**Name:** Tharok of Kynthos **Background:** Tharok of Kynthos hails from the rugged cliffs of Kynthos, a mystical island in Ancient Greece shrouded in legends of divine favor and cursed storms. Born to a lineage of warrior-priests, Tharok was destined for greatness from birth, marked by a rare prophecy that he would unite the scattered tribes under a single, iron-fisted rule. Orphaned during a raid by rival clans at the age of ten, he was raised by a reclusive oracle who taught him the arts of war, mysticism, and leadership. His bald head became a symbol of his vow to shed all vanity and dedicate himself fully to his destiny, shaving it as a rite of passage at fifteen. By his early twenties, Tharok had risen to prominence, leading a band of mercenaries to reclaim his homeland. His victories were bolstered by his mastery of a mystical double-headed axe, said to be forged by Hephaestus himself, imbued with the power to cleave through both flesh and enchantments. Now in his thirties, Tharok commands a vast army, his reputation as a warlord growing with each conquest. He believes his path is guided by Zeus, driving him to expand his dominion across the Aegean, though whispers of a dark prophecy hint that his ambition may lead to his downfall, a fate he fiercely denies.