Emperor Retan of the Darkness, a.k.a. Sigma Retan
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Race: Draken
Job: Surpreme ruler of "the world" (i.e. The Dark Empire)
Weapon: None
Description
The Dark Emperor himself, Retan stands at average height. His facial features are mostly hidden by his black helmet, with its two jutting horns. His black armor his covered by his thick black cloak. Large spikes extrude from the plates covering his shoulders.
Bio
Truly mad with power, Retan has spent his entire life attempting to conquer the entire world. As a result, his empire was the largest in history, spanning some 40% of the planet's surface. His conquest had lessened over the past few years of its existance, however, as he has set his sights on collecting some strange artifacts for reasons he has not told even his highest of generals or his own son...
Retan is unparalleled in summoning the black arts, though his physical body is decaying with age. Where exactly such a menacing wizard has come from is unknown. Very few know his true strength...
In chapter 3
Retan arrived at Romme aboard The Great Black Vessel announcing his plans to collect the six weapons. He brutally kills Iduran after failing to extract the location of the final weapon from the old knight, deciding it would be easier to simply blow the island up and extract the (unbreakable) sword from the ashes. This plan is set in motion as he begins to cast a truly devastating spell-- the Mega-Death Annihilation Attack. However the spell is interrupted in its critical final moments by his son Jayce, angered and embittered over the death of his love Neptra. The distraction causes the spell to create a vortex. Romme is wiped off of the face of the planet and the two Drakens are trapped in the void for five years...
Name: Jayce
(will earn the name "Tau Retan" upon ascending the throne)
Gender: Male
Race: Draken
Age: 33
Job: High General, Western Division; Prince of the Dark Empire
Weapon: An oversized scimitar, worn across the back. The blade is extremely heavy and barely liftable by most, yet he flips it around single handedly as if it were plastic.
Alliance: Dark Empire
Description
The tall man exudes just one color: black. At 6? 6?, he is completely coved from his neck down in heavy black onix-like armor. His gauntlets are black, his boots are black, his cape is black? His hair (also black) is comparable in length to Draven?s, yet rather than tying it back, it falls wildly across his face and back in spikes. His face is the only contrast to his silhouette of a figure, his skin being somewhat paler than most.
After returning from the void, Jayce bears a scar across his forehead and right cheek-- the likely remains of a punishment handed down by his father for his disobedience...
Bio
Son of the Dark Emperor Retan and heir to the throne, Jayce commanded the western division of the empire?s army. Taking after his father, he is master of the black arts, or the shadow element. The violent man loves destruction and hates just about everything else. His voice is somehow refined and brutish at the same time, resembling a British accent.
In Chapter 3
Arriving at Romme with Neptra, Jayce taunted Draven's inability to find the sword the eastern High General was sent to retrieve. Jayce battles a variety of opponents, including Shin of Aritan. The dark Draken kills the angelic form of Queni and shows his dragon form in a fearsome battle against Zeros'. When he learns of Neptra's death, however, he becomes enraged and begins to bicker with his father during a crucial spell casting. His distraction causes Retan to lose control of his spell, and father and son are trapped in a vortex for over five years...
